Sentences with phrase «of national improvements»

He points out three obstacles to reform that characterize our public schools: Schools have conflicting purposes, looking to both social and individual ends; leaders hoist huge responsibilities on schools for a variety of national improvements; and the model of schooling we've embraced — the age - graded school — is poorly suited to student diversity.

Education Secretary Angela Constance hailed the reforms as a «significant milestone for education», which includes the introduction of a National Improvement Framework, aimed at improving attainment through a more structured national testing system.

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Having shown recent signs of improvement, Perth house prices were steady in April, while the national market continued its downward trend, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

They believe too that a voluntary military and civilian national service program for young people would help alleviate the social disruption and teach important new skills and provide tutoring to disadvantaged students, help for the elderly, and improvements of public spaces such as parks and playgrounds.

National Oilwell Varco's onshore equipment, wellbore technologies, and completion equipment segments have shown signs of life recently, with all three reporting sequential improvements in sales in recent quarters.

On that front, Canada's own record on infrastructure and «national - interest projects» has room for improvement, Kiefer said, including Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, which is the subject of a fierce Alberta-B.C.

The grant will also fund the improvement of basic technological infrastructure and improve cold chain capabilities, as well as allow for the hiring of regional and national level staff to cultivate and manage new food donors for food banks in the provinces in which they work.

His track record of successful business development and process improvement spans all aspects of the Healthcare industry including Pharmacy Benefit Management, Medical, Vision, Behavioral, Health Services, Life and Retail Services with business models ranging from start - up to national corporations.

While that marks a big improvement, the national MiMi is still well below its high point of 121.7.

The National Federation of Independent Business reported a slight improvement in confidence among small...

Appoint a new executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, who would report directly to the director of the National Economic Council and be responsible for regularly updating the President and Cabinet on the status of major energy projects.

There is an urgent and immediate need for several improvements: more voice for the people in the national policies which directly affect them: withdrawal of U.S. support for undemocratic governments; and more adequate pay for people who live in developing countries.

The peer - reviewed study, commissioned by the CPA and conducted by the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement is the third study in a series of industry LCA's.

The peer - reviewed study, commissioned by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) and conducted by the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), measures the environmental impacts of a 1 kg industry - average corrugated product manufactured in 2010 and shows substantial improvements over the industry - average product manufactured in 2006, as reported in the industry's first baseline LCA.

Chris Swersey continued his work as supply chain specialist by communicating craft brewer - specific raw material needs to industry stakeholders, including the Hop Research Council, Hop Growers of America, National Barley Improvement Committee, American Malting Barley Association, National Barley Growers Association and the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute.

Our national produce program is the foodservice industry's first comprehensive, national farm to fork program specifically designed with two main goals: to create and commit to continuous sustainable improvements at each touch point in the produce supply chain and to ensure the availability and safety of local produce for operators in all segments of the foodservice and retail markets.

Commissioned by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance and conducted by the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), the LCA found that corrugated packaging recovery reduced the industry's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 35 percent between 2006 - 2014 by keeping corrugated out of landfills.

Collaboration between the government of Indonesia and IRRI formally began in 20 December 1972, when both agreed to cooperate in the improvement of rice research through Indonesia's National Rice Research Program.

Notwithstanding substantial increases in expenditure on education over the past decade, national and international assessments of student achievement in Australia show little improvement and in some areas standards of achievement have dropped.

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Improvements to current national standards for live export will form part of the terms of reference for a «short, sharp» federal government review into the industry.

o Conference Programming: The National Chocolate Show will ignite discussions with industry leaders for the advancement of the chocolate industry through empowering conference programming on cocoa farming sustainability, improvement of the livelihood of cocoa farmers, trend spotting, fine flavor exploration, new product development, business insights, and more.

All arsenal English core have had success in making their national team and this is due to the fact that they are a part of an arsenal team, i would like to point out though there are a lot of english talent available in the lower league that i would consider to be and improvement on the ones we have now.

Statistics released by the National Athletic Trainers» Association in March 2016 show improvement in the number of states that have adopted best practices in three major areas of sports safety, but that safety gaps persist.

The National Football League (NFL) and Football Research, Inc. (FRI) today announced the winners of HeadHealthTECH Challenge II, which invited proposals for improvements in football protective equipment including helmets and related technologies, turf systems, shoulder and other pads, and additional innovative concepts.

This article is intended to illuminate the scientific evidence for I - ECMH policies; examine issues faced by national, state, and local program directors and mental health practitioners in providing I - ECMH services; and propose a set of recommendations for policy improvements at the federal level.

The national survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of more than 20,000 women, across 133 NHS trusts in England, put the results down to improvement in access to midwives, choice of where to give birth and the quality of information given.

Comments about the hostile response to any request for home birth confirm the anecdotal reports of consumer groups such as the Association for the Improvement in Maternity Services and the National Childbirth Trust and evidence to the Expert Maternity Group.1 In addition, many women who had booked a home birth were later transferred to hospital for delivery, both before and after the onset of labour.

Steering group — This study was planned and coordinated by Jean Davies, research midwife, Newcastle; Pat Davies, health visitor, Sunderland; Alan Fortune, general practitioner, Alnwick; Linda Hedley, senior midwife, Berwick; Edmund Hey, consultant paediatrician, Newcastle; Barbara Hinchcliffe, health visitor, Hexham; Maureen Hodgson, community midwife, North Durham; Ann Kirkpatrick, midwifery supervisor, Darlington; Jane Lumley, National Childbirth Trust, Hexham; Norma McPherson, community midwife, Barrow in Furness; Diane Packham, Association for the Improvement of Maternity Services, Newcastle; Willie Reid, consultant obstetrician, Carlisle; Marjorie Renwick, regional maternity survey coordinator, Newcastle; Margaret Robinson, community midwife, Cockermouth; Laura Robson, director of midwifery education, Newcastle; Sheila Smithson, community midwife, Middlesbrough; Ann West, senior midwife, Penrith; Margaret Whyte, the Society to Support Home Confinement; Jane Wright, community midwife, Teesside; and Gavin Young, general practitioner, Penrith.

Presented annually by the National Sports Foundation, the Gold Medal is awarded based on the quality of service, improvements made during the previous five years, extent of future planning, participant involvement, and acceptance by the community.

Statement on Passage of the Child Protection Improvements Act by the American Camp Association, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, and YMCA of the USA.

This assessment tool is designed to assist in gathering and presenting relevant information; in determining the strengths and weaknesses of national policies and programmes to protect, promote and support appropriate feeding practices; and in deciding where improvements may be needed to meet the aim and objectives of the Global Strategy.

PTAs and similar organizations originally pushed for the creation of the National School Lunch Program, and they continue to support improvements in school meals and snacks.

This two - page document outlines national, state, and hospital quality improvement guidelines as well as legislative initiatives that reflect the philosophical principles and ten steps of the Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative.

I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for the opportunity to present here today on behalf of The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland on the National Maternity Strategy for Ireland 2016 — 2026

CDC's national survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) assesses maternity care practices and provides feedback to encourage hospitals to make improvements that better support breastfeeding.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

So in response to this trend I came up with the simple concept of interviewing students and recording their suggestions for school food improvements with the intention of adding these young stakeholders» unheard voices to the national school food reform movement.

The WBTi report for the UK shows key gaps and recommendations for improvement in how all of society — the UK Government, national assemblies, local commissioners, friends, family and community — needs to support mothers who want to breastfeed and the healthcare professionals who help them.

Speaking yesterday at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered a full - throated defense of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act «s school meal standards, the nutritional improvements which are currently at risk of being rolled back in Congress.

The initiative was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1993, but, although improvements have been reported, 3 rates of breast feeding in the UK are still among the lowest in the world.4 5 Recent reports from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) urge NHS units to become baby friendly to improve rates of breast feeding and save money.4 6 Data from the millennium cohort study, however, show that though participating maternity units in the UK increased rates of initiation of breastfeeding, duration did not increase.5 Other strategies are therefore required to support mothers in the UK to breast feed for the recommended time.

Reasons for this slow improvement among mothers in the United States include: (a) breastfeeding has not received sufficient national attention as a public health issue [5]; (b) inadequate attention to the importance of the duration of exclusive breastfeeding [3, 6]; and (c) inadequate research addressing exclusive breastfeeding in the United States [3, 7].

(Tuesday, 5 November 2013) The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) today petitioned for accountability, a review into clinical care practices, and national guidelines on the use of the drug misoprostol (cytotec) following the verdict of medical misadventure returned at the inquest into the death of Bimbo Onanuga at the Dublin Coroner's Court today.

The national improvements in maternity care supportive of breastfeeding from 2007 to 2013 are substantial; however, more work is needed to ensure that all women have access to evidence - based maternity care policies and practices supportive of breastfeeding.

This account of industrial activities by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) with particular emphasis on the 1984 - 85 strike is indeed an accurate historical account of the political significance of this union in its struggle for an improvement in work relationships and job protection.

[132] Together with Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Miliband also promoted a «five - point plan for jobs and growth» aimed at helping the UK economy, involving extending the bonus tax on banks pioneered by Alistair Darling, bringing forward planned long - term investment to help reduce unemployment, cutting the rate of VAT from 20 % back to 17.5 %, cutting VAT on home improvements to 5 % for a temporary one - year period, and instigating a one - year National Insurance break to encourage employers to hire more staff.

Enhancing national production would of course also depend on improvements to the business environment as well in efficiency, both of which remain great challenges for businesses seeking to operate in Angola.

Taking his turn on GBC's Encounters with presidential candidates on Wednesday, he stated projects like the resurfacing and marking of Cape Coast roads, improvement of street lighting system, construction of the road to the Kakum National Park, construction of the new Cape Coast stadium, modernisation of the Kotokuraba Market and the construction of the John Evans Atta Mills Presidential Library were all part of efforts to make Cape Coast more attractive to tourists.

But chief constable Peter Neyroud of the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA) stood by the database.

President Donald Trump departs Phoenix this morning en route to Reno, Nevada, where he is scheduled to give remarks to the National Convention of the American Legion and sign the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act.