Sentences with phrase «public impact conducting»

JULI KIM is a senior consultant with Public Impact conducting qualitative research and analysis.

To develop the report, researchers from Education Cities and Public Impact conducted the following activities:

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«The agency should include and explain the... investigations conducted in Dimock, Pennsylvania; Pavillion, Wyoming; and Parker County, Texas where hydraulic fracturing activities are perceived by many members of the public to have caused significant local impacts to drinking water resources,» states the advisory body's review.

The revision process, which includes conducting environmental impact studies and taking public comments, has taken about two years in the past, said Connie Gillette, chief of public affairs for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the unit of the Interior Department that oversees the lease schedule.

Going public would give investors a voice in company operations and a direct impact on decisions to determine how we will conduct business.

Organic Valley is also supporting all of Rodale 2012 public events at the Institute, and the two organizations are partnering on a side - by - side soils experiment to more deeply understand the impacts of three organically approved soil amendment techniques, among other on - farm initiatives and aforementioned research being conducted on the Burkholder herd.

Public survey conducted by The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt finds Facebook use impacts the way many people feel about their bodies.

He conducts two streams of interdisciplinary and multi-method research: the first uses quantitative and qualitative approaches from corpus linguistics to investigate British media portrayals of migrant groups, borders, and citizenship, while the second set of projects explores how data, evidence - based research, and «impact» are constructed, shaped, and visually communicated by civil society organisations in their public - facing work.

Yesterday's admission from Leave.EU donor Aaron Banks that he had conducted polling on the public impact of Jo Cox's death confirmed what we already suspected: that many Brexiters feel the event will push the EU referendum towards Remain.

Public Votes accounted for 80 % of total votes, whiles an Impact Assess Research conducted by the Agape Research Center made the remaining 20 % of the final rankings.

Hang says a comprehensive public health impact study should be conducted before any more steps are taken.

The Commission conducts policy studies; analyzes current legislation, programs and trends impacting women; develops collaborative programs with local and regional organizations and public officials; provides educational awareness; and recommends measures to coordinate, consolidate or expand the resources and services available to women in Erie County.

We maintain that a comprehensive Health Impact Assessment - an established process for studying the health impacts of an action, including public and stakeholder input, and identifying ways to protect the public - should be conducted.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is pursuing a mix of approaches that include developing non-opioid pain medicines, conducting research on vaccines that may blunt the impact of fentanyl and its related offshoots, getting public health organizations to increase the availability and use of medications already available to treat opioid addiction and getting medications such as buprenorphine and naloxone, which suppress withdrawal symptoms and ease cravings, into the hands emergency room doctors dealing with patients with opioid addictions.

To get around that problem, this study used the Bradford Hill criteria: a standard tool for assessing the impact of broad - based public health interventions where it is ethically not feasible or operationally impractical to conduct randomized controlled trials.

The second plenary session focused on how scientists can successfully and effectively collaborate with communities when conducting work that informs decisions, practices, and policies that impact public health, safety, and wellbeing.

It conducts interdisciplinary, peer - reviewed studies related to air pollution and greenhouse gases in China, from root causes in the energy demands to power its economy, to the chemistry and transport of pollutants in the atmosphere, to their impacts on public health, to policies to protect air quality and limit climate change.

NIH Clinical Center (CC)-- Est. in 1953 The NIH Clinical Center, America's research hospital, provides a versatile clinical research environment enabling the NIH mission to improve human health by investigating the pathogenesis of disease; conducting first - in - human clinical trials with an emphasis on rare diseases and diseases of high public health impact; developing state - of - the - art diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic interventions; training the current and next generations of clinical researchers; and, ensuring that clinical research is ethical, efficient, and of high scientific quality.

Through its dedicated disability employment portfolio, the Center conducts research and performs evaluation activities that seeks to generate new knowledge about the impact of public policies and programs on the inclusion of people with disabilities into the workforce, and identify, through rigorous research and evaluation, promising «to work» strategies and practices in the field that are showing success in helping people with disabilities to seek and retain competitive employment.

Wisconsin's Legislative Fiscal Bureau, which conducts budget - related analyses for state legislators, has provided fodder to both sides of the Milwaukee voucher debate with periodic estimates of the financial impact of eliminating the program based on a wide range of assumptions regarding changes in public schoolenrollments.

The studies were conducted as a partnership with the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and look at the impact of the vouchers on student achievement and non-cognitive skills, on racial segregation, and on students attending nearby public schools (competitive effects).

To conduct the study, we teamed up with Public Impact, a top - notch ed - policy research shop co-founded by Bryan and Emily Hassel.

IZZI HERNANDEZ - CRUZ is an associate consultant with Public Impact, conducting quantitative analyses of school and district performance metrics to support strong accountability and turnaround evaluation efforts in both traditional and charter schools.

Throughout its history, IDRA has conducted extensive research and analysis on a range of Texas and national educational issues impacting public school children, including school finance, school integration and school privatization options.

In addition, abundant research has been conducted to examine the impact that movements toward standardization, accountability, and high - stakes assessment systems have had on teachers» practices, beliefs, attitudes, and overall effectiveness (e.g., Hamilton & Stecher, 2004; National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy, 2003; Parke, Lane, & Stone, 2006).

In our effort to better understand the logic behind these parents» school choices, as well as the impact of these urban demographic changes on public schools, we conducted in - depth interviews with dozens of parents participating in a kindergarten lottery in one of the increasingly white community school districts in New York City.

Regional Educational Laboratory Central worked with Aurora Public Schools in Colorado to conduct a randomized controlled trial study in the 2013 - 14 and 2014 - 15 school years during implementation of the district's innovative Read more about Study Finds Positive Impacts of Retired Educators to Support New Teachers -LSB-...]

Blended - Learning Workshops and Summer Institute: In spring 2013, CEE - Trust and its partners Evergreen Education Group, Innosight Institute, and Public Impact will conduct six blended - learning workshops to introduce participants from member cities to key elements of high - quality blended models.

Using a model conducted by the Denver Public school system (DPS), researchers looked at trends impacting students who fall into the «opportunity quartile,» or the group of students who scored lowest on state achievement scores.

And a 2009 study commissioned by the Boston Foundation and conducted by Harvard and MIT researchers found that the academic impact of a year in a Boston charter school is roughly equivalent to a year spent in one of the city's elite public «exam schools.»

GRAYSON COOPER is a consultant with Public Impact, conducting quantitative research and analysis and assisting schools and districts implementing an Opportunity Culture.

The research and writing for the guide was conducted by Public Impact and EdPlex.

ELAINE HARGRAVE is a consultant at Public Impact, conducting research and data analyses to guide firm - wide insights and identify trends in innovation and policy reform in education.

Forster has conducted empirical studies on the impact of school choice programs in Milwaukee, Ohio, Florida and Texas, as well as national empirical studies comparing public and private schools in terms of working conditions for teachers, ethnic segregation and teacher and staff misconduct.

This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is being conducted in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, as the database includes the professional contact information of members of the public.

We expect our mapping will allow researchers to conduct more robust studies on the long - term environmental and health impacts of surface mining, which in turn will help mining - impacted communities hold industry and government accountable for repairing the damage done to Appalachian landscapes, ecosystems and public health.

The NEX - GDDP dataset is provided to assist the science community in conducting studies of climate change impacts at local to regional scales, and to enhance public understanding of possible future global climate patterns at the spatial scale of individual towns, cities, and watersheds.»

Organic Valley is also supporting all of Rodale 2012 public events at the Institute, and the two organizations are partnering on a side - by - side soils experiment to more deeply understand the impacts of three organically approved soil amendment techniques, among other on - farm initiatives and aforementioned research being conducted on the Burkholder herd.

A team of sustainability experts will conduct three - day visits this fall to the impacted communities to conduct a neighborhood assessment and develop comprehensive recommendations for infrastructure and policy changes aimed at helping the communities increase resiliency, resource - efficiency, livability, and public health.

One of the provisions provided: «Negative comments on the internal operations of the bureau, or specific conduct of supervisors or peers that impacts the public's perception of the department is not protected by the First Amendment free speech clause, in accordance with established case law.»

We created the Special Ombudsman Response Team (SORT) to conduct systemic investigations into high - profile issues with a potential for broad public policy impact.

[In our] view, the seriousness of the Charter breach and the impact of the police conduct on Mr. Taylor's interests are such that the admission of the evidence would so impair public confidence in the administration of justice as to warrant the exclusion of the evidence.

Once the early planning phase has finished, the Agency must determine whether an impact assessment is required, and in doing so, must consider the possible adverse effects of the project, the adverse effects on aboriginal and treaty rights, comments received from the public, and studies conducted by relevant jurisdictions.

This negative impact includes prohibiting individuals from merely pursuing their sole means of livelihood, fining and imprisoning these individuals, encouraging participation in other unlawful conduct for subsistence, and excluding the indigent from the public sphere.

In September 2014, Fordham University's Department of Psychology received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to partner with Morningside Center and the University of Virginia's School of Education to conduct a study to examine the impact of combining The 4Rs with My Teaching Partner on teachers» well - being, classroom interactions, and students» academic and social and emotional functioning in New York City public elementary schools.

Working with ideas and data, and conducting research that has public health significance and the potential to decrease the impact of risk factors such as IPV on the development of young people.

The survey, conducted by the public opinion firm Hart Research, polled a representative sample of 605 teachers and found that more than 75 percent believed that a greater focus on social and emotional learning would be a «major benefit» to students because of its positive impact on workforce readiness, school attendance and graduation, life success, college preparation and academic success.

One of the elements for establishing liability under the Consumer Protection Act is that the conduct must have a «public interest impact.»