Sentences with phrase «improve policy outcomes»

In an effort to standardise approaches to policy implementation in the APS, and ultimately improve policy outcomes, the Australian National Audit Office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have recently produced the Better Practice Guide to the Implementation of Programme and Policy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across the APS.

STPF fellows are an ever - growing network of professionals helping improve policy outcomes and mentoring new generations of scientists and engineers.

He would seem to have all sorts of reasons for commenting, from a desire to defend the previous government's record, to enhancing his public profile and even, perhaps, contributing to public understanding of the issues and improving policy outcomes.

Not exact matches

«That is not only unfair, but it's a policy mistake in that those [low - income] kids would be the ones who would benefit the most,» Marr said, adding that a large body of research has found that extra income for poor families improves their kids» health, education, and career outcomes.

But the same can be said for other policies designed to improve economic outcomes for the bulk of citizens — increasing the minimum wage, increased spending on infrastructure, establishing a guaranteed minimum base income, regulatory reforms, increased spending on R&D, cuts in corporate taxes, whatever your favorites may be.

In «Government Intervention in Venture Capital in Canada: Toward Greater Transparency and Accountability,» author Richard Rémillard argues that improving the quality of venture capital policy will provide a win - win outcome for the wider public, government and the venture capital industry itself.

The Global Strategy has not yet been fully implemented in the countries of the UK and the APPG will continue to explore the policy options, while hearing from experts on how these will contribute to improving infant and young child feeding practices, improving short and long - term health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

This program of research may impact policy decisions in support of physiologic birth — known to dramatically reduce health care costs and improve maternal - infant outcomes.

This program of research may impact policy decisions in support of physiologic birth - known to dramatically reduce health care costs and improve maternal - infant outcomes.

Survive & T hrive Global Development Alliance Survive & Thrive is an allian ce of government, professional health association, private sector and non-profit partners working with country g overnments and health professionals to improve health outcomes for mothers, newborns and children through clinical training, systems strengthening and policy advocacy.

They have also provided a service by proposing policy options geared towards improving developmental outcomes in children by improving the economic status of low - income families.

After the Framework was developed MDH held a series of community meetings across the state to engage the public in development of policy recommendations to improve outcomes and reduce disparities for infants, toddlers, their families, and their communities.

This critical review identified several interventions that successfully improved breastfeeding outcomes among minority women in the United States, including PC, breastfeeding teams (a peer counselor working with a health professional), group prenatal classes, breastfeeding - specific clinic appointments, and hospital / WIC policy change.

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, and National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, A Science - Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy: Using Evidence to Improve Outcomes in Learning, Behavior, and Health for Vulnerable Children, Cambridge, Mass.: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2007.

In a review of U.S. - based randomized trials evaluating breastfeeding interventions targeting minorities, interventions to change hospital or WIC policies, including enhanced practices and services, were among the public health approaches found to successfully improve breastfeeding outcomes among minority women (9).

The Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global program launched by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, and has at its core the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Ten Steps), which describe evidence - based hospital policies and practices that have been shown to improve breastfeeding outcomes.

The findings summarized in this review have major policy implications, as they strongly suggest that investing in breastfeeding promotion is likely to lead not only to improved physical health but also to improved intellectual and psycho - emotional outcomes.

The effects of breastfeeding on children's development have important implications for both public - health policies and for the design of targeted early intervention strategies to improve the developmental outcomes of children at risk as a result of biological (e.g., prematurity) or social adversity (e.g., poverty).

Implications for Public Health Practice: Because of the documented benefits of breastfeeding to both mothers and children, and because experiences in the first hours and days after birth help determine later breastfeeding outcomes, improved hospital policies and practices could increase rates of breastfeeding nationwide, contributing to improved child health.

Whether it's care provision, medicines policy and management, or toxicology, they excel at improving patient outcomes and experiences.

«So many Western New Yorkers have been impacted by these diseases, and now I am looking forward to getting to work with my colleagues to develop policies and identify resources to educate the public and improve outcomes for families affected by these illnesses.»

«And from expanding officer training to announcing a new Use of Force policy to safely curtailing solitary confinement, we are putting clear reforms in place to address violence and improve inmate outcomes on Rikers.»

Breast Cancer Care is publishing recommendations on how to improve outcomes and experiences for older women with breast cancer in a new policy briefing, supported by Age UK.

The one policy that has arguably done more to improve education outcomes for kids in New York City over the past decade has been the systematic effort to close the City's giant failing high schools (i.e. drop out factories) and replace them with new, smaller high schools.

Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner, a former co-chair of the State Democratic Party who has been an outspoken critic of Cuomo's policies, said mayoral control in her city might improve students» outcomes, but she's concerned about introducing more changes when schools are already overwhelmed.

This shift can not only shape what research happens, but how research happens, making our science more relevant to policy outcomes and more meaningful to communities... Community engagement is not only outreach — it has the power to transform and improve our science,» said Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor of biological sciences and director of the Ecological Stewardship Institute at Northern Kentucky University.

«It will be valuable to learn whether improvements in earnings by families with pregnant women, improved maternal nutrition or reduced maternal stress — all factors associated with higher birth weight — also translate to better cognitive outcomes in childhood,» said Figlio, IPR faculty fellow and Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy and of Economics at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy.

The field of educational research endeavors to achieve this mission by producing both quantitative and qualitative research to identify what works in education to improve outcomes and drive policy.

According to current population projections, there will be no racial or ethnic majority in the U.S. in a few decades, so it is important to that the new student assignment policies lead to improved student outcomes in the midst of this diversity.

They also are hopeful it will propel the efforts to get policy changes supportive of all cadres of health workers on these issues and as a result, improve healthcare and health outcomes worldwide.

This work defines an element, often missing from health policy discussions, in improving outcomes for this important population and underscores the importance of social factors in affecting health outcomes both for people at risk of becoming infected with HIV and for those living with HIV or AIDS, said the researchers.

She provides advice and recommendations in relation to genetic services, policies and procedures to improve outcomes for people with rare or genetic disease.

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.

Even if we ignore the fact that most portfolio managers, regulators, and other policy makers rely on the level of test scores (rather than gains) to gauge quality, math and reading achievement results are not particularly reliable indicators of whether teachers, schools, and programs are improving later - life outcomes for students.

So, I think almost every credible researcher would agree that the vast majority of ways in which test scores are used by policymakers, regulators, portfolio managers, foundation officials, and other policy elites can not be reliable indicators of the ability of schools or programs to improve later life outcomes.

Every discussion of education policy, program design, implementation and evaluation on instruction, teacher policies and education, or school governance focuses on improving educational outcomes for young people and ensuring that all learners have access to a high - quality education relevant to the 21st century.

Successful outcomes may range from negotiated improvements to ensure safer school conditions or improved special - education policies, to charter conversion or school leadership changes.

Further research that can credibly and specifically examine how school and teacher responses have contributed to the achievement effects documented here would be a useful next step in identifying effective policies and practices that can reliably improve student outcomes.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new study of the Chicago Public Schools» (CPS) double - dose algebra policy for struggling 9th grade students — the first such study to examine long - term impacts of this intervention — has found substantial improved outcomes for intensive math instruction on college entrance exam scores, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates.

They must also avoid reductionist policy fixes and focus on the hard but necessary work of, as DeVos tweeted, improving «options and outcomes for all students.»

«Thoughtfully assembled and analyzed data are necessary to determine effective strategies to improve student outcomes; we expect that SDP will create a demand among leaders for policy - relevant analyses that enable informed decision - making.»

There is good reason to think that dismissing more low - performing teachers would improve student outcomes, but the Chetty study is not designed to tell us much about that, or about any of the various policy alternatives.

02, Ed.D.» 07; and Stanford University Professor Eric Bettinger on the project which will use state and university administrative datasets to examine barriers to college access of underserved students and possible solutions or policy interventions to improve collegiate outcomes.

In class, I considered ways public policy could be influenced to improve educational outcomes for students.

What changes to policy and / or curriculum do you think would improve the educational and social outcomes for these students?

The report concluded that the current rate of teacher retention was «unacceptable» and it was essential the views of teachers were heard by decision makers, policy makers and key stakeholders to help improve this outcome.

In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scale.

But just finding that some policy is likely to improve student outcomes does not mean that the improvement will reach the high levels sought by Washington Learns, or by others with similar views about what students should know.

Without these shifts, we can not say that the policy has been well implemented, which makes it even more difficult to decide whether the standards have a chance to improve student outcomes.

These findings suggest that personnel policies designed to promote instructor effectiveness can improve multiple outcomes for college students.