Sentences with phrase «through public policy work»

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Celebrating over 50 years of excellence, education and advocacy, IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising.

Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center chronicled his successful work bettering the media's coverage of religion through education, friendship, and a few days at the beach.

Through our advocacy efforts and investments, we seek innovative solutions to agricultural policy challenges and we work to foster the political will and public support to solve them.

Breastfeeding is great when it works, and I'm all for supporting those women who choose to breastfeed through actual policies that support breastfeeding and support their right to breastfeed in public.

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

He said: «A smaller, more effective house will be able to build public confidence and support for its crucial constitutional role in checking bills before they become law and in reviewing policy through their hard - working select committees.»

For example, one missing variable that could account for much of the variation is that in America there's a strong history of public opinion (albiet not perfectly) translating into policy through democratic process, while in Egypt, average people have had incredible difficulty getting public opinion into policy and a protest was one of the tools that seemed to work.

A bill moving quickly through the Legislature would complicate the accounting for a Milwaukee policy that increases residents» chances of working on local public works projects, a city official said.

Phil Haberstro of the Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo, a key volunteer leader of the policy writing team, noted that the work of policy implementation is the next phase of work that is currently being accomplished through the newly formed District Health Council, the Board and the community at large - The public may view the District wellness policy on the Board of Education Web Site or by contacting Sue Ventresca, the Buffalo School District's Director of Health Related Services.

Known as Betty, her contributions to public health policy came during her tenure from 1992 to 1998 as president of the William T. Grant Foundation, a social science research nonprofit focused on inequality and improving the lives of young people, and through her earlier work in 1977 as the director of studies of the President's Commission on Mental Health during the administration of President Jimmy Carter.

The work of AAAS in connecting science with society, public policy, human rights, education, diplomacy and journalism — through its superb journals and programs — is essential,» said Chu in his candidacy statement.

In training, we covered a range of topics in the training including quite basic sessions on public engagement and policy work through to discussions about defining the goal and purpose of your activity and the audience you will work with and considering this at the core of any activity you plan.

The guidelines include «a lot of hoops to jump through» for scientists wanting to work with stem cells, says Timothy Leshan, director of public policy for the American Society for Cell Biology; nonetheless, he says, they are «a good step forward.»

In addition, she encourages scientists to engage in public policy through her work launching and directing the Liber Ero Fellowship Program and as initiator and advisor of the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowpolicy through her work launching and directing the Liber Ero Fellowship Program and as initiator and advisor of the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy FellowPolicy Fellowships.

Through its dedicated disability employment portfolio, the Center conducts research and performs evaluation activities that seeks to generate new knowledge about the impact of public policies and programs on the inclusion of people with disabilities into the workforce, and identify, through rigorous research and evaluation, promising «to work» strategies and practices in the field that are showing success in helping people with disabilities to seek and retain competitive emplThrough its dedicated disability employment portfolio, the Center conducts research and performs evaluation activities that seeks to generate new knowledge about the impact of public policies and programs on the inclusion of people with disabilities into the workforce, and identify, through rigorous research and evaluation, promising «to work» strategies and practices in the field that are showing success in helping people with disabilities to seek and retain competitive emplthrough rigorous research and evaluation, promising «to work» strategies and practices in the field that are showing success in helping people with disabilities to seek and retain competitive employment.

5.4 recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies, and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

Project Citizen provides resources to help students (and teachers) work through the challenge of identifying a problem, gathering information, examining solutions, developing a public policy, and implementing an action plan to effect change.

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

In addition, she was a key leader in Tennessee's work to transform public higher education by aligning Tennessee's postsecondary system and the state's economic goals through changes in academic, fiscal, and administrative policies.

This work with children and families inspired her to pursue a systems change approach in early care and education through public policy.

For over 20 years, Laura Koenig has been working with families through direct child care, parent education, provider education, public policy and advocacy in Central Texas.

Paul Reville is president of The Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, a think - tank that works to inform and promote significant improvements in public education in Massachusetts through research and policy develoPolicy, a think - tank that works to inform and promote significant improvements in public education in Massachusetts through research and policy developolicy development.

Family Engagement University, a program of Metro Nashville Public Schools» Department of Family and Community Partnerships, and Building Bridges, a program of Oasis Center, worked to elevate the need for policies that advance teacher quality through trainings and preparation around diversity, identity, privilege, and equity for all students.

Lambda Legal A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

Indianapolis — Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson will headline Celebrating the Transformation of Education through Public Policy, a special evening hosted by The Mind Trust, to discuss their administrations» work and experiences transforming public educPublic Policy, a special evening hosted by The Mind Trust, to discuss their administrations» work and experiences transforming public educpublic education.

Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson will headline Celebrating the Transformation of Education through Public Policy, a special evening hosted by The Mind Trust, to discuss their administrations» work and experiences transforming public educPublic Policy, a special evening hosted by The Mind Trust, to discuss their administrations» work and experiences transforming public educpublic education.

Pathways to College Credentials and Careers: In order to increase the economic mobility of low - income and minority students, the Joyce Foundation will support state and federal policy work to: (1) better prepare students for college and career through early college credits, work - based learning, and high school interventions to reduce college remediation; (2) increase the likelihood that low - income and minority students will complete credentials or degrees of economic value at the institutions they attend; and (3) increase access and success for low - income and minority students in the public institutions with the highest economic payoffs.

Through our Public Policy office in DC, we work with federal policymakers and agencies like the Department of Education to create laws and policies that make schools more affirming for LGBT students and safer for all.

50CAN strengthens the impact of our work to improve public school policy through innovative and best practice supports in communications, mobilization, policy and research.

Through this work, ConnCAN has emerged as a leading voice for education reform, built a base of thousands of supporters across the state and secured dozens of policy wins including: the adoption of rigorous education standards, more flexibility to recruit great new teachers and a 50 - percent increase in the number of students enrolled in public charter schools.

The Public School Forum of North Carolina has created a new Center for Educational Opportunity to help carry the work forward alongside other partner institutions, through state and local policy proposals and new, innovative programs.

Patrick Gibson (Data & Policy Analyst) is a former employee of CCER, who, the site claims, «worked in close collaboration with Education Resource Strategies and three Connecticut public school districts to improve student learning outcomes and better align allocated resources with district strategy through an understanding of people, time, and money utilization»

The Public School Forum is creating the new North Carolina Center for Educational Opportunity to help carry the work forward, along with partner institutions, through new, innovative programs and proposed state and local policies.

But the new student attendance policy coupled with the fact that the virtual charter schools» contracts don't require students to be actively working online for a minimum amount of time would suggest that there is great potential for «gaming the system» by those who want to invest minimal effort in order to progress through the state's public educational system.

Since 1983, the Committee has worked to study priority issues, inform the public and policy makers about best practices and engage business leaders, families, students, and other citizens to demand educational excellence and equity for all children, from their earliest years through postsecondary education.

Our efforts to be the premier advocate for public education in America, through our work in the legislative, legal and public arenas, are directly impacting public policy.

«We want to build a solid foundation for the next generation of transportation through consistent standards, reliable technology, and policy work that ensures when the technology is ready, the general public will be ready as well.»

«It is encouraging to see growth in the resources available through our nation's public libraries, but the improvements are uneven, and there is more work to be done,» said Larra Clark, deputy director of the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy.

Two organizations, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and non-profit policy advocates Public Knowledge, have submitted their recommendations to the US Copyright Office to establish fair use guidelines for so - called orphan works, or any work whose rights holders can not be identified through extensive means.

Coloradoans for Breed Neutral Legislation: Coloradoans for Breed Neutral Legislation works to provide education to help encourage public policy that increases safety through breed neutral legislation.

HSUS is the nation's largest animal protection organization that works to reduce animal suffering and create meaningful social change through progressive legislation; making sure existing laws are enforced; public awareness campaigns and investigations; assisting large corporations in reforming their animal welfare policies, and providing direct care, rescue, and services for animals in crisis.

Faced with an absence of information within a provenance, and having taken into account this policy and considered the research undertaken in accordance with the Gallery's codification of procedures for due diligence, the Gallery may from time to time elect to bring a work into the public domain through exhibition, in such circumstances where the Gallery can demonstrate the highest standard of due diligence has been undertaken and consideration has been given to the view of the current possessor, in belief that such display may encourage other legitimate claimants to make known their interest.

In addition to raising money and awareness through her art, DeBris works with various non-profits to raise funds for art education, and sits on a panel to discuss how artists can contribute to environmental public policy.

Social inequalities can be reduced through the defense of human rights, the rule of law, participatory democracy, universal access to public services, the recognition of personal dignity, a significant improvement in the effectiveness of fiscal and social policies, an ethical finance reform, large scale decent work creation policies, integration of the informal and popular economic sectors, and national and international collaboration to eradicate the new forms of slavery such as forced labor and sexual exploitation.

EDN works year - round through a combination of education, public policy, activist and consumer campaigns, bringing together citizens, governments, and businesses to create inclusive environmental progress.

Climateworks Foundation says of its work, «Our mission is to help prevent dangerous climate change and promote global prosperity through the support of public policy,»...

USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED ® green building program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities.

Through the many ways he sought to increase understanding of the implications of climate research among the general public, policy makers and global leaders, Stephen Schneider worked to make the world a better place for us all.»

Climateworks Foundation says of its work, «Our mission is to help prevent dangerous climate change and promote global prosperity through the support of public policy,» a benevolent, even utopian,...