Sentences with phrase «policy analysis efforts»

He oversees SREB's policy analysis efforts, including policy briefs, reports, state policy support and SREB's customized, biennial state progress reports.

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Such a return may occur if the rule is not compatible with the law, if the quality of the agency's analysis is inadequate, if the regulation is not justified by the analysis, if the rule is not consistent with the regulatory principles stated in Executive Order 12866 or with the president's policies and priorities, or if the rule unnecessarily conflicts with other executive branch agency regulations or efforts.

They inform the Institute's research and policy agenda and contribute their knowledge and analysis to further the Institute's efforts to impact public debate in support of progressive change.

We are being vigilant in our data collection and analysis so that we can make real - time adjustments to our recruiting efforts and our workplace policies so that we don't get behind the eight - ball on these important issues.

Their empirical and policy analyses lead to morally prudent political and civic efforts to diminish these attacks on human dignity.

His own work included some rudimentary analysis of social policies in light of their effects on the poor and some effort to change them.

«Our analysis illustrates how conspiratorial narratives in science can distort the past in the service of contemporary causes and obscure genuine uncertainty that surrounds aspects of research, impairing efforts to formulate good evidence - informed policies.»

«I see it as a best level effort, and hopefully with continued movement in the right direction, we'll be able to get there,» says Jeffery Greenblatt, a greenhouse gas policy analyst in the lab's Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division.

To help the organization better address incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the FBI created the WMD Directorate, whose mission is to coordinate the FBI's WMD efforts through several programs — including investigative operations, intelligence analysis, policy planning, strategic planning, and outreach to the scientific community — that address a number of issues involved in prevention and response to WMD incidents.

And while foundations fund evaluation, convening, policy analysis, and dissemination, very few show any inclination to make any particular effort to develop multi-skilled scholars or support the whole panoply of activity.

Jonathan leads NewSchools» field - building efforts, including the annual Summit and the Community of Practice, and oversees NewSchools» policy advocacy, publications and public relations, as well as data analysis.

«I believe that students learn most when they can see the relationship between education and issues they care about, and the capacity to solve problems is developed through exercise,» Reimers says, noting that students are invited to select policy challenges that are relevant to them in an effort to help develop policy analysis skills.

The wide variation across states in the relative size and characteristics of the public and private sectors revealed by this exploratory, descriptive analysis suggests the need to tailor federal and state policy efforts to best leverage the private sector in each state to meet policymakers» goals.

SEDL provides a continuum of services to develop the capacity of educators to evaluate school improvement efforts, including using evaluation designs, methods, and analyses to help plan and implement programs, policies, and practices.

Few analyses have been conducted on past state efforts to overhaul teacher - tenure policies, concludes a report that recommends ways states, districts, and unions might approach the issue of tenure reform in the future.

The Twentieth Century Fund, a nonpartisan New York City - based philanthropy devoted to «timely analyses of economic policy, foreign affairs, and domestic policy issues,» issued a report in October on the history and effectiveness of efforts to privatize the public schools.

And while foundations fund evaluations, convenings, policy analysis, and dissemination, few make any particular effort to develop multi-skilled scholars or support this whole panoply of activity.

Aadhar leads the Charter Center's data collection and analysis efforts, and provides analyses and guidance on policy issues that affect the charter sector in order to support school staff and inform the public dialogue.

She leads A + research efforts and data analysis to guide and advance the organization's policy work.

The authors observed four shared strategies used by the groups in this process: 1) public conversations — open forums for deliberation among a range of stakeholders, leading to problem solving and commitments to action; 2) monitoring programs and policies — gathering and analysis of data to evaluate the effectiveness of improvement efforts; 3) participating in the public arena — building political will through get - out - the - vote campaigns and meetings with elected representatives; and 4) joint ownership and relational culture — developing «public» relationships that lead to collective action.

In the shaping of legislation and public policies, there is a large place for efforts to «calculate» or predict, from the findings of all appropriate social - scientific research and analysis, the probable effects of alternative policies or measures upon the happiness or welfare of the people generally, and of different groups among them; and to choose the policies most likely to be conducive to something like (in the ambiguous Benthamite phrase) «the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»

3) Development and analysis of policy options to promote transparency and international cooperation in exploring geoengineering options along with restrictions on reckless efforts to manipulate the climate system.

Even as far more effort is put into improving analysis of the climate system, monitoring changes, and forecasting what is to come, the country must also work to build the intellectual capacity not only to do the science but to have such information meaningfully incorporated in policies at scales down to the town manager.

June 16, 12:36 p.m. Updated Douglas Biesecker, a scientist at the Space Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the leader of an international effort to chart and forecast trends in sunspots, has offered a detailed new critique of three lines of analysis predicting a long and deep lull in sunspot activity, with substantial potential impacts on Earth's climate (and climate policy).

In the meantime, I encourage you to have a look at a fresh nonpartisan analysis and set of recommendations on climate policy from the Council on Foreign Relations, which calls for concrete steps by the United States as well as intensified efforts to build bridges between established and emerging economic powers.

Applying up - to - date solar PV and EV cost projections, along with climate policy effort in line with the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), should now be the starting point for any scenario analysis.

This policy document aims to provide context for Rio +20 discussions through analysis of current challenges in ocean and coastal management around the world, assessment of how well the multiple goals and objectives of previous international efforts have been met, and building on recent dialogue and inputs including the meeting of the UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) and the Secretary General's report on Oceans and Law of the Sea.

«(3) an analysis of the status of worldwide greenhouse gas reduction efforts, including implementation of the Safe Climate Act and other policies, both domestic and international, for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, preventing dangerous atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, preventing significant irreversible consequences of climate change, and reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.

Mario has experience in energy and emissions modeling and in climate and energy policy analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the U.S. Previously, he worked at non-profit organizations and think - tanks on initiatives in biodiversity conservation in LAC, iNDC analysis, energy efficiency in buildings, and post-Maria grid restructuring efforts in Puerto Rico.

As part of its effort to roll back renewable standards, ALEC is citing economic analyses of state policies co-published by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute and the State Policy Network.

These include efforts to retract the Clean Power Plan, to eliminate the use of the social cost of carbon as currently constituted in federal cost / benefit analyses, and acknowledgement the current generation of climate models has no utility with regard to policy.

This volume offers a comprehensive survey and a close analysis of efforts to develop actionable climate information in support of vital decisions for climate adaptation, risk management and policy.

In order to underpin scenario analysis of the World Energy Outlook, an extensive effort is made to update and expand the list of energy and climate - related policies and measures that feed into our modelling.

Better estimates of the benefits and costs of harmonizing energy policy across North America require several foundational research efforts — such as creating an inventory of cross-border analyses and a North American energy market and policy model.

This publication represents a continuation of efforts by IEA to provide strategic, economic and policy analysis on various aspects of carbon capture and storage.

Analysis of the Authorsí Article and Other Claims The August 24, 2001 «Exploiting Wind versus Coal» Science «Policy Forum» article has engendered considerable discussion (principally by e-mail), debate, criticism, and efforts to obtain clarification, data and justification for the authorsí highly publicized conclusions.

IMO, the effort should be transferred from discussing temperatures ad nauseam (which is only relevant to reducing the uncertainty in just one of the four key inputs to cost - benefit analyses) to working on a robust policy — i.e. a «no regrets» policy (one that will cut global GHG emissions at no cost or negative cost).

Prior to joining the Rutgers faculty in 2011, Prof. Kopp served as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he worked on the U.S. government's efforts to incorporate climate change into benefit - cost analysis and on the development and launch of the Clean Energy Ministerial.

«When we created this position, I knew that we needed someone with a strong background in legislation and policy analysis, and a wealth of experience leading grassroots advocacy efforts and building relationships on the Hill, and within the Administration and the various science agencies,» said Christine McEntee, AGU's executive director / CEO.

The AFN works through facilitation and coordination of national and regional discussions and dialogue, advocacy efforts and campaigns, legal and policy analysis and communicating with governments.

Marketing Director — Duties & Responsibilities Experienced administrator with a background in sales, marketing, and customer service Design and implement comprehensive email marketing campaigns and all collateral material Analyze email trends garnering insight into market conditions and competitor efforts Utilize metrics to determine campaign efficacy, impacted audience, and other key data Develop sales leads through networking, market analysis, cold calling, and other tactics Determine consumer incentives to engage and secure potential clients Collaborate with multiple departments including product development, customer service, and sales Create and implement processes and procedures to cut costs and enhance daily operations Recruit, train, and direct staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and timelines Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Collaborate with junior level sales people to develop action plans to govern their performance Develop and lead training in customer service and sales best practices resulting in enhanced team skill sets Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, partners, and community leaders Provide exceptional customer service resulting in client satisfaction and repeat business Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity

Program Manager / Product Development, Engineering IT (04/2005 — 02/2010) • Lead Engineering IT efforts focusing on customer satisfaction, business development, and effective resource management • Oversee Data Management Program comprised of Data Warehouse and Reporting Infrastructure and Data Mart Development • Lead and facilitate technical teams in gathering requirements and creating business cases for proper initiation of proposals • Develop and Conduct ROI and Cost / Benefit analysis for the requests within the Engineering IT portfolio • Design and implement Engineering IT department daily operations, policies, procedures, and direct staff workflow • Initiate projects, employee scheduling, project timelines, and budgets • Conduct management reviews, management program / project health reporting, and staff development initiatives • Create process for streamlining projects identification and prioritization within portfolio and programs • Manage internal team status reporting and dashboard management • Lead change control board (CCB) and Failure Review Board (FRB) for effective & coordinate program operations • Serve as Service Manager and Resource Manager for the program data management ensuring effective operations • Act as technical resource for Business Objects Reporting Infrastructure and Database administration • Design, develop, and deploy application suite for Mechanical Engineering Testing Solutions (METS) utilizing Oracle Database Application Express and Oracle 10g Database.

Claims Management Duties & Responsibilities Utilize efficient workflow organization to improve departmental efficiencies while ensuring effective client response and diligent analysis of claims, with extensive experience in both commercial and personal lines Provide relevant administration and direction to multi-million dollar staff budgets, quality control, fraud investigations, and complex claims reviews, earning denial authority over high - level claims cases Identify and develop talent among team members with focused training efforts, performance reporting and analyses, and operational efficiency initiatives Deliver continuous assessment of work force, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective service strategies and techniques, loss liability monitoring, and claim litigation assistance Develop and implement the marketing and sales efforts of customer service team while tracking progress versus established internal and external benchmarks, providing disciplinary actions when necessary Construct customer service and claims team through effective staff hiring to aid in efficient operations and execution, delegating important tasks / assigments to line supervisors while providing branch - level guidance Aid in strategic planning and capital budgeting based on improving operating efficiency and reducing service - related production losses, collaborating effectively with senior - level management Maintain a strong working knowledge of important industry topics, company programs and policies, and overall regulatory environment, including state - level responsibility for process changes in casualty / PIP Address important client and staff queries, resolving them in an expedited manner Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude and professionalism