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with key policymakers, influential researchers, and trendsetting colleagues.
In an effort to identify where individual states are situated as they attempt to conform to the new legislation, we conducted informal, open - ended, structured interviews
with key policymakers in each of these states.
Not exact matches
Abigail Bozarth, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said «AstraZeneca believes it is important to engage
with policymakers,
key partners, and the public — across all states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.»
The SMART Box was developed in consultation
with key small business stakeholders, including lending platforms,
policymakers, not - for - profit organizations, small business owners, and small business advocates.
As well as supporting practitioners and
policymakers through our training and consultancy programmes, we have a stable of publications which distil
key messages from the research evidence into practical resources to be used at the frontline by people working
with fathers and / or addressing fatherhood in their work.
In addition, as services are expanded within states,
policymakers should ensure that program models are implemented
with commitment to fidelity so that
key elements are not diluted as the programs expand.
In its two years, the unit also organized strategic roundtables
with key municipal
policymakers including the Mayor and First Lady Chirlane McCray; Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña; Health Commissioner Mary Bassett; and Office of Immigrant Affairs administrators, among others.
Indeed, the results suggest that
policymakers ought to consider selective pay increases, preferably
keyed to quality, for work in inner - city schools, together
with efforts to improve the working conditions in these schools.
In other cases, it has involved turning elements of civil society and the private economy into arms of government policy — by requiring compliance
with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating
key sectors of the economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to advance
policymakers» priorities.
«We publish books, reports, and briefing papers that illuminate critical problems and advance innovative solutions; work at both the national and state level
with advocates and
policymakers to promote reforms; help to build the capacity and skills of
key progressive constituencies; project our values into the media by promoting Demos Fellows and staff in print, broadcast, and Internet venues; and host public events that showcase new ideas and leading progressive voices.»
Achieve's «On the Road to Implementation: Achieving the Promise of the Common Core State Standards» seeks to identify the
key areas that state
policymakers will need to consider to implement the new standards
with fidelity.
Choices and Trade - offs:
Key Questions for State
Policymakers when Selecting High School Assessments, designed to elevate the trade - offs between using state - or nationally - developed assessments, proposes a series of issues state leaders should investigate to determine which approach best matches state policy priorities,
with regard to the renewed flexibility and opportunities of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
The National Center for Learning Disabilities: Agents of Their Own Success: Self - Advocacy Skills and Self - Determination for Students
With Disabilities in the Era of Personalized Learning This report highlights steps students, families, educators, policymakers, and other key stakeholders in our education system can take to ensure all students are equipped with self - advocacy skills and the capacity for self - determination: elements we know are critical to their success in personalized learning setti
With Disabilities in the Era of Personalized Learning This report highlights steps students, families, educators,
policymakers, and other
key stakeholders in our education system can take to ensure all students are equipped
with self - advocacy skills and the capacity for self - determination: elements we know are critical to their success in personalized learning setti
with self - advocacy skills and the capacity for self - determination: elements we know are critical to their success in personalized learning settings.
We hope to be talking a lot more
with policymakers, whether it's at the federal level or at the state level like Lindsey had mentioned, to see what possibilities there might be for any new kinds of programs or policies and really to educate those
key stakeholders in terms of learning more about the different types, what education savings accounts do and how they can be useful for families.
Key state economists gathered at CEA today — along
with reporters — to discuss a variety of topics from the depth of the state recession to the wisdom of how federal stimulus funds were applied by state
policymakers.
As states transition from No Child Left Behind to using their new authority under ESSA, Anne Wicks and William McKenzie of the George W. Bush Institute write in The 74 that it is critical for all stakeholders — federal officials, advocacy organizations, and
policymakers — provide proper oversight to make sure states «implement their plans
with fidelity and support the education leaders who use accountability as a
key tool to help all kids achieve.»
A
key goal of the study is to provide researchers and
policymakers with enhanced understanding of the school and non-school influences associated
with mathematics and reading achievement, socioemotional health, and positive life development during the middle grades years and beyond.
«E4E helps to bridge that gap by bringing teachers from various backgrounds, schools and classrooms together to learn about the policies that impact them as educators, network
with their peers, unions and
key policymakers and take action by advocating for the policies that will ultimately make a difference to support effective teaching and improve student achievement.»
To stem teacher turnover, the Learning Policy Institute says, «federal, state, and district
policymakers should consider improving the
key factors associated
with turnover: compensation, teacher preparation and support, and teaching conditions.»
She works closely
with university and system leaders, faculty leaders,
policymakers, national thought leaders, foundations, and other
key partners and stakeholders.
Bringing together a mix of researchers and practitioners,
With the Best of Intentions examines the major goals of recent philanthropic efforts and looks at some of the
key lessons — for educators, philanthropists,
policymakers, and community leaders — of philanthropic contributions to schools and school systems.
Based on the experience
with MOOCs to date Kelly identifies four
key recommendations for
policymakers:
Established in 2002, the North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) is a comprehensive statewide afterschool and expanded learning network,
with key partners including afterschool providers, state agencies, state and local
policymakers, law enforcement, universities and community colleges, business, and the philanthropic community, working together to increase access to high quality afterschool and expanded learning programs for all children and youth in North Carolina, especially for those at - risk of education failure.
But when
policymakers from around the world gather at a
key U.N. climate meeting in Poland later this year, countries will be forced to reckon
with the difference between how much they say they want to limit the warming of the planet and how little they actually are doing to make that happen.
In contrast, the right fears, again probably
with some justification, that if
policymakers realize that we don't have the technology, they will empower government to play a
key role in developing it.
• Provide a clear, evidence - based explanation of the role played by different parts of the energy sector in causing air pollution • Present detailed projections of the energy sector and related air quality pathways in different countries and sectors, based on known energy, climate and air quality policies, and the
key implications for
policymakers • Identify additional policy measures that can materially improve the outlook for energy - related air pollution, examining both the co-benefits and trade - offs
with other energy and climate objectives • Based on analysis of different policy options, distil the
key findings of the report into a clear set of implications and recommendations for
policymakers
Lord Monckton replied that it was necessary to understand that there was no scientific case for action either, and that it was necessary for
policymakers and governments to realize that
key elements in the IPCC's scientific case — such as the supposedly «accelerating» warming that had been arrived at by the bogus statistical technique he had demonstrated
with a sine - wave — were downright false.
The World Energy Trilemma 2017: «Changing dynamics — Using distributed energy resources to meet the Trilemma challenge», published by the World Energy Council, in partnership
with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has identified three
key focus areas for
policymakers and industry leaders to consider building a resilient energy system of tomorrow.
The full 2,000 - page report isn't going to be released until Monday, but the summary for
policymakers with the
key findings was published Friday.
The conference brings together foreign ministers of Arctic nations and
key non-Arctic states
with scientists,
policymakers, and stakeholders from Alaska and the Arctic.
This analytical report discusses
key aspects of climate change adaptation and provides
policymakers with a starting point, including background information and questions for further reflection.
A new tool published by the independent Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Charging Ahead: «An Energy Storage Guide for State
Policymakers», provides regulators and other decision makers
with specific guidance on
key issues for policy consideration, including foundational policies for advanced...
A new tool published by the independent Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Charging Ahead: «An Energy Storage Guide for State
Policymakers», provides regulators and other decision makers
with specific guidance on
key issues for policy consideration, including foundational policies for advanced energy storage — a new generation of technologies characterized by flexible operating capabilities and diverse applications.
Osler is a program partner of the Information Accountability Foundation (IAF) the preeminent global information policy think tank that works
with regulatory authorities,
policymakers, business leaders, civil society and other
key stakeholders around the world to help frame and advance data protection law and practice through accountability - based information governance.
While
policymakers around the world continue to wrestle
with varying opinions and numerous facets of the cryptocurrency market, one thing is clear — South Korea is a
key market for bitcoin trading.
This latest report gives an overview of
key policy developments and the BIA's continued engagement
with policymakers, regulatory authorities and wider stakeholders on behalf of the UK life sciences industry from April - July 2017.
Research NAR's Research division collects and disseminates timely, accurate, comprehensive real estate data and conducts economic analysis in order to inform and engage members, consumers,
policymakers, and the media
with key information about the housing market.