Sentences with phrase «policymakers and the public need»

Policymakers and the public need a mechanism for making a series of difficult and interrelated choices over time, and research in decision science offers a promising way forward.

This is a critical element of the draft environmental review because while State determined that tar sands is dirtier than conventional oil, it concludes that Keystone XL would have little impact on the expansion of tar sands and therefore policymakers and the public needn't consider the impacts of that expansion.

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Litan adds that while the public and policymakers are right to worry about the startup decline, aspiring entrepreneurs needn't sweat it.

The Program applies the latest thinking in public finance and resource policy to assess how governments can improve the global competitiveness of the energy sector, improve the understanding of the need for energy market access, foster the innovation that will create the energy sector of the future, and help policymakers collaborate locally, nationally and globally.

«However, state policymakers need to know what level of funding is needed to maintain current educational programs and services in our public schools and to foster student success.»

Gun control legislation certainly isn't going anywhere — House Speaker Paul Ryan suggested as much on Thursday morning, when he said Congress needs more information on what would be an effective policy: «I think, as public policymakers, we don't just knee - jerk before we even have all the facts and the data.»

Scientific organizations partnering with the March for Science are stressing the need for scientists to connect more directly with policymakers and the public both now and in the future to build support for science and explain its value for society.

RAN and the Sierra Club hope that by exposing the impact these banks are having on the environment through their financing programs, they can help alert the public and policymakers to the need to outlaw MTR coal mining altogether.

But the burden of making synthetic biology secure does not fall just on the scientists; policymakers and opinion leaders need to endorse those plans, too, for the public to believe in the governance.

The authors argue that these findings need to inform how future IPCC Assessment Reports are communicated, in order that policymakers and the public are better informed.

«The general public thinks marijuana is harmless, but information revealing the potential health dangers of marijuana use needs to be disseminated to the public, policymakers and healthcare providers,» Jouanjus said.

And we need to speak the same language when scientists are talking to the public, or when they're talking to funders and policymakers, or even when they're talking to each othAnd we need to speak the same language when scientists are talking to the public, or when they're talking to funders and policymakers, or even when they're talking to each othand policymakers, or even when they're talking to each other.

«Such prevalence data does not itself define need for care or targets for prevention, but reliable information on prevalence will help to drive public health and healthcare policymakers» prioritisation of this important cause of distress and disability in the general population,» they conclude.

May it serve as a warning not only to policymakers, but also to researchers, clinicians, peer reviewers, journal editors, and journalists of the need to consider the harm to scientific credibility and public health when dealing with studies funded by food companies with vested interests in the results — and to find better ways to fund such studies and to prevent, disclose and manage potentially conflicted interests,» writes Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., of New York University, in a related commentary.

«This was intended to be an exploratory study,» Allareddy said, «one that we hope will help alert the public, researchers, and policymakers of the need to fully define and address this important, emerging public health problem among children in the United States.»

Improving public information about use of dietary supplements involves investments in professional training programs, further studies of population and nutrient needs, expanding the database information, enhancing collaborations between governments and universities, and translating dietary supplement research into useful information for consumers, health professionals, scientists, and policymakers.

Rural schools need greater attention from policymakers and the public, a report released last week by a leading rural education group says.

Being able to draw in parents, the public, policymakers, and others who are interested in education, we need something to be able to say, «This particular school is high - performing or not a high - performing school,» and then provide additional information that supports that letter grade.

This is exactly what policymakers and the interested public need if their goal is to ground early childhood programs and practice on conclusions derived from solid knowledge, both of what we know and what we don't know.

• policymakers and the public know how marginalized students — including low - income students of color and those with disabilities — are doing and help prevent school systems and society itself from ignoring their needs.

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.

In particular, state policymakers need to consider the role of the private sector when deciding the right balance between direct funding of public institutions and vouchers that students can use at any institution (in the state or more broadly).

At Editorial Projects in Education and Education Week, we believe that lasting school improvement will only come about when policymakers, practitioners, and the public are armed with the information they need to understand and push for change.

A public education and advocacy organization promoting high - quality, voluntary prekindergarten for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds; supports state - based children's advocates, and educates policymakers and the public about the need for preK for all children.

«The new report released today by the School Finance Research Collaborative is comprehensive in its analysis of funding needs at charter and traditional public schools, and it can be a tremendous resource for policymakers.»

Given the history of inequity that underlies the U.S. public education system, how can policymakers and educators ensure that all kids — including students of color — receive the tools, support, and encouragement they need?

For this effort to be a success, we need representation from the entire public education community including: parents, grandparents, teachers, school leaders, policymakers and civic leaders.

As public debate over the use of Common Core standards in U.S. schools gathers steam, parents and policymakers need to know more about current proficiency standards for reading, mathematics, and science — and brace for some surprises.

We hope the findings and conclusions of our analysis will provide insight for policymakers and the public and spark a much - needed conversation about the future of the teaching workforce within the state and the region.

The conference will feature the public release of ASCD's 2012 Legislative Agenda, presentations by influential federal policymakers and national education leaders, and an advocacy capacity - building program tailored to meet your information and engagement needs to increase your level of influence throughout the year.

Public school leaders, education experts and policymakers in New Jersey must work together to identify an adequate funding source so that all of our schools have the resources they need to succeed.

No single assessment or piece of student work can provide the robust information needed to inform teaching, learning, and supports, as well as public accountability and continuous improvement of education systems through families, policymakers, and other stakeholders.

Hillary understands that to reclaim the promise of public education, policymakers need to work with educators and their unions.

The School Finance Research Project Public Education Committee is creating a groundswell of support among Michigan policymakers, parents, and business and community leaders for a new school funding system that meets the wide - ranging needs of all students.

Policymakers on Capitol Hill, heeding the calls of parents and teachers, have rolled back high - stakes testing and put the focus back on logical decision - making, listening to those closest to kids and targeting funding to support the children who need it most and the public schools they attend.

Charter public schools can help meet the need for high - quality education in Idaho, but policymakers must do more to help them find and fund facilities.

The inspector general said the department needs to do a better job in communicating the cost of both IDR plans and loan forgiveness programs to policymakers and the public.

Hopefully this pie chart offers the tools needed to demand meaningful change to the justice system by helping policymakers and the public to responsibly consider the social and fiscal impacts incarceration has on society.

In Andrew Revkin's article today entitled «In Greenland, Ice and Instability», there is the quote: Eric Rignot, a longtime student of ice sheets at both poles for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said he hoped the public and policymakers did not interpret uncertainty in the 21st - century forecast as reason for complacency on the need to limit risks by cutting emissions.

Respected scientists, Nobel Laureates and policymakers, including Lester Brown, Tony Blair, and Dr. James Hansen, have stressed the importance of raising public awareness about environmental degradation for 35 years; no one, to my knowledge, has examined what is actually needed in terms of communications to reach, inform, engage and motivate millions of Americans.

«It is translation of field data into conclusions needed by the public and policymakers that is at issue.»

He told environmentalresearchweb that he believes there is a huge gap between what is understood about human - made global warming and its consequences, and what is known by the people who most need to know - the public and policymakers.

His work is a much needed kick in the pants for policymakers, grassroots environmentalists, and the public to induce us to develop effective motivational tools to help us take action to face the reality of climate change before it's too late.»

«Policymakers rarely see with perfect foresight what the appropriate emissions targets are to protect the public health and environment — the history is that these targets usually need to get stricter,» said Taylor.

A major transformation is needed in how scientists and their organizations engage the public and policymakers.

A draft (PDF) of the agreement said, «Although additional research may be needed to help the public and policymakers better understand Alaska's changing climate and how to anticipate and respond to its effects, the time for climate debate is over; it is now time for climate action.»

The need is urgent for climate scientists to communicate more effectively to policymakers and the public.

The public and policymakers need to be on guard against being steamrollered into accepting dangerous and immoral interventions with our planet, which are a false solution to climate change.

The main point that I want to make concerns the threat of irreparable harm, which I feel we have not communicated well enough to people who most need to know, the public and policymakers.

Significant progress in reducing emissions and limiting climate change could be achieved if companies 1) unequivocally communicate to the public, shareholders, and policymakers the climate risks resulting from continued use of their products, and therefore the need for restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the 2 °C global temperature target; 2) firmly reject contrary claims by industry trade associations and lobbying groups; and, 3) accelerate their transition to the production of low - carbon energy.