Sentences with phrase «good policy involves»

Good policy involves a vision for a positive future to which we can strive and which can reinforce the inherent value and dignity of Indigenous peoples.

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One way to combat this could involve regulation and policy that outline best practices for collecting consumer data, according to Empatica cofounder Rosalind Picard.

We strive to make it easier for our staff to get involved in their communities by offering a volunteer paid time off (VPTO) policy, a global Matching Gifts and Donations for Doers program, as well as a community grants initiative.

Representatives will be on - site to discuss the processes involved in acquiring patents and registering trademarks, as well as intellectual property policy.

Under English law, which often applies to such policies involving international trade, because insurance contracts are «of the utmost good faith», the policyholder is required to disclose all «material» facts to the insurance company even if no question is asked by the insurance company.

The combination of low levels of ES funds and the cash rate remaining close to its target suggests a couple of conclusions: first, the market players involved with RTGS have adapted well to operating in the new environment; and second, participants have reasonable confidence about the availability of cash near the interest rate announced by the Reserve Bank as its policy target.

«Unfortunately, had they not kept monetary policy unnecessarily tight two years ago (as was pointed out to them at the time), perhaps we wouldn't today be left wondering if our central banker's plan for youth unemployment involves flagrant violations of the Employment Standards Act,» wrote Mike Moffatt, a well - known Canadian economist, dodgeball aficionado, and Pokemon Go enthusiast.

Whatever legal and public policy solutions are reached in the coming years, Christians need to find a social, political and religious way to secure the well - being of women and children, involve fathers in the lives of their children, and support gays and lesbians who want to establish committed relationships and receive the benefits and blessings that go with this commitment.

This system involves cultural images and messages, as well as institutional policies and practices, which in the U.S., operate to the advantage of some and to the disadvantage of others.

This is the first election Brandy has gotten involved in and says the reason is, «I believe that America needs major change now and needs to have some better policies in place for the sake of my children's future.

Policy formulation that sees marriage as the only good relationship format for commitment seems, therefore, to be rather short - sighted and ill - informed when other relationship forms, such as cohabitation or living apart together, can involve equal if not more commitment.

You are responsible for serving hundreds of students in a single day and are involved in meal and event planning as well as policy creation and implementation.

This is interesting: there's a tricky editorial decision about whether it's better for the BBC to be perceived as failing to give enough coverage to an important Conservative policy announcement, or to be perceived as ignoring a story which involves major criticism of the BBC itself.

If a community could control, really control, its own transport policy (for example), many more people would get involved in trying to fix it - and who can doubt that local people know their own problems and solutions better than bureaucrats sitting in Whitehall?

Well, we could involve ourselves in delaying tactics, we could try to ameliorate such policies.

There are a majority of people who are not involved in political issues but who take delight in discussing political matters and how such discussions can cause a change in government policy for the best in this country.

Mr. Schneiderman said he voted in favor of the voucher program, which involves providing homeless sex offenders $ 90 a night to stay in a motel, even though he didn't like it because he believed it was a better plan than the current trailer policy.

Interfaith dialogue is at the core of the Centre's work and involves actively promoting conversations among Nigeria's faith communities, as well as between leaders in faith and public policy.

This would be a better answer if you could demonstrate that SuperPAC donations have a significant influence on the creation of policy (not just a small influence on who gets elected), and that there is no other way to reduce corporate interference that doesn't involve the repeal of the first amendment.

Scoles is well - organized this time around and Curt Weldon is increasingly marginalizing himself with his obsession on foreign policy / national security intrigue and due to an embarrassing patronage / nepotism incident involving his daughter.

Highlights were policies still claimed by Labour today as among its most significant achievements — the creation of the minimum wage, Scottish and Welsh devolution, and bills to reduce class sizes — as well as one key Brownite policy whose wisdom has now become disputed: independence for the Bank of England, which also involved removing its role as City regulator.

A second executive order, a «good neighbor» policy, will guarantee that local municipalities are consulted on significant projects involving county land.

which is designed to involve all party stakeholders (including members, local parties, trade unions, socialist societies and Labour representatives) as well as the wider community in shaping party policy and support the relationship between the party in the country and the party in government.

I am also involved in the hiring of new curators, as well as in the formulation of curation policy as BIND evolves to meet the scientific community's needs.

Many of my students go on to become teachers, lawyers, photographers, or writers, as well as become involved in politics and public policy.

To help the organization better address incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the FBI created the WMD Directorate, whose mission is to coordinate the FBI's WMD efforts through several programs — including investigative operations, intelligence analysis, policy planning, strategic planning, and outreach to the scientific community — that address a number of issues involved in prevention and response to WMD incidents.

In this role, he has management responsibility for the secretariat to the NRC Council and senior executive as well as for ethics policies and administrative support involving human subjects research, animal care, conflict of interest, and disclosures of wrongdoing as well as research integrity.

There may be 100 ways of accomplishing the transformation away from monopoly, but the best path will involve policy and finance reform at the state level; municipal rather than district oversight; and a combination of entrepreneurial energy with appropriate public accountability.

90, talking during an EdCast about how so many people involved in education policy and reform are uniformly passionate and committed, which can be good, but it can also be problematic: You've got all of these people, he says, «screaming that they know what's going to work for kids.»

«A better approach to developing education policy would have involved a proper consideration of the views of educational leaders from all sectors, whose voices were largely ignored in favour of the voices of politicians,» Mr Zahra concluded.

Prue has also been involved in the development of public policy documents, most significantly the Best Practice Guidelines in Early Childhood Physical Environments.

McDonald also runs her own company, Catalyst Education Consulting, allowing her to stay involved in all the diverse areas of education that interest her, from policy to research to curriculum design, as well as meet others who, like her, want to affect the education sector for the better.

As evidenced by recent politics around the federal budget, those in Washington, DC, are stuck in debates that involve math that is not well understood even by those who need to vote on policies based on it.

Driven by top - down as well bottom - up initiatives, Mississippi's policy infrastructure involved deep coordination and collaboration by districts and universities, and it required a sustained commitment of political will and financial resources.

It will ultimately involve faculty based in all of Harvard's Schools and affiliated hospitals, generating and translating new knowledge into policies and practices to build strong foundations for healthy individual development and sustainable community well - being.

Because, at least when it comes to education policy, just about everything he wants the federal government to do involves things that can't be done successfully from Washington but that well - led states can and should do: raise academic standards, evaluate teachers, give kids choices, and more.

But smart policy involves looking closely at costs as well as benefits of interventions.

The project involved scores of interviews with state and local education and law - enforcement officials, other experts, teachers, principals, parents, and victims, as well as an extensive review of court documents, journal articles, and public - policy records.

Her role as Policy Research Assistant involves assisting with the development and execution of learning events such as forums, webinars, and discussion groups, as well as researching, summarizing, and synthesizing relevant information into policy and practice guidance for dissemination to multiple audiPolicy Research Assistant involves assisting with the development and execution of learning events such as forums, webinars, and discussion groups, as well as researching, summarizing, and synthesizing relevant information into policy and practice guidance for dissemination to multiple audipolicy and practice guidance for dissemination to multiple audiences.

Panelists offered an in - depth look at D.C.'s FCE policies and structures and their journey from trying out national best practices on a small scale to a more systemic approach actively involving over two - thirds of their schools.

Great schools have good discipline policies, empowered teachers and involved parents.

Dr. Laura Goe, Dr. Courtney Bell, and Ms. Olivia Little note in Approaches to Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness, «Given that teachers» roles involve much more than simply providing subject - matter instruction, it is appropriate to consider a broader and more comprehensive definition of effective teachers consisting of five points and formulated by evaluating discussions of teacher effectiveness in the research literature as well as in policy documents, standards and reports» (2008).

Public relations, on the other hand, are the activities of an organization, institution, or individual that are designed to win the favor of the general public and promote a better understanding of policies and purposes; it involves disseminating information in print and by nonprint media.

«We weave policy into the BTLN because we believe better education policy happens when classroom teachers are involved and engaged, sharing their real - world perspectives on how policy decisions made at all levels impact student learning,» Ford said.

Thousands of OCO school and congregational leaders were involved in campaigns to win school governance and equitable budgeting policies that make sure those closest to students have resources to support students» emotional well - being and academic success.

The uproar over the murders of black men such as Michael Brown and Eric Garner by police officers are leading criminal justice reform advocates to push legislatures and governors to enact new policies, including the creation of independent prosecutors for cases involving cops as well as the rewrite of use - of - force laws that allow rogue cops to get off scot - free.

At the same time Luke Bronin says that HE deserves a good chunk of the credit for Malloy's 2nd chance initiative because has Malloy's lawyer he was involved in the policy process in the Governor's Office, but none of the blame for Malloy's failure to properly fund public schools.

Findings illuminate the barriers to implementing DDDM in actual classroom practice: a confluence of curricular policy as well as technology and teacher heuristics that result in variations in data interpretation that involve issues with both skill and perspective - taking on the data sets.

Good and smart people involved in education reform can easily be stricken with this disorder in which they visualize a desirable reform policy and then imagine that they can simply impose that policy on our education system and that it will come out as they want.

It's about making a life - changing difference for students by staying involved in all aspects of the work, ensuring that policies successfully reach classrooms, and keeping parents engaged in order to build lasting, systemic momentum focused on what's best for kids.