Sentences with phrase «implement policy initiatives»

We help district leadership and local policymakers strategize, develop, and implement policy initiatives that use early learning as a foundation to create stronger educational continuums.

Our task as advocates is to inspire policy officials, utilities, community leaders and decision makers to replace regulatory barriers with leadership and implement policy initiatives that make it easier, rather than harder, for truly green building.

How is it possible, for a person who does not control government's kitty to make it impossible for the government to implement its policy initiative?

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To help productions become more sustainable, Earth Angel recruits and trains an eco crew that implements zero - waste initiatives on the set, such as recycling and composting and educating the crew on sustainability policies.

Brands nowadays are more and more concerned about going green, which can include everything from implementing sustainability initiatives to protecting animals with cruelty - free policies.

New policy initiatives implemented during the course of the fiscal year were identified separately.

New policy initiatives usually take more time to be implemented than assumed in the Budget, therefore resulting in less spending that originally assumed.

Instead, new policy initiatives were implemented in 2014 which significantly reduced the size of the projected surpluses.

Higher revenues and lower expenses resulting from the improvement in nominal GDP, coupled with the saving measures implemented in the Budget are just sufficient to offset the impact of the new policy initiatives.

Business and consumer surveys broadly continued to suggest the post-election bounce in sentiment was intact, despite signs some policy initiatives from the Trump administration — including key tax and health care reforms — might take longer to implement, and in some cases be less radical, than earlier indications.

In addition, it included the costs of a number of policy initiatives implemented since the November 2015 Update.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

FAO collaborates with the public sector, the private sector and civil society to develop and implement food loss and waste prevention and reduction solutions through: i) Advocacy and awareness raising; ii) Collaboration and coordination of world - wide initiatives on food loss and waste reduction; iii) Research to evidence for policy, strategy, legislation and standards development; iv) Support to investment programmes and projects.

State agencies can implement innovative state policies and initiatives to enhance Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) nutrition standards in child - care settings through guidelines and recognition programs, supported by training and technical assistance.

New York State has implemented an initiative requiring all hospitals to have a breastfeeding policy.

The World Breastfeeding Trends initiative (WBTi) assesses countries on their progress in implementing 10 key policy areas set out in the Global Strategy.

«Enactment of this social - media policy is just one example of the numerous initiatives the Department of Social Services has implemented to strengthen CPS practice in the last several months,» said Department of Social Services Commissioner Carol Dankert - Maurer.

In his opening address, Dr Abdul - Hamid reiterated government's commitment in sustaining policies and initiatives that it has started, hailing them as the best - ever, compared to those implemented by former governments.

Martinez - Rubio worked closely with senior DOT staff on making policy determinations and on implementing important initiatives and projects.

These are some of the policy initiatives and programmes we will implement to bring jobs, wealth and prosperity to the region, and to Ghana.»

She currently implements a landmark science cooperation agreement between AAAS and the Cuban Academy of Sciences, develops the Center's global science diplomacy education and capacity building initiatives, leads a research project analyzing science - policy connections around the world, and serves as an associate editor of the open - access policy journal Science & Diplomacy.

In 2004, patient - advocate groups were major players in helping pass and implement significant public policy and funding initiatives in stem cells and regenerative medicine.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has created a policy package called MPOWER, noted Guydish, which is designed to assist countries in implementing anti-smoking initiatives.

«I'd like to see if there are some places in the country where we see greater improvements in school - hour diet quality, and whether different initiatives or school nutrition policies were implemented in these regions from 2004 to 2015.»

The study trip was designed to help participants gain insight into both the educational policymaking process and the different and innovative policy initiatives implemented in the Colombian education system over the last 20 years.

After the Obama administration formalized its signature policies in 2009 and 2010, those who followed (including me) were tasked with implementing those policies through various grant programs and initiatives.

The frequency with which education policy initiatives of the past, though based on high hopes, have yielded disappointing results when implemented in the field has led to rather low expectations.

Cambridge, MA (October 5, 2015)-- On October 5, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University will release findings from the Best Foot Forward project, an initiative testing whether video technology can help address the challenges faced by teachers and school leaders in implementing classroom observations that are part of teacher evaluation systems.

The parties further agree to develop internal policies and cooperative procedures as needed to implement the school attendance initiative beginning with the 2007 - 08 school years.

Be sure to implement any initiative like this in a manner that aligns with your district's policies.

CIERA Inquiry 3: Policy and Profession What is the impact of implementing federal, state, or local program initiatives in high - poverty schools?

Reviewed 2013 Strategic Plan goals (Develop a committee structure that parallels AACTE and mobilized committees based on annually identified MACTE priorities; Developed and implemented an advocacy plan for educator preparation at the state level in matters of legislative policy, and regulatory matters related to initial and advanced educator preparation and licensure; Developed and disseminated position statements on issues of importance to educator preparation and licensure; Developed a statewide initiative showcasing excellence in educator preparation), established working committees and set priorities for 2014 - 15.

In his current position with the Texas Comprehensive Center, he works to build the capacity of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to develop, implement, and sustain various education initiatives, policies, and programs.

The Fellows were selected based on their leadership and demonstrated effectiveness in improving student achievement, communication skills, experience implementing federal programs and initiatives, and commitment to strengthening federal education policies to improve the recruitment, preparation, development, and support of great school leaders.

The Influence Grant program, now in its third year, helps affiliates implement initiatives that will increase the affiliates» impact on education policy.

States have implemented policies and initiatives supporting student college and career readiness by focusing on academic knowledge, social - emotional learning, and employability skills.

We provide system design for those implementing school restarts, data dashboards and evaluation of restart initiatives, case studies, video - documentation, and policy crafting for states launching or improving restart efforts.

Previously, Buery spent four years in City Hall implementing Mayor de Blasio's Pre-Kindergarten for All initiative in his position as Deputy Mayor for strategic policy initiatives.

In support of this initiative, the Dignity in Schools Campaign is releasing a set of model school discipline policies that provide guidelines to help districts and schools implement the moratorium and phase in positive alternatives.

CHANGE THE EQUATION (CTEq) is a nonprofit, non-partisan, CEO - led business sector initiative to ensure that all students are STEM literate by collaborating with schools, communities, and states to adopt and implement excellent STEM policies and programs.

She also studies the challenges of implementing educational policy, particularly standards - based reform and professional learning initiatives.

Teams from across the country will work together with our national education equity experts to develop and implement a practice, policy or initiative to address a significant equity challenge.

At the state policy level, 46 states have adopted leadership standards for principals, and many have begun aligning them to all components of a school leader's career continuum.125 In addition, recently more than half of states, through a mix of state and federal initiatives, have passed laws to strengthen the evaluation process for principals.3 AAnd under the federal Race to the Top grant, states such as Louisiana and Rhode Island implemented new requirements for principal preparation programs.

VISION: Develop and Implement Education Policy and Reform Initiatives that are Primarily Research - Driven, Not Market - Driven.

Across the country, state policy - makers, school districts, major foundations, community — based organizations, and social entrepreneurs are implementing promising initiatives designed to arrest the cycle of school failure before it starts and ensure children read well by third grade.

The second approach to leadership aims to ensure, at minimum, that those policies and other initiatives which were identified are implemented equitably.

The first approach includes implementing policies and initiatives which, according to the best evidence available, serve well those populations of children about which we have been concerned.

Dramatic changes may be necessary for principalships since schools need principals who value learning and who implement policies and practices that positively impact a school's performance, especially when new initiatives may take an average of five years to come to full implementation.

Mr, Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governor, said «TAT's Amazing Thailand Go Local initiative supports the existing government policy and expands on its main themes to partner with several leading corporations and organisations in both the public and private sectors to implement and promote this important project year - around.

Her activism focuses on policies affecting new immigrant and migrant artists, cultural workers and educators with an effort to build relationships with artists, businesses and political officials to implement initiatives that will promote sustainable and creative communities.