Sentences with phrase «policy recommendations about»

Perhaps the worst part of this document is what it omits: there is one vague allusion to teacher tenure and no mention of seniority or any policy recommendations about how to get bad teachers out of the classroom, though these are major problems that must be dealt with.

We are going to make some, I think, strong policy recommendations about laws that should be changed.

Not exact matches

US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin complained about persistent trade surpluses and stated that «We urge the IMF to speak out more forcefully on the issue of external imbalances, including by providing clear policy recommendations for countries with large surpluses, in support of more balanced global growth.»

And what's important there is, first, that the bubble is identified by a set of experts — a set of policy makers who are focused on this issues — and, secondly, once the recommendations are made it's a broader political decision, not just the central banking making the decision; it's a broader decision made by policy makers and legislators about what to do about the problem.

The CPC list was about six weeks late, frustrating some religious freedom watchers, including the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which is appointed by the federal government to make policy recommendations.

Why should we privilege the recommendations and positions of the «Four Horsemen» over others who are just as knowledgeable about nuclear weapons policy but who are far less sanguine about the overall prospects for abolition?

But what I and many others continue to find perhaps most disturbing about the mandate is that it was a policy change made by FHSAA in complete disregard of the unanimous recommendation of its own Operations Committee, US Lacrosse staff, nationally renowned sport medicine doctors and the Florida lacrosse community that it hold off until performance standards for helmets were established.

In the policy statement, «Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk,» published in the March 2012 issue of Pediatrics (published online Feb. 27), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reaffirms its recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for about the first six months of a baby's life, followed by breastfeeding in combination with the introduction of complementary foods until at least 12 months of age, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and baby.

If you've been a regular on the UK Breastfeeding blog then you'll know all about the WBTi, and how it is identifying every aspect of breastfeeding policy and practice that is falling short and generating recommendations for how they can be improved.

Case in point: In a policy statement issued in 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support of breastfeeding with its recommendation for «exclusive breastfeeding for about the first six months of a baby's life, followed by breastfeeding in combination with the introduction of complementary foods until at least 12 months of age, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and baby.»

Although some SIDS experts and policy - makers endorse pacifier use recommendations that are similar to those of the AAP, 272,273 concerns about possible deleterious effects of pacifier use have prevented others from making a recommendation for pacifier use as a risk reduction strategy.274 Although several observational studies275, — , 277 have found a correlation between pacifiers and reduced breastfeeding duration, the results of well - designed randomized clinical trials indicated that pacifiers do not seem to cause shortened breastfeeding duration for term and preterm infants.278, 279 The authors of 1 study reported a small deleterious effect of early pacifier introduction (2 — 5 days after birth) on exclusive breastfeeding at 1 month of age and on overall breastfeeding duration (defined as any breastfeeding), but early pacifier use did not adversely affect exclusive breastfeeding duration.

If the success of a representative democracy hinges on the informed consent of the governed, it is critical that the public know as much as possible about the information used and the processes by which its representatives spend tax dollars and act on policy recommendations.

Chair of the committee Tim Yeo MP said: «Coming in the wake of the Stern Review, the PBR's lack of boldness raises major doubts as to the Treasury's seriousness about implementing Stern's recommendations on domestic policy.

Chief among the report's policy recommendations is to institute a salary history ban that prohibits all employers, public and private, who do business in New York from asking prospective employees about their salary history and compensation.

Historically, children have been excluded from research about globalization and democratization, and recommendations for interventions and policies that would promote child well - being are discussed.

During the past year alone, concerns about oversight of high - containment laboratories; vetting of personnel (personnel reliability); the efficacy of security measures in place for the select agent program; medical countermeasure research, development and distribution; bioterrorism and pandemic influenza preparedness; misuse of beneficial biological research and technologies; and microbial forensics have generated several policy evaluations and prompted the development of policy recommendations and legislation.

In the years after World War II, about 20 percent of all articles in political science's flagship journal, the American Political Science Review, made policy recommendations.

In February 2002, members of the project, investigators and community participants briefed members of Congress and their staff, and members of the policy staff at the White House about the concerns and recommendations of the communities related to genetics policies.

But on Thursday, the company quietly deleted the bold medical claims on its crowdfunding site — language that violated Kickstarter policy and went against FDA recommendations — after STAT inquired about its promotional statements.

Since that report, you can find any number of government committees, working parties, conference resolutions, policy documents that have acknowledged the issue of underrepresentation and have made recommendations about action that should flow from it.

In her policy memo, outlined at a June 2014 conference called Addressing America's Poverty Crisis, Long offers three recommendations for addressing the academic preparation problem and thinking «much more deliberately about how to help students.»

These annual volumes make assertions about empirical facts («students» scores on the state tests used for NCLB are rising»; or «lack of capacity is a serious problem that could undermine the success of NCLB») and provide policy recommendations («some requirements of NCLB are overly stringent, unworkable, or unrealistic»; «the need for funding will grow, not shrink, as more schools are affected by the law's accountability requirements»).

Carnegie's view of teaching and teachers could coexist with one or two of the Excellence Commission's teacher recommendations, but on the whole it was rooted in dramatically different core beliefs about who should make key education decisions, and it advanced a markedly different view of the organizational and policy framework within which teachers work - or should work.

I have to be careful about my policy recommendations.

Meeting here last month, the N.E.A.»S board of directors authorized the formation of a nine - member committee charged with making recommendations about a 1976 policy prohibiting the union from merging with an organization affiliated with the A.F.L. - C.I.O., to which the A.F.T. belongs.

Perhaps students are making recommendations to a senator about policies surrounding a local or national issue.

The recommendations to policy - makers and education stake - holders are matched by case studies about programmes, often led by community - based nongovernmental organizations.

CAE offers a comprehensive platform that includes model programs in all arts disciplines, professional research, and policy recommendations that inform the conversation about arts education at every level from the classroom to the Capitol.

Read about NSBA's actions regarding federal funding for education: letters to Congress and federal agencies, recommendations, policy statements, and grassroots calls to action.

With a quickly growing national network of over3, 500 educators united by the E4E Declaration of Teachers» Principles and Beliefs, E4E teachers can learn about education policy and research, network at E4E's event series with like - minded colleagues and important education policymakers, and take action by advocating for teacher - created policy recommendations that lift student achievement and the teaching profession.

Although the series is now over a decade old, many of the recommendations made by the task forces are still relevant today, such as providing effective professional development for teachers and principals, professionalizing teaching, political and policy challenges like bipartisanship, and dispelling myths about the challenges of leading urban districts.

This forum highlighted approaches to thinking more broadly about accountability, moving away from a focus on assessments and considering recommendations from a recent Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) report.

In this interview, Jhoanna talks with E4E - Chicago Senior Outreach Director Adam Marshand about the upcoming Third Annual Policy Selection Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 2 and how educators can share their voice and choice for policy recommendations this schoolPolicy Selection Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 2 and how educators can share their voice and choice for policy recommendations this schoolpolicy recommendations this school year.

For more information about teacher leadership, see ASCD's latest Policy Points (PDF), which features recent data on the primary characteristics of teacher leaders, identifies states that offer formal teacher leader certifications, and offers recommendations on how to best support teachers in leadership roles.

In their report, the task force makes 45 recommendations about security personnel, school climate, policy and planning, communications, school security training, physical security, and financing security improvements.

The group convened a 16 - teacher policy team last fall to study past and current experiments in teacher pay, survey city teachers about their views, and come up with recommendations about how to change the way city teachers are paid.

about National School Boards Association Policy Recommendations for Transitioning to the New Administration

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Coordinating TANF & WIOA: High Interest, Slow Progress During Early Days of WIOA This report presents findings from the survey TANF and WIOA agency leaders about their level of coordination between programs along with federal and state policy recommendations to improve coordination and better serve low - income pPolicy (CLASP) Coordinating TANF & WIOA: High Interest, Slow Progress During Early Days of WIOA This report presents findings from the survey TANF and WIOA agency leaders about their level of coordination between programs along with federal and state policy recommendations to improve coordination and better serve low - income ppolicy recommendations to improve coordination and better serve low - income people.

This bill created a 13 member Advisory Committee to develop the policy and implementation plan for California's QRIS.48 The Advisory Committee made recommendations about technical assistance, professional development, family engagement, data systems, and funding for QRIS.

The policy brief, A Blueprint for Better Information: Recommendations for a Federal Postsecondary Student - Level Data Network, outlines how a secure student - level data network managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and informed by data already held by federal agencies can yield more timely, high - quality and complete information about outcomes for today's postsecondary students.

So I'm gonna close with just saying that, again, at the Alliance because of our focus on secondary schools and on equity, this study is really important to our thinking about how do we take our new national federal policy and how do we make recommendations and support the work that's happening in the field?

And for more ideas about how schools can mitigate the effects of poverty, see the latest Policy Points — Poverty and Education (PDF)-- which includes recommendations aligned with the whole child tenets: healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

It also makes recommendations for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) interested in creating Title I - funded early education programs or thinking about how to sustain these types of investments in the face of policy and funding challenges.

This shift has opened the door for many of the strategies we identify in our Action Plans and Recommendations to impact discussions about how North Carolina will approach struggling schools under the new policy regime.

Learning Outcomes Participants will learn about: Strategies, best practices, and policy recommendations to ensure a safe and supportive school...

Learn more about how we create teacher - led policy recommendations in order to bridge the divide between policymakers and the classroom.

«This should be the biggest thing we talk about,» says Michelle Richard, senior education consultant at Public Sector Consultants, a Lansing - based public policy firm that recently released the report «Building a Brighter Future: Recommendations for How to Improve Michigan's Education System.»

Further, my policy recommendations are more guidelines, or ways of thinking about solutions, rather than specific strategies for policy implementation.

Through E4E, teachers can learn about education policy and research, network at our events with like - minded colleagues and policy makers, and take action by advocating for teacher - created policy recommendations that lift student achievement and the teaching profession.

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