Sentences with phrase «national priorities at»

«Watch out for late payments on your credit report, as these aren't stopped by the no - late - fee deal,» warns Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action.

You also won't know the credit limit until after you apply, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at non-profit Consumer Action.

You also won't know the credit limit until after you apply, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at non-profit Consumer Action.

Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action explains that «a minimum payment on a credit card is the least amount you must pay by the due date to avoid a late fee.»

The report comes two years after 45 of the nation's governors joined leaders from education and business to make high school reform a national priority at the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools.

PHEVs definitely should be receiving a major (MAJOR) US national priority at this time — they are a way to revive American industry and seize back much of the world auto market.

Not exact matches

Joe Zinner, a veteran recruiter who runs a boutique search firm in Toronto and worked at Odgers from 1999 to 2002, says the departures followed a decade of growing frustration with Odgers» Toronto head office, which had been trying to dictate business priorities and leaving the regions out of major national decisions.

«But basic field studies on ticks has never been a priority at the National Institutes of Health and the CDC has too little funding to support the major research effort that is needed for our academic institutions to solve the tick problem.»

We also appreciate that this issue arises at a time of other important national priorities and sharp divisions within Congress.

The SBIR program was created to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy... one business at a time.

But they also advocate at national levels for more research dollars and making miscarriage, stillbirth, and early infant deaths a priority.

Since her arrival at Oak Knoll, located at 1417 Park Street, Gordon has been busy establishing priorities for programs there and at Attleboro Springs, located just north on Park Street, adjacent to the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette.

With the imminent closure of the National Programme for Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) and the radical reform of NHS services, it is vital that during the period of change patient safety remains at the forefront of everyone's priorities.

Unlike at the national level, where labor is solidly aligned with Democrats, there aren't always clear partisan divisions between the candidates backed by unions and those who back unions» priorities.

He said even though the CPP was behind on the list of political parties to undergo the biometric membership card registration process, the idea was the first on the party priority list discussed at its National Congress held in 2017.

«National security yes, must be a priority for every country, but again not at the expense of human rights.»

«We should be very careful at a time when the British economy is still haltingly recovering from the worst economic shock in a generation to create a very high degree and a prolonged period of uncertainty because in my view uncertainty is the enemy of growth and jobs and our priority, in this government and in the national duty, has got to be to foster growth and jobs.»

The coalition government in its national security strategy has placed international terrorism and cyber warfare at the top of its priority risks.

Walker has his $ 50,000 campaign cash from the roadbuilders, explaining why he can not look fairly at the costs, value, return on investment and priority of building this first Wisconsin link of the national high speed rail system for Wisconsin.

I propose $ 40 million to fund the permanent deployment of more New York State Troopers and National Guard at key target areas across the state because public safety must be our priority.

«Cancer research is a high priority for both countries — just witness the launch of a new National Cancer Moonshot initiative in the United States early this year,» said Tom Wang, chief international officer at AAAS and director of the AAAS center, referring to the plan President Barack Obama unveiled earlier this year to direct $ 1 billion toward battling cancer.

This is an open scheme in which national funding agencies, on a voluntary basis, come together to support a priority topic through a joint Call and Programme specification and a single international peer - review process, but with the grants being implemented at the national level.

«The president's proposed FY18 budget is an imbalanced, heavy - handed approach to bolstering national defense at the expense of other American priorities, including the research and innovation crucial to national security,» said Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research!America in Arlington, Virgnia.

Also speaking at the Forum, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz outlined a new, more vital vision for the agency's 17 national laboratories, which play a major role in addressing U.S. priorities, from responding to disasters, to improving water - purification technologies.

Other priorities include: upgrading the LHC, which shut down in February for two years to boost its energies from 7 TeV to 14 TeV; plans to build an International Linear Collider in Japan, to collide beams of electrons and positrons as a complement to the LHC's proton findings; and a major US project to exploit high - intensity neutrino beams generated at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois.

The regulations are meant to provide federal protection and to reassure the public that their health and research information are safe, but at the same time the proposal also calls for the exchange of data without patient consent for «national priority activities» — which include research.

While recent initiatives have attempted to address conservation priorities at global and national scales, most of these focus on developed countries in temperate regions.

«Given that Canada is currently experiencing a rapid growth in the population of foreign - born citizens — one of the highest rates of any Western nation — the mental health status of immigrants and refugees should be a national priority,» writes Dr. Kelly Anderson, an assistant professor at Western University, London, Ontario, and a fellow at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), with coauthors.

«Coastal resiliency and disaster risk reduction have become a national priority, and healthy coastal ecosystems play an important role in building resilient communities,» said Holly Bamford, Ph.D., acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management at NOAA, and co-author of the study.

«Visitor and staff safety is always our highest priority at Everglades National Park,» said Superintendent Dan Kimball.

A few months later the National Academy of Sciences provided a kick when its once - a-decade review of scientific priorities placed a Pluto mission at the top of its list.

A new national survey conducted by The Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and researchers at Yale University found that fewer than 1 in 3 Americans, and 40 percent of Catholics, are aware of Pope Francis's efforts to publicize global warming as a priority issue for the Catholic Church.

Marie S. Bernard, deputy director of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, said that learning more about the impact of age on cognition is a high priority for researchers.

«Research partnerships through the newly established Center for UAS Propulsion, such as the one we witnessed at Argonne National Lab, will make these breakthroughs possible in support of the Army modernization priority for Future Vertical Lift,» he said.

Among them is making progress on legislation at the top of congressional priorities — appropriations bills for FY2018 (which begins on October 1) and the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The National Data Guardian for Health and Care 2017 report: Impact and influence for patients and service users looks back at Dame Fiona Caldicott's three years as the first National Data Guardian and sets eight priorities for the future.

The Chinese government, we learn, has made Internet addiction a national health priority, and the solution is an open - ended stint at Daxing, a «rehabilitation facility» that looks and feels remarkably like a gulag.

State budgets are the healthiest they've been since 2000, partly because of improved tax revenues, but also because legislators are showing more discipline in targeting spending toward their biggest priorities, according to a survey released this month at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education is a national priority, aimed at making U.S. students more proficient in these key fields.

In a speech at the National Press Club outlining his priorities for reauthorizing the law, Representative Miller said, «Throughout our schools and communities, the American people have a very strong sense that the No Child Left Behind Act is not fair, not flexible, and is not funded.

«If, as we believe, this administration is serious about making education its No. 1 priority, it would be a grave and shortsighted mistake to remove these crucial voices from the dialogue at the national level.»

• A new intergenerational study shows that for 76 % of 15 - 17 year olds, studying hard for good exam results is their biggest priority for the coming year; and they are preparing to sacrifice friendships, family time, hobbies and even sleep to achieve this, • In fact 57 % of 15 - 17 year olds feel school work must come before anything else if they want to do well in the future • And only 39 % of this age group think being happy is more important than good grades • Yet half (51 %) of UK business leaders calls on teens to develop broader life / work skills before leaving education A new report launched today by National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals that the UK ¹ s 15 - 17 year olds feel under significant pressure to excel in exams at the expense of other life skills, experiences, healthy relationships and even their own happiness, suggesting that they are struggling to juggle the demands of young adulthood.

«Priorities are caused by political pressure,» Laurie A. Westley, the assistant executive director of the National School Boards Association, told members at a recent legislative conference here.

What the experimenters are attempting to achieve is concisely captured in this statement: «The ability of first - hand experience to inform and reinforce education is nothing new, but, at the College of Medicine, the idea is being given top priority in a first - of - its - kind initiative that could serve as a national model to transform how medicine is taught.»

Allocate at least five cents of every dollar in the federal budget to education in order to reflect a level of commitment commensurate with other important national priorities and to meet the educational needs of all students effectively

At New Brunswick Middle School (NJ)-- a priority school recently named a State and National School of Character — every student is engaged in ongoing action - linked conversations about how to improve the school, community, and wider world.

At ASCD's recent LEAP Institute, Donna Brazile urged attendees to elevate education as a national priority.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said the government «has its priorities badly wrong» and it would be «better and fairer» if access to drama, music and dance was «properly funded» at all schools.

Among other priorities for teachers at the capitol is a call for legislators to commit to a freeze on corporate tax breaks «until school funding is restored or until per - pupil funding reaches the national average.»

At ASCD, we believe that it's time for education policymakers at the national, state, and local levels to catch up with research and public opinion and make improving the quality of our nation's teachers a top prioritAt ASCD, we believe that it's time for education policymakers at the national, state, and local levels to catch up with research and public opinion and make improving the quality of our nation's teachers a top prioritat the national, state, and local levels to catch up with research and public opinion and make improving the quality of our nation's teachers a top priority.