Sentences with phrase «for policy reform»

Beyond common sense: Child welfare, child well - being, and the evidence for policy reform.

The programme offers opportunities for international exchange and strategic collaboration projects, and funding for policy reforms.

Their work combines big picture thinking about the future of government with practical research on options for policy reform.

He also advocated for policy reform regarding drones and location tracking, and wrote reports about surveillance cameras and fusion centers.

That's the governor threatening to take away a middle - class tax cut,» said Ken Girardin of the Empire Center for Public Policy, a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Albany that calls for policy reforms based on free - market principles, personal responsibility and effective and accountable government.

MICHIGAN LIVE — ««Death By China» opens eyes to trade imbalance, U.S. need for policy reform» by Eric Lacy

The center is a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Albany that calls for policy reforms based on free - market principles, personal responsibility and effective and accountable government.

By the end of the decade, children of color will be the majority of all children in the United States,» said Laura Speer, associate director for policy reform and advocacy.

The findings, published July 9 in The Lancet, come four years after the same group of researchers issued a call to action, laying out an ambitious plan to curtail HIV epidemics in gay men, setting targets for policy reform, funding and improvement in effective HIV prevention and treatment services, including expanded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) which has been highly effective in dramatically reducing transmission among this population.

Each paper is summarized below, followed by a discussion of what the findings imply for policy reforms.

A second suggestion for policy reform is to limit charter schools» financial autonomy.

Laura brings to the Senior Vice President, Regional Advocacy role the same tenacity and commitment to advocating for policy reform at the local and state levels.

Her report «Measuring Teacher Effectiveness» won the PIE Network research report of the year and paved the way for the policy reforms that followed.

By estimating these costs on a global scale, we hope to stimulate an informed policy debate and provide renewed impetus for policy reforms to reap the large potential benefits from more efficient pricing of fossil fuels in terms of improved public finances, improved population health and lower carbon emissions.

Strategies for Policy Reforms Policy Agenda Setting Innovating Federal and State Health Care Funding Transforming Existing Legislation to Better Meet the Needs of Families

Megan was a founding director of Project 10 %, an Aboriginal - led company campaigning for policy reform and integration, and she has collaborated in multi-disciplinary groups to produce community resources such as case studies, life histories and a well - travelled group discussion guide to accompany the Australian feature film, Mad Bastards.

MCAN works toward achieving this goal by advocating for policy reforms that lower the barriers to college for students, sponsoring a number of statewide initiatives focused on increasing college access, delivering professional development to train college access professionals to be highly qualified and effective college advisers, and strengthening like - minded and mission - aligned statewide college access and success initiatives.

«Our view signals a need for policy reform,» Lesaux said, adding that every level of the system must influence the basic interactions and core relationships in early education.

With many calling for policy reform to improve race problems in the U.S. criminal justice system, new research suggests that the issue is less political and more behavioral.

The symposium will generate innovative proposals for policy reform, best practices,... [more]

Dr. Jones Harden is the author / co-author of numerous publications, including the books Infants in the Child Welfare System: A Developmental Framework for Policy and Practice; Child Welfare and Child Well - Being: New Perspectives From the National Survey of Child Adolescent Well - being; and Beyond Common Sense: Child Welfare, Child Well - Being, and the Evidence for Policy Reform.

«The Foundation's partnership with state and national advocates for children has thrived since our first Data Book and has brought steady attention to how kids are faring,» added Laura Speer, Casey's associate director for policy reform and advocacy.

Many parents (27 %) say they could help out more in traditional ways at the schools their children attend, and nearly a third (31 %) seem ready to embrace broader roles in shaping how schools operate and advocating for policy reform.

At a recent panel discussion held at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. and sponsored by the organization, Broader, Bolder Approach to Education (BBA), panelists called for policy reforms to address the impact of poverty on schools, students, families, and neighborhoods.

Now, we, I think, have a real jumping off point for additional research, for policy reforms and recommendations.

MCAN improves access to higher education for all Michigan residents by advocating for policy reforms that lower the barriers to college for students, sponsoring a number of statewide initiatives focused on increasing college access and delivering professional development that trains college access professionals to be highly qualified and effective college advisers.

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