Sentences with phrase «policy research study»

A 2013 Mathematica Policy Research study of several EL middle schools found that after three years the EL students had made significant gains in reading and math compared to other middle school students.

A recent Mathematica Policy Research study came to similar conclusions.

Recently, I posted a critique of the newly released and highly publicized Mathematica Policy Research study about the (vastly overstated) «value» of value - added measures and their ability to effectively measure teacher quality.

Jordan M&E Partnership In this 4 - year project, 12 national education policy research studies will be implemented, including national student assessment, TIMSS and PISA studies, Teacher Observation, School over - and under - capacity Study, etc..

Lithuania Policy Research Capacity Project In this project (2001 - 2003), 3 policy research studies were carried: 1) How do school and student factors explain variation in a national standardized test; 2) Why is the national test result not correlated with international test results?

Jack's research contributions include studies of children's cognitive and social development and policy research studies on the development of Head Start children and the transition of Head Start children into the elementary school.

As part of a multi-year study of over 400 educators across the country, the Best Foot Forward Project from Harvard's Center for Education Policy Research studied educators» experience using video technology for observation and feedback.

Not exact matches

Richard J. Reddick is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also holds courtesy appointments in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, and the Warfield Center for African and African American Stpolicy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also holds courtesy appointments in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, and the Warfield Center for African and African American StPolicy Research and Analysis, and the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies.

A study conducted this year for UPS by Internet - research firm comScore showed 63 percent of customers research return policies before they buy.

«If China fails, or even if this fixed investment model fails, countries like Australia and Canada are in deep trouble,» says John Lee, a foreign - policy expert at the Hudson Institute who is also a research fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, Australia.

«The current protests have to be seen under the wider political regression context,» Steven Blockmans, senior research analyst at the Centre for European Policy Studies told CNBC over the phone.

A newly released study from the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research did detailed surveys with more than 1,100 drivers.

A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that tax policy has a dramatic impact on businesses and, if raised too high, could drive consumers to the black market.

«The limited research on the effects of foreign military policies indicates little or no impact on unit cohesion, operational effectiveness, or readiness,» the study said.

Nima Sanandaji, a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, argues that this line of thinking is too convenient.

December 2002 (769 kb PDF file): Research summaries on IMF conditionality and country ownership of reforms and on public policies and the Millennium Development Goals; country / area study: Hong Kong SAR; summaries of conferences on challenges to central banking from globalized financial systems and on globalization in historical perspective; agenda of Third Annual IMF Research Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publiResearch summaries on IMF conditionality and country ownership of reforms and on public policies and the Millennium Development Goals; country / area study: Hong Kong SAR; summaries of conferences on challenges to central banking from globalized financial systems and on globalization in historical perspective; agenda of Third Annual IMF Research Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publiResearch Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publiresearch publications.

Andrea Renda Nonresident Senior Fellow, Kenan Institute for Ethics Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies

My colleague Jennifer Robson has recently published a study on parental leave for the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Contrary to economic research that suggested tougher return policies, a new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Marketing strongly recommends a policy of universal free product returns for online and distant retailers.

Kesselman, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Public Finance with the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, co-authored the 2001 study that laid the foundation for the TFSA introduced in 2009 with a $ 5,000 annual contribution limit.

Money, Inflation, and the Bank of Canada: An Analysis of Canadian Monetary Policy from 1970 to Early 1975, Howe Research Institute Special Study 2, by Thomas J. Courchene.

New Directions for Manpower Policy, Howe Research Institute Special Study 3, by Barbara Goldman.

«When we interviewed the insurers for our report, it was in late 2017, so we were not able to fully capture how insurers currently would feel about these market stabilization proposals that are in the news this week,» said Sabrina Corlette, research professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute and one of the authors of the study.

The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government is a public policy research institute that conducts studies and related projects on state and local government and finance, American federalism, public management, and New York State issues.

BOEM's Environmental Studies Program develops, funds, and manages rigorous scientific research specifically to inform policy decisions on the development of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

«From a political perspective, the goal of the start - up visas is to demonstrate they're bringing in the sexiest, highest - value people,» said Madeleine Sumption, assistant director for research at the Washington - based Migration Policy Institute, who has studied start - up visa programs worldwide.

Dr. Sands began his career as a policy research scholar, and is a nonresident Senior Associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) the Washington think tank where he was a resident specialist on Canadian affairs from 1993 until 2002.

Stephen F. Schneck is a professor at the Catholic University of America and director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies.

«This is something the bishops should be happy about,» said Steve Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America.

Michael Cromartie is a research associate in Protestant Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C..

In 1984 the study committee held three public hearings, one focused on the research findings (in New York City), a second on the views of the communications industry (in Los Angeles), and a third on policy proposals and alternatives (in Washington, D.C.).

Michael Fragoso is a policy analyst at the Family Research Council who studied classics and medieval studies at Princeton University.

«The possibility that forces being trained by the US now will eventually turn on the IDF [Israel Defense Forces], using enhanced skills and equipment, is exceedingly high,» wrote David Bedein and Arlene Kushner in a 2009 study for the pro-Israeli Center for Near East Policy Research.

In response to «Fructose Induces Transketolase Flux to Promote Pancreatic Cancer Growth,» a study published in the journal Cancer Research, Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president for science policy for the American Beverage Association, said:

In response to «Effects of Energy Drinks Mixed with Alcohol on Behavioral Control: Risks for College Students Consuming Trendy Cocktails,» a study to be published in the July issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy for the American Beverage Association, issued the following statement:

They even fund research scientists at prestigious universities to conduct studies and write policy papers that are skewed toward saying that their products don't contribute to diabetes, heart disease, obesity etc..

«Age 1 is a key time for establishing the quality of the parenting and the relationship between parent and the child,» said study author Lisa J. Berlin, a research scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University.

A 2013 study by Mathematica Policy Research revealed that students at five urban EL middle schools advanced ahead of matched peers at comparison schools by an average of ten months in math and seven months in reading over the course of three years.

Our study period is from 1998 to the present day; and, in order to be included, publications must draw on empirical research (UK samples) or describe or reflect on relevant research methodologies, or on UK policy or practice.

Further, unmarried women (whether single, widowed or divorced) face significantly higher poverty rates in middle and old age, according to a study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research that AARP published last year.

We continued to keep our website well stocked with the latest news, research, policy updates and practice tips, and added 20 new case studies through the year.

«Finding ways to decrease the incidence and severity of sports - related injuries is critical to keeping kids playing sports long - term and reaping the benefits that organized athletics provides,» said Dawn Comstock, PhD, a co-author of the study and assistant professor at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

It's far from definitive,» said Anne Barnhill, who studies food policy at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia but was not involved with the new research.

Dr. Daniel Taber, the new study's lead author from the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said students who receive free or reduced - price lunches from the government tend to be more obese, but that may be due to their families» low - income status.

Funding: This study combines the Evaluation of Maternity Units in England study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation (NIHR SDO) programme, and the Birth at Home in England study funded by the Department of Health Policy Research Programme (DH PRP).

In Alabama, annual full - time child care for an infant will cost an average of $ 5,547, according to a study from the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

Dr. Emery's research focuses on family relationships and children's mental health, including parental conflict, divorce, child custody, family violence, and genetically informed studies of all these topics, as well as associated legal and policy issues.

A study run by the National Center for Policy Research found that breast surgery is three times more likely to cause problems with insufficient milk supply, while a surgery through nipple incision is five times more likely to cause complications!

According to a study released by the Center for Injury Research and Policy, nearly 27 percent of all sports injuries during high school games in the 2012 - 2013 season were concussions.

A recently published study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital is the first to compare and describe the occurrence and distribution patterns of basketball - related injuries treated in emergency departments and the high school athletic training setting among adolescents and teens.