Sentence examples for academics foundation from inspiring English sources

The three-day confab drew a curious hodgepodge of technologists, academics, foundation and non-profit folks, with a smattering of so-called traditional, mainstream journalists -- "refugees," they called -- many of whom have left their traditional, mainstream jobs.

After years of watching technology transform the way children play, socialize and learn, a range of academics, foundations and now start-ups are working on games that will put the passion children have for the genre to good use.

And one of our biggest tenets is a strong academic foundation.

Traditionally, most independent secondary schools focus on providing their charges with a strong academic foundation for college.

We plan to call these new qualifications - in core academic subjects - English Baccalaureate Certificates - recognising that they are the academic foundation which is the secure base on which further study, vocational learning or a satisfying apprenticeship can be built.

But other education leaders said they feared that the proposals shifted the focus too far from the academic foundation they believed students needed for long-term success in the work force.

John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "A good academic foundation is important, but children also need to learn how to build relationships, manage conflict and work well with people with different views and backgrounds.

The report, "Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World,"; was produced by 34 leaders drawn from religious, business, military, foreign policy, academic, foundation and nonprofit circles.

A British scholar who produced an "unashamedly one-sided" account of the Crusades from the Muslim perspective has been honoured with a prestigious award worth $200,000£107,00000) by an academic foundation in Saudi Arabia.

Matthew Honeyman is a policy researcher at the King's Fund and Dr Cosima Gretton is an academic foundation doctor at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS foundation trust This is an abridged version of an article that first appeared on kingsfund.org.uk.uk

That is the message of a new report being released today by the National Endowment for the Arts, based on an analysis of data from about two dozen studies from the federal Education and Labor Departments and the Census Bureau as well as other academic, foundation and business surveys.