Sentences with phrase «efforts by policymakers»

Chapter 2 looks at efforts by policymakers to revive weak credit growth, which has been seen by many as a primary reason behind the slow economic recovery.

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The site aims to inform efforts to help small firms, by making small business insight from the 12 Reserve Banks easily accessible to policymakers, community leaders and service providers.

The IMF collected and compiled information about efforts by regulators and policymakers across the globe, but the organization seems just as uncertain as the rest of us regarding the future of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

By better understanding the limitations of genome - wide sequencing, Vogelstein notes, researchers and policymakers might be better able to direct funding and efforts to areas, such as Alzheimer's disease, where a person's genetic profile might have a very real effect on their likelihood of getting the disease.

Researchers and policymakers from the United States and Africa who contributed to the supplement articles were part of the PMTCT Implementation Science Alliance, created and supported by the NIH and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, to investigate the role implementation science can play in enhancing the quality and effectiveness of PMTCT efforts.

«The progress made in integrating neighborhoods could be thwarted by policies or policymakers» efforts to dismantle these efforts,» she said.

Policymakers can complement better, more comprehensive regulation by endorsing and reinforcing company standards, sharing related information with companies and covering compliance costs for small producers, among other efforts.

State policymakers throughout the country deserve low marks for their efforts to raise teacher quality, according to a report card to be issued this week by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.

In a generally well - meaning effort to impose «accountability,» some policymakers have attempted to regulate school choice programs as they regulate district schools, including by mandating state tests.

That surprise reversal can be attributed to at least four factors: a wave of new research on teacher quality, philanthropic interest in boosting teacher effectiveness, efforts by advocacy groups and policymakers to revamp state laws on evaluation, and political pressure to dismiss poorly performing teachers.

The program development and evaluation effort should be overseen by an independent, objective group of experts who will not only provide technical support, but will also ensure that the design, implementation, and interpretation of the work is scientifically sound as well as useful to educators and policymakers.

The Common Core State Standards Initiative, an effort launched by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers in 2009 to establish uniform standards, initially proved so popular among policymakers that 45 states had, by 2011, agreed to participate.

Unfortunately, too many policymakers are moving schools in the wrong direction by removing the few tools, such as meaningful grading standards and high - quality end - of - course exams, that might encourage more student effort.

The wide variation across states in the relative size and characteristics of the public and private sectors revealed by this exploratory, descriptive analysis suggests the need to tailor federal and state policy efforts to best leverage the private sector in each state to meet policymakers» goals.

You note that efforts by parents, teachers, policymakers and opinion leaders are needed for boys and girls to realize their full potential.

Working for the past 20 years to define the characteristics and fundamental elements of an evidence - based high - quality induction program that accelerates the development of both teachers and their students, New Teacher Center (NTC) established the Teacher Induction Program Standards (TIPS) in an effort to create an industry standard that can be adopted by school districts, educational institutions, state agencies, and policymakers as the benchmark for success.

In a generally well - meaning effort to impose «accountability,» some policymakers have attempted to regulate school - choice programs as they regulate district schools, including by mandating state tests.

«Work Matters: A Framework for States on Workforce Development for People with Disabilities» represents the culmination of a yearlong joint task force effort of state policymakers convened by NCSL and the Council of State Governments (CSG) to address barriers to employment and develop policy solutions to build a thriving workforce that is disability inclusive.

AEP's efforts to communicate, collaborate, convene and connect policymakers, stakeholders and leaders across the arts in education field are supported by the following foundation partners: The Hewlett Foundation, The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes and The Wallace Foundation.

Rather, it was the large - scale reform efforts of the 1980s described previously in this chapter that brought together literacy researchers and curriculum and measurement specialists to effect the types of changes being called for by the research community, policymakers, and the public at large.

Consistent with the TeachStrong coalition's ESSA guidance for state actors, these states are leveraging ESSA's flexibility to support efforts around recruiting teachers of color; improving the teacher preparation experience; providing induction and mentoring to novice teachers; increasing teacher pay; and creating or encouraging career pathways, with the goal of ensuring that all students — and especially students in low - income schools — are taught by high - quality, prepared, meaningfully supported teachers.2 The author also notes what other initiatives and actions policymakers and advocates should watch for and consider as they work to modernize and elevate the teaching profession.

However, Malloy's successful effort to coddle the super-rich was never openly discussed by policymakers.

In order to improve rural schools, authors recommend federal policymakers stop promoting private school vouchers as a way to expand educational opportunities in rural areas, and to instead boost educational opportunities in local public schools by increasing efforts to modernize rural classrooms and integrate technology into teaching and learning.

Curriculum has long been a third rail in U.S. education policy, dismissed by policymakers despite related, highly visible efforts to develop college - and career - ready standards, aligned assessments, Read more about Hiding in Plain Sight: Leveraging Curriculum to Improve Student Learning -LSB-...]

WestEd is a leader in moving research into practice by conducting research and development (R&D) programs, projects, and evaluations; by providing training and technical assistance; and by working with national, regional, state, and local policymakers and practitioners to carry out large - scale school improvement and innovative change efforts.

WestEd has been a leader in moving research into practice by conducting research and development (R&D) programs, projects, and evaluations; by providing training and technical assistance; and by working with policymakers and practitioners at state and local levels to carry out large - scale school improvement and innovative change efforts.

Provoke action by networking key stakeholders, drafting policy briefs and other documents to educate and influence policymakers, and generating positive media exposure for successful efforts.

This issue brief describes the current movement to redesign high school and it suggests ways in which state policymakers can support innovators — from removing barriers posed by current laws and regulations to soliciting and supporting on - the - ground redesign efforts.

According to Kelly Sims of Ozone Action, «Efforts by Fred Singer and others to cast doubt on the most thorough, sophisticated and internationally - based consensus on climate change is part of a well - coordinated plan to mislead the public and policymakers.»

I support the efforts of Ross McKitrick et al. that produced the Independent Summary for Policymakers IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, the attempts by Fraser Institute to fund additional research in critical areas, and the technical group's Overall Conclusions HERE

The essential idea is not to replicate the 2000 National Assessment in its particulars, but rather to move forward with a strong, updated, coordinated, integrative effort, employing the method of having climate scientists and other experts communicate directly with policymakers and other stakeholders, geographical region - by - region, and socioeconomic sector - by - sector, to diagnose vulnerabilities and develop response strategies, without political interference with free and open communication.

This change has not happened overnight, but has been the result of long - term, dedicated efforts by land managers, researchers, investors, policymakers, and others.

Policymakers should support efforts by scientists and agencies to develop robust ways to collect these critical data.

Policymakers now are devising ways of helping to fund efforts by developing world as a way of persuading them to accept binding targets.

Martin Chorzempa of the Peterson Institute for International Economics recently wrote that «the clampdown fits into a broader set of efforts to lessen financial market risks perceived by Chinese policymakers.»

The KIDS COUNT Network is a national and state - by - state effort to track that status of children in the U.S. by providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well - being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.

Enter I Stand with Planned Parenthood: a multi-faceted campaign to educate and engage the public to Stand with Planned Parenthood by urging policymakers to #StandWithPP and reject any and all efforts to block patients from going to Planned Parenthood for care.

NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol - related problems by: Conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment; Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol - related issues; Collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol - related work; and, Translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public.

This groundbreaking public - private partnership effort is led by the ACE Awareness Foundation, the governor and first lady of Tennessee, and leading policymakers.