Sentences with phrase «made by policymakers»

The commission cited critical failures made by policymakers, banks and investors.

This is a very critical omission since knowing the LOSU would surely impact the decisions made by some policymakers since this demonstrates how poor the understanding is for many key climate forcing agents such as albedo and solar events.

To the extent that test scores are reliable predictors of lifelong outcomes, they can provide useful information for decision making by policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders.

«Teach to Lead helps close the gap between decision - making by policymakers and the daily life of classroom teachers,» said Sydney Morris, co-founder and co-CEO of Educators 4 Excellence, a supporter organization.

«Teach to Lead helps close the gap between decision - making by policymakers and the daily life of classroom teachers,» said Sydney Morris, co-founder and co-CEO...

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The survey findings highlight an important factor being overlooked by policymakers in Washington: the economic contribution made by immigrants.

It is that «U.S. policymakers will prevent the drastic automatic tax increases and spending cutbacks (the fiscal cliff) implied by existing budget law, raise the federal debt ceiling in a timely manner, and make good progress toward a comprehensive plan to restore fiscal sustainability.»

The site aims to inform efforts to help small firms, by making small business insight from the 12 Reserve Banks easily accessible to policymakers, community leaders and service providers.

A Wall Street Journal analysis of some 700 forecasts on GDP growth, jobs and inflation made by the Fed's top policymakers between 2009 and 2012 shows Yellen has been the most accurate prognosticator.

By explaining their rationale, policymakers departed from their previous practice and underlined Carney's interest in making the bank's decisions more transparent.

Congregational leaders will be significantly affected by the manner in which this issue is framed, since policymakers and activists make decisions based on what they think congregations can do.

The Knowledge Centre, a network made up of experts in and outside the Commission, will support EU policymakers and national authorities by providing access -LSB-...]

The week commemorates a declaration made by World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF policymakers in August 1990 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

The group of young scientists also deplored a lack of diversity in the scientific community, calling on European policymakers to launch a Europe - wide charter for diversity and equality and to make research funding conditional upon its adoption by host institutions.

«The progress made in integrating neighborhoods could be thwarted by policies or policymakers» efforts to dismantle these efforts,» she said.

«We need to better understand the risks of marijuana use, particularly its effects on brain health, to inform decision making by teenagers and adults as well as policymakers.»

The CO2 Coalition, founded in 2015, describes its mission as «educating thought leaders, policymakers, and the public about the important contribution made by carbon dioxide to our lives and the economy.»

Broad community input is required in making difficult decisions that will be respected by policymakers and stakeholders.

The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act of 2009 mandates the establishment of an «information exchange» to «make information on ocean acidification developed through or utilized by the interagency ocean acidification program accessible through electronic means, including information which would be useful to policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification.»

But now, unable to change decisions made by faraway state and federal policymakers, these families are employing a kind of civil disobedience.

For years I have watched schools react to social problems — or be made to react to them by misguided policymakers and legislators — by instituting a special class on it.

By 1990, Congress required that the costs of default payments be included in the current year projections, forcing policymakers to look at the real costs of making student loans.

«If we want to see improvement in the next 20 years, we need a real commitment by our policymakers to implement coordinated, sustained and interconnected strategies to improve student performances, including by reducing disparities between schools and by making teaching more attractive to highly able school leavers.»

Some books from the aughts did make theoretical arguments for new reforms, but those reforms have not been embraced by policymakers, at least not yet.

It is our goal to continue to broaden understanding and application of the scientific knowledge base by practitioners and policymakers to help inform decision - making and new interventions grounded in science.

The 2nd International AVU conference will bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners seeking to make sense of the challenges and explore emerging opportunities afforded by ICTs and open, distance and e-learning (ODeL) in addressing issues of access, equity and quality of higher education and training in Africa.

A group of scholars at Harvard University is spearheading a campaign to make sure the early - childhood programs policymakers put in place to disrupt intergenerational poverty are backed by the latest science.

This 2012 report by the Northwest Evaluation Association and Grunwald Associates LLC describes feedback from parents and teachers on what kinds of assessments are most useful, relevant, and cost effective, and makes recommendations for assessment developers, policymakers, and state and district leaders based on their findings.

To that end, CZI is aspiring to foster «a collaborative community of leading researchers, practitioners, advocates, and policymakers committed to: continuing to explore and advance the science, including by testing new research methodologies that surface the unique needs of individual children; designing and providing the tools and systems of support necessary to help educators and school leaders implement SoLD - aligned practice shifts; advancing science - informed national, state and district policies; and working to limit practices and policies that the science makes clear are detrimental to children's learning and development.»

By reforming Title I to give states the option to make dollars portable, following children from low - income families to schools or education options of choice, policymakers would create much - needed flexibility for schools and families, and increase the likelihood of achieving that goal.

But what about the editors and reporters who cover education issues — and whose work is read by the public and policymakers who are making real - life education decisions every day?

Policymakers should make policy that promotes quality - focused rural education by expanding broadband access, developing quality control mechanisms, and removing barriers to innovation such as class size and seat - time requirements.

People — who often rely on intuition instead of reason, make inconsistent choices over time, and can be overloaded by information — are the clients who receive services, the staff who provide them, and the policymakers who create them.

Funded by: U.S. Department of Education - IES Amount: $ 1,000,000 Dates: 7/1/14 — 12/31/18 Summary: The Massachusetts Institute for College and Career Readiness (MICCR) will promote working alliances between researchers and policymakers in the use and interpretation of data and evidence to guide decision - making and improve student outcomes through meetings with MA Gateway City school and government leaders, as well as collaboration between researchers and teachers in the target communities.

The videos also remind us that education researchers are driven by the same fundamental desire to make a difference — to make things better — as teachers, principals, policymakers, and every other practitioner working in the field.

These strategies involve 1) accurately informing the general public and the policy community regarding the condition of schools, that is, their financing, their achievement, and the relationship between the two; 2) conducting empirical research aimed at understanding issues of productivity in education; 3) informing policymakers and school managers regarding means by which budget cuts can be made without eviscerating instructional effectiveness; and 4) solving challenges to wider adoption of instructional technologies.

Join us on the webinar as we highlight the high - leverage policies presented in the report and make the case for more robust adoption by state policymakers.

«And by analyzing data from administration to administration, educators and policymakers can identify trends and make informed decisions about instruction and accountability.»

Policymakers must ensure that each student has access to effective educators by making the necessary investments along the career continuum, including incentives for recruiting and retaining candidates; personalized and ongoing professional development; flexible routes to licensure based on rigorous professional standards; leadership opportunities and development; and collaboration among higher education institutions and local districts.

The financial incentives for states to implement federal education policies have been scaled back, leaving education policy decisions to be made by the state, and at times, local policymakers.

Even so, Rossell and Baker conclude that «additional, methodologically sound research needs to be conducted in order for the courts and policymakers to make intelligent decisions» (p. 39) and that «we are struck by how small the differences are... between programs with very different amounts of English instruction» (p. 43).

This report, then, helps guide decision - making by providing policymakers, school leaders, and practitioners with a summary of the current research on students» learning mindsets.

Within states, education policy - making isn't led by one person or entity, but many — state legislatures, state education agencies, state and local boards of education, the governor, Read more about Aspen Institute Releases Checklist for Education Policymakers -LSB-...]

Worried that American students have fallen behind their overseas peers, U.S. policymakers are looking at education systems abroad for ideas on how to boost achievement here by making lessons more rigorous.

This critical work can inform the work of state education policymakers by sharing best practices from districts that took steps to focus their work, and promote shared instructional practices that make a difference for all students.

Released by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a federal initiative that aims to inform educators and policymakers as they work toward improving education, the compiled resources also include an instructional video that shows how to use the WWC when making decisions about new math programs, policies, and practices.

«E4E helps to bridge that gap by bringing teachers from various backgrounds, schools and classrooms together to learn about the policies that impact them as educators, network with their peers, unions and key policymakers and take action by advocating for the policies that will ultimately make a difference to support effective teaching and improve student achievement.»

By making a contribution, you can help to maintain our ability to investigate innovative research questions, educate policymakers and key constituents on a wide array of topics, and demonstrate consistent leadership in the field.

Smart decisions by education policymakers and a few changes in classroom practices can make a difference for English language learners.

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.