Sentences with phrase «national policy positions»

As reported in the last edition of The Health Wrap, the case for an Australian sugar tax continues to grow, with new research led by the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre advocating a sugar tax as one of four key national policy positions to be taken to tackle obesity.

The NAC, like the NACC, was unable to consistently develop coherent national policy positions on matters of national importance in Indigenous affairs.

Political priorities since the first oil crisis in 1974 have led to national policy positions that have undermined advances in renewable technologies, mandatory standards, and financial business cases for low energy buildings.

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Recently hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) revealed that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee instructed candidates not to «offer support» for Black Lives Matter's «concrete policy positions.»

«Larry Kudlow was offered, and accepted, the position of Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council,» Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House Press Secretary, said in a statement Wednesday.

During the past two decades, he has served in a series of senior policy positions in Washington, D.C., including the 71st Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama and Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank.

This study addresses the Atlantic Gateway initiative, and how it relates to Canada's global trading position as a national policy priority.

I'm supportive of including national defense as one among many Republican policy positions.

Halperin once resigned his staff position on the National Security Council in protest over U.S. policy in Vietnam and Cambodia.

OTA shall advocate for, and adopt, policy positions that promote organic farming as critical to the national solution to conserve our pollinator populations.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the National Alliance for Youth Sports.

Under the current Labour system, the National Policy Forum receives delegates from constituency party associations and has a debate with the shadow Cabinet and affiliates about policy posiPolicy Forum receives delegates from constituency party associations and has a debate with the shadow Cabinet and affiliates about policy posipolicy positions.

The Nigeria Labour Congress National Executive Council is also meeting tomorrow and we have invitation to also attend the meeting and that is why today we have taken our position and there is no doubt that we are also going to fight for that reversal and we are not stopping on just reversal to N86.50 k, we are also going to further our struggle against the deregulation policy, against the privatization policy and the need for a political alternative and that is where we are going.

Campaigning with conservative and national liberal positions on domestic, social and family policy, they have fared better in regional elections.

As Cuomo increasingly seeks to position himself at the national level, potentially with an eye on a future White House run, by embracing a host of liberal policy proposals, look for the Senate Democrats and their allies to keep up the «we could accomplish so much more together» drumbeat, even though at this point it's pretty much a done deal that the Republicans and the IDC have renewed their power - sharing relationship.

This is a joint statement by a number of members of Labour's national policy forum in 2014 The assertion keeps being made by journalists, MPs and Labour Party members that Labour's policy making process has in recent years cemented a pro-Trident position.

Contrary to a widely held view that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), kicked against the introduction of the free SHS policy, its National Organiser Kofi Adams has told Accra - based Okay Fm that nowhere did the party take such a position.

To the Mirror's credit, a shorter article on what the UK would look like under UKIP, based on the party's policy positions, discussed some issues, such as employment, the NHS, and the environment (this was in a national context, however).

The DN also dinged Schneiderman for the Rev. Al Sharpton / National Action Network «annex» remark and for jettisoning his long - held progressive policy positions to endorse Andrew Cuomo's «New New York Agenda» in order to land the gubernatorial frontrunner's support.

Freshman Rep. Lee Zeldin has positioned himself as a foreign policy firebrand with his tough talk on taking out ISIS, but the Long Island Republican has skipped out from his assignment as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which is charged with dealing with national security foreign policy.

The proponents of the separation of prosecutorial functions from the ministerial (policy) functions appear to agree with Nana Addo's position that the A-G should be turned into an Independent Prosecutor whose tenure of office is guaranteed just as the chairpersons of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Electoral Commission (EC), and the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE).

It is supposed to work in cooperation with the state and national Democratic Committees to develop official party policies and positions and communicate them to the public.

However, the more Cuomo appears positioned to be a national figure, the more it will behoove Senate Republicans to thwart his plans as they've largely embraced President - Elect Donald Trump and his policies, and Cuomo is positioning himself as the resistance.

I would specifically propose that we create a National Volunteer officer position for Policy and that we seek to ensure that there is a Policy Forum in every Association.

The conference represents an important milestone in the British Academy's flagship policy programme on the topic and delegates will discuss a wide range of issues including the position of England within the UK parliament, the future of national political parties and matters of English identity.

What is your position on cap - and - trade, carbon taxes, and other policies proposed to address global climate change — and what steps can we take to improve our ability to tackle challenges like climate change that cross national boundaries?

According to a 2014 analysis by the National Committee of Scientific Research (CoNRS), which advises the CNRS on science policy issues and participates in the recruitment of young researchers, the CNRS alone has lost more than 800 permanent positions between 2002 and 2012.

She then delved into national science policy at the National Science Foundation where she held successive positions of growing responsnational science policy at the National Science Foundation where she held successive positions of growing responsNational Science Foundation where she held successive positions of growing responsibility.

That will make it easier for Trump to push through his policy priorities and nominees for key positions — including the leaders of science agencies such as NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for a current vacancy on the Supreme Court.

He went to NIMH from the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he held a variety of senior positions, focusing on basic research in the biological, behavioral and social sciences, science policy and science education.

A combination of funding cuts, tougher visa restrictions on researchers, and growing science programs in other countries is threatening the United States» position of scientific supremacy, reports the National Science Board, an independent policy group that advises the president and Congress.

The authors noted that broadening scientific workforce diversity has been an official policy of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for decades, yet the percentage of URM scientists who hold faculty positions today is still well below their representation in the general U.S. population.

As UCSF's first vice chancellor for science policy and strategy, Keith Yamamoto leads efforts to anticipate the needs of an increasingly dynamic biomedical research endeavor, and to position UCSF optimally, by working within the university as well as influencing and shaping science policy at the state and national levels and beyond.

Dr. Miller, who is a past member of the APS governing Council and who has held leadership positions for six scientific journals and provides peer review for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other health - related research organization, closes the editorial with a call for other scientific journals to adopt similar policies.

Prof. Dawkins is leading the Australian efforts in the development of a National Plan for Rare Disease, in concert with this policy position he is also coordinating the Australian partnership in a European Commission Framework Program 7 applications, RD - CONNECT and concerted action project RARE - BestPractice and a Chief Investigator on the NHMRC Australian European coordination grants.

Based on my international experience, I have been in a position to offer advice to national legislators, policy - makers, political parties, interest groups and the media.»

In this month's issue you'll find articles on the National Research Mentoring Network; the upcoming 2018 NPA Annual Conference; the increase in self care and social media events during NPAW 2017; postdoctoral positions as a «core part of academic career growth»; immigration policies; and understanding burnout in part two of a two - part series.

His positions have included senior communications manager at Amgen, a major biopharmaceutical company; senior manager for worldwide R&D and medical communications at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.; and most recently senior communications director at a national health care policy think tank.

Mr. Bennett, who recently resigned from the position of national drug - policy director, would replace the ailing Lee Atwater.

The national teachers unions provide generous funding for research that supports their positions on education ($ 150,000 to FairTest) as well as budgetary issues ($ 650,000 to the Economic Policy Institute) and social policy ($ 165,000 to People For the AmericanPolicy Institute) and social policy ($ 165,000 to People For the Americanpolicy ($ 165,000 to People For the American Way).

As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, aka No Child Left Behind), Parents Across America, a national network of public school parents, will be calling on our U. S. Senators and Congressmen this week to share our concerns about the direction of federal education policy, and offer our proposals in a new position paper (attached).

It may not be politically feasible at the national level, but local authorities, teacher leaders, and policy makers may be in a position to think of creating policies that offer quality education while still ensuring that students have the liberty to reach their own unique potential, the core strength of a democratic society.

At CCSSO, he has positioned state education leaders with a critical voice at the national level to advance educational equity and policies that will strengthen public education.

«NSBA applauds lawmakers in the House and Senate for their commitment to passing a modernized law that preserves important federal cornerstones, such as equity and excellence, while establishing a «new federalism» in education policy — upholding local governance and creating a new federal - state - local partnership to ensure that states and local school board members are better positioned to provide all students with a world class public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

Similarly, government and national policy makers are in a position to support effective professional development by providing opportunities for schools to share best practice nationally and to place value on innovation and development of practice.

However, the contents of the described report do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment or the National Institute on Early Childhood development, or the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.

The Education Redesign Lab will be positioned — with early research findings, design models, a constituency, and national visibility — to play a significant role in advocating for policy change at the local, state, and federal levels.

Check out this week's NewsBlast to learn how the Trump / DeVos budget will impact two states, and to find out about the new position and policy on charter schools adopted this week by the National Education Association!