Sentences with phrase «research and policy work»

-- Conducting research and policy work along with organizing and running workshops as directed — Developing and implementing research strategies — Organizing agendas for meetings and creating links with organizations holding similar views — Providing overall project support to teams as directed

Results from district partners, as well as our research and policy work, have been featured in education - focused publications.

Grounded in our research and policy work, RI - CAN teams with our citizen advocates and key state officials to develop and enact concrete, meaningful education reforms through both legislative and administrative action.

In addition to preparing outstanding pre-service teachers, Eckert has continued his research and policy work in teaching effectiveness and related issues.

Jennifer DePaoli is the Senior Research & Policy Advisor at Civic Enterprises, where she leads the education portfolio, including research and advocacy on behalf of the GradNation campaign, work with CASEL and others in the SEL field, and research and policy work in the alternative education space.

This toolkit, to be released in 2016, will bring together lessons from our research and policy work in date labeling, tax incentives, liability protections, as well as other food waste policies, to provide policy makers with a comprehensive menu of policy options.

Its research and policy work focuses on trade, investment, innovation, energy, and the environment.

Not exact matches

«This is an extremely generous benefit, and while it's fantastic for the women who work there, I don't know how feasible it is going to be for the majority of industries to do something to this extent,» said Alina Salganicoff, vice-president and director of women's health policy for Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit that researches health care issues.

The left - leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research noted the other day that the share of the prime working - age population with jobs is still below where it was in December 2007.

Tarun has worked in health for 30 years, focusing on public health research, policy and practice in the prevention of common chronic diseases and addressing Aboriginal health gaps.

«The goal was for us, and those we worked with, to get some ideas that could be applied and put into practice,» said Dane Stangler, vice president of research and policy at Kauffman.

O.C. Tanner's research found that the people who created the most value in their organizations were those whose work required them to adhere to rules, policies and procedures, not those who were given carte blanche.

A useful piece on the «new» Danish Economy and why it works by Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at the (American) New Republic and a senior fellow at Demos, a US - based national, non-partisan public policy, research and advocacy organization.

-- Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and author of «Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People»

We conduct extensive opinion and economic research and work with our rapidly growing network of 40,000 small business owners across the country to ensure their voices are an integral part of the public policy debate.

«The tax plan is just the latest in a long line of really bad economic policies that are based on an idea of how corporations work that has nothing to do with how corporations actually work today,» Nell Abernathy, vice president of research and policy at the liberal - leaning think tank the Roosevelt Institute, told me.

In this role, Carla was responsible, together with Glass Lewis» chief policy officer, for the development of the firm's voting guidelines while working closely with the research department and interacting with investors, issuers, regulators and other interested parties.

His work has won awards from the Policy Research Secretariat, the Canadian Economics Association, and the Donner Canadian Foundation.

He worked in research and communications and was a research and policy analyst for the Ministry of Advanced Education.

The Connected Health Conference is the largest and most diverse gathering of public sector and health and technology industry leaders working at the intersection of innovative product and service development, research, business and policy throughout the world.

Eileen Appelbaum, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and author of Private Equity at Work

In working with policymakers to help promote economic and job growth in the U.S., Business Roundtable helps to inform federal policy through research, testimony and correspondence with lawmakers.

Government needs a more practical, less academic social policy aimed at the deficiencies of public authority» law enforcement, school standards, and work requirements» that the research itself suggests are central to poverty today.

The central thrusts of a reborn reform movement should be stockholder action to effect corporate decision - making, the mobilization of public influence on Congress, the development of improved rating systems, the encouragement of research to support policy - making, and the creation of support mechanisms to encourage and inform creative people working in the media industries.10.

In terms of scientific policy these figures seem to reflect a disproportionate emphasis on applied work and on the physical sciences, to the neglect of pure research and biology, as well as of the social fields whose growth is essential if technology is to contribute to human welfare.

He has also worked for Bodegas Chivite, a Spanish wine group, as Director of Environment affairs and Innovation where was mainly responsible for the design and implementation of a long - term research policy in the wine group.

He is a leading economist, fund manager and policy adviser who has previously worked for Goldman Sachs and the RBA, and was a director of the Menzies Research Centre.

Michael Sligh Organization Representative: Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI - USA) Michael Sligh has worked for over 30 years as a Program Director for RAFI - USA where he manages policy, research and education for the promotion of organic, agro-biodiversity, organic seed development, and a wide - range of food justice, fair trade and other value - added food labeling, policy and marketing issues.

Councils, Committees and Working Groups — led by representatives of our member organizations — determine how to fulfill consumers» needs, help shape the association's policy positions, identify industry - wide model practices, direct scientific research and ensure strong and frequent collaboration among members and with retail trading partners.

(2014 Local Food Awareness Report for Gulfport MS, found at www.helpingpublicmarketsgrow.com) • Vermont: Researched and wrote report on SNAP, FMNP technology and policy answers for VT farmers markets in collaboration with NOFA - VT and VAAFM (2013 Vermont Market Currency Feasibility Report found at www.helpingpublicmarketsgrow.com • Vermont: Working with Vermont Law School on legal resources for farmers and market organizations.

Funding: This work was supported by the Obesity Policy Coalition and by NHMRC funding for the Centre for Research Excellence in Obesity Policy and Food Systems (APP1041020).

The Centre also provides information on research, conversion advice, education and policy work on organic food and farming.

JCGH has no industry links to policy work, and al consultancy money is paid to the University of Liverpool to support research.

GFI works to affect legal change through lobbying policy makers, writing op - eds, providing information to congressional offices, and researching potential regulatory pathways for cultured products.23 GFI also organized an event on Capitol Hill to promote plant - based meat that was co-sponsored by Beyond Meat.

The scrutiny of the funding practices of large transnational food companies6, 7 has threatened the credibility of nutrition research and researchers.5 However, without empirical work examining the association of industry sponsorship with the results of nutrition research, researchers, policy makers, and the public have no way of quantifying and understanding the extent of industry influence on the data.

A registered UK charity (number 1075104), our work focuses on policy, research and practice.

The latest news about research, policy and practice relating to work with young fathers, including resources to support work with young dads by professionals and practitioners across a range of disciplines.

Linda has worked and supported preventive nutrition research based best practices thru legislation, creation and implementation of best practices and policy change while working and learning in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.

Get some online insurance quotes and do your research: There are many great websites out there that can give you comparisons from several different companies at the same time so that you can see which policy will work best for you.

We produced a new research summary on Anti-Social Behaviour and Fathers, to help inform ongoing and future policy work around fathers / fatherhood and crime; we also provided background research material for other policy work.

Collating the latest research evidence on fathers and fatherhood is a key element of our work as an Institute — providing us with the building blocks on which to develop our policy work, training courses and publications.

News, research, policy and practice articles on working with separated families, and maximising the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children post-separation.

News, policy, research and practice articles of relevance for professionals working within early years services, such as Health Visiting, Sure Starts and Family Centres, with a focus on engaging successfully with fathers in those settings.

Previously, Nan served as the Director of Maternal Health Research and Policy at Amnesty International USA, where she worked on maternal and reproductive health and health care, and the right to health.

Safe Kids Connecticut is a multi-faceted organization that works to reduce death and injury rates of children through community education, public policy change, creating safe environments, and conducting research.

* 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

Recognized for her expertise in the areas of infancy and child development, mindfulness and emotional intelligence, and parent - child interactions, she is involved in research, consulting, advocacy and child policy work.

The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public - private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.

Heather, who joined FRAC in January 2009, has a rich background in nutrition policy research, obesity prevention, and healthy eating strategies, including her prior work at the American Cancer Society, Mathematica Policy Research, and Tulane Univepolicy research, obesity prevention, and healthy eating strategies, including her prior work at the American Cancer Society, Mathematica Policy Research, and Tulane Uniresearch, obesity prevention, and healthy eating strategies, including her prior work at the American Cancer Society, Mathematica Policy Research, and Tulane UnivePolicy Research, and Tulane UniResearch, and Tulane University.

While with Mathematica Policy Research, he wrote or contributed programming for U.S. Department of Agriculture reports on the participation trends and household characteristics of SNAP participants, and also worked on national evaluations of SNAP demonstration pilots and the Summer Food Service Program.