Sentences with phrase «public policy efforts in»

Maryland Hunger Solutions leads advocacy and public policy efforts in Maryland in support of efforts to fight hunger by strengthening the federal nutrition programs.

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To date, few public policies have been enacted in an effort to change our national eating habits.

The conservative Koch network plans to spend between $ 300 million and $ 400 million to influence politics and public policy over the next two years, intensifying its nationwide efforts in the initial years of Donald Trump's presidency.

Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), has doubled down on social reform policies in a last - ditch effort to boost his election polls during a public television town hall - style exchange.

In August, Kalanick hired Plouffe to lead Uber's efforts in public policy and communicationIn August, Kalanick hired Plouffe to lead Uber's efforts in public policy and communicationin public policy and communications.

They inform the Institute's research and policy agenda and contribute their knowledge and analysis to further the Institute's efforts to impact public debate in support of progressive change.

ACA is in the trenches and unites grassroots angel efforts as needed to build supportive American public policies that protect angel investing and its role in job creation.

Boston has been trying to find a solution for its growing traffic problems in part by efforts to link its commuter rail lines, says Barry Bluestone, professor of public policy at Northeastern University.

Consumers will appreciate our efforts in being responsible stewards of the land and good neighbors, while maintaining the long - term viability of businesses that contribute significantly to the state's economy,» said Robert P. Koch, president and CEO of Wine Institute, the public policy advocacy group for nearly 800 California wineries and affiliated businesses.

The 2012 National Action Plan for Child Injury Prevention provides actions in surveillance, research, communication, education, health care, and public policy to guide efforts in saving lives by reducing injuries.

In this role, she is responsible for leading the efforts to improve public policies to end hunger, reduce poverty, promote nutrition and increase the availability of healthy affordable food in low - income areas; maximize participation in all federal nutrition programs (SNAP, school meals, early childhood nutrition, WIC, and summer meals); and educate the public about both the stark reality of hunger's existence in the nation's capital and the real opportunities for effective solutionIn this role, she is responsible for leading the efforts to improve public policies to end hunger, reduce poverty, promote nutrition and increase the availability of healthy affordable food in low - income areas; maximize participation in all federal nutrition programs (SNAP, school meals, early childhood nutrition, WIC, and summer meals); and educate the public about both the stark reality of hunger's existence in the nation's capital and the real opportunities for effective solutionin low - income areas; maximize participation in all federal nutrition programs (SNAP, school meals, early childhood nutrition, WIC, and summer meals); and educate the public about both the stark reality of hunger's existence in the nation's capital and the real opportunities for effective solutionin all federal nutrition programs (SNAP, school meals, early childhood nutrition, WIC, and summer meals); and educate the public about both the stark reality of hunger's existence in the nation's capital and the real opportunities for effective solutionin the nation's capital and the real opportunities for effective solutions.

We therefore, support the proposal presented in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Policy Statement, «School Start Times for Adolescents», to delay school start times in an effort to address this public health issue.

In 2012 the AAPD through the Council on Government Affairs developed a state Public Policy Advocate initiative in order to strengthen and coordinate advocacy efforts by our state chapterIn 2012 the AAPD through the Council on Government Affairs developed a state Public Policy Advocate initiative in order to strengthen and coordinate advocacy efforts by our state chapterin order to strengthen and coordinate advocacy efforts by our state chapters.

A real public debate about the pros and cons of staying in the EU — including not stymieing the efforts of fellow member states in the midst of deep crisis — can perhaps rescue the UK from this foreign policy folly.

In the advocacy world, most outreach efforts involve one or more of three basic goals: trying to affect government legislation and / or regulation, trying to build a base of supporters for long - term fundraising and / or grassroots action, and trying to influence the broader public policy discussion.

Labour lost because they: a) broke manifold electoral promises b) lied shamelessly to the people and parliament c) engaged in industrial - scale corruption and lame cover - up d) wilfully enraged their newest supporters e) eschewed democracy at every opportunity f) treated the electorate like idiots g) alienated a vast constituency of voters with strong personal interest in the well - being of our servicemen h) inherited the most benign of economies and recklessly maxed out the public debt i) devoted inordinate time and effort to policies based on immature class war antics j) engaged in open internal dissent while being too cowardly to take any definitive action k) offered a wholly negative electoral campaign Unless confidence is restored in these areas, Labour will continue to be despised.

In response, policies are required to capture more land value for the public good, perhaps through alternative forms of taxation or the creation of public land banks, to help minimise speculative investment in an effort to reduce rising inequalitIn response, policies are required to capture more land value for the public good, perhaps through alternative forms of taxation or the creation of public land banks, to help minimise speculative investment in an effort to reduce rising inequalitin an effort to reduce rising inequality.

It supported Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats (HSLD) in their efforts to draft the motion, and the BHA's Director of Public Affairs and Policy spoke in favour of the motion at a fringe event organised by HSLD and the Liberal Democrat Education Association on Friday.

In 2013, the New York Public Interest Research Group complained to the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics that the party's efforts amounted to lobbying — the ads didn't urge people to vote for someone, but rather to support a pending policy action — and should be disclosed as such.

If you are interested in lobbying local elected officials for policy changes that effect our neighborhood (congestion pricing, affordable housing, public school improvements), getting involved in the local community board, or participating in our club's efforts to elect progressive judges, this is the committee for you.

JCOPE's majority, however, argued that consultants who lead «grass - roots» efforts to change public policy engage in this new definition of lobbying when they seek supportive editorials in newspapers.

As federal «dysfunction» forces them to step up regulatory efforts, state and local governments need to develop new policies for the growing tech sectors in order to balance the need for protecting public interests and supporting innovation, AG Eric Schneiderman told a NY Tech Meetup event.

The city of New York has been ordered to pay the legal costs and fees to the Empire Center for Public Policy in connection with the Center's successful effort to obtain city payroll data under the state Freedom of Information Law.

«This contortion of the Governor's long - recognized constitutional authority lacks a basis in law and must be recognized for what it truly is — a political maneuver to frustrate the Governor's efforts in convening the Legislature to address politically unpopular, yet critically important issues of public policy.»

The uncertainty over Republican efforts to overhaul or replace the Affordable Care Act may spur insurers to seek even higher hikes in medical premiums, said Bill Hammond, health policy director at the Empire Center for Public Ppolicy director at the Empire Center for Public PolicyPolicy.

In - house, former Cuomo spokesman Matt Wing spearheaded the effort, along with public policy director (and former Staten Island Republican congressional candidate) Michael Allegretti.

«Since her first child entered the City's public school system ten years ago, Ann Kittredge has immersed herself in learning about the many different facets of educational policy and has dedicated a great deal of her time and effort to volunteer projects aimed at improving the education experience of our children,» Borough President Katz said.

Cabrera, who is a longtime foe of marriage equality and a leader in the effort that recently overturned the public schools» policy against church congregations using their space for worship services, has for years worked with the Family Research Council, an organization condemned as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

In my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policIn my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policin education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policin the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policy.

«Public health efforts are needed to raise university administration and student population awareness of the harms that indoor tanning poses to young adults in order to increase demand for policy - related action.

The honor recognizes Bloomberg's public health policies — from banning smoking in bars and restaurants to eliminating trans fats in city eateries — along with his philanthropic efforts to support public health education and global anti-smoking campaigns.

Such efforts to take the public's pulse on geoengineering may be crucial for understanding how to involve citizens in future policy making, says David Goldston, director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. «This is something that is going to require a lot of public engagement before decisions are made,» he says.

The American public is eager for dramatic change in U.S. energy policy, but Democratic efforts to sell their agenda on energy and climate change aren't reaching voters, a prominent Democratic Party polling firm is warning.

The world might be a better place if efforts to connect science with public policy were thriving in nations throughout the world.

QUINN: So NOAA's policy is part of this Administration's and NOAA's leadership's effort to create transparency in the government and one thing that is outlined in the policy is that scientists can communicate their research to the public and that scientists can not only communicate their research, but they can also communicate their opinions to the public and I think that's a very important aspect of the policy.

«While he has steered clear of efforts to sell off public lands and supported the Land and Water Conservation Fund, far more often Rep. Zinke has advanced policies that favor special interests,» said Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society, in a statement.

With no insight into how climate projections are judged, the public could take away from situations such as the IPCC's uncertain conclusion about Antarctica in 2007 that the problems of climate change are inconsequential or that scientists do not know enough to justify the effort (and possible expense) of a public - policy response, he said.

«A recent WHO report on IPV recommended that there is a clear need to scale - up efforts to both prevent IPV from happening in the first place and to provide necessary services for women experiencing IPV,» says senior author Peter A. Muennig, MD, MPH, associate professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

A 2005 study by the Public Policy Institute of California found the improvement in reading «so definitive that San Diego's efforts are well worth a look by other school districts in California and the nation.»

Higher education has taken K - 12's place in the hierarchy of federal policy issues — due both to weariness with what well - intended federal efforts have wrought in K - 12 and to public concerns about tuition prices and student debt.

NCLB is in many respects the latest in a long line of efforts in the policy and legal arenas to promote equity and opportunity in the public schools, including desegregation cases, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the original ESEA, and school finance and adequacy cases in the states.

I met Lee Ju - Ho, the former Minister of Education, Science, and Technology and now a professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, to understand his efforts to improve the Korean education system In the book The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley, Lee comes across as a forward - minded thinker about the challenges facing Korean education and the need to make changes to the status quo of how education is regulated, managed, and delivereIn the book The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley, Lee comes across as a forward - minded thinker about the challenges facing Korean education and the need to make changes to the status quo of how education is regulated, managed, and deliverein the World by Amanda Ripley, Lee comes across as a forward - minded thinker about the challenges facing Korean education and the need to make changes to the status quo of how education is regulated, managed, and delivered.

Washington — Business leaders should push to raise local taxes to pay for early - childhood and other education efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here last week.

If the host is a governmental agency responsible for school quality — and those range from national ministries to local school administrations — it has a considerable amount of time, effort, public funds, and political prestige wrapped up in a particular set of policies.

In the continuing effort to save the public - school system, it is easy to become so caught up in arcane policy matters that the realities of the classroom are forgotteIn the continuing effort to save the public - school system, it is easy to become so caught up in arcane policy matters that the realities of the classroom are forgottein arcane policy matters that the realities of the classroom are forgotten.

I am an education policy researcher who's taken a few detours into policy jobs — once in the Office of Data and Accountability of DC Public Schools, and once as the Deputy of Educator Preparation for the State of Delaware under its Race - to - the - Top efforts.

The seminar — promoted through a collaboration between HGSE and the Center for Public Policy and Educational Evaluation (Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação, or CAEd) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil — focused on education reform, specifically U.S. efforts to develop 21st - century skills through teacher education, leadership development, and the definition of standards for teachers and school leaders.

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.

The state of Texas has been making a concerted effort to raise the quality of its public charter schools through sound policy reform, effective implementation, and resources to help practitioners zero in on improvement.

The Twentieth Century Fund, a nonpartisan New York City - based philanthropy devoted to «timely analyses of economic policy, foreign affairs, and domestic policy issues,» issued a report in October on the history and effectiveness of efforts to privatize the public schools.