Sentences with phrase «recent policy developments»

We review the program's reauthorization, recent policy developments and what to expect in the coming months.

The conversation quickly turned to one of the more recent policy developments: unlimited vacation.

It also provides an overview of recent policy development in Ireland in this regard.

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Is there anything relevant happening in your industry — policy changes, tech developments or recent reports — that could affect your customers?

«Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term,» the policy committee said in its post-meeting statement.

«Even during the Great Depression of the 1930s, policy rates and longer - term rates in the most affected countries (like the U.S.) were never reduced to such low levels,» wrote William White, chairman of the Economic Development and Review Committee at the OECD in Paris, in a recent paper.

«We take stock of coal market developments in 2017 and find that while U.S. production did recover slightly, it had nothing to do with a change in federal policy,» Rhodium Group analysts wrote in a recent note.

«When asked what news they had heard of recent economic developments, more consumers spontaneously mentioned the expected positive impact of new economic policies than ever before recorded in the long history of the surveys.

A recent report from Stack Overflow ranked the opportunity for professional development as one of the top five job benefits for developers, so offering this policy will help with recruiting and retention, which, in today's increasingly competitive market for talent, is almost reason enough.

The event's main purpose was to discuss recent developments in Alberta public policy, as well as expectations for the upcoming Alberta budget.

Over the last six months, Coin Center — the independent, non-profit, public policy research and advocacy center based in Washington, DC — has been busy addressing blockchain's national security implications with the congressional Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, spearheading the Blockchain Caucus on Capitol Hill, and moderating recent panels on legal strategy and regulatory developments and how they affect the crypto - space.

The United Nations Council on Trade and Development's recent report on foreign direct investment trends and policies shows that global investment inflows are slowing down.

This assessment is based on an evaluation of the recent trends in core inflation and likely developments in demand conditions, and takes into account the dampening influence of the monetary policy adjustments since November 1999.

His recent work focuses on the economics of child health and development, child mental health, health care financing, and tax policy and health insurance.

European yields have generally taken their lead from developments in the US over recent months, with yields on German 10 - year government debt also falling toward 4 per cent in mid January, before increasing to 4.2 per cent after the Fed's late January monetary policy announcement.

«Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term,» the Fed said in its policy statement following the end of a two - day meeting.

A burst of revisionist thinking has affected recent discussions of Third World economic development and may offer a harbinger of better policies vis - a-vis the world's poor.

Perhaps best known for his text on the sociology of religion, The Sacred Canopy, Berger has also shown a keen interest in issues of development and public policy and in the nature of religious belief in the modern world, as evident in A Far Glory: The Question of Faith in an Age of Credulity (1992) and in his most recent book, Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience.

Perhaps there's more of a gameplan here than meets the eye, but that's certainly not the impression I'm getting, especially when the club's entire recruitment and player development policy has looked so incoherent in recent times.

The purpose of a recent UK study carried out by Drs. Eirini Flouri and Ann Buchanan at the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Oxford, was to discover whether there was similar evidence in the UK using longitudinal data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS).

In its 2012 Policy Statement on Baseball and Softball8, the AAP acknowledges the recent studies challenging the theory that the curveball and slider are stressful to the young elbow, but, on the basis of other studies showing increased injury among those who throw curve balls and sliders at early ages, continues to recommend that introduction of the curve ball be delayed until after age 14, or when pubertal development has advanced to the stage when the athlete has started to shave, and that sliders not be thrown until age 16.

Mr Tough's book is one of many in recent years to argue that education policy in rich countries has emphasised academic skills while neglecting emotional and psychological development.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

«Building on a well - established knowledge base more than half a century in the making, recent advances in the science of early childhood development and its underlying biology provide a deeper understanding that can inform and improve existing policy and practice, as well as help generate new ways of thinking about solutions.

Last week, Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman of the Center for Policy Dialogue in Dhaka, Bangladesh, visited the UN Development Programme in New York City to discuss his most recent book.

Public radio reporter Karen DeWitt (who is employed by WXXI News) asked the Democratic governor whether he was considering new policies in light of the national attention on sexual misconduct, as well as the recent resignation of a state economic development official who was under investigation for harassment.

He highlighted the contrasting recent developments in China and the United States: Xi has successfully overseen the removal of presidential term limits in the constitution, while President Donald Trump continues to enact unpredictable foreign policy measures toward US allies and adversaries alike.

Recent developments have indicated that preparations are in high - gear for government to present Ghana's 2017 Budget and Economic Policy to parliament by 3rd March.

He has friends in building trade unions and the Service Employees International Union that he's cultivated with recent policy pushes, and a network of contacts that dates to his time leading the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Bill Clinton's Cabinet.

At 1 p.m., Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer discusses recent developments in the U.S. economy and the Fed's monetary policy in New York as part of the Council on Foreign Relations C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics, 58 E 68th St., Manhattan.

Public radio reporter Karen DeWitt asked the Democratic governor whether he was considering new policies in light of the national attention on sexual misconduct, as well as the recent resignation of a state economic development official who was under investigation for harassment.

A recent editorial and letter about the Erie County Industrial Development Agency's proposed policy to limit incentives on market rate senior housing did not accurately reflect the facts.

That was evident at a recent meeting of the Africa - E.U. Partnership, where leaders maintained that scaling up sustainable and renewable energy needs to be integrated into development policies.

As a group, commercial publishers appear unsure about the recent developments and do not seem to have formulated their policies yet.

In a recent paper published in the journal Space Policy, my co-authors Dimitra Atri and Julia DeMarines and I propose the development of a METI protocol in order to guide the construction and transmission of messages to extraterrestrials.

London About Blog Experts analyse and debate recent developments across UK government, politics and policy.

London About Blog Experts analyse and debate recent developments across UK government, politics and policy.

In a brief mention of the work in a recent piece on the World Bank's new behavioral approaches to global development, The Economist took note of how such small policy tweaks — rooted in observation of how people actually behave, rather than in an expectation that they'll behave rationally — may change the way development policy is implemented and assessed.

Despite being influenced by environmental aspects, such as a recent lower than average rainfall and continuing environmental degradation, the policies and development models of regional government are also large contributing factors to the current situation.

«On a day - to - day basis, I help ensure that he is briefed on a spectrum of policy issues, from political developments in various states to recent innovations in the education sector.»

Those who follow federal education policy are well aware of a few big changes wrought by the Trump team, but another quintet of recent ed - related developments in Washington begs for attention.

On February 9, 2017, Jack Jennings was interviewed on recent developments in education policy on the Facebook program, Video from the Washington Post.

Such opportunities include the Teacher Liaison, the Secretary's Teacher Advisory, the New Mexico Teacher Leader Network, and the Teaching Policy Fellowship facilitated by Teach Plus — a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that teachers have a voice in policymaking.43 As detailed extensively by Chiefs for Change in a recent report, these teacher leadership roles and initiatives serve to empower teachers by recognizing them as key stakeholders in the policy development and implementation procPolicy Fellowship facilitated by Teach Plus — a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that teachers have a voice in policymaking.43 As detailed extensively by Chiefs for Change in a recent report, these teacher leadership roles and initiatives serve to empower teachers by recognizing them as key stakeholders in the policy development and implementation procpolicy development and implementation process.44

As recent governments haven't designed policies for the whole school team, UNISON decided to step in working with supportive and progressive organisations such as the Teacher Development Trust.

This briefing paper provides more information on school sport policies and more recent developments in the provision of PE and sport in schools.

Child Trends, Inc.; Washington D.C. $ 283,000 over two years to investigate children's access to highly - qualified ECE professionals and identify potential disparities in certain geographic areas, analyze the effects of recent state - level workforce policies and funding decisions on the ECE workforce in two states, and develop a forecasting tool that state leaders can use to estimate the potential cost / time factors required to implement ECE workforce development policies.

The recent convergence of scholarly research, program development efforts, and policy advocacy work have all pushed in the direction of a fresh «ecological» framework for learning that nests more responsibility in the nonschool hours.

The Summer Conference highlights the General Sessions to discuss the most recent developments in education policy, law and best practices.

The State School Board's recent decision to eliminate physical education, arts and health courses as core statewide requirements for middle - school students is seen as a way to give local districts more flexibility in designing curriculum, which is a positive development in the context of allowing more local control over education policy.

Here is a roundup of recent news in the housing finance industry, including the unveiling of USMI's new logo to commemorate 60 years of making homeownership possible through private mortgage insurance and housing policy developments in Congress and in the executive branch.