Sentences with phrase «inform policy discussions»

Editor's note: This is Part Two of a series on climate and energy issues in Germany and Poland that could help inform policy discussions in Ohio and other parts of the United States.

Editor's note: This is Part One of a series on climate and energy issues in Germany and Poland that could help inform policy discussions in Ohio and other parts of the United States.

A dedicated Scientific Advisory Panel has been formed to keep the Coalition abreast of new scientific developments on short - lived climate pollutants, answer specific questions of the Coalition and inform policy discussions.

«Though expert surveys are not without weaknesses, these results can inform policy discussions, R&D decisions, and industry strategy development while improving the representation of wind energy in energy - sector and integrated - assessment models,» concludes Wiser.

Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy The Rennie Center conducts independent research to promote public discourse on educational improvement and inform policy discussions by key decision makers and opinion leaders.

In Roadmap for Early Childhood and K — 12 Data Linkages, DQC and the Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) recommend focusing on seven key areas to inform policy discussions and decisions; chart the progress of children, programs, and the state; strengthen and support the early childhood workforce; pinpoint best practices and areas of need; allocate scarce resources; and make other important education decisions every day.

The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, the ROCI Task Force and Bellwether Education Partners are working to foster a better understanding of the issues that affect rural education, inform policy discussions, and bring attention to the unique needs and circumstances of rural school children.

Incentives and Test - Based Accountability in Education will inform people about the motivation of educators and students and inform policy discussions about NCLB and state accountability systems.

Education policy makers at all levels of government will rely on this book to inform policy discussions about NCLB and state accountability systems.

«While there is no perfect performance funding model, our study can help inform policy discussions about the ways in which Texas» model for community colleges could be improved,» McKinney said.

Better still, Jacobson's blueprint started to inform policy discussions, with serious people taking the idea of 100 percent renewables pretty seriously.

In order to facilitate informed policy discussion on this important issue, UBC's Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution (APDR) project hosted a Policy Roundtable in Vancouver April 20, 2016 in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

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Moreover, the federal government wasn't making its evaluation results public — missing opportunities to inform federal and state Medicaid policy discussions.»

In discussions and in the company newsletter he informed people that the company's new policy was to require light work from any injured employee who could handle it.

By bringing the right people together, and working collaboratively to inform both the industry and policy discussions, DCIIA seeks to serve as an unbiased, informed resource in support of the defined contribution community.

Second, we need a national vision as to the role that energy should play in our economy, and an informed discussion about the policies that will be needed to ensure that Canada's diverse array of energy resources continues to be source of competitive advantage.

NABCA offers numerous resources and research about regulatory, operational, policy and public health issues to inform public discussions about the alcohol landscape.

«The discussion will inform participants and the public alike and demonstrate the clashes of interests that policy - makers have to reconcile.

«As a democratic institution, which prides itself on informed debate and comradely discussion, we believe it is imperative that this omission is corrected before the National Policy Forum meets in Leeds next weekend,» the letter says.

This online portal supporting the Statement is a resource hub providing information and articles that can be used to further and inform discussions within labs, in policy offices, on campuses and in classrooms about what scientific freedom and responsibility mean, not just in principle, but also in practice.

So a realistic look at the international policy dynamics that currently exist, as well as an informed discussion on where those policies could grow to be, is a great way to continue the conversation on actionable solutions to climate change,» said Subhashree Mishra, 2014 - 16 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Energy (DOE).

Disturbingly, these provisions emerged from a remarkably opaque process with little or no discussion of their policy objectives or analysis of data that would inform these important decisions.

Holt, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years, brought his dual experience as a scientist and lawmaker to a number of discussions focused on the difficult question of how scientists can best help to inform policy.

Members of the OAIE can share resources and engage in online discussions, and, in doing so, will enhance stakeholder interactions and build well - informed communities working to respond and adapt to ocean acidification.The OAIE invites anyone working on ocean acidification to join, including but not limited to government, tribal, and academic research scientists, citizen scientists, experiential and formal educators, NGO employees, marine resources managers, policy makers, concerned citizens, aquaculturists, people in the fishing industry, technology developers, and data managers.

About Blog The purpose of The Global Commission on Drug Policy is to bring to the international level an informed, science - based discussion about human and effective ways to reduce the harm caused by drugs to people and societies.

In addition, informed discussions and semi-structured interviews were conducted in Canada, France, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States with key policy makers, parliamentarians and public officials, security and police officials, legal scholars and justices, media and Internet experts, and representatives of human rights and free speech NGOs.

While it is crucial to analyze and debate the wisdom of such policies, the discussion must be informed by evidence of the highest quality.

The report provides some outstanding discussion points for writing grants, considering policy, and informing board members and legislators about the continued need to use technology in a positive way at school.

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC), housed at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, produces and disseminates high - quality, peer - reviewed research to inform education policy discusPolicy Center (NEPC), housed at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, produces and disseminates high - quality, peer - reviewed research to inform education policy discuspolicy discussions.

The findings can inform local and state policy discussions on improving education outcomes for Spanish - speaking students and suggest areas for future research.

More specifically, Sanders is to be honored for his «national leader [ship] in value - added assessments, [as] his work has [informed] key policy discussion [s] in states across the nation.»

ASCD's May issue of Policy Points (PDF) provides basic information about the Common Core State Standards to inform educators» discussions with colleagues, parents, community members, and policymakers.

A panel discussion of education policy stakeholders featuring Minnesota State Representative Carlos Mariani and Minnesota Children's Cabinet Executive Director Melvin Carter and breakout sessions on the strategies discussed in the action guide — including restorative justice, trauma - informed teaching, social - emotional learning and identity development — helped to equip teachers to address discipline disparities.

Her work involves the development of learning events and products, including forums, study tours, webinars, discussion groups, and publications, and the dissemination of policy and practice guidance to multiple audiences to frame issues, inform policy, and create conversations that improve education and the lives of vulnerable students and youth.

The award is given to the «think tank» that has «most egregiously undermined informed discussion and sound policy making» by producing «the most compellingly lousy educational research for the past year.»

The Utah State Board of Education began a discussion Friday in advance of meetings with lawmakers next week on what data is available and how it can inform policy decisions to reverse the teacher shortage.

The Pennsylvania Clearinghouse for Education Research — or PACER — is designed to inform state education policy discussions through rigorous, objective research; regular policy briefs; and research - based commentaries in leading media outlets statewide.

The California Collaborative on District Reform periodically releases letters, briefs, reports, and policy statements to document the work of California districts and to inform discussion around relevant policy issues.

This session will assist attendees in gaining an understanding of the system, academic, family, and culture barriers that exist in our schools, and provide an informed context for thoughtful, Board policy discussions leading to the development of responsive and supportive policies.

A first step in having any kind of informed discussion of climate science and policy has to start with that delineation.

This policy document aims to inform discussions during the 5th meeting of the Durban Forum for in - depth discussion on capacity - building.

Abstract Recent estimates of the global carbon budget, or allowable cumulative CO2 emissions consistent with a given level of climate warming, have the potential to inform climate mitigation policy discussions aimed at maintaining global temperatures below 2 ° C.

The research is intended to inform ongoing policy discussions in California by developing scenarios of GHG reductions that result from the aggregation of various policies.

A few weeks ago, ExxonMobil revealed that it made contributions in 2008 to lobby groups such as the National Center for Policy Analysis and the Heritage Foundation in order to «promote informed discussion».

Although the metaphysical proposition — or rather complete denial of metaphysics — of memetics and discussion about it seems like so much philosowaffle, ideas about the constitution of the human mind inform a great deal of policy - making and politics.

Moving forward, no - action requests made under both bases for exclusion must include a discussion of how the board analyzed a policy issue that was raised, as well as of the specific processes the board used to arrive at «well - informed and well - reasoned» conclusions.

This Early Childhood Systems Work Group (ECWSG) webinar introduced the new Comprehensive Early Childhood System - Building Tool and how it can be used to inform discussions on collaborative, cross-sector early learning policy and governance planning.

Listen to the MIHOPE federal project officer highlight the role of MIHOPE in informing the federal and state policy discussion.

The purpose of this work is to open a discussion on how complementarities and co-dependence between child well - being goals might inform more wide ranging, cross-sectoral, policy responses to suites of social progress indicators / policy targets.

Take an active role in policy discussions and advocacy issues; be informed about the latest industry news and trends.