Sentences with phrase «sessions focusing on issues»

It provides educational sessions focusing on issues like breast feeding, health and nutrition, car seat safety and more.

Much of Wednesday's board session focused on the issue which seems to have no easy solution.

Saturday 3 May will see a dedicated session focusing on issues surrounding education within the African travel industry.

Not exact matches

By allowing a «bathroom bill» in the special session of the most powerful Republican - controlled state, Abbott has placed a focus on Texas on an issue that has been a flashpoint in U.S. culture wars, analysts said.

Because of the air of celebration about the proceedings, which featured upbeat multimedia reports of progress from each of the world divisions and a final mission pageant with delegates in national costume, the session tended to focus on encouraging news rather than to address worrisome issues.

• A brief, inexpensive US intervention (one prenatal session, in separate gender groups focusing on psychosocial issues related to becoming first - time parents) was associated with reduced distress in some mothers at six weeks postpartum.

• A brief, inexpensive US prenatal intervention (consisting of one prenatal session with parents in separate gender groups focusing on psychosocial issues of first - time parenthood) was associated with mothers» reporting greater satisfaction with the sharing of home and baby tasks post partum (Matthey et al, 2004).

«When the agenda focuses on human rights issues like greater protections for immigrant populations, when they are ready to discuss housing legislation that would freeze tenants» rents for five years and extend affordable housing protections for eight additional years — I will return to session.»

«With Cuomo's end - of - session focus on marriage, major issues crucial to New York's fiscal and economic recovery wound up receiving at best cursory treatment.»

«So I think we all need to step back and see where this process is leading us... And, you know, we don't know if the session is going to end today, tomorrow, or some other day, but, you know, we're focused right now on what's going on with both the rent issue and the 421 - a issue.»

Going into the hearing, most people suspected Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia would keep the attorneys narrowly focused on the issue at hand — whether Paladino violated board rules for executive session.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Assemblyman Brian Kolb, the minority leader in that chamber, said he hopes lawmakers focus on «kitchen table» issues as the new session gets underway.

LaValle said in the remaining weeks of session, the Senate GOP will «focus» on issues including renewal of New York City's rent laws, and changes to the controversial Common Core learning standards and related standardized tests.

The shape of an agreement came into focus late Wednesday night in a special legislative session in Albany that also included deals on issues as diverse as flood relief and help for harness racing.

The session will focus specifically on «hot spots» where scientific interests overlap with indigenous folkways, with development projects and with security issues.

Climate change will not be the only focus during Obama and Kerry's visit, considering conference sessions on issues such as search - and - rescue and fisheries, Florini said.

Other sessions focused on electronic health records, reimbursement, education of patients and their care givers, and such ethical, legal, and policy issues as privacy, patients» responsibility for their own health, and direct to consumer testing, among others.

«The format will remain the same as years past with the general session covering issues affecting all producers in the sheep and goat industry and the concurrent sessions focusing on specific interests voiced by producers within the respective industry sectors,» Ensor said.

The remaining sessions follow the form of a disease based course focusing on basic, clinical and translational issues in particular malignancies, providing an overview of disease characteristics.

But let's say that a patient is suffering from a lot of headaches and the headache pain is more severe than the neck pain; we may for the first few sessions focus on the headache and treat the neck as a secondary issue.

Every session is focused on freeing the client from their presenting issue to release, empower, and heal — no matter what the condition.

Some sessions focus on laying the groundwork for success in the online dating industry, while others focus on highly technical issues like optimizing MMS marketing campaigns.

The training sessions Dopp leads focus instead on the issues of fear, self - hate, isolation, and depression that youths often deal with as they struggle with their gay identities.

The 14th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues of the United Nations (April 20 — May 1, 2015) in New York, brought together indigenous leaders around a table of intergenerational dialogue to exchange views and proposals regarding the priorities and the participation of indigenous people in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, highlighting challenges and creating strategies for strengthening the articulation in the consultation process of indigenous people on a development agenda whose innovative process focuses on the inclusion of everyone.

The second session focuses on a specific on - the - job problem — a «real» school issue — in which the leader played a leadership role.

This exclusive, free session will focus on the critical components that make for an informative, relevant, and interesting presentation on legal issues.

On several levels this was a very confusing session, particularly for public education issues, which are my primary focus.

With the regular Texas legislative session about one - third complete, the battle lines in public education are coming into sharper focus on the four major issues identified last year by our organization, the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER).

Challenges encountered in the professional development sessions included getting teachers to focus on technology, issues, and pedagogy collectively in lieu of focusing simply on technology and the teachers» disposition toward new technology.

Through brainstorming sessions, youth decide what issue to focus on.

This session focuses on the critical issue of addressing School Quality / Student Success (SQSS) indicators required in the state's ESSA plan.

Harper, Provost Professor in Education and Business at USC, listed 10 ideas during the first segment of the session «Big Ideas on Equity, Race and Inclusion in Education,» which focused on issues education journalists were urged to cover in more depth:

Opinions on schools: When the Legislature opens in session today, it should direct its focus on education and 11 other issues.

Connecticut teachers are urging legislators to take up the critical issue of education funding when they convene for a special session later this month to focus on the draconian cuts devastating the state's public schools and shortchanging students» education.

You have in your packet a blue sheet that gives you the order of the day, so I won't belabor that too much, but I will just remind you that we're going to start out with a session on history this morning; then go to a lunchtime segment that will focus on some of the relevant federal constitutional issues, including evaluations of the federal attacks on and defenses of the Blaine amendments; then we will finish off the day with a session that will focus on litigation strategy related to these amendments and some of the arguments being made for and against them in that litigation, as well as a focus on how debates over faith - based initiatives and school vouchers are affected by these particular state constitutional restrictions.

Professional development sessions at the National Charter Schools Conference will focus on a variety of issues facing the school choice movement such as finding and funding facilities, special education, and handling pushback against the expanding charter school movement.

by Wendy Nelson As this year's legislative session came to a close, the charter issue legislators focused on most was the growth crisis facing New York City charter schools.

During the first breakout session there was a panel discussion focused on the issue of «Low - Performing Schools and Districts.»

Expert speakers, including the CEOs of the largest Russian publishers and distributors, will share their knowledge and insight on everything Russian, with sessions focused on writing and translation, educational and digital publishing, intellectual properties and copyright issues.

Because our Issues on the Ether piece today runs prior to #DBW14's presentation of its Amazon - focused morning on Wednesday, we'll bring some of what comes from that Wednesday session to our live Twitter debate on Friday.

By pondering this issue ahead of time and knowing how they may instinctively react to or perceive certain things, a trader can hope to isolate and identify those feelings during a trading session, and then try to focus on moving past the emotional response.

• A roundtable discussion between Petco's Jim Myers, Nestle - Purina's John Saguto and the American Pet Products Association's Bob Vetere, moderated by PIJAC CEO Mike Canning, this session focused on a variety of issues impacting pet product retailers, such as ensuring product safety, preventing the spread of disinformation by animal rights groups and new methods of engaging current and potential pet owners.

The session will focus on water issues.

The first session will focus on a basic plan and as much information and tools are shared, however often with behavior issues multiple sessions are needed.

The first session will focus on a basic plan and information and reading are shared, however most behavior issues, unless mild in nature, will require more than one session.

The seminar, «Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement,» consists of four 2 1/2 - hour sessions that focus on retirement planning and related issues.

Director of Well - Being Studies at Best Friends Animal Society Dr. Frank McMillan presented afternoon sessions focused on the physical and psychological issues found in puppy mill and hoarding rescues.

Drawing from experience gained during 15 years in elected office, including a decade on the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman Dennis Cardoza's session will focus on industry involvement in legislative issues affecting the pet industry:

This four - day event included presentations by 86 artists on their works - in - progress, consultations and networking events, and focus sessions on key issues in the field.

The 2009 Faculty - Trustee Retreat focuses on sustainability, featuring high - profile speakers, film screenings and discussion sessions on sustainability issues.