Sentences with phrase «balance public good»
The federal frame of government encouraged people to balance public good and private interest, as did intermediate institutions such as voluntary associations and the structure of family life.
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The Department concludes that it can best protect the interests of retirement investors in receiving sound advice, provide greater certainty to the public and regulated parties, and minimize the risk of unnecessary disruption by taking a more balanced approach than simply granting a flat delay of fiduciary status and all associated obligations for a protracted period.
The effect of transfer payments to the financial sector — as well as the $ 5.3 trillion increase in U.S. Treasury debt from taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac onto the public balance sheet — is to support asset prices (above all those of the banking system), not inflate commodity prices and wages.
«That turned out to be wrong, as a painful process of balance - sheet deleveraging — reflecting excessive private - sector debt, and then its carryover to the public sector — implies that the recovery will remain, at best, below - trend for many years to come.»
In this environment, policymakers would do well to not only be cautious and forward - looking in managing the level and structure of public borrowing, but vigilant about detecting and defusing potential build - ups of vulnerabilities in the private sector as well (and, as our unfortunate experience shows, off - balance sheets as well as on).
The national public good calls for a balance between necessary diversification, continued ambition and inclusion of values (the progressive agenda) wherever possible.
, Facebook announced it was updating News Feeds to strike a better balance between friends, public figures, publishers, businesses and community organizations.
These included: his fitness for leadership; balancing the needs of growing revenue while maintaining user - privacy; and the need for Facebook to better articulate its value exchange to the public.
 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public equity share).
Any society in history will need structures which balance enhancement of freedom and self - determination with checks on it by long - established legal and moral traditions of keeping power in the service of order and mutual responsibility, as well as creation of new structures of public morality.
Hence, the use of technology for good purposes runs into three tough problems at once: (1) balancing private wants and social needs; (2) harmonizing the plans made by individual experts with the decisions of the public as a whole; and (3) devising long - range policies in a political system which responds best to immediately felt needs, fears, and wants and which has a generally ill - informed electorate.
But good public policy demands a balance between rhetoric and reality.
The public action has balanced out a bit as we've taken a good bit of Atlanta money from them,» according to Scott Cooley, a spokesman for Bookmaker.eu.
The amendment to the civil liberties policy motion read: «The protection of freedom of expression, by reforming the libel laws in England and Wales to ensure a better balance is provided between free speech, responsible journalism, scientific discourse and the public interest on one hand and powerful corporations, wealthy individuals and vested interests on the other.»
Certain types of evidence, such as witness statements, are protected by statute and there is a tricky balancing act between the need for the investigation to use the best, most reliable evidence and the desire for the public to have access to source information.
Politically, too, there is likely to be a backlash as the veteran transport consultant Jim Steer wrote recently in Transport Times: «A highways programme that shows a balanced response to users» needs — not just motorists» - has a much better chance of public acceptability».
«There was a strong consensus from the Meeting that it would be better to take some of the heat out of this public debate; this would entail taking forward a calmer internal party review of funding which would be more comprehensive and balanced (including importantly, addressing the Conservative multi-million pound donations at and between elections) and putting that forward as part of Labour's manifesto offer for party funding reforms.»
On six — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and downstate needs, improving infrastructure, improving the economy and planning for New York's future — only between 23 and 35 percent of voters say Cuomo has done an excellent or good job.
«The economic situation my government and I inherited was not the best; both in terms of the growth of our economy and the balances available in the public treasury.
LeRoy of Good Jobs First said the donation «sounds like a cosmetic, public relations stunt,» adding that it doesn't alter the basic math of the deal: «On a net taxpayer balance sheet, it's a loser.»
Any public support for Ed Miliband by Charles Kennedy and other leading Liberal Democrats could well tip the balance in Ed Miliband's favour in Labour's tightly fought leadership election race — a leadership race between two brothers.
Senate President Martin M. Looney said he was looking forward to using the new revenue to «better fund public education, protect aid to cities and towns, and end the year with a balanced budget.»
On key issues facing the state — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and upstate concerns, improving infrastructure, growing the economy and planning for the state's future — only between 23 percent and 35 percent of voters believe the governor has done a good or excellent job.
«As the only Asian - American elected official in Albany, a public interest attorney, a grassroots political activist and a new mom balancing the demands of a busy job with parenthood, I know that Kathleen Rice is the best person for me to partner with in state government,» Meng said.
... Many of us also believe that charter schools are public schools and deserve... support as well, so it's really just about finding the right balance of that and getting this done.»
Mr Cameron's focus on the family and the work life balance - including his statement at the weekend that he would rather be a good dad than prime minister - have won him increasing support from the public, and women in particular.
POUGHKEEPSIE — This afternoon, the Dutchess County Legislature's Public Safety Committee authorized $ 3.2 million to be taken out of the County's general contingency fund as well as out of general fund balance to pay for increasing costs relating to the Dutchess County Jail including overtime costs and inmates housed in other institutions.
The balanced mix of financial, legal and arts advocacy experience will serve the board well as we evaluate organizations on their worthiness to receive public funding.»
«We are trying to balance doing that with good public policy where there are not unintended negative consequences.»
Never mind that he balanced the state's budget his first year in office by giving wealthier New Yorkers a free ride while forcing massive givebacks from state public - employee unions, and came back for more the following March by inflicting Tier 6 on future employees, in municipalities as well as those joining state agencies.
They suggest that broader public awareness of these policies and programs might broaden public support for them, as well as promote a better balance between the growth of these high - wage jobs and a broader set of employment opportunities.
The researchers concluded that providing PrEP according to the CDC guidelines strikes a good balance between public health impact and intervention efficiency, given these results.
The former involves maintaining a balance between economic development and society's well - being, while the latter includes the duty to communicate with the public about applications of those technologies, according to Shin.
'' the best allocation of resources belong to economists and politicians that represent the public, balancing current and future human needs.»
Whether you use your voice for singing, public speaking, leading a group training class, or just in the course of normal conversation, a well - balanced musculature is the foundation for a well - projected, resonant voice, whereas postural distortions will lead to compromised vocal production (1,2).
These were: well - being and welfare — insisting upon the adoption of well - being policies in all education settings; empowering and enabling — identifying the balance between empowering and overburdening staff; freedom and flexibility - reversing the trend for testing and increasingly structured curriculum frameworks and trust and train teachers to do their job with a focus on reflective practice; and celebrating success — making sure we all better celebrate the amazing experiences and achievements of teachers to help stem a current tendency for public pessimism.
Thus writes Matthew Lambert in his new book, Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance, an analysis of present - day public higher education, which is currently plagued by momentous challPublic Good: Public Universities in the Balance, an analysis of present - day public higher education, which is currently plagued by momentous challPublic Universities in the Balance, an analysis of present - day public higher education, which is currently plagued by momentous challpublic higher education, which is currently plagued by momentous challenges.
In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.
Unwinding these contradictions may be impossible, but balancing individualization with the greater good is a constant tension, in both schooling and public life.
A recent Public Policy Institute of California study shows that on average California school children did much better in 2015 - 16 than they did in 2014 - 15 on the Smarter Balanced assessments in English language arts and math.
The Ed Secretary worked pretty hard on balancing regulations he wanted to impose (whether for public good or to get a political deal done), with constantly checking the good charters (is this something you could live with, or would you simply not replicate....
That right vouchsafes to families the options of private schooling and home schooling but not of no schooling, for it is balanced by «high duty» and by the «power of the state,» as recognized in the same Court decision, to «reasonably to regulate all schools, to inspect, supervise and examine them, their teachers and pupils; to require that all children of proper age attend some school, that teachers shall be of good moral character and patriotic disposition, that certain studies plainly essential to good citizenship must be taught, and that nothing be taught which is manifestly inimical to the public welfare» (emphasis added).
And since education is a «public good» as well as a «private good» — because kids» lives literally hang in the balance and so does the future of the society whose taxpayers are underwriting these costs — we can't just look the other way.
In 2015, the first year Smarter Balanced tests were given in Washington state, staff from Vancouver Public Schools wanted to help parents better understand the new tests their students would be taking.
Though some in the Jewish community argue that Jewish day schools would benefit from them, others have opposed vouchers, both out of a commitment to public education as well as a reluctance to upset the church - state balance.
In five sessions, participants are asked to consider questions such as how to balance competing public education priorities, how to design a lesson plan that meets national, state, and local standards and grade level expectations, and how to recruit, mentor, and retain the best teachers.
It's a fine balance: «I think we can have the best of both worlds,» said Steven Hodas, of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research and policy - advocacy center at the University of Washington, «which is somewhere between «everyone do what the superintendent says» and «every 3rd grade teacher is on her own.
This hour - long feature documentary, Consider The Alternative provides viewers with a balanced understanding of publicly - funded charter schools from those who can speak about it best: charter school supporters, public school teachers and administrators, members of the legislature, the Nebraska State Board of Education and a parent moving through the education system.
State and federal policy, however well - intended, can go awry in implementation or become out of balance with the real needs and challenges faced by public schools and valued by citizens.
The Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test is an unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory measure that seeks to determine how well public school children are doing.