Sentences with phrase «significant national challenges»

This edition focuses on how PNNL uses supercomputers, computational science and mathematics to build new scientific understanding that could help address significant national challenges in energy, the environment, national security and fundamental science.

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Even though the creators of the National Curriculum are keen to emphasise the importance of what they call «the English literary heritage», by which they mean «authors with an enduring appeal that transcends the period in which they were writing, and who have played a significant role in the development of literature in English» [Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2007, 71), their choice of recommended authors reveals a set of post-Protestant secular assumptions which need to be challenged if Catholic culture is to flourish in Catholic schools.

Data from the National Skills Coalition found that «skill gaps among U.S. service sector workers are a significant challenge that often prevents people from achieving their full potential.

The National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia recently highlighted that Australia's food and grocery industry is «at a crossroads» as population - driven demand grows faster than food production, pointing to challenges ahead for sustainable development.1 Water is one of the most significant and increasingly scarce resources that producers need to meet this demand.

The year saw significant challenges in the running of the affairs of our Party at the National level.

«We also face significant challenges with foreign national offenders and organised crime including drugs, money laundering, fraud, criminal finances, intellectual property, immigration and cyber crime.»

«The 80 by 50 challenge is a significant goal and will require fundamental changes, which means that the early cost savings and sustainable applications of Schenectady and National Grid initiatives could serve as a model for other communities and utilities,» McCarthy said.

Working with big data sets is challenging but the potential benefits for increasing national security are significant, scientists and national security experts agreed at a joint event organized by AAAS and the FBI.

Earthquakes pose a national challenge because more than 143 million Americans live in areas of significant seismic risk across 39 states.

FLORENCE, Italy — With its national banks teetering on the edge of default and an uncertain economic future, Italy's financial woes have had a significant impact on state funding for arts education and the availability of student finance for Italian students, creating a challenging landscape for fashion education.

Earlier this year, a National Academy of Sciences committee charged with evaluating education reforms in DC issued a report that included scathing comments on the difficulty of obtaining education data: «The lack of readily available data presented a significant challenge for our committee, and it is a source of frustration for some senior DCPS officials who would like to rely more heavily on data to support their decision making.

According to the National Association of Independent Schools, independent schools in the 21st century face significant challenges to ensure their sustainability in five broad areas: finance, student demographics, curriculum, global perspective and environmental sustainability.

The event, held at the Rubin Museum in Manhattan, honored five people who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to enacting positive change in education: Tanell Pendleton, an English teacher who has worked at Bronx Haven High School for eight years, and Michael Wolach, founding teacher and instructional coach at Jill Chaifetz Transfer School, both of whom have worked with Eskolta on multi-year projects on topics ranging from developing students» academic mindsets to implementing outcomes - based grading; Cristal Cruz, a graduate of Brooklyn Frontiers High School, who, after facing significant challenges during school, graduated as salutatorian, enrolled in college, and is now working at Good Shepherd Service to support students in the same way she was supported; and Jeff and Tricia Raikes, co-founders of the Raikes Foundation and part of the founding team of Microsoft, who have become champions of school improvement by establishing national initiatives such as the Mindset Scholars Network and the Student Agency Improvement Community.

While the field of teacher preparation has made significant advances in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and academic rigor in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.

Although the PUMA program has received both local and national acclaim, several significant challenges remain related to improving the coherence of the entire PUMA program, some that can be addressed through the integration of technology in the most appropriate ways to meet the needs of a diverse student population.

I believe ACER has a significant contribution to make to important education debates in the UK and other EU countries, in particular addressing the challenge of under - achievement of disadvantaged children and contributing to the UK government's national plan to improve social mobility through education: Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential.

While models with parental education and parental occupation were marginally better at predicting pupil achievement, the potential costs of switching to either of these approaches far outweighed any slight gains.Switching to either approach would require significant investment to collect data, and collecting data on parents» education levels or occupations on a national scale could be a challenge.

Teams from across the country will work together with our national education equity experts to develop and implement a practice, policy or initiative to address a significant equity challenge.

The UAS Integration Pilot Program will help tackle the most significant challenges to integrating drones into the national airspace and will reduce risks to public safety and security.

The program will help tackle the most significant challenges in integrating drones into the national airspace while reducing risks to public safety and security.

Lenders have some leeway in devising credit alerts, but the forms will probably show home buyers and homeowners refinancing their current mortgages how their score compares to other mortgage applicants, any significant factors that drive down their score, a notice that they have the right to challenge mistakes they find on credit reports, and contact information of the three national credit bureaus.

The region's film, TV & games industries have received a significant boost today as the BFI announces that the Yorkshire Screen Industries Hub bid, led by Screen Yorkshire, has been awarded National Lottery funding from the BFI through its Creative Clusters Challenge Fund, which aims to support the growth of emerging screen sector centres outside London and the South - East.

Sikander has also participated in significant international group shows such as Our Land / Alien Territory (special program of the 6th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art), Manege, Moscow (2015); Infinite Challenge, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea (2014); Dhaka Art Summit (2014); The 13th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey (2013); The 5th Auckland Triennial, Auckland (2013); the Sharjah Biennale 11, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah (2013); Taswir: Pictorial Mappings of Islam of Modernity, Martin - Gropius - Bau, Berlin (2009); Without Boundaries, Seventeen Ways of Looking, the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2006); and the 51st International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy, (2005).

Designing a monumental building for the trapezoidal plot of land adjacent to the National Gallery's original West Building was a significant challenge.

In this lecture, recorded at the National Gallery of Art on March 4, 2012, Professor Cooks presents research from her book Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum, in which she analyzes the curatorial strategies, challenges, and critical reception of the most significant museum exhibitions of African - American art in the United States.

The Govett - Brewster is a pathfinder, generating courageous exhibitions, innovative artists» projects, cultural initiatives, significant publications and rigorous conversations with a wide national and international reach that stimulate ideas, challenge preconceptions and enrich the imagination.

Ace Museum is committed to providing Los Angeles with an alternative exhibition experience and dynamic programs focused on increasing the audience's capacity to engage with significant and challenging works, while fostering relationships with partner institutions to expand local, national, and international contemporary art and culture.

And tomorrow, a group of 11 retired senior generals will release a report saying that global warming «presents significant national security challenges to the United States,» which it must address or face serious consequences.

Within the last five years, Harry resolved the most significant legal challenges facing Koch Industries, Lukoil, Nike, and Sodexo (for whom he has been national litigation counsel since 1986).

Taking into account the real challenges of law enforcement and national security agencies in the Internet age and the fundamental right to privacy that underpins our democratic society, and after careful study and extensive consultation this past summer, I have concluded that elements of the proposed legislation raise significant privacy concerns.

This year, we will witness significant work done at the national and international level to increase understanding of the challenges posed by autonomous weapons as well as the number of states calling for a pre-emptive ban.

But if such structures are not part of the overall national body then the organisation will face significant additional challenges to ensure that it is truly representative and therefore legitimate and credible as an organisation.

As we embark on a process for a new national Indigenous representative body, this highlights one of the most significant challenges for the federal government: articulate what you are prepared to support and what you are not prepared to support.

Despite these very significant developments, a major challenge remains for Indigenous peoples: getting governments to implement their international human rights commitments in national laws, policies and programs.

«Even when TREB and the other boards enable their brokerage members to efficiently access their MLS, a number of significant challenges remain if a company wants to create a national real estate portal like Zillow has for the United States or ViewPoint for Nova Scotia.

One of the most significant challenges to implementing a national infrastructure improvement plan will come when prioritizing projects, according to Sam Chandan, associate dean of New York University's Schack Real Estate Institute and founder of advisory firm Chandan Economics.