Sentences with phrase «childhood policy director»

She served as the early childhood policy director for the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, and played an instrumental role in the development and successful passage of early childhood legislation in 2006 that established a $ 60 million early childhood endowment, funded through a public and private partnership.

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As Kelly Brownell, director of Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, once noted, «The Roberts Wood Johnson Foundation is by far the biggest funder of work on childhood obesity, -LSB-...]

LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT Letter to the President from Melody Barnes, Chair of the Task Force on Childhood Obesity and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Download the PDF [164KB]

«Along with allergies, childhood obesity is one of the things we are trying to address with our new policies,» explained Susie Poulton, the director of health services for the Iowa City School District.

Christina Economos is co-Founder and Director of ChildObesity180, the New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition, and a Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Medical School at Tufts University.

«These major investments in childhood programs have been important not only to the future of students but to the state's financial bottom line,» said Muschkin, who serves as associate director for Duke's Center for Child and Family Policy.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one - tenth - cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

In this edition of the EdCast, Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard and chair of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child — a multi-university collaboration comprising leading scholars in neuroscience, psychology, pediatrics, and economics, whose mission is to bring credible science to bear on public policy affecting young children — discusses President Obama's plan for early childhood education.

Michael H. Levine, who for 10 years directed the Carnegie Corporation of New York's early - childhood - development and policy - research work, is the new executive director of the I Am Your Child Foundation.

Additionally, while working as the regional director of the UNESCO Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Schiefelbien was a leading figure in the promotion of early childhood education and on the promotion and introduction of evidence - based policy formulation.

Join Laura Bornfreund, the deputy director of the Early Education Initiative for the New America Foundation, and Debi Mathias, the director of the QRIS National Learning Network, as they discuss current early - childhood policy, efforts underway to bolster preschool quality, and suggestions for improvements at the local, state, and federal levels.

Pavan Dhaliwal, director of public affairs and policy at the BHA, said: «We acknowledge, of course, that there are plenty of «faith» schools out there in which problems of this kind described in some of the blogs do not arise, or do not arise to the same extent, but it remains the case that there are a huge number of people out there who have experienced indoctrination, misinformation, discrimination, neglect, and abuse during their childhoods as a result of the extensive freedoms and pervasive lack of oversight that «faith» schools of all kinds enjoy.

League of Education Voters Assistant Director of Policy and Government Relations Julia Warth gives an overview of 2017's accomplishments, outlines the possibilities in 2018 around K - 12 funding, early childhood education, expanded learning opportunities, student supports, career connected learning, postsecondary supports, and answers your questions.

Preschool Expansion Policy Director Illinois Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development

Scott Sargrad, managing director of K - 12 Education Policy for the Center for American Progress, testified in front of the U.S. House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education on the «supplement, not supplant» rule under ESSA.

Katie Hamm is the Director of Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress.

Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University Executive Director, Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Fulbright Scholar

She is also Executive Director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy and the Schoenbaum Family Center.

Teri N. Talan is Director of Policy Initiatives at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at National Louis University.

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Michigan has become a «role model for how to expand quality preschool during tight financial times,» said Margie Wallen, director of policy partnerships at the Ounce of Prevention Fund in Chicago, a group that advocates for early childhood education.

Today, the NAEYC continues to set out guidelines, representing all of those involved in early childhood education, including teachers, trainers, childcare facility directors, families with young children, policy makers, child advocates and many other groups.

Simon Workman is the associate director of Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress.

Simon Workman is the Associate Director of Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress.

Colorado's Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Mental Health Intentional Policy Making to Support Young Children May 19, 2010, Janice Cooper, PhD Interim Director of NCC Blue Ribbon Policy Strategic Plan Presentation

Roberta Schomburg (Ph.D., Administrative and Policy Studies, University of Pittsburgh) is Professor of Education at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, where her titles also include Director of the School of Education, Associate Dean of the College of Professional Studies, and Program Director of Graduate Studies in Early Childhood Education.

In this Special Communication to JAMA Pediatrics, Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff emphasizes the need to develop practices and policies to address adverse childhood experiences from the prenatal period through the first 3 years of life to prevent and manage stress - related disorders.

This article, by Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff and Pat Levitt, science director of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, advocates for greater synergy between neuroscience and innovation in early childhood policy to improve life outcomes for children experiencing significant adDirector Jack P. Shonkoff and Pat Levitt, science director of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, advocates for greater synergy between neuroscience and innovation in early childhood policy to improve life outcomes for children experiencing significant addirector of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, advocates for greater synergy between neuroscience and innovation in early childhood policy to improve life outcomes for children experiencing significant adversity.

On Saturday, August 29, 2015, 75 educators and policy makers including the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) Secretary Monique Jacobson, CYFD Director of Early Childhood Services Division Steve Hendrix, and NM Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino, gathered together at the NM Child Care Policy Spolicy makers including the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) Secretary Monique Jacobson, CYFD Director of Early Childhood Services Division Steve Hendrix, and NM Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino, gathered together at the NM Child Care Policy SPolicy Summit.

Dr. Teri Talan is Director of Policy Initiatives at the McCormick Center and Professor of Early Childhood Education at National Louis University.

Confirmed speakers include: Melanie Bronfin, project director, Louisiana Home Visiting Campaign; public policy analyst, Tulane University; Cynthia Suire, program manager, Louisiana Nurse - Family Partnership; Soledad Martinez, early childhood program manager, New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department; Annjenette Torres, state early childhood coordinator, state of New Mexico.

She served as the Director of Policy and Programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth in Washington D.C from 2003 - 2016, leading national efforts to strengthen federal protections and services for children and youth experiencing homelessness, from early childhood through higher education

Although fiscal constraints have prevented the realization of the plan, the state has continued to make incremental changes while planning for future implementation, illustrating its continued commitment to young children and their families.Interview with Gretchen Frankenberry, West Virginia Early Childhood Advisory Council Executive Manager, Alyssa Keedy, Policy Analyst for Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, and Lawrence Malone, Director of Policy for Governor Tomblin on October 23, 2015.

Interview with Gretchen Frankenberry, West Virginia Early Childhood Advisory Council Executive Manager, Alyssa Keedy, Policy Analyst for Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, and Lawrence Malone, Director of Policy for Governor Tomblin on October 23, 2015.

Katie Hamm is the Director of Early Childhood Policy at the Center.