Sentences with phrase «increase quality of programming»

Apple is entering the realm of streaming original series, which could lead developers to increase quality of programming to compete.

Smart Start has shown continued success with increasing the quality of its program outcomes.

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Quality inbound links are an essential element of web site marketing and search engine optimization programs to increase traffic and online sales.

We increased the number of prospects for the program and improved applicant quality.

«Working with our suppliers, we will capture value that produces long - term tangible benefits — quality jobs for a growing Saudi population, innovation and diversification of industry, and increased global competitiveness,» the program's site says.

The restaurant group recently implemented a major back - of - the - house training program aimed at increasing consistency across locations and ensuring each dish meets the company's highest quality standards.

From its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and Western Regional office in Salinas, Calif., United Fresh and its members work year - round to make a difference for the produce industry by driving policies that increase consumption of fresh produce, shaping critical legislative and regulatory action, providing scientific and technical leadership in food safety, quality assurance, nutrition and health, and developing educational programs and business opportunities to assist member companies in growing successful businesses.

Last year, Eddie Merlot's focused on a major back - of - the - house training program aimed at increasing consistency across locations and ensuring each dish meets the company's highest quality standards.

As the program improved, the quality of the schedule has increased.

Recommendations from the study included increasing the quality of child care, especially for infants and toddlers, but also, importantly, educing the amount of time that children need to spend in child care through promoting paid parental leave and flexible working hours, and funding programs that support sensitive and responsive parenting.

• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

DTN Political Correspondent Jerry Hagstrom reported yesterday (link requires subscription) that, «Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln on Wednesday unveiled a bill to reauthorize the child nutrition programs that would increase funding for school lunch and other programs by $ 4.5 billion over 10 years, with some of the money coming from the budget for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Through technical assistance and community education programs, we hope to increase awareness and adoption of cost - effective and practical ways to use native plants and natural landscaping to improve water quality and climate resilience.

The bill will significantly increase access and remove barriers to child nutrition programs, improve the quality of the... [Continue reading]

To help increase the rate of breast - feeding, Loyola joined 90 hospitals nationwide that are working toward the «Baby Friendly» designation through a program sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality.

In addition, two studies using stratified random sampling found that a high - quality home visiting program positively impacted school readiness through better parenting practices, increased reading to children at home, and a greater likelihood of enrollment in preschool programs.

While the program continues to generate a lot controversy in more affluent schools (lost class time, sanitation issues and concerns about the nutritional quality of the food), our Food Services department has said that in poorer schools the program has been enthusiastically welcomed by principals who are seeing increased attendance, reduced tardiness and fewer discipline problems.

The bill will significantly increase access and remove barriers to child nutrition programs, improve the quality of the meals served and implement new school food safety guidelines.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

This investment will allow us to improve the quality of our School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, increase the number of kids participating, and ensure that schools have the resources they need to make program changes, including training for school food service workers, upgraded kitchen equipment, and additional funding for meal reimbursements for schools that are enhancing nutrition and quality.

By increasing the number of students eligible to enroll in school meal programs and improving the quality of food served, this legislation simultaneously tackles both hunger and the obesity levels currently affecting too many communities across this nation.»

Select six to eight Communities of Concentrated High Need (CCHN) to engage in a local planning process to increase the number and percentage of children with high needs enrolled in high - quality early learning and development programs.

Increasing the threshold for the SCHE / DHE programs allows for thousands of seniors to have more flexibility with their budget, and improve their quality of life.

Education advocates, including Billy Easton of the Alliance for Quality Education, says the $ 807 million dollar school aid increase Cuomo is seeking is less than half of what's needed just to maintain the current level of teachers and programs.

The de Blasio administration's «Mandatory Inclusionary Housing» program would require some new construction to include permanently affordable housing, and their «Zoning for Quality and Affordability» would eliminate parking requirements and increase building heights, among other changes, with the goal of making it easier to build affordable units and senior housing.

«The Lead Prevention Program we recently began is already helping to increase awareness, and this new project will be one more important way that our county - city partnership will improve the quality of life for people in the city of Utica.

Also included were significant increases in the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and the establishment of a $ 200 million program to assist municipalities in funding water quality infrastructure projects.

Poloncarz presented the 2013 Erie County Proposed Budget on October 15, 2012, which maintains the quality of life programs and services demanded by the public amid increases in State - mandated costs and reduced revenues.

He says part of Obama's plan is to increase overall preschool quality by moving the 4 - year - olds in Head Start into pre-kindergarten programs.

NIH examines indicators such as the track record of graduates in academic medicine positions, time to graduation, overall student happiness, how well the program integrates the medical and scientific training, and most importantly, the quality of the scientists and science available to the MD / PhD students; NIH manifests disapproval or approval of a program by decreasing, increasing, or maintaining the number of funded trainee positions at that institution.

«MMCI significantly increased a teacher's odds of attaining the level of quality interactions needed for pre-k programs to most meaningfully contribute to children's social and academic outcomes,» said Kelly Maxwell, senior program area co-director for early childhood at Child Trends and co-author of the report.

Although the directorate would receive a boost of only 4 %, to $ 911 million, several programs aimed at increasing the quality of U.S. science education are being revamped.

In particular, insomnia can lead to decreased quality of life, increased rates of depression, and even increased risk of heart disease,» said senior author, Michael Grandner, PhD MTR, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Medicine, and Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona.

«Policymakers should note the loan characteristics offered by the program and consider policies that increase the number of quality affordable loan products on the market, particularly in low - and moderate - income communities,» Grinstein - Weiss says.

Such programs, best undertaken in an adaptive management framework, include, but are not limited to, reducing fire risk; managing forest diseases; improving forest establishment; increasing forest carbon storage; improving water availability and soil quality; improving forest diversity, structure, and resilience; and increasing genetic and phenotypic diversity of forests.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION: With the overwhelming increase in obesity and metabolic disease throughout the United States many Americans are searching for the most effective diet and exercise program which promotes fat loss and increases overall quality of life.

Even the slightest bit of dehydration has an adverse effect on the quality of a training session, and most beginners naturally increase their fluid intake once they start a training program in earnest.

Our Senior Fitness Specialist Program is designed for health and fitness professionals who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of how the physical, emotional and social aspects of movement can help people over 55 increase longevity and boost quality of life.

Successful programs do exist for recruiting quality teachers (targeting males, minorities, and people with specialties) in high - need areas; eliminating barriers for them to move to where they are needed; and increasing the ability of low - wealth districts to pay for them.

But as long as states and / or the federal government increase demands on teachers while canceling some of these very programs, the problem rural and remote schools face in attracting and retaining quality teachers is just not likely to fade.

«Given the particularly large impacts for Latinos, a group that tends to be underenrolled in preschool programs, efforts to increase the enrollment of Latino children in high - quality prekindergarten programs such as the one studied here may be beneficial,» Weiland added.

The program, which runs March 31 - April 2, focuses on using technology to support change and increase the quality and relevance of education systems.

To increase the odds of having better quality programs that are more generously funded and more reasonably regulated, reformers should be sure to include higher income families as potential beneficiaries.

Increasing the quality and volume of economic evaluations of evidence - based SEL programs is a necessary step in convincing policymakers and the public to support more broadly children's social and emotional development toward improving our public health.

CCSSO's effort aims to «significantly increase» the percentage of school districts in targeted states in which curriculum and materials adoptions are of high quality and aligned to state standards; and to increase the percentage of professional - development and teacher - prep programs that include training on those curricula.

Funding inequities, which allow some districts to have state of the art facilities and programs, complete with new computers for all students, quality free athletic programs, and comparatively high teacher salaries, while other districts are forced to cut teachers, increase class sizes, institute pay - to - play athletics, and do away with busing and art programs, need to be addressed.

When introducing the pilot program for the first time to principals, the chief education officer, Barbara Eason - Watkins, herself a former principal, personally delivered the message that the EITP pilot would be the district's cornerstone in improving the quality of teaching and instruction and increasing student learning.

While reducing class sizes and increasing teacher quality have also been estimated to increase student achievement by roughly 0.1 standard deviation, the costs of such programs far exceed those of the literacy hour program, which focuses only on changing teachers» practices.

Why doesn't accreditation improve the quality of teacher preparation programs as judged by measurable increases in learning outcomes for the students in the classes of their graduates?

If this program increases a student's likelihood of attending college, elevates the quality of college attended, and reduces the time it takes to graduate from college, the costs of the program on a per - student basis would be far less than the average increase in lifetime earnings.