Sentences with phrase «economic value of these programs»

Multiple quality - improvement programs have been found to produce improvements similar to those generated by the Health Disparities Collaboratives» diabetes program, Huang said, but «the economic value of these programs is generally unknown.»

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That, the internal government report says, indicates selection policies for immigration programs are not tailored to capitalize on the economic value of female immigrants.

Another way that the current crisis hurts those at the bottom of the economic ladder was revealed in a conversation with Lucy Luna, a United Food and Commercial Workers union organizer among immigrant farm workers in the Fraser Valley, who notes that the reduced value of the Canadian dollar means that the remittances sent home to Mexico by the «guest workers» shipped to Canada under a federal temporary work permit program are now nearly cut in half in value by the time they reach Mexico, where the economy is geared to the U.S. dollar.

Enbridge has an enterprise value of C$ 166 billion, with an unparalleled growth program that includes C$ 27 billion in secured projects and another C$ 48 billion in potential projects — initiatives that will support economic growth, job creation, increased tax revenue and community vitality across North America.

Stefanie Covino, Coordinator of the Shaping the Future of Your Community program notes, «Our water resources are increasingly stressed, but conserving and restoring the natural landscape with native plants can offer social, environmental, and economic benefits such as improved air quality, property values, energy savings, and habitat — both locally and downstream.»

While Alfano and her colleagues had heard anecdotally from families about the value of the program, she said, she was surprised by the «extent and magnitude» of the economic impact.

Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authority.

$ 480,575 has been awarded from the Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program; an additional $ 200,000 will be available 2017 to support coastal resiliency projects: · Natural infrastructure / living shoreline protection techniques · Coastal wetland monitoring and restoration activities · Green infrastructure to improve coastal resiliency · Community stewardship and education initiatives · Coastal property / ecosystem vulnerability analyses · Economic and social analyses of the value of resiliency measures

Messenger also stressed the importance and economic value of retaining public health programs, a common theme among many healthcare workers who spoke.

With the recent emphasis on translational and outcomes research, it should not be difficult to find a training program in fields related to CER, says Milton Weinstein, director of Harvard University's Program on the Economic Evaluation of Medical Technology and co-author of the book Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and program in fields related to CER, says Milton Weinstein, director of Harvard University's Program on the Economic Evaluation of Medical Technology and co-author of the book Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and Program on the Economic Evaluation of Medical Technology and co-author of the book Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and Values.

The bill also protects funding for critical national and regional waterways — which handle commerce valued at more than $ 2 trillion annually — through the Army Corps of Engineers, and programs that encourage energy independence and economic competitiveness.

She recently talked with Education World about the educational and economic value of teacher induction programs.

Given the impact of educational attainment on a variety of economic and social outcomes, a positive result could have significant implications for the value of school - choice programs that include charter high schools.

As discussed, an obstacle in determining the economic value of SEL is the lack of such monetizable measures for many SEL programs, especially for younger children.

Sustaining our democratic values and improving our education system call for a host of more coordinated and widespread education, economic, and housing policies — including policies to raise curricular standards, tackle insufficient funding for schools with a large share of low - income students, promote access to education resources from early childhood to college, improve dual language programs, provide economic support for families, and create more integrated schools and neighborhoods.

Extensive Federal requirements and guidance call for transportation planners to evaluate potential economic, community, and environmental impacts of transportation programs; examine past trends and future projections for travel demand for people, goods, and information; and address societal issues such as community values and goals.

Also, the prospect of higher loan repayments upon graduation might encourage students to pay closer attention to the economic value to be obtained from a degree and to complete postsecondary programs more quickly.

In a collaborative partnership beginning in March, the Cultural Policy Class from Drury University Arts Administration Program completed cultural impact assessments of perceived artistic, environmental, economic and social value of two projects of the ideaXfactory — The Beaux Arts Ball and the Morning Song / Evening Song sound installation.

«Forest Trends leverages the real economic value of forests and ecosystems, motivating governments and businesses to make conservation a top priority,» said MacArthur Vice President Elspeth Revere, who leads the awards program.

In the United States, proposed cap - and - trade programs have run headlong into economic analyses from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicating most of the costs of the program would ultimately be borne by consumers, with carbon emitters receiving value far above any costs they bear.

The results consistently show program effectiveness and the economic value of providing disadvantaged children with access to quality early childhood programs.

As discussed, an obstacle in determining the economic value of SEL is the lack of such monetizable measures for many SEL programs, especially for younger children.

As Education Week recently reported, a new study by the Center for Benefit - Cost Studies of Education at Columbia University's Teachers College, «The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning,» found that high - quality, research - validated social and emotional learning programs bring a return of $ 11 for every $ 1 invested.

This is Professor Heckman's well - known analysis of the Perry Preschool program, its economic benefits and the value of investing in quality early childhood development.

It has been estimated that the potential value of saving a single youth from a criminal career ranges from $ 3.2 to $ 5.5 million.46 The empirical support for PMT, the availability of manuals (which assists in standardized use and dissemination) for many PMT programs and multiple - level delivery systems, and its potential for preventive effects are all conducive to significant economic savings.

Baltimore's Vacants to Value program, a city initiative to address blighted neighborhoods, has reduced the number of city - owned vacant properties and helped spur economic development in some neighborhoods, according to a new report on the program.

Ryan mentions that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have purchased a home in California; Ryan reviews the economic events of the prior week; Ryan notes that interest rate are still heading down; Ryan notes that the DC real estate market is competitive on the buy and rent sides and that would be renters in the DC area are turning into would be buyers; Louis notes that the DC housing dynamic is different from the rest of the country where housing prices are down and there is plenty of inventory; Louis notes that if it is cheaper to buy than rent that it makes sense to get a long term low interest rate loan; Louis talks about the benefits of visiting HomeGain.com; Louis discusses the HomeGain FSBO vs. Realtor survey and the advantages of hiring a REALTOR; Louis and Ryan discuss the HomeGain home improvement survey and recount the types of home improvements that provide the best return on investment; Ryan and Louis talk about pricing strategies for selling a home; Louis and Ryan discuss the differences between pricing a short sale and pricing a non short sale home; Louis notes pricing a home too high may keep the home on the market a long time and that the more days a home is on the market makes a home look like damaged good; Ryan describes short sales as foreclosure avoidance and discusses the impact of each on FICO scores; Ryan talks about the options that people with underwater mortgages have; Louis mentions that 72 % of home buyers and sellers pick the first real estate agent they meet and points out the value in comparing agents first using HomeGain's Find a REALTOR program; Louis can Ryan discuss the level of shadow inventory the impact on sellers as more inventory gets released;