Sentences with phrase «earlier policy initiatives»

Furthermore, the strategy aligns with earlier policy initiatives (outlined in last month's newsletter), adding additional weight to the strategy.

As Harry Reid watched the unfolding urgency of climate science after he became Majority leader in 2005, one of his earliest policy initiatives was to...

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Earlier this year, Jones launched a public initiative asking commercial insurance companies to write policies to cover what he described as «coverage gaps» in the industry.

NACO is proud to publish its first whitepaper with the objective to promote policy initiatives intended to increase the number of successful startup companies, jobs, and wealth creation by supporting early stage capital investment provided by Angel investors in Canada.

Business and consumer surveys broadly continued to suggest the post-election bounce in sentiment was intact, despite signs some policy initiatives from the Trump administration — including key tax and health care reforms — might take longer to implement, and in some cases be less radical, than earlier indications.

Strengthening Families Center for the Study of Social Policy Describes an initiative to prevent child abuse and neglect by helping child welfare and early education professionals enhance protective factors in children, youth, and families.

James, I'll think you'll find that it used to be Lib Dem policy to use the funds from scrapping the CTF to increase spending on early years education, but that this is no longer the case (the funds aren't targeted specifically for early years initiatives any more - or so I am told by Lib Dems).

By keeping state operations spending growth at 2 percent, the budget hole is closer to $ 1.8 billion.As expected, the governor tucked into the budget non-monetary initiatives, such as new sexual harassment policies, the codification of abortion rights in state law and methods for New York to participate in «early voting,» all of which he touted in his Jan. 3 State of the State address.

Also at 1:30 p.m., the Senate Democratic Conference will unveil a set of policy initiatives spearheaded by the Senate Democratic Policy Group to help New York families during the critical early childhood period, Room 315, state Capitol, Apolicy initiatives spearheaded by the Senate Democratic Policy Group to help New York families during the critical early childhood period, Room 315, state Capitol, APolicy Group to help New York families during the critical early childhood period, Room 315, state Capitol, Albany.

Senate GOP Leader John Flanagan, who earlier in the week expressed reservations about some of Trump's foreign policy initiatives, like building a wall on the Mexican border, offered his strongest support yet in a speech before the New York delegation on Thursday morning.

Maria Fitzpatrick, and Michael Lovenheim, both assistant professors of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University, researched the impact of early retirement initiatives in public education.

Earlier this year, Lecturer Paul Reville was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to head a pre-Kâ $ «12 task force focused on providing the administration with feedback on potential policy initiatives.

This new initiative will improve policy coordination across all sectors of education including early education and care, K - 12, and higher education, guiding students...

Sandra's knowledge in bullying behaviour in schools is extensive, due to her teaching career and the fact that she has been involved in the development of a number or initiatives focused on reducing bullying in Australia, including the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's Review of Antibullying Policy and Practice.

Early - education policy in the Unites States has its roots in the social - welfare initiatives that began at the turn of the 20th century and continue to this day with successful programs like Head Start.

Program: International Education Policy Major ED Duties: Adviser to the secretary on strategic communications and policy; primary liaison with the White House on agency activities; cochair of the Advisory Council on Dependents Education; partner of Michelle Obama on the Joining Forces project; and aide on communications and engagement planning around the president's early learning initiPolicy Major ED Duties: Adviser to the secretary on strategic communications and policy; primary liaison with the White House on agency activities; cochair of the Advisory Council on Dependents Education; partner of Michelle Obama on the Joining Forces project; and aide on communications and engagement planning around the president's early learning initipolicy; primary liaison with the White House on agency activities; cochair of the Advisory Council on Dependents Education; partner of Michelle Obama on the Joining Forces project; and aide on communications and engagement planning around the president's early learning initiative.

Class Size: Reducing class sizes in the early grades has emerged as a popular policy initiative across the country as states look for ways to improve student performance.

Earlier this year, Lecturer Paul Reville was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to head a pre-K — 12 task force focused on providing the administration with feedback on potential policy initiatives.

Over the next few months, 11 faculty members will study four key national policy initiatives — including programs that provide universal coverage of preschool, early literacy instruction, and school initiated improvement — and facilitate interdisciplinary integration of different curriculum subjects using technology.

Most states have already dramatically increased their spending on education and have poured considerable resources into testing programs - changes driven by earlier federal initiatives, state - level policy, and court decisions, not NCLB.

This new initiative will improve policy coordination across all sectors of education including early education and care, K - 12, and higher education, guiding students through every level of their education into the workforce.

What is often missing from the national discussion about early learning is how, exactly, we are to enhance the capacity of the adults whose everyday work is to put initiatives and policies into action,» Jones said.

This effort will focus on convening, cultivating relationships, and communication, ultimately steering public policies and initiatives that significantly improve the quality of early learning environments as well as expand their reach.

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Prior to joining Education Northwest in 2011, he spent three years with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, where he managed their nationally focused policy and capacity - building initiatives and worked closely with policymakers, district leaders and researchers developing and using early warning and college readiness indicators.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kicked off the meeting with a group that included national and regional education advocates, lobbyists, and others looking for policy updates, by saying the department still hopes to get $ 300 million from Congress for a new early - childhood education initiative.

Massell's (2008) analysis of education policy activity in the early 1990s, for example, suggested that, for many states, K — 12 education standards represented «a central framework guiding state education policy and practice» (2), as compared to other states where policy initiatives did not stem from any significant internal standards - based reform impetus.

Finally, Jacqueline Jones, deputy assistant secretary for policy and early learning, and Melody Musgrove, director of the Office of Special Education Programs, will meet with state and local officials in Charleston to discuss early learning initiatives in West Virginia.

Blog # 6: School Improvement Starts Before School: Under ESSA, States Can Start Re-orienting Districts Towards the Early Years by Elliot Regenstein, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Policy, Maia Connors, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Research & Policy Initiatives, and... Read More

Her responsibilities include overseeing the State Early Childhood Advisory Council which involves strategic planning and coordination of statewide 0 - 8 initiatives and policies that support young children's learning and development.

For Obama's plan to work, Lisa Guernsey, director of the early education initiative at the New American Foundation, a Washington - based policy group, estimates it would cost states and the federal government roughly $ 8,000 per child, or an additional $ 10 to $ 15 billion each year, to expand pre-school nationwide and for states to raise quality standards.

Earlier state policy initiatives were greatly reduced or terminated during the era of state budget cuts.

... This study is a welcome reminder that as it states, «preschool programs do prepare children academically for kindergarten, validating contemporary policy initiatives that focus on investing early,» but that «we must pay careful attention to what is realistic to expect from one year of preschool education and the conditions under which its benefits persist or diminish.»»

The Common Core, one of the major education policy initiatives of the early 21st century, sought to strengthen education systems across the United States through a set of specific and challenging education standards.

In a comparative analysis of five traditional funders and five recent entrants, traditional funders» recent grantmaking has focused more on university - based K - 12 projects and organizations doing state and national policy work in areas such as early learning initiatives and teacher preparation.

This study examines the community - wide effects of two statewide early childhood policy initiatives in North Carolina.

These and other successful initiatives include Early College High Schools, STEM Academies, the PUENTE program, the AVID program, IDRA's Coca - Cola Valued Youth Program, along with many others as described by the Educational Policy Institute (EPI) and the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC).

These actions build upon requirements of earlier transportation authorizations, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP - 21) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA - LU), as well as administrative approaches through Executive Order (EO) 13604, Presidential Memoranda and the White House's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization efforts, and DOT initiatives (e.g. Every Day Counts, eNEPA, etc.).

The Energy Transition Platform is part of the States & Regions Policy work and was launched by The Climate Group, alongside the initiative's lead government, North Rhine - Westphalia, and Stiftung Mercator, in early 2016.

The Energy Transition Platform is part of the States & Regions Policy Work and was launched by The Climate Group, alongside the initiative's lead government, North Rhine - Westphalia, and Stiftung Mercator, in early 2016.

The ECF was established in early 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to promote climate and energy policies that greatly reduce Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and to help Europe play an even stronger international leadership role to mitigate climate change.

As passivehouseplus.ie reported at the time, Dublin City Council voted at the end of May to retain a policy in the draft city development plan requiring the passive house standard or equivalent for all new buildings in the city, in an early sign that Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown's initiative could serve to inspire others.

A slew of initiatives and policies over the last decade have failed to capitalise on its early mover advantage... Read more

The Energy Transition Platform is part of the States & Regions Policy Innovation program and was launched by The Climate Group, alongside the initiative's lead government, North Rhine - Westphalia, and Stiftung Mercator, in early 2016.

We have been early - adopters of all the recommendations of the Justicia Project, including initiatives and policies respecting parental leave, flexible work arrangements, advancement into partnership, business development and leadership skills.

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.

We help district leadership and local policymakers strategize, develop, and implement policy initiatives that use early learning as a foundation to create stronger educational continuums.

The Childhoods in Changing Contexts Research Group focuses on early childhood education and care workforce; evaluation of early childhood programs, policies and initiatives; cultural and multilingual contexts and childhoods; and young children's rights and citizenships.

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs focuses on harmonising policy issues that affect children in areas such as early childhood care and education, youth justice, child welfare and protection, children and young people's participation, research on children and young people, youth work and cross-cutting initiatives for children.

Strengthening Families Center for the Study of Social Policy Describes an initiative to prevent child abuse and neglect by helping child welfare and early education professionals enhance protective factors in children, youth, and families.