Word: visioning
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...must be about the work of improving profitability for farmers and ranchers and expanding opportunities in the rural communities in which they live,” Vilsack said of the pair’s shared vision during the announcement. “It must aggressively promote policies and programs that support sustainable practices to conserve and preserve our precious natural resources...
...surprise that former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, his choice for Agriculture Secretary, has been an even more reliable supporter of biofuels, even chairing a national coalition on ethanol (ethyl alcohol, a fuel distilled from plant matter). "As governor of one of our most abundant farm states, he led with vision," Obama said of Vilsack on Wednesday, "fostering an agricultural economy of the future that not only grows the food we eat but the energy...
...model for teacher-residency programs. Dodge is "helping us rethink the way we train teachers in this country, and the way we run schools," says Ted Mitchell, president of the California board of education. "We're delighted that the President-elect has recognized that promise. It fits with his vision of positive change...
...Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert and professor at Georgetown University, also sees parallels in the way the two groups are organized and the fact that they both began to pursue a utopian yet undefined vision of a future society. Like the leaders of the RAF, al-Qaeda's leaders come largely from educated, middle-class backgrounds and in their desire to correct what they see as long-standing injustices, both groups embrace violence. "Both give a wider, productive focus to the individual's frustration of not being able to affect policy through normal channels," Hoffman says. "For young people looking...
...context of general curricular reform. This only underscores the fact that the arts at Harvard have been sidelined. Yet the analysis that was produced from more than a year of consideration serves as a meaningful call for a deep shift in the appraisal of arts at Harvard. The vision is ambitious, but it is a reminder of the value that the arts can add to our educational experience. The making—as well as the critique—of the arts must be given a spotlight now. The recent report is an impetus to begin implementation of programs that...