Sentences with phrase «position on our advocacy»

SDI is a good historical case for looking at positions on advocacy.

In his review of my book Science as a Contact Sport — a personal retrospective account of the development of climate science and policy covering 40 years — Roger Pielke Jr misrepresents my position on advocacy (Nature 464, 352 — 353; 2010).

On all levels, national, state and local, the RPAC is a non-partisan political action committee that supports candidates of all parties based on their ability to win and their position on our advocacy issues.

Not exact matches

Geena Davis Institute on Gender in the Media http://www.seejane.org/about/ The Institute is uniquely positioned to spotlight gender inequalities at every media and entertainment company through cutting - edge research, education, training, strategic guidance and advocacy programs.

The enthusiastic advocacy by the Lubavitch Hassidim of menorahs on public property and public funds for yeshivas has shattered the once monolithic «Jewish» position on church - state issues.

The Sanctuaries 100th celebration on April 9 will present an opportunity to look back on how they've evolved as community resources for conservation, nature - based education, and environmental advocacy, and how they are positioned to inspire even more people to forge their own bonds with the natural world.

Party organizations are usually going to have focus much more on long - term list - development, and in that sense their position is more like that of a nonprofit or advocacy group than of a candidate.

While Congress wrestles with President Obama's unexpected request for formal legal authorization before he orders airstrikes on Syria, it's been fascinating to watch the country's big online advocacy groups try to figure out their own position on the crisis.

«A combination of practical scenario and case study questions, with more conceptual essay questions, will test a range of skills essential to the international tax profession, from determining a client's tax position based on an understanding of applicable legislation, to offering analysis, evaluation and advocacy on a topical issue in international tax discourse.»

In November, Cuomo campaign spokesman Matt Wing (who has since left for a position in the private sector) told Capital the party would «now be focused on acting as a women's advocacy party: it will launch new initiatives to register and enroll new women voters and engage them more actively in the political process.

The United Federation of Teachers and the Alliance for Quality Education, a labor - backed advocacy group, both of which are at odds with Cuomo on his education positions more broadly, released statements pushing the governor to enact the Dream Act, without strings.

On a more serious note, as intern - advocacy group Internocracy pointed out last year, employers often believe there is a «grey area» around internships and the minimum wage laws that allows them to take on unpaid interns as long as both sides understand it is a voluntary positioOn a more serious note, as intern - advocacy group Internocracy pointed out last year, employers often believe there is a «grey area» around internships and the minimum wage laws that allows them to take on unpaid interns as long as both sides understand it is a voluntary positioon unpaid interns as long as both sides understand it is a voluntary position.

The Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy organization, estimated that almost 42 percent of U.S. households are already in a position to use electric vehicles based on their access to power sources and parking space, and their current travel patterns.

«In 2003 Soon said at a US senate hearing that he had «not knowingly been hired by, nor employed by, nor received grants from any organisation that had taken advocacy positions with respect to the Kyoto Protocol or the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.»

Seismological Society of America > Policy & Advocacy > SSA - AGU Reaffirm Position on Comprehensive Nuclear - Test Ban Treaty June 2017

Education Week takes no editorial positions and has no advocacy agenda, but is guided by the conviction that the goal of ensuring a high - quality education for all children is advanced by a reliable flow of first - rate news, information, and analysis and a robust yet civil exchange of views on education issues.

Their position is supported by mainline organizations like the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Urban League, all of which have a long history of advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged populations.

NAF cited Schwartz's long history of advocacy for high quality school - to - career programs, especially in his current position cochairing Pathways to Prosperity, a foundation - funded initiative designed to increase public support for the creation of multiple pathways linking work and learning to enable more young people to successfully complete high school and go on to obtain a meaningful postsecondary credential.

Advocacy for teacher professionalism and expanded leadership roles is based on the understanding that teachers, because they have daily contacts with learners, are in the best position to make critical decisions about curriculum and instruction.

In this position, Brian oversaw policy development and legislative advocacy focused on developing and strengthening access and equity for vulnerable student populations in California Community Colleges.

Goode, the NAACP education director, said the group's position on charters may continue to affect its advocacy in local policy debates.

Reviewed 2013 Strategic Plan goals (Develop a committee structure that parallels AACTE and mobilized committees based on annually identified MACTE priorities; Developed and implemented an advocacy plan for educator preparation at the state level in matters of legislative policy, and regulatory matters related to initial and advanced educator preparation and licensure; Developed and disseminated position statements on issues of importance to educator preparation and licensure; Developed a statewide initiative showcasing excellence in educator preparation), established working committees and set priorities for 2014 - 15.

That is why we invest in leadership development, school turnaround programs, and objective research that helps inform our legislative advocacy positions, based on proven best practices, not ideology.

But they are not likely to end a contentious, noisy debate about evaluation systems, and they are almost certain to be intensely debated, in part because of Gates» separate support for advocacy organizations that have already staked out positions on teacher evaluations.

The center, which takes no advocacy position on the issue, was created at the university's highly regarded Peabody College of Education and Human Development in 2006 with a $ 10 million federal research grant.

After a hosting a call on Dec. 20th, CCSA is working to develop an informed advocacy position on LACOE STRS / PERS fee structure, timeline for payments and flexibility in terms of opting out of STRS / PERS.

That majority position on vouchers is supported by NSBA's 2017 - 2018 Advocacy Agenda which cites as a priority «Defend (ing) against privatization by challenging vouchers, tuition tax credits and similar schemes.»

EveryLibrary is uniquely positioned to provide tactical advice and support to advance a lobbying and advocacy agenda on a state - by - state basis.

The Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA), the statewide organization of school librarians, and EveryLibrary, a national library advocacy organization, are partnering for a joint campaign focused on restoring school librarian positions in APS.

EveryLibrary and the Illinois School library Media Association (ISLMA) announce a joint advocacy pilot - project focused on restoring school librarian positions and school library programs and collections budgets in certain schools and districts across Illinois.

Those who followed the debut of the O'Reilly Tools of Change Author (R) evolution Day conference in New York last month are familiar, for example, with agent Jason Allen Ashlock's positioning of this new stance as the «radical advocacy» of an industry professional whose partnership with clients can take on new depths and collaborative detail.

Training staff, interns, and volunteers is a key part of THL's strategy of helping to grow the animal advocacy movement by increasing the number of committed, trained, animal advocates.189 THL has large and structured volunteer, intern, and campus outreach programs designed in part to help participants become better advocates ready for positions of greater responsibility.190, 191 THL also tries to promote professional development among staff through structured training for managers and opportunities to attend relevant conferences and trainings.192 THL tells us that they try to promote from within as much as possible, and we have observed this in several cases.193 In our conversations with staff, we heard that while staff, interns, and volunteers all have opportunities for training and skill development, such opportunities tend to be much less structured for staff and more reliant on the staff member to take the initiative, which may lead to less overall growth.194

My criticism of Anderson was entirely that I gained the impression he was implying the IPCC take more of an advocacy position and impassioned position on the dangers of climate change which might be unwise for reasons stated.

The local cycling advocacy group, Cycle Toronto, has been requesting that Beck Taxi publish their position on taxis in the bike lanes, but has not heard back from the.

In the absence of data comes spin and overstatement — and a reliance on advocates of one stripe or another, including scientists staking advocacy positions.

This isn't necessarily a «bad» thing per se (i.e. people, even scientists, have opinions on such issues), but when listening to their opinions, the public must remember that this advocacy is not from a position of [unusual] expertise (unlike for example our host here [Roger Pielke jnr], where this confluence of science and decision making IS the specific area of expertise).

The National Center for Science Education has adopted as part of its mission the task of attacking researchers and commentators who question the biased and alarmist position on global warming staked out by the Obama administration and environmental advocacy groups, so Steven Newton's highly critical essay comes as no surprise.

The position is also responsible for supporting ACC's advocacy on a diverse range of technical and scientific issues, such as chemical nomenclature, polymers, and 21st century tools for evaluating chemicals.

The position is responsible for providing management, strategic communications support and acting as an «on - the - record» spokesperson for the group within the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Communications Divisions that supports self - funded groups that operate within ACC and focus on advocacy for specific chemicals or specialized sector issues.

The Carbon Tax Center doesn't take positions on competing technologies; we focus our advocacy on remedying the market failure that allows burning of gas, oil and especially coal without charging for the resultant climate damage.

Advocates for the consensus position on AGW should realize that they have a responsibility to maintain high levels of discourse because their advocacy is the lens through which many see the case for AGW.

«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.

In some rare instances where all candidates advocate the same position on an issue, issue - advocacy is not a surrogate for candidate advocacy.

Benoît Pelletier, for «his efforts to bring about interprovincial - territorial co-operation and for his advocacy on behalf of Francophone communities,» and Alfred Popp, for his «contributions to maritime law» in various positions, were named Members of the Order.

We also believe that the powers of the state should not be used to silence expression or advocacy on matters of public interest, even where the position being advocated for is unpopular or outside of the mainstream.

The DJ staff attorney position will include both systemic advocacy and individual representation, and will focus on the areas of housing, social security benefits, and vocational rehabilitation, among others.

Anthony Gatensby and Karen Bernofsky of McCague Borlack LLP successfully advocated this position on behalf of P.M. and these advocacy efforts led the HPARB to reach its final decision.

Job Title: Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Legal Fellow Supervisor: Immigrant Youth Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney Deadline for applications: Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their applications by May 14, 2018; however, applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

As Groia said, it is judges who know that context best, and judges who are in the best position to evaluate the effect of allegedly incivil advocacy on the administration of justice.

The purpose of the LCA is to recognize deserving, experienced, and highly qualified lawyers, to provide an outlet for scholarly authorship of legal articles on trial and litigation practice, to provide additional sources for professional development, to promote superior advocacy and ethical standards in the practice of law, to assist in community involvement by its membership, and to advance a superior judiciary, by taking relevant positions on issues or legislation affecting judicial compensation and / or benefits, as well as those affecting the American litigation processes.