Sentences with phrase «federal policies address»

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There are also forums dedicated to policy issues such as drug pricing and medical standards — last year, former Vice President Joe Biden announced a federal Genomic Data Commons to expedite cancer research during a keynote address.

Two giant waste - to - energy projects planned for Kwinana and Rockingham could gain extra financial backing after the federal government unveiled a raft of policy initiatives to address problems flowing from China's new restrictions on accepting foreign waste.

In a span of one minute, 21,256 gold futures contracts, equal to more than 2 million ounces, traded just before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen addressed a gathering of policy makers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

New Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addressed Congress, detailing the central bank's outlook for monetary policy and economic growth for the coming years.

«Until affirmative action is described and understood as one mechanism by which to make amends for historical wrongdoing against members of marginalized communities, it will fail to meaningfully address the inequality that exists as a direct result of federal policy,» he says.

The National Priorities 2016 series provides a high level overview of key issues that the federal and provincial governments need to address, and provides an opportunity to highlight policy...

Supporting women affected by violence The Austrian Federal Government committed to addressing complex social policy issues in their 2013 - 18 work programmes.

In addition to passing a new copyright bill, the federal government should undertake a comprehensive IP policy review to address barriers that hinder opportunities for companies and inventors.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen addresses the 29th National Association for Business Economics Policy Conference in Washington March 4, 2013.

These are among the questions addressed by Dan Thornton, a former vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in «Requiem for QE,» the latest Policy Analysis from Cato's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives.

Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis with the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and, Dr. Andrew Novakovic, professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University, addressed the history and ideas behind federal milk orders.

In The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom, I address a wide variety of topics including: how wellness policies and the new federal «Smart Snacks» rules relate to classroom junk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much more.

In 2006, the USDA required all school districts receiving federal funding for school meals to create a wellness policy that addressed food - related policies, nutrition education, and physical activity.

As the rates of single parenthood have risen and the consequences have become clear, all levels of government from local to federal have attempted to implement policies to address the problem but with limited success.

Although programs have proliferated to address the needs of fathers and families, there is also a need to evaluate their effectiveness in helping fathers become better parents and better partners.8 Federal and state policy makers have placed increasing demands on programs to evaluate the effects these programs have on fathers and families and whether they are worth investing public dollars.9

[31] It is a bill that would address federal adoption incentives and would amend the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state agency has developed policies and procedures for identifying, documenting in agency records, and determining appropriate services with respect to, any child or youth over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe is, or is at risk of being, a victim of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.

With time running out, Congress today easily approved a short - term spending bill that would prevent a partial federal government shutdown over the weekend, but departed in advance of the president's first 100 day milestone (tomorrow) with addressing two of his top policy priorities: health care and a year - long budget deal.

It addresses changes to the federal tax code, education, sexual harassment policies, and increased funding for The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

In his most recent State of the State address, he listed several priorities, including reforming the criminal justice system, holding pharmaceutical distributors responsible for their role in the opioid crisis and fighting the federal government on its tax plan and policies on immigration, abortion, the environment and health care.

In an address to the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank in London, she called for a federal UK founded on a «new Act of Union» that included repatriating to Scotland the EU's powers in areas like fisheries, farming and employment rights.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would sue the federal government over the just - passed tax bill, proposed major changes to the state's criminal justice system and introduced a suite of policies to combat sexual harassment in his annual State of the State address on Wednesday.

In her final State of the City address, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito decried Trump's policies and promised that city lawmakers would strike back against federal immigration policies and guarantee women free birth control that the GOP has promised to restrict.

The agreement, coming after several days of negotiations with little noticeable progress, was a measured victory for Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, who is rumored to have presidential aspirations, and who made his scorn for President Trump's policies — particularly the federal tax plan — a centerpiece of his State of the State and budget addresses in January and in speeches ever since.

In particular, threats from the federal government were acknowledged by Cuomo during his state of the State address and in remarks from legislative leaders in the Assembly and Senate, from the potentially harmful environmental policy of

o The departure of the old Queens Field Office means Queens Residents must either travel to Lower Manhattan or to Holtsville, Long Island, to reach the nearest USCIS Field Office to address their citizenship and green card applications and obtain other important services that have become even more vital during this time of uncertainty in Federal immigration policy.

Speakers at this event addressed the development of the adolescent brain, the diseases and learning difficulties that seem to correlate with adolescence, and the policy initiatives undertaken by the federal government in response.

He worked with researchers at the FJC to investigate current policy issues confronting federal courts in addressing patent litigation.

They concluded that «[b] ecause research in academic medical centers requires both federal and institutional support — the latter of which depends on clinical revenue — scientists, administrators, and policy - makers must collaborate effectively to address both threats.»

«The Academy of Radiology Research undertook this analysis to address a need from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop econometric evidence to better guide federal R&D budgets,» said Michael Kalutkiewicz, co-author of the report and senior director for government affairs at the Academy of Radiology Research.

While our nation considers how to address gun violence, it is important to remember that scientific research can help us understand risk factors and the impacts of gun policy interventions at federal, state and local levels,» said Rush Holt, chief executive officer of AAAS, in a March 13 letter sent to President Donald Trump and congressional leadership.

In this position she is using her research expertise in biomedical and biophysical chemistry and her analytical skills to help address the nation's problems while learning about federal policy making.

In a letter this morning addressed to Reps. Doc Hastings and Ed Markey, the Committee chairman and ranking member, Grijalva urges the Committee to determine whether Indur Goklany, the DOI Assistant Director of Programs, Science and Technology Policy, received money he was promised by the Heartland Institute for writing a chapter in a book focused on climate policy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other iPolicy, received money he was promised by the Heartland Institute for writing a chapter in a book focused on climate policy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other ipolicy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other issues.

With yearlong placements in Washington, DC in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of federal government, the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships fosters a network of STEM leaders who understand government and policymaking, and are prepared to develop and execute solutions to address today's pressing challenges.

After college, I worked for a year at the Pew Charitable Trusts, addressing issues from unemployment insurance to federal tax and spending policy.

However, if raising overall test - score performance and addressing the achievement gap are to be the main focus of federal policy, it is foolish to have a panoply of programs that direct state and local officials toward a host of other priorities, distracting them from their core mission.

State officials and courts have already grappled with many of these issues, and creating a federal right to education would destabilize policies and decisions that have shaped local school systems for generations,» they say, noting that unlike the federal Constitution, all 50 state constitutions contain provisions that explicitly address education.

As for the government assertion that anybody with palpitations about this arrangement should have objected ahead of time, that simply fails to address the core problem, which is using an advocacy group as the source of data, analysis, and authorship for a federal report that is supposed to be policy neutral.

Head Start isn't the only pressing federal policy issue addressed in these pages.

The Justice and Education departments still have not determined how to address existing desegregation cases — and whether or where to bring new ones — and have received little guidance from the White House in crafting civil - rights policy, the Citizens» Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan panel of former federal civil - rights officials and other advocates, says in a report released last week.

All of those issues could be addressed by changes to local, state, and federal policies.

Congress can not do that on its own, but it can help by addressing the very real shortcomings of the most recent reauthorization, No Child Left Behind, and restoring the predictability with respect to federal policy that state and local officials need to carry out their work.

State and federal policies are often a one - size - fits - all approach to addressing problems, which does not make sense in the rural context.

These sections of the federal law place identifying and addressing childhood trauma and other variables linked to poverty alongside policy options for recruiting and retaining effective teachers and school leaders, maximizing the impact of early childhood education, using data to improve student achievement, and serving students with disabilities.

Expanded state authority in this new era in federal policy, and the focus on the whole child within the federal legislation, make this the perfect moment to intentionally address the issue of childhood trauma in development and implementation of a comprehensive state plan.

Provide adequate resources through appropriate federal policy and funding to states and school districts to address the literacy needs of all students from birth to grade 12 so that students graduate with the literacy skills necessary to be college and career ready.

New America Foundation released two policy papers that address using data on English Learners (EL) «in light of new flexibilities for setting EL outcomes, goals, and accountability metrics under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).»

They saw that community schools require strong cross-sector partnerships, address multiple barriers to learning, and benefit from supportive federal policy.

As an organization, we'll be looking into how state and federal policy can better prepare teachers to address SEL in the classroom, include SEL in successful turnaround intervention strategies under ESSA, and how we can influence education policymakers to leverage industry standards into useful legislation.

To support federal and state policymakers in addressing these challenges, the NPSC and the American Psychological Association (APA) will co-host a congressional briefing to highlight state - level initiatives designed to infuse prevention science based policies into their state administrative infrastructures and policies.

The Stanford Law and Policy Lab and Stanford Law's Youth & Education Law Project (YELP), on behalf of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), released a guide today to address increasing student absences and decreasing parental participation in California's public charter schools among immigrant families in the wake of recent federal policy chPolicy Lab and Stanford Law's Youth & Education Law Project (YELP), on behalf of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), released a guide today to address increasing student absences and decreasing parental participation in California's public charter schools among immigrant families in the wake of recent federal policy chpolicy changes.