Sentences with phrase «advocates see this year»

Many good government advocates see this year's budget negotiation as one of the least transparent in modern history.

Not exact matches

More specifically, the «Mad Money» host wants to see if Williams, a non-voting Federal Open Market Committee member who previously talked about having three interest rate hikes this year, will change his view and advocate for four hikes.

The repeal followed a similar legislative defeat in Santa Fe, New Mexico earlier in the year and was seen at the time as a loss of momentum for soda tax advocates.

Much better would be a «shoot only when you see the whites of the eyes of inflation» paradigm of the kind I have advocated for the past several years.

Those who advocated total abstinence but did not favor prohibition had seen an average of 3.9 alcoholics per year.

Those who advocated no position but left the decision to the individual had seen an average of 11.9 alcoholics per year.

But rarely if ever does he seem to have advocated a violent response to what he saw as the Islamization of Europe, even as he planned a massacre for years.

I don't think he's a feature back (last year proved that), and I'm not advocating that the Cardinals turn him into one — plus the results don't lie with Chris Johnson — but Ellington is such a dangerous weapon on the ground and through the air that it's been a little odd to see him become little more than a player that comes in to spare the starter a few times a game.

I am a huge advocate of creating a flexible, loving routine and have seen this method work very successfully for many years with my clients» babies as well as with my own children and grandchildren.

This is just what school food advocates have been saying for years (see, for example, Janet Poppendieck's Free For All: Fixing School Food in America).

Now that she has taken herself out of the running to be considered as an interim replacement for Schneiderman, NYC Public Advocate Tish James is seen as a front - runner heading into the May 23 - 24 state Democratic nominating convention that will choose candidates to appear on the ballot for a full four - year term.

This dynamic may be foreign to advocates more accustomed to leading the charge, but it's one I think we'll see much more of in the years to come.

«I've had the pleasure of knowing John Faso for many years and have seen firsthand the positive impact he has had on job creation and his singular focus on improving the economy of New York State and the lives of his fellow New Yorkers,» said Heather C. Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «As a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, John knows what's important to the voters in the 19th Congressional District and will be an outstanding advocate on their behalf.»

Advocates had hoped to see it addresses in this year's budget.

Advocates of raising the minimum wage see hope in recent statements by the leader of the state Senate, and hope a deal can be struck by the end of the year.

On recalculating the year's budget, he advocates «a bit of a wait - and - see approach.»

After the debate, we asked her several questions, including: how she viewed her debate performance, what she expects the remaining three weeks of the campaign to focus on, for a more detailed discussion of her unexpected answer that she doesn't see herself as prepared to be mayor and for more about her statement that she's thought about running for Public Advocate for the past 20 years.

This year, Cuomo included the DREAM Act in his executive budget for the first time, which advocates saw as a very positive development, but many were disappointed that he linked it to the Education Investment Tax Credit in hopes of forcing the Senate GOP's hand.

Education advocates still want to see their priorities funded next year.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio spoke out Monday to demand cellphone manufacturers do more to combat rising smartphone thefts, as the city saw thefts of Apple mobile devices alone jump by 40 percent over the past year, de Blasio said.

The advocates say if the special session does not occur, then they would like to see the minimum wage issue raised early in the new year.

Advocates pushing for a state tax credit to help parochial and private schools see a Silver lining in the Assembly's change of leadership this year.

This issue has been a hardship for several years and I have advocated strongly for repairs and was extremely pleased to see appropriate funding allocated to properly repair the road once and for all,» said Legislator Rath.

The Assembly member — who said he is interested in seeing the elimination of backdoor borrowing and term limits enacted in both houses, among other changes — has spent the last five years campaigning with Con Con advocates like SUNY New Paltz professor Gerald Benjamin and government reform activist Bill Samuels, participating in countless town halls and panel discussions to help get the word out.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Public Advocate Letitia James, who has assiduously cultivated a progressive profile in her years in government, is digging in her heels against calls that she break her ties to Bronx City Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who ---- in a YouTube video that surfaced this week ---- is seen in Uganda lavishly praising that nation's aggressively anti-gay government as «the righteous.»

The convictions of both former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on multiple federal corruption charges led many legislators and advocates to assume that this year would see significant action on government ethics reform.

Anything is better than nothing of course, but I'm surprised to see Mark discussing the idea of minimum effective doses of movement, as opposed to continuing to advocate for lots of movement spread throughout the day, week, month, year, life.

I encourage you to read the entire article and take note of the following: the side - effects seen with medications over the years and the fact that doctors «don't know the consequences and potential side effects of taking tiny doses of ketamine over and over again»; «she tried nearly everything» (you'll read this in all the articles advocating for ketamine but unfortunately they are only referring to medications); the ketamine effects are temporary and cost $ 15,000 per year (and are not covered by insurance); and ketamine «is thought to stimulate an opioid receptor in the brain» and is already known to be addictive.

Frustrated with Disney's tendency to typecast its princesses as straight size, Michelle Elman, a 24 - year - old body - confidence coach from London, England, (aka @ScarredNotScared) and Amy Wooldridge, a 27 - year - old body - positive advocate from Chelmsford, England, (aka @amyeloisew) recently dressed up as the kind of characters they'd like to see more of and posted the photos on Instagram this week:

Her advocating turned out to be a big business in donations, which led to illegal investments and in the early 90's when the ailing 70 - year - old was almost completely forgotten, she and her youngest son Jon (Chernus) and granddaughter Robin (Temple) were kidnapped and never seen again.

Angela walked straight up to the counter and asked to see Michael, chiding the officer that it was unacceptable to hold a 14 - year - old without clearly communicating the reason to an advocate.

So one can see why sustainable development advocates, environment ministries and activists from around the world, and the relevant parts of the UN bureaucracy, would like to see such a «reminder» conference twenty years after the original Rio.

Comments from some recent users of this book should help convince you to buy it: As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes Worth every dime Every student in my class has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research Surely this is the best book in its field First class I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight Blows you away with its power and simplicity Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

Wang, a former Fulbright Fellow and now a second - year doctoral student at HGSE, saw firsthand as an 11th - grade English teacher that the needs of rural, low - income communities often aren't represented in state policy, but are overlooked in favor of efforts that target urban areas because there's little awareness of the rural problems and few advocates are calling for change.

Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to compare what is said on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

Colorado has seen vicious attacks on pro-reform school boards the past four years, with anti-reform advocates resorting to vulgarities, obscene gestures, and physical intimidation.

President Barack Obama is calling for an ambitious overhaul of the federal E-rate program, a step that many education and technology advocates have been urging for years to improve what they see as schools» badly out - of - date technological capabilities.

What are your thoughts on advocating for using nationally normalized assessments (e.g. NWEA MAP) for each student as a baseline for their education growth during the course of an academic year and aggregating education growth on a school, district, student sub-group, etc. basis as a review body saw fit?

Since the 2015 - 2016 school year marked the second year of new tests aligned with the Common Core, policymakers and advocates can finally start to compare test scores over time and see how student achievement has changed under the standards.

Phoenix (May 7, 2018)-- In a record - breaking year that saw national charter public school enrollment surpass 3.2 million students for the first time, Arizona is proud to join students, families, educators and advocates across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week.

Although not advocating for a moratorium, Linn says that he would like to see schools held «harmless for the results for a few years» by relaxing some of the accountability associated with the new assessments.

Then, see how school nutrition advocates came together in the nation's capital for this year's Legislative Action Conference.

If you've been following the education reform debate, you will have seen that various news outlets have reported that over the past six years only two new charter schools have opened even though there have been at least 20 applications from charter advocates to open new programs.

More and more over the past few years, Parker - Brass has seen school leaders become advocates for the arts themselves.

Chavous and other voucher advocates have said that the study's findings can not be seen as a verdict on the program's effectiveness, because they are a snapshot of only one year.

And in Ohio, where state - calculated graduation rates have been climbing for several years, the state's interim superintendent Michael Sawyers told the Newark Advocate that he's «surprised and somewhat disheartened» to see that the graduation rate for black, Hispanic and low - income students is far lower than the 85 percent rate for white students.

I wasn't surprised, then, to see that just a few years later, Heather has become a national speaker on early childhood topics and an advocate for play - based learning and no homework in elementary school.

I am a Tax Professional and an animal lover & advocate, I can tell you that I have waited for years to see Congress finally pass this tax law!

Nevertheless, the new report is likely to fuel the sometimes vitriolic debate between environmentalists who see free - roaming domestic cats as an invasive species — superpredators whose numbers are growing globally even as the songbirds and many other animals the cats prey on are in decline — and animal welfare advocates who are appalled by the millions of unwanted cats (and dogs) euthanized in animal shelters each year.

12/01/10 - NBC4i - Advocates Pushing To Get Dog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for years.