Sentences with phrase «federal policy communities»
The Arts Education Partnership, ESSA and a Well - Rounded Education (April 2016) AEP serves as the junction point among the arts and education communities as well as the local, state and federal policy communities.
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«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.
«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.
Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.
Per the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), if your home is within an NFIP - participating community, you can purchase an NFIP policy.
Most of what a Federal Reserve Board member does is dealing with microeconomic issues having to do with bank regulation, bank mergers, bank supervision, consumer protection laws, CRA [Community Reinvestment Act], fair lending statutes — all kinds of things that have nothing to do with monetary policy.
The Sikh Coalition, United Sikhs and the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund are lobbying members of Congress in an effort to pressure federal transportation authorities to re-examine a policy they say unfairly scrutinizes members of the Sikh community.
As the largest public policy association for California wine, and the only group representing the industry at the state, federal and international levels, Wine Institute's Officers, Board of Directors and professional staff work to create an environment where the wine community can flourish and contribute in a positive fashion to our nation, state and local communities.
Section 601 of the Healthy Students Act of 2010 states that as required by federal law, each local educational agency is required to collaborate with parents, students, food service providers, and community organizations to develop, adopt, and update a comprehensive local wellness policy.
She also served on the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) Advocacy Steering Committee to help build a strong nationwide presence for the food allergy community in the public policy arena, and to actively seek to increase federal funding for food allergy research.
Brooke ensures that the policies and practices of Maryland state and local agencies and school districts are designed to allow low - income families and individuals maximum access to nutrition programs; and that the state, counties, school districts, and community - based providers take advantage of options in federal law to maximize access and benefits.
Grassroots, community - driven efforts may prove more effective in transforming diets than any federal policy.
Her participation at the 118th Annual Meeting of Mass Audubon reaffirms the link between federal environmental policy and citizens at the community level, said Henry Tepper, President of the 100,000 - member organization.
In fact, I argue that it is precisely this logic that informed the policies of the Federal Republic of Germany towards Israel as the former sought rehabilitation within the international community in the aftermath of the Second World War.
According to Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, Agudath Israel of America vice president for community services, who worked assiduously to promote the idea that New York should follow the federal government's lead in this area, the new policy will bring many millions of dollars to yeshivos gedolos and seminaries, and represents the most helpful new benefit program the yeshiva community has seen in years.
The monarchs also urged all oil companies operating in the region to implement the Local Content Policy of the Federal Government as it affects oil and gas bearing communities.
ALBANY (AP) Several New York state lawmakers raised concerns Tuesday about federal and state policies to move more disabled people from institutions to community residences and managed care for medical treatment.
The concern is that people in immigrant communities will be under counted in part due to a fear of federal officials and hardline immigration policies from President Donald Trump's administration.
«The legal guidance and model policies my office released today give local governments the tools they need to protect immigrant communities from any over-reach by federal agencies.
The report released Monday as part of a collaborative study between the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, part of the School of Public Health and Health Services at George Washington University, and the RCHN Community Health Foundation, reveals that due to federal budget cuts through sequestration, the nation's 1,200 community health programs will lose $ 120 million inCommunity Health Policy, part of the School of Public Health and Health Services at George Washington University, and the RCHN Community Health Foundation, reveals that due to federal budget cuts through sequestration, the nation's 1,200 community health programs will lose $ 120 million inCommunity Health Foundation, reveals that due to federal budget cuts through sequestration, the nation's 1,200 community health programs will lose $ 120 million incommunity health programs will lose $ 120 million in funding.
We need see emerging details in all parts of this budget, including tax policy as we deal with the effect the federal tax bill will have on communities all across New York.
The Chamber of Commerce, in concert with the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier, has a Public Policy Committee that monitors local, state and federal governmental bodies and legislation that could have either a positive or negative impact on the business community in Chautauqua County.
Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico, has called on the state to adopt legislation similar to a bill recently introduced in California known as the California Values Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish a statewide policy that recognizes immigrants as «valuable and essential members of the California community» and would limit the state's participation in federal immigration law enforcement.
He supports the policy position of Paul Giardina, his running mate on the Republican ticket, of utilizing the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to pay for water - quality remediation efforts including replacement of failing septic systems, rather than the community preservation fund.
Lewisboro was one of the seven municipalities named in a federal monitor's report that recommended that the U.S. Justice Department sue the Westchester communities for having zoning policies that prevent racially integrated housing.
«They are in fact acting fully within the law and within their constitutional authority to refrain from implementing federal policies that harm communities.»
«They can't change state and local tax policy, but they can perhaps can create a federal tax structure that is beneficial to a business relocating to a rural community or an economically stressed community.»
The Chamber of Commerce, working in concert with the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier, has a Public Policy Committee that monitors local, state and federal governmental bodies and legislation that could have either a positive or negative impact on the business community in Chautauqua County.
Katherine Nadeau, Policy Director at group Environmental Advocates of New York, said that the possibility of more federal funding to assist New York communities remediate brownfield sites comes in a time of need.
As a fellow, he works on Big Data policies and programs, participates in a coordination and leadership group on cyberinfrastructure investments, and works to advance the data - intensive science and high performance computing communities supported by NSF and other Federal agencies.
«The AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program serves as a resource on federal science and technology funding trends for policymakers and the broader S&T community,» Hourihan explained.
From 1 July, the federal government's health department will take over responsibility for the policy and financing of some 90 community - run Aboriginal health centres in Australia from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.
Last year, The Policy Research Initiative (an arm of the federal government) gave out their first prizes for people in the Canadian community who have made significant contributions to policy develoPolicy Research Initiative (an arm of the federal government) gave out their first prizes for people in the Canadian community who have made significant contributions to policy developolicy development.
«Current federal policy that allows the mining industry to operate next to America's national icons and against the will of local communities must be changed,» said Jane Danowitz, Pew's U.S. public lands program director.
«Right now the research community is hampered in its ability to inform policymakers about the expected benefits and costs of different policy approaches because of politically ‑ motivated limits on data access, and substantial federal under ‑ funding of research on gun violence.»
«Policymakers at both the state and federal level must act to support medically underserved communities that depend on health centers,» says lead author of the report, Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH, a professor of health policy and director of the Center for Health Policy Research at Milken Institutpolicy and director of the Center for Health Policy Research at Milken InstitutPolicy Research at Milken Institute SPH.
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These partnerships among schools, and with foundations, provide a model for community colleges to launch programs that improve outcomes for their students, even in the absence of any new state or federal policies.
An alliance between civil rights groups on the left and the business community on the right pushed for aggressive federal involvement to drive policies designed to aid disadvantaged students.
These and many other state and federal policies suppress the capacity of inventive rural educators to meet the needs of their students or to leverage their community's advantages.
Our graduates work for state and federal departments of education, they launch and lead non-profit organizations and school - community partnerships, they conduct research and data analysis for policy think tanks, and they lead progressive schools and school districts.
Recently adopted policies requiring federal contractors to provide fingerprints and background information to the Department of Education and other agencies are generating mixed reactions from the education research community, ranging from grumbling acceptance to outright defiance.
In placing a spotlight on the outcomes of our study, it contributes to the political debates on immigration and better informs federal and state policies as well as school and community practices.
A lot of folks at the federal level haven't spent sufficient time in the communities that many of these policies impact.
Schifter, who spent several years working on Capitol Hill advocating for students with disabilities, teaches a course on federal education policy, and requires students to role play a variety of actors, from politicians to community activists, to better understand how policy becomes law.
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In fact, a growing number of Federal agencies (U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, CDC, SAMHSA and IES), state departments of education (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and large and small districts (from Chicago to Westbrook, Connecticut) are developing school climate policies and / or laws that support students, parents / guardians, school personnel and even community members learning and working together to create safer, more supportive, engaging and flourishing K - 12 schools.
I also urge State and Federal lawmakers to embrace school choice and enact policies that empower families and strengthen communities.
At a time when federal policy makers are rightfully asking local educators and elected officials to take more ownership for how schools operate, community schools are becoming more important than ever.
The major federal policy initiatives of the last decade and a half, No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, were designed mainly to change the attitudes and behaviors of teachers and principals — the members of the school community known to have the greatest and most direct influence on students» academic achievement.