Sentences with phrase «state leaders engaged»
In short, state leaders engaged in politics as usual.
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As a company that exports over $ 20 billion of American made goods to the world, I believe we are best served when we constructively engage with leaders in the United States and around the world.
Seattle's rich should engage in upper - class «civil disobedience» and refuse to pay their city taxes, Washington state's Republican leaders said.
Trump's comments to donors that laid bare his approach to arguing trade facts with foreign leaders show how he might try to engage with other heads of state in the coming weeks.
NBR hosts Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg, senior policy leaders, and scholars at «Engaging Asia 2009: Strategies for Success» (March 26 2009)
I will add that these early church leaders of the Latter Day Saints, that I have mentioned, engaged in this brotherly goodwill long before it became in vogue and popularly accepted by the general population of the United States.
And the leaders of the state obviously engage in actions for which others are called on to sacrifice.
Instead, our role as Christian leaders within the community can be to actively engage in conversations around education equity issues like accountability, state vision, and transparency and accessibility in reporting so parents and community leaders alike have the needed information to know how to best support strengthening local schools.
The liberal leaders of the new state did not engage in a religious persecution but neither did they fail to take advantage of their moment of triumph over the temporal power of the church.
Wineries across the state will engage consumers, policy leaders, media and trade with active and educational festivities such as Earth Day festivals, organic wine trails, dog - friendly vineyard hikes, wildlife talks, horseback rides, eco-tours and more.
Wineries across the state will engage consumers, policy leaders, media and trade withsustainably focused festivities to learn about California wine's eco-friendly practices and the people and places behind them.
Wineries across the state will engage consumers, policy leaders, media and trade with sustainably focused festivities to learn about California wine's eco-friendly practices and the people and places behind them.
If you're a local or state SNA chapter leader, don't miss this annual interactive, informative and fun event featuring topics such as developing a strong leadership team, planning effective and engaging meetings, building membership and more.
At an event sponsored by the Brennan Center and New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD)-- a coalition of business, civic and philanthropic leaders who favor campaign finance reform — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled new disclosure requirements for non-profits engaging in political activities.
«President Buhari and the APC were only engaged in a smearing campaign against our leader because they don't want any opposition to speak against all their anti-peoples» policies,» Ishola stated.
The report states that, even though Togo, a former French colony, is a volatile democracy, the 63 years old Fabre, has been able to keep his supporters from engaging in violent protest, as compared to Gilchrist Olympio, the former opposition leader.
While the party's executive committee is dominated by major labor unions — it includes leaders of SEIU 1199 and the Communications Workers of America — most state committee people are engaged and active citizen activists.
At 11:30 a.m., good government groups unveil an effort to pressure Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan, and Assembly Speake Heastie to «more openly engage» in addressing ethics reform, outside Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.
These biblical passages bring to mind the struggle that the New York Dominican community and their leaders have been engaged in for many years in their efforts to be effective in the political landscape of New York City in this great State of New York.
The resolution says the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement — known as BDS — ignores the world's «myriad despotic regimes,» that BDS movement leaders and supporters engage in «unacceptable anti-Semitic rhetoric» but that it believes both Israelis and Palestinians «have the right to live in safe and secure states, free from fear and violence, with mutual recognition.»
These job fairs are an important platform that will not only connect individuals with diverse backgrounds to career opportunities, but increase minority representation and engage all of New York's communities.The Council's work will help build on this state's legacy as a leader in minority empowerment and I thank Governor Cuomo for his commitment to expanding opportunity for all New Yorkers.»
Since then, federal and state prosecutors have widened their inquiries to business leaders, lobbyists, city employees and campaign workers to see if the mayor was engaging in pay - to - play schemes.
Since its emergence, the APC and its leaders have continued to drag our nation towards a state of anarchy by engaging -LSB-...]
Since its emergence, the APC and its leaders have continued to drag our nation towards a state of anarchy by engaging in actions that instigate bloody conflicts and breakdown of law and order among Nigerians, including in their fold as a party.
«Empire State Development is engaging with local elected officials, regional business leaders and other key stakeholders to review their recommendations,» the spokesman, Jason Conwall, wrote in an email.
New York state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan met Thursday with the Syracuse Media Group editorial board to introduce himself and to engage in a wide - ranging discussion of ethics, education, tourism and economic development.
«As we have stated, Empire State Development is engaging with local elected officials, regional business leaders and other key stakeholders to review project recommendations in their respective regions.
ALBANY — Democrats in the state Senate charged yesterday that ousted Minority Leader Martin Connor was acting «like Captain Queeg» — engaging in angry, paranoid disputes in his final days...
Council members frequently present the science and its implications to national, state, and community leaders, and engage with the media to help inform the public policy discourse around child and family policy.
We are developing interventions to support young readers, helping to provide school districts and states with the capacity to use data more effectively, and engaging leaders from education systems from around the world.
In addition to including prominent Minnesota school superintendents, a former state finance director, a state board of education president, and local community leaders, the School Funding Task Force engaged MAP (with which coauthor Guthrie was engaged).
In PARCC's words, «There are thousands of state leaders, local educators and postsecondary leaders, administrators and faculty who are engaged in developing the PARCC assessment system.»
A study by the National College for School Leadership stated that «feedback from school leaders shows that one of the major concerns in running a modern school is trying to get parents to engage more.
«This visit was an opportunity [for the Brazilian educators] to learn from similar efforts in Massachusetts, in the city of Cambridge, and in the United States, and to engage in conversation with some of our leaders of thought and practice who share similar aspirations for our schools.»
Another factor that likely explains Florida's different scenario is the repeated claim by state education leaders, newspapers, and some members of the public that many charter schools in the state are engaged in profiteering and private enrichment, with support from powerful political allies in the state legislature and governor's office.
And even though European states» leaders struggle to manage and act responsibly towards the crisis, people from all around the world have shown compassion by asking the European leaders to take action and by offering their help to those who need it most.In the celebration day of volunteering, IWB and CRW come together to ask you to join us in raising public awareness on the current European refugee crisis and in mobilising and engaging governments and communities to take collective action against human suffering.
The findings from this study emphasize the importance of providing school leaders with the knowledge, skill, and will to engage with state education policy makers.
Those matter more than a little in contemporary American K — 12 education as she is (a) close to the Obama administration, (b) the intellectual and spiritual leader of one of the two major «consortia» of states that are going to develop new assessment systems to accompany the new «common core» standards, and (c) she is at the epicenter of much work on multiple fronts — with big bucks from major foundations — to transform how the country views assessment and how states engage in it.
The interviewees included congressional representatives, commissioners of education, chairs of state boards of education, teacher and administrative union leaders, faculty members at schools of education, leaders of foundations related to education, and business leaders engaged in state education initiatives.
Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.
The launch occurred during NAESP's annual National Leaders Conference (NLC), which hosted nearly 200 principals and state association advocates who engaged in important discussions to influence congressional action on implementing the Every Student Achieves Act (ESSA), the FY 2017 federal budget, student data privacy, and higher education policy.
As state ESSA plans have been submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, CCSSO and Partners for — with the support of Education First, national organizations, and local leaders — have developed this Handbook to assist LEA and school leaders as they engage stakeholders to effectively implement ESSA at the local level.
that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.
Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2016)-- Character.org, a national advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens, today designated 66 schools and 4 districts from 16 states as State Schools of Character for 2016.
To support these efforts, Partners for Each and Every Child (Partners for) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) developed Meaningful Local Engagement Under ESSA — a guide for local education agencies (LEAs) and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders on ESSA and other policy and decision - making opportunities.
This handbook by Partners for Each and Every Child and the Council of Chief State School Officers provides helpful guidance to local education agencies (LEAs) and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders to think about how the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) can be best leveraged locally.
The Center engages in deep partnerships with state and district education leaders to increase student learning through more meaningful educational assessment and accountability practices.
Conservative Leaders for Education (CL4E) released a video series outlining key principles that lawmakers, education officials and engaged stakeholders should use to help drive key state policy decisions that have now been properly returned to the states under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Highlighting inspiring efforts that parents, teachers, school leaders and board members are making across the state and how CCSA is supporting that work through increased parent organizing work, our new Teacher Advocacy Fellowship and work to engage charter board members
We also offer membership in the Associate Leadership Institute (ALI), providing school and district leaders high quality, hands - on, fully aligned professional development to improve engaged student learning in our state's schools.