Sentences with phrase «policy organizations such»

Professional and policy organizations such as the University Council for Education Administration, the Council of the Great City Schools, and the Bush Institute's Alliance to Reform Education Leadership have all recognized Illinois for exemplary partnerships between school districts and school leader preparation programs.

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Breitbart is known for supporting what some refer to as the «alt right» movement in the United States, a loose affiliation of politically conservative groups that include overtly racist organizations such as Richard Spencer's National Policy Institute, which advocates for something it calls «white nationalism.»

Merkel refused to former President Barack Obama to even consider such a thing, and official international organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the International Monetary Fund have never asked Germany to lay off its totally inappropriate beggar - thy - neighbor policies.

Iceland's law stands out in a key way: Companies and organizations with at least 25 full - time employees must actually obtain government certification proving their pay policies are based on factors such as education, skills and performance, not gender.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

Given that our esteemed lawmakers can't seem to agree on anything these days, the entrepreneurship organization is a long way from being able to guarantee that such a measure will ever pass, but on the Hill's Congressional Blog recently, Kauffman's policy director Jason Wiens and Dane Stangler, the organization's vice president of research and policy, did make a strong case regarding why it should.

The organization... [will] make the argument that... the federal courts... are the final authority on issues important to progressives such as immigration, abortion, gay rights, social policy, the environment and corporate power, to name a few.

Revelations of U.S. government infiltration of the Sanctuary movement and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) harassment of organizations opposed to U.S. policy in Central America, such as CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador), are indications that the «license» has not yet expired.

This raises very fundamental questions as to the goals and policies of such organizations as the WTO.

We are proud to be founding members of the Plant Based Foods Association, a trade organization formed with the following mission: to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace for businesses selling plant - based foods intended to replace animal products such as meats, dairy, and eggs, by promoting policies and practices that improve conditions in the plant - based foods industry, and educating consumers about the benefits of plant - based foods.

Pope's organization, Challenge Success, advocates school policies such as holding final exams before winter break, not publishing college acceptance lists and taking steps to make teachers approachable.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 26-53-102 (2011) requires each amateur sports organization (definition includes public and private schools) to adopt and enforce a concussion and head injury policy that describes the nature and risk of a concussion or traumatic head injury and risk of continuing to participate in a sporting event after sustaining such an injury.

Many school districts complied with USDA requirements by downloading «boilerplate» policy templates from agribusiness lobbying organizations such as the American Dairy Council or state Departments of Education.

The nonprofit organization Family and Home Network campaigns for such policies - inclusive family policies - which support parents equally regardless of how they choose to meet their income - earning and caregiving responsibilities: https://www.newamerica.org/asset-building/guest-post-equality-and-justice-for-all-families/

Any public hospital in the US can not turn away a person in need of medical care, and any public hospital will make payment arrangements after the fact, so being able to afford the birth isn't really such an issue — especially as there are public health policies and organizations which will help with that or provide low - cost care.

Board Members covered by this policy will disclose their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members.

The so - called «unattended display» policy discussed by the park board recently would allow such displays, sponsored by private citizens or organizations, at two Arlington Heights parks.

Many local companies and organizations are revisiting their maternity and paternity leave policies, such as Microsoft Corporation.

MoveOn.org has specialized in getting its members to generate video ads to such success that commercial brands have copied the tactic, and many other organizations have found success in asking supporters to help come up with slogans, comment on policies and experiment with creative ways to spread the word online.

But the legislation was backed by organizations supporting Catholic adoption agencies — such as Catholic Charities and the Family Policy Alliance of Kansas — who say these instutitions will have to shut their doors if forced to place children into LGBT homes.

Such organizations could put unlimited dollars behind policy issues or mayoral candidates, according to some sources.

Scientific societies such as AAAS, the world's largest general scientific organization, provides scientists resources for communicating with lawmakers and the public and getting involved in policy, Holt said, pointing to the AAAS» Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, the Science & Technology Policy Leadership Seminar and the programs held by the Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technpolicy, Holt said, pointing to the AAAS» Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, the Science & Technology Policy Leadership Seminar and the programs held by the Center for Public Engagement with Science and TechnPolicy Fellowships, the Science & Technology Policy Leadership Seminar and the programs held by the Center for Public Engagement with Science and TechnPolicy Leadership Seminar and the programs held by the Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology.

The program places interns in Congress, executive agencies, and non-government organizations (such as think tanks) to work on science and technology policy for 10 weeks each summer.

The organization will also identify gaps in research and highlight tools — such as models — for policy - makers looking to apply a scientific approach to decisions on issues such as land management.

«While significant effort is being put into developing treatments to slow or block the progression of Alzheimer's dementia, little work has been done to get the medical system ready for such an advancement,» said Jodi Liu, lead author of the study and a policy researcher at RAND, a nonprofit research organization.

«Sharks management is such a conundrum for fisheries management organizations because they're so used to fish, and sharks don't lend themselves to traditional fisheries management policies,» MacPherson says.

Those who favor such changes, including forward - looking policy makers, administrators, and postdocs themselves, need a strong advocate — such as the NPA — to pressure these organizations to push these changes through.

The International Energy Agency (an energy policy organization for the world's 28 richest countries) estimates that the world needs to spend $ 20 billion in the next few years developing and deploying such clean coal technology.

International scientific organizations, such as AAAS or SPIE, should take the lead in harmonizing these structures in a very collaborative way, as well as the ethical norms and intellectual property policies that surround them, thus making science more accessible to laymen and policy - makers for a purer and standardized global research environment.

Malcom listed interventions that can improve women's participation in science, such as STEM education programs for girls, prizes that recognize women scientists, international collaboration among and recognition of women in science, women's organizations and conferences and programs that examine policies that keep women out of leadership roles.

An international group of 11 organizations with genetics expertise has issued a policy statement on germline genome editing in humans, which recommends against genome editing that culminates in human pregnancy; supports publicly funded, in vitro research into its potential clinical applications; and outlines scientific and societal steps necessary before implementation of such clinical applications is considered.

The research offers support for the recommendations of organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control, Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, all of which have advocated increasing the amount of time that elementary school children spend in gym class, says lead researcher and Cornell professor of policy analysis and management, John Cawley, who conducted the study with Chad Meyerhoefer of Lehigh University (Cornell Ph.D. 2002) and David Frisvold of Emory University.

The organizations» leadership thought other policies offered more promising ways to reduce smoking such as by raising cigarette taxes, imposing more severe restrictions on indoor smoking, and controlling tobacco marketing.

Šucha recommended looking systemically at how to link science to policy, as is being done by such organizations as the International Network on Government Science Advice.

But when it comes to move from science to its implications for diplomacy and foreign policy, it's something where governments, or larger organizations such as academies like TWAS and associations like AAAS, proving their capacity to build bridges through science.

Although these sites encourage honesty and generally have articles posted which advise that «honesty is the best policy» approach when attempting to find a mate online, many other sites and organizations, such as local police departments, etc., recommend that personal details such as name, date of birth, address, etc., be kept confidential since anyone, including thieves, rapists, mass - murderers, etc., can register for online dating.

The goal is to cultivate a robust web of organizations that will foster progressive ideas in such areas as economics, health care, foreign policy, and education, said...

The fact that many virtual schools are operated by for - profit education management organizations (EMOs) has surely contributed to the degree of scrutiny, prompting such publications as a recent report by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) on the largest operator of these schools, K12 Inc..

It is in fact by referring to the political positioning on policy issues that are central to the concept of globalization, such as markets» integrations, sovereignty limitations, participation in regional organizations, acceptance of supranational orthodox policies and to the adoption of universal standards, that we can best understand the present - day political dichotomy.

Under such policies, taxpayers can receive tax credits worth between 50 percent to 100 percent of their donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations that help low - and middle - income students attend private schools.

Mr. Nodine, 48, has consulted for such organizations as the San Jose, Calif. - based National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the San Francisco - based Irvine Foundation.

Program is designed to prepare graduates for a variety of system - level leadership responsibilities in organizations such as school systems, state departments of education, U.S. Department of Education, national policy organizations, national nonprofits or mission - based for - profits, and foundations / funders.

But he doesn't think this can happen until states adopt policies providing such organizations with access to capital for facilities at rates comparable to those available to traditional public schools.

How best to design incentives for public organizations such as schools is a fundamental public policy challenge.

Informed by countless chilling anecdotes about the consequences of today's tenure and seniority policies, conservative and liberal judges alike may nod in agreement when the plaintiff's attorney argues soberly, «My client shouldn't be forced to fund an organization that advocates for such laws.»

«In my statement of purpose for my HGSE application,» she remembers, «I noted that I applied to HGSE because of the International Education Program's focus on policy and reform, and that I hoped to pursue a career with an organization such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).»

We believe the latter results are more relevant for policy because a scaled - up version of the ECO-C Intervention would likely attract more attention from students and their families if it came from a widely known organization such as the College Board or ACT.

Just last week, the annual conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy featured new research on topics such as the importance of charter organization type, the characteristics of charter schools associated with effectiveness, charter student outcomes beyond standardized test scores.

National organizations such as EdChoice (formerly the Friedman Foundation, established in 1996) and the American Education Reform Foundation (founded in 1998) and Alliance for School Choice (founded in 2004), which later became affiliated with the American Federation for Children (founded in 2009), were the most prominent voices in state capitols, providing early leadership on choice - related policy and working to counter choice policy myths.

Perhaps national organizations (such as the National Association of State Boards of Education, National Conference of State Legislatures, Council of Chief State School Officers, and National Governors Association) could help expand this research to inform our understanding of the state education policy - making process.