In much of Africa,
standard development policies have left social and ecological havoc in their wake while largely destroying what industrial production was once there.
Not exact matches
His energy
policy will likely favor the fossil - fuel industry, and his EPA will probably back off on the higher fuel - economy
standards that are mandated for automakers — and that have spurred electric - car
development.
Emerging economies are already looking toward involvement in international
standards development as a way to assert their influence in the global marketplace and to meet their own domestic
policy goals and objectives.
He has been very involved in many aspects of domestic and international agricultural
policy and practice
development, organizing, food labeling,
standards, certification and accreditation work over the years, including: Founding Chair of the USDA / National Organic
Standards Board, A founder of Domestic Fair Trade Association, National Organic Coalition, and Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Founding member of National Family Farm Coalition and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Board member of the International Organic Accreditation Service, Former NGO delegate to UN Codex / FAO / WHO Food Labeling Commission and WTO, Founding partner of Agricultural Justice Project, which has developed domestic fair trade
standards for North America.
Only the member version provides updates on IDFA's actions, progress, successes and new
developments on issues affecting the dairy industry, such as NAFTA and trade
policies, geographical indications, ultrafiltered (UF) milk, the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure
Standard, Nutrition Facts label changes, the Food Safety Modernization Act, food waste and much more.
FAO collaborates with the public sector, the private sector and civil society to develop and implement food loss and waste prevention and reduction solutions through: i) Advocacy and awareness raising; ii) Collaboration and coordination of world - wide initiatives on food loss and waste reduction; iii) Research to evidence for
policy, strategy, legislation and
standards development; iv) Support to investment programmes and projects.
Overseeing the franchise operations team,
development and specialty sales team for The Americas, Smith will ensure franchise compliance and brand consistency with all company
standard operating
policies and procedures.
He is accountable for daily operations, planning and implementing multiple programs including; room service, personnel management, staff training and
development,
policy administration, purchasing, marketing of services, nutrition education, budget compliance, sanitation and adherence to the
standards of hospital and regulatory agencies.
The College of Teachers, together with the faculty, sets and carries out important
policy directions affecting the school's educational programs, academic
standards, and curriculum
development.
By advocating for successful governmental
policies, setting
standards for professionals in the education industry, and providing professional
development seminars, it helps teachers, administrators, parents, related students and other educational support staff to best support and educate the special needs children with whom they work.
On the contrary, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most comprehensive statement of children's rights ever produced, [27], [28] recognizes that every child has the right to enjoyment of the highest attainable
standard of health, with the best interests of the child at the forefront of all actions and
policies affecting their
development, health, and survival.
Mr. Speaker, Government made a commitment in the 2017 Budget Statement and Economic
Policy, to structurally transform the economy through investment in agriculture,
development of strategic infrastructure, investment in human capital and a deliberate push towards industrialization with active private sector involvement to create jobs and wealth, and improve incomes, thereby improving the
standard of living of the Ghanaian.
In a Facebook post, he said» We will continue to be advocates for our unique non-negotiable
policies because without them, the
standard of living of our people, our quality of life and
development will not improve significantly.»
Supporting commercial lines businesses Progress on fixed fees for costs of noise - induced hearing loss claims Support for fair compensation for mesothelioma sufferers Expansion of the Insurance Fraud Bureau's scope to commercial liability Campaigning for solutions fit for our future Our Flood Free Homes campaign Forward thinking
policy for data and cyber Engaging Government to support the role of income protection Delivery of Flood Re, a world first solution for affordable flood cover Fighting fraud Partnering with Government on the Insurance Fraud Taskforce Renewing the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department Securing new insurer access to the DVLA registered owners database Influencing sensible regulation On Solvency II, we: Secured changes to secondary legislation Clarified treatment of deferred tax Negotiated a favourable calibration of the EIOPA's fundamental spread Supporting insurance businesses Pushing for sensible
development of global capital
standards Securing better targeted tax legislation Managing the impact of international financial reporting
standards.
After much anticipation, the city Economic
Development Corp. released a $ 1 million study on living wage
policy today, which finds implementing higher pay
standards at city subsidized
developments would cost jobs.
The Coalition for Economic Justice and members of our Subsidy Action Committee gave a presentation on economic
development and quality job standards before the Policy Committee of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency earlier th
development and quality job
standards before the
Policy Committee of the Erie County Industrial
Development Agency earlier th
Development Agency earlier this morning.
The Senate Thursday rejected approval of $ 350 million Kaduna State
Development Policy Operation Credit Facility for not meeting the minimum
standards.
Such a review would holistically coordinate the multiplicity of ways various elements of the government address energy: legislation, executive actions, research and
development funding, demonstration projects, subsidies, incentives,
standards, regulations, purchasing agreements, even tax
policy.
Participating in
standards development activities offers an opportunity to influence domestic and international
policy, benefit from unique networking opportunities, and learn from international colleagues.
Making all deforestation «illegal» «The Wilmar commitment sets a new global
standard for industry and creates new constituencies in forest countries among the private sector for improved land - use
policies and improved law enforcement,» said Frances Seymour, a senior fellow at the Center for Global
Development and an expert in forest
policy.
It provides guidance and a foundation for the
development of expanded and localized
standards and
policies worldwide.
The Montréal Conference will also extend work begun at the earlier conferences on the
development of international responses to integrity issues through
policies, codes,
standards and training.
IRDiRC Committees and Task Forces will deliver a series of recommendations for
policies and
standards, tools and infrastructure
development, and adoption of best practices in response to the needs of the rare disease community.
He called the Committee's attention to three important
developments in the past decade: the emerging consensus that evidenced - based medicine should direct
policy; the emerging consensus that evidence - based medicine should focus on health outcomes; and the Data Quality Act, which requires that data, used as the basis for recommendations, should be replicable, and should meet certain quality
standards.
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development of karate and the aspirations of its members by offering opportunities and setting procedures,
standards and
policies.
While in Ohio, he has overseen
standards, assessments, accountability,
policy development, and strategic planning.
It also supports the
development of
policy papers, as well as partnerships with other key actors to develop gold
standard practices in support of these goals.
Federal courts have played a key role in the
development of special education
policy by interpreting what Congress wrote in IDEA three decades ago, and the Supreme Court is reviewing what the law means by a «free appropriate public education» as it considers Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which deals with the
standard of services districts are required to provide (see «Examining the Standards for Special Education» legal beat, Summer 2017).
In this video, Ed Next's Mike Petrilli and Chester E. Finn, Jr. discuss the best and worst
developments for education
policy in 2010 as identified by the Koret Task Force, including the release of Waiting for Superman, the publication of teacher scores by the L.A. Times, the Race to the Top, and the
development of Common Core
standards.
When Chester took up his role as commission of elementary and secondary education in 2008, he may have seemed like somewhat of an «outsider» in Massachusetts, coming from Ohio, with an impressive track record, where he worked as senior associate state superintendent for the Department of Education and oversaw
standards, assessments, accountability,
policy development, and strategic planning for the state.
The
standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in
policies for integral
development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental
development of the country.
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.
From a
policy standpoint, the adoption of SEL
standards, funding for teacher professional
development, and the incorporation of school climate into measures of accountability are all potential levers (among many) to support empowerment efforts.
The Office of School Finance is responsible for the
development and administration of fiscal
standards and other initiatives to promote or achieve efficiency within public schools; the administration of the state aid system for schools in accordance with applicable statutes; the
development and maintenance of fiscal
policy for all public school districts; and the
development and maintenance of procedures for safe and efficient student transportation services.
It employed all three of the major
policy strategies we identified: 1) purposeful use of
standards to leverage change, 2) support for the active recruitment and
development of aspiring principals, and 3)
development of a state infrastructure for on - going learning.
Frequent topics include school improvement, leadership,
standards, accountability, the achievement gap, classroom practice, professional
development, teacher education, research, technology and innovations in teaching and learning, state and federal
policy, and education and the global economy.
Sinnema, an associate professor in the school of Learning,
Development, and Professional Practice, studies the improvement of teaching and learning — and related
policies — across four main strands: educational leadership, curriculum, practitioner inquiry, and
standards.
Through information and outreach, our goal is to generate
policy that prohibits any state authority from adopting education programs,
standards, or assessments that are national in nature, that infringe upon local district authority, or which may be used to coerce the
development of local curricula or instruction.
States could encourage the widespread
development of such high - quality principal preparation programs by incorporating the elements detailed above into
policy through program accreditation or state licensing
standards, a practice that several states have already undertaken.
At the National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL) we believe that as states transition to the Common Core, it is imperative that the implementation of these new
standards include
policies and supports that increase the amount of time teachers have for collaboration and professional
development.
Carry out
standards for customer service; quality improvement; professional
development; environmental, safety and infection control practices; confidentiality, corporate compliance and all other John A. Coleman
policies and procedures; attend all mandatory in - services to ensure regulatory compliance and best practices in working with students and their families
The Programme for International Student Assessment tests run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development have been seen as driving education
policy and stirring education ministers to measure themselves against international
standards.
In her role at CLF, Amy has led the
development and execution of the associated research plan for the Integration grant, which focuses on the integration of
policies related to
standards, evaluations, and assessments within 13 districts across the state of Colorado.
CEC advocates for appropriate governmental
policies, sets professional
standards, provides continual professional
development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
Most noteworthy was the adoption of state
policies that led to the
development of state
standards for SEL in Illinois in 2004.
High - quality implementation of
standards - based reform requires the following: specificity in stating the content goals of teaching and learning; consistency / alignment among the
policies and practices put in place to pursue those goals (e.g. content
standards, student achievement tests, performance
standards, curriculum materials, professional
development, accountability); authority / legitimacy to those charged with implementation; power through rewards and sanctions; and stability — when
policies, practices, and leadership are in a state of flux, it is difficult to take each new thing that comes along seriously.
The University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs describes how Illinois legislators adopted
policies that led to the
development of the state's K - 12 SEL
standards.
Therefore educators and
policy makers in the Arab world should communicate these concepts pragmatically as well as theoretically, starting with formulating a new vision for education in the Arab World, a deep and continuous revision of their curriculums, setting
standards for equal chances in professional
development, and making serious efforts in creating an educational philosophy not only for gender equity, but rather for human justice.
One would be able to explore the intersection of state
policies to mandate professional
development aligned to the
standards, to require that high school graduation requirements reflect CCR coursework, and to base personnel decisions on performance ratings in a single year or across many years, to name one type of analysis that a practitioner or researcher could conduct.
Our groundbreaking research,
policy development, and training programs set the
standards for out - of school time, profoundly improving the lives of parents and children.