Sentences with phrase «increased national focus»

«This brief offers relevant, scholarly research directly from the education community to help college access practitioners mitigate the problem of low college completion rates, especially among underrepresented student groups,» said IHEP President Michelle Asha Cooper, Ph.D. «With an increased national focus on postsecondary degree completion, understanding the role of social supports can be the key to providing college access practitioners with strategies to create comprehensive structures and increase self - efficacy, which in turn, improves student success.»

But with an increased national focus on standardized test scores, the data collection process has become much more formalized in recent years.

Despite the increased national focus on reducing hospital readmissions, Dharmarajan said it had not been clear whether hospitals with the lowest readmission rates have been especially good at reducing readmissions from specific diagnoses and time periods after hospitalization, or have instead lowered readmissions more generally.

Asked about the governor's increasing national focus, spokesman Richard Azzopardi responded with a laundry list of the governor's accomplishments: his successful drives for marriage equality, gun control, paid family leave, a $ 15 minimum wage and free tuition at state colleges and universities.

But the truth about Cuomo's increasing national focus can be found in the mosaic that offers a detailed image of any politician's ambitions: his news release archive.

In part, Cuomo's increasing national focus is a sign of the times.

Increasing national focus on sugar content has led many influential experts and organisations, including Cancer Research and the UK Health Forum to back the introduction of a Sugar Tax and it was announced last year by the government that this would be introduced in 2018 for soft drinks.

Thompson: The council was one of the few education organizations in Washington to support the No Child Left Behind Act and we believe the federal law deserves credit for focusing the attention of urban schools more sharply on student achievement, and increasing the national focus on educating our neediest children.

New York, NY — With the increasing national focus on state leadership in education policy reform, New Leaders» latest publication, Change Agents: How States Can Develop Effective Leaders, makes the case that now is the time for states to improve the preparation and licensure of principals.

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Third, for those in Congress who worry that a more aggressive national security team in the White House may push the President too quickly to use military force, this week should focus their concern about the increased risk of military response to Iranian actions.

Protect Canada's rich natural heritage by unveiling a new National Conservation Plan to further increase protected areas, focusing on stronger marine and coastal conservation;

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)-- the nation's premier corporate membership organization focused exclusively on increasing opportunities for minority - owned businesses — will host its annual Conference and Business -LSB-...]

Davita Healthcare (NYSE: DVA), which operates a national chain of dialysis centers, has been an increasing focus for Buffett in recent quarters, leading some to conclude that he'll eventually seek to acquire the entire company.

NEXT Canada is an organization with a focus on increasing national prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship.

The focus on the increase in death rates for white Americans between ages 45 - 54 in the media obscures equally troubling results in Anne Case and Angus Deaton's recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, «Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st Century.»

The focus on the increase in death rates for white Americans between ages 45 - 54 in the media obscures equally troubling results in Anne Case and Angus Deaton's recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, «Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife....

Discussions with executives at several national and regional baking companies pointed to an increased focus on innovation and stepped - up marketing efforts.

Furnishing in Focus was initiated in 2010 following requests from Australian Furnishing Manufacturers frustrated by an increasing presence of imports at National Furniture Exhibitions, and too, for the need for a more cost effective way to present their products to Trade Only buyers looking to source locally.

Crescent is also focusing on recipe development with its national beverage partners to develop cocktails and robust beverage programs that provide increased quality and consistency across the company's portfolio.

Although most studies of parental depression have focused on mothers, the impact of depression in fathers has received increasing attention.2, 3 Using data from the 2002 National Comorbidity Replication Survey, the Institute of Medicine report also estimated that 4.3 % of men with a child under 18 years old had a major depressive disorder within the previous 12 months.1 In addition, a recent meta - analysis4 suggested that the prevalence of paternal depression within the first year of a child's life was 10.4 %.

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, ¶ the National Prevention Strategy, ** and the addition of maternity care objectives to Healthy People 2020 † † have also helped increase focus on the importance of maternity care in helping women establish breastfeeding.

However at the official launch of Labour's local council campaign in Newark he appeared to focus on national policies including raising corporation tax, increasing the living wage and nationalising the railways.

Instead, member states have shown an increasing tendency to operate on their own or in like - minded groups, and focus on inward - looking aid policiesdriven by national interests and priorities.

The meeting will bring into focus the full palette of issues that colour the US - Russia relationship: from allegations of Russian interference in the election that brought Trump to power to sanctions levied on Russia owing to its incursion into Ukraine, premature discussions about which forced the resignation of Trump's first National Security Advisor, to the threat of escalation in Syria as military tensions increase and each country's political objectives in the country remain opposed.

An increased proportion of voters (45 % up from 35 % in November 2013) think Cuomo is focusing too much attention on national politics and not enough time on the issues facing New Yorkers.

Vice President Kwesi Amissah - Arthur says the focus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for the next four years is to increase cocoa production from the current 750 thousand metric tonnes to more than 1.5 million metric tonnes.

Mr. Amenya explained that the celebration focuses on a national strategy to add value to locally produced cocoa and stimulate increased prices of the produce on the global market.

On law enforcement, she rapped his administration's increased focus on community policing as «stop - and - frisk by another name,» blasted the NYPD's decision to stop publicly disclosing disciplinary action against cops and criticized de Blasio's decision to appoint Bill Bratton's personal choice, James O'Neill, as police commissioner without conducting a national search.

«During a year in which the NHS has been focused on internal organisational change, patients and the public have continued to demonstrate increasing enthusiasm for remote and virtual care, with the NHS Direct National Health Service Trust leading the way in providing useful and valued digital services.»

«One factor was pretty clear: the increased focus on terrorism and national security following the 9/11 attacks,» Oxley says.

While Ukip's projected national share of the vote fell, it increased its number of councillors by more than 150 — from just nine in 2010 — by focusing resources on target areas.

What is needed in order to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities in science, engineering, and technological fields is a push for a new and concrete plan of action, with mandatory implementation guidelines, adopted at the national level which focuses on transitioning women and underrepresented minorities into positions of power.

U.S. universities» growing dependence on contingent faculty, who have short - term appointments and are ineligible for tenure, has attracted increasing attention, especially since the 2013 death of Duquesne University adjunct professor Margaret Mary Vojtko focused national attention on the issue.

Other targets of the initiative have focused on instituting ways to build collaboration among academic, nonprofit and private sector efforts, including international groups and to increase federal funding, an effort that spurred Congress to pass in December 2016 the 21st Century Cures Act that authorized $ 1.8 billion for the National Cancer Institute.

In honor of National Disability Awareness Month, this video was produced to serve as one of several events / activities focusing on increasing overall awareness to the barriers that individuals and families face with disabilities.

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation of American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, First Nations and other indigenous peoples of North America in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies and careers.

Hackam says his goal, as national committee chair, is to increase the pipeline of surgeon - scientists performing research to benefit children, with a focus on attracting under - represented minorities and women to the field.

We asked Meg, the blogger behind MegBiram.com, to utilize the National Sleep Foundation's healthy bedroom tips to help craft the perfect sleep environment, with a focus on refreshing their room for increased aesthetic pleasure, better productivity and of course, a good old fashioned dose of spring cleaning for better overall health.

These national ERAOs and their counterparts at the state level are focused on enacting sweeping education policy changes to increase accountability for student achievement, improve teacher quality, turn around failing schools, and expand school choice.

New PTA President Focuses on Parent Involvement, Diversity Shirley Igo, the new National PTA president, discusses how the organization plans to further its goal of increasing parent involvement in the schools.

The National Union of Teachers said that the Government should focus on issues such as insufficient school places, a drop in the number of applicants for teaching and fact that the number of teachers leaving the profession each year is at a 10 - year high and has increased by 25 per cent since 2010.

Alexandria, Va. (March 6, 2014)-- The National School Boards Association (NSBA) Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Notice on the Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Focused Comment on E-rate Modernization to modernize the E-rate program and increase the quality and speed of Internet connectivity in our nation's schools.

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April 04, 2018 — The United States Senate declared April National Financial Literacy Month to dedicate focus on increasing the financial capability of our youth.

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.36

As we celebrate National School Choice Week, we should welcome the role that school choice has played in improving Mississippi education — and focus on expanding choice to increase our performance still further.

As we continue to promote a climate that focuses on achievement for our kids and focuses on the objective of increasing graduation rates and improving math and reading skills in elementary school and looks at expanding vocational education and looks at ways we can promote Pre-K opportunities, I think we have a real opportunity for Indiana to be a national leader.

«It's not necessarily new work, but it is certainly expanding work,» said Kim Cook, executive director of the National College Access Network, an organization that helps coordinate the efforts of groups focused on increasing college access.

NSLA is a national nonprofit organization focused on closing the achievement gap by increasing summer learning opportunities for all youth.

Despite the focus on tests, scores gains on the independent National Assessment of Educational Progress have slowed since the 2002 start of NCLB and are well below pre-NCLB score increases.