Sentences with phrase «policy program in the country»

Our doctoral education policy training program has been recognized repeatedly as the top education policy program in the country.

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That program, coupled with provincial - level financial inducements, has made Canada one of the world's most generous countries in terms of R&D tax policy, according to the OECD.

With more retirees around the world responsible for their own financial security, the countries that ranked the best had policies in place to ensure access to individual or work - based savings programs, according to David Goodsell, who directs investor research for Natixis.

Such policies might include providing more incentives for companies (both large and small) to invest in R&D and capital infrastructure, encouraging post-secondary institutions to better tailor their programming to meet market demand in terms of subjects and skills, and making Canada a more attractive country for foreign or start - up companies to invest in by deregulating industries that have no business being as regulated or as protected as they are, such as telecommunications, airlines, and broadcasting.

In this webinar, Clean Energy Canada and our guest panelists, Clare Demerse, Federal Policy Advisor with Clean Energy Canada, Tyler Hamilton, award winning journalist and Canadian author, and Ben Thibault, director of the Pembina Institute's electricity program, will discuss new research on Canadian clean energy spending and deployment, and discuss what these findings mean for renewable energy developers, clean tech innovators and policy makers across the coPolicy Advisor with Clean Energy Canada, Tyler Hamilton, award winning journalist and Canadian author, and Ben Thibault, director of the Pembina Institute's electricity program, will discuss new research on Canadian clean energy spending and deployment, and discuss what these findings mean for renewable energy developers, clean tech innovators and policy makers across the copolicy makers across the country.

With the objective of learning from the rich experiences and lessons that other countries have gained from their own programs, in early 2016, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada announced a competitive policy research grant for research on best practices by foreign SME export assistance programs.

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In February, Mexico's central bank launched a US$ 20 billion currency hedging program — broadly similar to a policy used in 2015 by Brazilian policymakers to stem a fall in the Brazilian real — which had the advantage of providing support for the peso without draining the country's foreign - exchange reserveIn February, Mexico's central bank launched a US$ 20 billion currency hedging program — broadly similar to a policy used in 2015 by Brazilian policymakers to stem a fall in the Brazilian real — which had the advantage of providing support for the peso without draining the country's foreign - exchange reservein 2015 by Brazilian policymakers to stem a fall in the Brazilian real — which had the advantage of providing support for the peso without draining the country's foreign - exchange reservein the Brazilian real — which had the advantage of providing support for the peso without draining the country's foreign - exchange reserves.

Michael Adsit, an organic farmer in Michigan and member of both the OFA Steering and Policy Committees commented, «as a member of OFA leadership, I am pleased we now have formal policy directive from organic farmers across the country that detail the USDA programs farmers need to be successful now and in the fPolicy Committees commented, «as a member of OFA leadership, I am pleased we now have formal policy directive from organic farmers across the country that detail the USDA programs farmers need to be successful now and in the fpolicy directive from organic farmers across the country that detail the USDA programs farmers need to be successful now and in the future.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jose Oliva, 773.612.2559 Rodger Cooley, 773.354.2091, [email protected] CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO ADOPT GOOD FOOD PURCHASING POLICY The fourth school district in the country to adopt such a policy, the Good Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSB-...]

Promoting public policies and federal child nutrition programs and eliminating barriers to service to these programs is an investment in our country's future that I am willing to make.

The authors emphasized that a better understanding of the role of nutritional status at birth in infant growth could help policy makers in developing countries to forge appropriate decisions about health programs.

The drug, which has rapidly spread across the country in recent years, was the subject of a large package of programs and policies outlined on Tuesday, including easing access to treatment, expanding wraparound recovery services and limiting opioid prescriptions for acute pain to seven days, with some exceptions.

Callers especially honed in on education spending and policy, tax policy and the Dream Act, which would give people living in the country illegally who came here as children access to state college tuition - assistance programs.

Certainly, understanding how the S&T Policy Program intersects with AAAS overall also is important, she noted, citing the powerful promise of the thousands of former S&T Policy fellows spread abroad and around the country in government, academia, industries and non-profits.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will participate in the Stanford Asia Health Policy Program while undertaking original research on contemporary health or healthcare policy of high relevance to countries in the Asia - Pacific region, especially developing counPolicy Program while undertaking original research on contemporary health or healthcare policy of high relevance to countries in the Asia - Pacific region, especially developing counpolicy of high relevance to countries in the Asia - Pacific region, especially developing countries.

This program offers a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. professionalsÑacademics, government officials, clinical leaders, decision makers in managed care and other private health care organizations, and journalistsÑto spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting research and working with Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries.

«We are hoping that other institutions and countries will be inspired and motivated by the chance to work with AAAS and to share its 40 - plus years of knowledge about how to build a science policy fellowship program in their country.»

The KC initiative arose in response to a request from senior policy - makers and national program leaders from several developing countries.

Senior author A. David Paltiel, MBA, PhD, professor of Public Health (Health Policy) at the Yale School of Public Health, says, «Our aim is to confront donor nations with the clinical and economic consequences of any decision to substantially cut HIV program funding and to help recipient nations respond in the least harmful ways possible to the actions of countries in the developed world.»

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

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 Southampton team believes these new results support the case for national governments to fund universal newborn hearing screening programs that increase the rates of early confirmation of hearing difficulties in the many developed and developing countries where screening programs for deafness are currently under discussion, but not yet adopted as national policy.

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Programs and policies to reduce tropical deforestation, and the global warming emissions resulting from deforestation, are seeing broad success in 17 countries across four continents, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

«The findings from the current study not only address a gap in the literature, but also have potentially important policy implications for countries like Ghana that have not implemented iron supplementation or fortification as part of anemia control programs in part due to the joint recommendation from the WHO and UNICEF.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

The U. S. Department of State focuses on international policy, while USAID is concerned with development programs in low - income and disadvantaged countries.

* / Thirty - four rising college seniors from 13 states and three countries participated in the annual PPIA Junior Summer Institute at the Woodrow Wilson School, a seven - week intensive program on public policy.

To do this back in their countries, participants will be able to get help with an online tool called the Harvard Management Mentor, as well as the research skills of master's students in the International Education Policy Program in the fall.

Paulet Piedra enrolled in the International Education Policy (IEP) Program at the Ed School to follow that dream by developing a greater understanding of policy design and implementation processes in countries around the Policy (IEP) Program at the Ed School to follow that dream by developing a greater understanding of policy design and implementation processes in countries around the policy design and implementation processes in countries around the world.

As the only federally funded school voucher program in the country and a policy important to outgoing Speaker John Boehner, OSP has engendered significant political controversy over the years.

Although much of country is familiar with the late Senator Edward «Ted» Kennedy's efforts in healthcare reform, he was also a leading force behind such education policies as Goals 2000, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and the Direct Loan Program.

I do this as someone who played a role in the events that I describe: in 2011 and 2012, I was part of the policy team working on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver initiative and grant programs like the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), and played a role in spreading the Obama administration's teacher evaluation policies across the country.

A week catching up on education challenges and reforms in England made clear that the U.S. and its «mother country» continue to track — and copy and study and refine — each other's programs and policies, much as they have done at least since Margaret Thatcher's and Ronald Reagan's education teams realized how much they had in common.

We covered the model preschool programs in France so that educators and policy makers here would learn about preschool efforts in another country.

However, because such a policy is likely to be controversial in a country dedicated to open access, and might have unintended effects, it would be best to test it out in a small - scale program, under a state waiver as allowed by the president's proposed Race to the Top Fund for higher education.

But he isn't in finance or economics, he's in education policy, and he hopes to use his analytic expertise to help reform the country's public school systems with the help of a program at Harvard's Graduate School of Education (HGSE).

The policy, the DACA program, while not granting a path to legalization, enables them to remain in the country without fear of deportation and to apply for work permits.

In 2008, the Strategic Data Project (SDP)-- a project within the Harvard Graduate School of Education — based Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University — began as a pilot program with two partners and big dreams to create a network of data strategists working in schools, agencies, and nonprofits across the countrIn 2008, the Strategic Data Project (SDP)-- a project within the Harvard Graduate School of Education — based Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University — began as a pilot program with two partners and big dreams to create a network of data strategists working in schools, agencies, and nonprofits across the countrin schools, agencies, and nonprofits across the country.

Which programs and policies can we adopt from other countries to increase access to preschool programs in the U.S.?

As the only federally funded school voucher program in the country and a policy

Digital Learning Strategies for Rural America offers profiles of policies and programs at work in 15 states across the country, including examples of state virtual schools, course access opportunities, blended learning models, district - led online learning initiatives, and regional partnerships.

Our session, titled «Cultivating Literacy Achievement Through Quality Teacher Preparation,» touched on current program - improvement efforts, revision of the ILA standards for program recognition, variations in licensure requirements across the country, and policy - related challenges.

Catalyze transformational approaches to the design and implementation of programs and policies to increase students» career readiness in a cohort of leading states and disseminate lessons learned to the rest of the country.

Poised to influence educational policy, practice and performance across the country, the Institute provides and connects charter school authorizers, governing boards, school leaders, founders and other stakeholders who are serious about ensuring all students are prepared for success in college, work and life with the programs, tools, services, counsel and support they need.

The National Teacher of the Year program, run by CCSSO, identifies exceptional teachers in the country, recognizes their effective work in the classroom, engages them in a year of professional learning, amplifies their voices, and empowers them to participate in policy discussions at the state and national levels.

Sylvia Lazos, policy director at Educate Nevada Now — a program launched by The Rogers Foundation to advocate for improving public education — called Nevada's school choice law «the most radical voucher program in the country.»

The National Teacher of the Year program, run by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and presented by Voya Financial, Inc., identifies exceptional teachers in the country, recognizes their effective work in the classroom, engages them in a year of professional learning, amplifies their voices, and empowers them to participate in policy discussions at the state and national levels.

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.