Sentences with phrase «while engaging citizens»

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As such, while voting would not be the only thing an engaged citizen would do, it is the very least that would be done.

Dick Dadey, head of the watchdog group Citizens Union, said that while it wasn't against the law for de Blasio to assist his bundlers and other supporters — unless he engaged in an illegal quid pro quo — «they shouldn't have any more access to him than the average New Yorker.»

«These fraudsters engaged in the most reprehensible kind of conduct — stealing scarce housing resources from our most vulnerable citizens while at the same time lining their own pockets,» said Comptroller Scott Stringer.

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.

While many researchers think of citizen science as a way to engage children and teenagers, many of citizen scientists are adults, some of whom bring scientific expertise from other fields, she said.

State authorities and contentious citizens are engaged as if in a half - choreographed war dance, constantly shifting their positions to avoid or absorb their opponent's force while awaiting the opportune moment to attack.

Journal Reflection: A Resource Guide for Community Service Leaders and Educators Engaged in Service Learning explains how to initiate and sustain thoughtful journal - keeping while encouraging youngsters to be active and creative citizens.

In an essay that is sure to provoke both those who want schools to advance patriotic values and those who preach social change, Murphy argues that public schools should focus on teaching students the knowledge and skills necessary to be intellectually engaged citizens, while remaining neutral on questions of civic values.

She also taught at Knox College, in Galesburg, IL, where she participated in the founding of a citizen - led community center while engaging students in community - based learning.

While some highlighted examples have successfully reformed civics, more states, districts, and schools should invest in comprehensive and action - oriented civics curricula to build students» capacity to become engaged and knowledgeable citizens.

The mission of the York Preparatory Academy (YPA) is for the faculty, staff, students, parents, and community to provide an engaged learning environment that leads to the success of each individual student, while also challenging these students to become life - long learners, independent thinkers, respectful individuals, and responsible citizens thus preparing them for a 21st century global economy.

This consent order concerns unauthorized interstate and foreign air transportation by AMI Jet Charter, Inc., (AMI) which, while under the actual control of a non-U.S. citizen corporation, engaged in air services as a common carrier between points in the United States and between points in the United States and points abroad.

You'll find many of these laws allow citizens to take on debt and engage the economy on a level playing field, while also protecting us from predatory and dishonest business practices.

These recent college graduates, graduate students, and early career professionals will conduct research in large cities and small villages across the globe, engaging with local citizens and becoming part of the fabric of their overseas community, while also gaining important linguistic and cultural skills.

The decision to organize campaign activities around art exhibits was a strategic choice, given that galleries were among the few spaces where Myint Zaw could engage activists, scholars, artists and citizens while avoiding government scrutiny.

While (so far) President Obama hasn't personally responded to any of the letters sent by our students, the higher - ups in major companies like Wal - Mart and Hershey's have taken the time to write back thanking students for their input and applauding them for being engaged citizens.

While temporary street closures are no answer to long term congestion in themselves, such cultural events can help citizens reimagine their surroundings and engage with the multiple benefits of reduced congestion and increased mobility.

In addition, Matterhorn helps courts level the playing field — enabling them to engage citizens, increase efficiencies, speed up case closure and collection - with lower default rates, all while improving satisfaction and access to justice — regardless of the court's geographic location or resources.

The court held that as a result, he had no civil liability to a citizen he shot, even if the person who the late arriving officer shot while that citizen was shooting back at the police officers on the scene was actually engaging in good faith self - defense.

As a starting point, given the significant Israeli Arab population, if Israel is engaged in ethnic cleansing, it's doing a damned poor job of it (and while I wouldn't deny that Israel's treatment of its Arab citizens has been anything to be proud of, it's worth noting that whatever understandable sympathy those Arab citizens may have for their kith and kin in the Palestinian territories, they have no particular desire to join them, much less be governed by them).