Sentences with phrase «about federal policy changes»

We talked a little bit about federal policy changes, but this is also a state level issue without a doubt.

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The Trudeau government's 2017 federal budget talks a big game about innovation policy, but it misunderstands how firms actually implement change

Respondents were asked about their views on climate change, support for specific policies under consideration in the federal / provincial / territorial climate action negotiations underway in Fall 2016, and the federal government's role in implementing a national climate plan.

Investors paid close attention to the report as they looked for clues about the Federal Reserve's plans for future monetary policy changes.

«Factory activity accelerated in April despite concerns among many firms about changes in international trade policy,» said Chad Wilkerson, vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

She was impressed with their passion about promoting science and changing policy within the federal government.

The study authors say that pharmacy employees may be confused or misinformed about federal policies, and they point out that the age cutoff for emergency contraception changed four times in the years before it was lifted completely for Plan B in 2013 and for the drug's generic versions in 2014.

The fact that researchers like Salomone are talking about single - gender education represents a sea change in attitudes — and policies and practices, a change that was formalized by the historic rewriting of Title IX of the federal Education Amendments in 2006.

The WRONG way to think about federal policy in education is to identify the myriad problems plaguing our schools, and then dream up federal solutions, as if Congress could pass a law and magically things would change in the real world (and without any unintended consequences).

Learn about the changes in federal requirements under ESSA in assessments, accountability, professional development, and others, and how educators can influence the decisions about new state and local policies.

Many of the federal requirements in the areas of accountability, assessments, and school improvement have changed, with many of the decisions about these policies now to be made at the state or local level.

The updated standards reflect research about the effect that social aspects — such as family engagement — have on education, as well as the increasingly complex role of school leaders, brought on by recent changes in state and federal policy.

AEJ brings grassroots groups together to bring about changes in federal education policy, build a infrastructure for the education justice sector, and build the capacity of organizations and youth leaders.

Today, I'd like to invite you to step back and reflect: I believe it's time to change our semantics as well as get crystal clear on our views about the appropriate roles for local, state, and federal policy.

With the current change in leadership at the U.S. Department of Education and a new president on the horizon, educators are worried about the direction that federal education policy will take.

«When you look at the press releases and public speeches of federal officials, they are quick to claim, «Look at how successful we are because we've got a lot of policy changes,»» said Paul Manna, an associate professor at the College of William and Mary who has written about Race to the Top.

The question of the potentially fleeting impact of federal education policy is about more than Duncan himself; it is a lesson in the state of education nationwide and the federal government's ability to change it.

These comments, along with reports in the national press that the Obama administration is ready to address some of the most grievous problems in federal education policy, have continued to fuel speculation about forthcoming changes in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which is known as «No Child Left Behind.»

The bond markets are extremely active, with interest rates constantly changing in response to a number of factors including changes in the supply and demand of credit, Federal Reserve policy, fiscal policy, exchange rates, economic conditions, market psychology and, above all, changes in expectations about inflation.

As policymakers begin work on a major overhaul to the federal tax code, which could include eliminating or changing the deduction, and amid widespread concern about rising student debt levels, leaders should bear in mind that altering the provision would have implications for higher education and tax policy across levels of government.

It's countdown time to the important meeting of the Federal Reserve and investors are anxious about a change in interest rate policy.

They do not meet the standard of timing, but that is because the pace of temperature change depends on development, growth, and policy decisions about climate and other things that can not be predicted (but that does not stop the Federal Reserve from setting monetary policy).

Major shifts in federal energy policy under the Trump administration alongside technological and policy changes underway across electricity markets and states raise important questions about the future of US energy policy, at federal and state levels.

Automakers are telling consumers that they care about climate change but are spreading climate denial behind the scenes to influence federal policy.

When asked why I changed my mind about federal climate policy, this is a large part of my answer.

United States president Donald Trump's assault on federal climate policy only got more people thinking and talking about climate change.

Here's what you need to know about recent federal policy changes and proposals, so you can speak out.

Facebook has since changed its broadly permissive developer data - sharing policies to no longer include information about users» friends who didn't download the app, but without a set of federal guidelines that specify some reasonable standard, there's nothing stopping the company from, say, giving app developers your location or email address when there's absolutely no reason for them to have it.