Sentences with phrase «broad public works»

It included broad public works programs (building dams, swimming pools, public buildings, roads, etc. across the country), labor reform, market regulations, and more.

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«Automakers have been working to mitigate distraction in vehicles since we developed the first set of distraction guidelines in 2003 — years before this issue entered the broader public debate and a full decade before NHTSA published its guidelines for vehicles,» said the Alliance of Automotive Makers, an automotive trade group made up of 12 car and light truck manufacturers including BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM and Toyota.

The work of EBRI is made possible by funding from its members and sponsors, which include a broad range of public, private, for - profit and nonprofit organizations.

Their book is both a cause and an effect of the broader «marriage movement,» a loose alliance of religious, social work, public policy and educational organizations and professionals who seek to promote this vision.

You also, by entering, guarantee that the picture is not someone else's work, or else has a broad usage license (for example with stock photography put in public domain).

«We are proud to have worked alongside Members of Congress, as well as a broad coalition of public health and education groups and others in the food and beverage industry, to see this bill pass,» Neely said.

He discovered over 50 candidates spent part of their time working in public affairs, although the job title can span a broad range of activities.

Common Cause / NY is an active member of the Fair Elections Coalition, working for the passage of a broad package of campaign finance measures, built around a core of small donor matching fund public financing of elections.

With his paternal approach, Fraga had broad appeal, as evidenced by a national media broadcast featuring priests in rural areas asking the public to vote for «Catholic Fraga» during his first campaign and women working at a Vigo brothel distributing his leaflets in clubs.

«I have to assume that it is the result of a coordinated disinformation campaign aimed not only at undermining ACORN's work, but also as a part of a far broader effort to corrode public confidence in the electoral process... It is a simple three - step process.

The issue of public financing is more acute, given that the Working Families Party is pushing Cuomo to get state lawmakers to agree on a broader public financing plan than what was approved in the state budget.

The two - year - old public / private group, largely funded by M&T Bank, works with a broad range of partners and service providers, including the Buffalo Urban League.

Cuomo won the backing of the party after promising to work for liberal priorities, including a higher minimum wage and broad public campaign financing.

«The governor continues to unequivocally support public campaign finance, has worked to enact it, and, though it was and remains the primary sticking point standing in the way of broader reform, will continue to push for passage this year,» DeRosa said in a statement.

«I think some of the governor's economic development — the broad - based reforms to the business climate and the more tactical, programmatic work like regional councils and START - UP are taking hold, and you're seeing the positive effect in the vibe of people, in the comments of people,» Adams said, referencing a system of tax - free zones rooted in public universities.

And even when he is heard, he has work to do to convince the broader public to listen.

Scientists who are able to see the broader implications of their work and talk with the media and the public are helping the cause of science.

«We are still working hard to change the broader medical profession's and general public's perception of ECT, which has struggled to shake off the tarnished image given to it by popular movies such as the 1975 film «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest»,» Professor Loo said.

Designed to help transform Ph.D. s into «citizen - scholars» whose broad knowledge is applicable outside of academia, Texas's Professional Development Program (PDP) teaches practical skills, including how to write articles, grant applications, and book proposals; craft public policies; and work in consulting.

Policymakers have struggled to specifically define «the public interest,» but the broad intent was clear: Government rules and programs worked to ensure a diversity of programming, distributed by a multitude of companies, with many different owners, through multiple channels that all Americans had access to.

He is now organizing a group of experts, including evolutionary scientists and theologians who believe in evolution, to counter the SRT's campaign by working to improve the teaching of evolution in the classroom, and in broader public life.

Embedding the press and the public into the work will draw upon a broad community to stop fake news from spreading.

With Anne Lyerly, MD, an obstetricianbioethicist at the Center for Bioethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Ruth Faden, PhD, a public healthbioethicist at Johns Hopkins» Berman Institute of Bioethics, Little has worked to highlight the problematic exclusion of pregnant women from the broader research agenda.

Before joining SSI in 2007, Sten lived and worked in both Iceland and Denmark employed in various positions from General Management to Sales and Marketing, in both the public and private sector, where he gained broad experience in both segments.

Climate change regulations may look like a good deal for the nuclear industry, but they mask the Obama administration's broader assault on all conventional sources of energy, Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman James Inhofe said today.

On its website, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls insufficient sleep a public health problem in America, «which may be caused by broad scale societal factors such as round - the - clock access to technology and work schedules.»

Switzerland About Blog TAFch is a group of textile artists who have set themselves the goal of making textile works known to a broad public in Switzerland and promoting its recognition as an art form.

Canada About Blog The CDPC is a broad based network of organizations, associations and individuals working together to develop drug policy and legislation based on evidence, human rights, social inclusion and public health.

Better than the performances themselves, though, is their broader purpose: all proceeds from Miscast help to fund MCC in its continual efforts to produce some of New York's most ambitious and original works of theater, as well as support its MCC Youth Company and in - school partnerships that serve public schools across New York City.

By leveraging broad professional experience and ocean expertise, Shark Savers brings this important issue to the public in many compelling forms, motivating people to stop consuming sharks and shark fin soup, working for the creation of shark sanctuaries, and empowering divers as advocates and citizen scientists for sharks.

One could even go so far as to justify its respectful and numbingly genteel style in that consciousness - raising light: It feels as though the film's admiration for Lili translated into a work that will appeal to the broadest base possible in an effort to increase public engagement.

But these aliens hardly work as stand - ins for Islamofascist terrorists, a group not generally associated with friendly overtures or broad public acclaim.

«If we are attentive to the broader assault on public education by the forces of neoliberalism,» said Madeloni, «we have to critique Darling - Hammond at the very least for naïveté about these forces when she allows herself and her work to be taken up by them, when she allows the discourses they use to bash teacher education to become part of her rationales.»

«The Broad Prize is an opportunity to celebrate, and share, the innovations that are working in public education,» said Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance.

The effort to end de jure segregation back then enjoyed broad public and judicial support; OCR worked hand in hand with the federal courts to desegregate southern schools.

To this end, we will devise science - based strategies to reduce inequalities in opportunity early in life, and will work to build broad - based support for implementing those strategies in both the public and private sectors.

McIntyre has served on numerous state - level working groups aimed at enhancing public education, and was also selected as a fellow in the prestigious Broad Foundation Superintendent's Academy, an intensive ten month fellowship in the urban public school superintendency.

Parents generally arrived at their chosen school through a largely linear process that began with the ruling out of large segments of the broader educational market of schools (e.g. ruling out all traditional public schools based on prior negative experiences, ruling out the private sector due to financial constraints) followed by the identification of a particular school through the parent's social network of family, friends and work colleagues.

The Broad Center, an organization at the forefront of expanding excellence and equity in urban public education, has recognized our CEO Ana Ponce as a leader who is working to produce real results for students and families.

Christine also served as assistant director and program analyst focused on leadership development and principal preparation at The Broad Foundation, worked with the Tennessee Achievement School District on community engagement, and provided strategic support to Detroit Public Schools.

Painting the entire public education system with such a broad brush doesn't address the diversity of institutions within the system, and does a disservice to the children who attend them and the educators and administrators who work there.

While working as a Broad Resident, Marques Whitmire served as Special Projects Director with Indianapolis Public Schools.

As a Broad Resident, Mike Dunham worked with Summit Public Schools as Director of Data Operations.

The Broads work to create lasting positive change through institutions like high - quality public charter schools, genomics and stem cell research centers and contemporary art museums like The Broad in downtown Los Angeles.

The two programs of The Broad Center have supported nearly 700 leaders and managers who are working to make a difference in urban public school systems.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation works to advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts.

Working with Denver Public Schools, Thomas Potvin served as Strategic Initiatives Consent Decree Program Manager during The Broad Residency.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation publishes a bi-annual report that showcases the work of our grantees and highlights their impact in dramatically improving America's public schools, advancing scientific and medical research and making the arts accessible for as many people as possible.

They are amazing organizations with staffs who work tirelessly to ensure every child in America has access to a great public school, to discover the causes of disease, and to make art accessible to a broad public.

We make grants to promising people and organizations working to improve public schools, advance scientific and medical research and make the arts accessible to the broadest public.