Sentences with phrase «basis of policy choices»

Law is (mostly) made on the basis of policy choices, and policy is made for the public interest, «the greater good».

The basis of their policy choices is unclear.

Not exact matches

«A range of policy choices skewed the market in favor of diesel, whereas in the rest of the world this didn't happen,» says Greg Archer, who heads the Clean Vehicles arm of Transport & Environment, a nongovernmental organization based in Brussels.

This rights - based ethic is being challenged by the growing recognition among feminists that the notion of «choice» may be a myth; that not only social attitudes but public policies that promote so - called «free choice» can be subtly coercive.

It is abundantly clear from every other country that has developed policy in this area, that the proposed transferability of leave entitlements [4.5] will not result in significant opening up of choices for families, without leave for fathers being available on the same use - it - or - lose it basis that leave is available to mothers.

Political fights will always break out, but now most policy choices are more likely to emerge based on the party with the majority than the power of the idea.»

Proponents of market - based education reform often argue that introducing charter schools and other school choice policies creates a competitive dynamic that will prompt low - performing districts to improve their practice.

In the national data represented in Table 2, this would include American Indians / Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiians / Pacific Islanders, but each state should inform its policy choice based on the demographic composition of its own districts.

International evidence suggests that adoption of market - based education policies that rely on school choice and competition between schools over enrollment often leads to segregation of children into different schools according to their socio - economic background, race or parents» awareness of educational opportunities.

The authors use case studies of schools involved in such structural reforms as site - based management and choice to buttress their policy recommendations for achieving greater efficiency with limited school funding.

The school district had no choice but to let her go as a result of a policy dictating that teachers be laid off based on seniority, not according to performance.

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

Her research explores the relationship between education, policy, and equality of opportunity through three policy strands: 1) the racial politics of public education, 2) the politics of school choice, marketization, and privatization, and, 3) the role of elite and community - based advocacy in shaping public education policies and research evidence utilization.

Such concerns have taken a backseat to the choice - based policies now in vogue, a paradigm shift best illustrated in the birth and demise of the once - promising Global Village Zone project.

Exploring the critical role of school choice in the future of education reform, the Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and prachoice in the future of education reform, the Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and praChoice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and practice.

At a time of growing national recognition of the need for a policy shift to more successful approaches to school reform, this collection of mini-briefs identifies affirmative, research - based approaches to reform in areas including school choice, portfolio district reform, and teacher deprofessionalization.

Kirp notes that «politicians have made market sovereignty and parental choice the policy bywords,» and as a result, in Florida, for - profit and faith - based preschools enroll 88 percent of the state's four - year - olds.

The measure was based on the share of students attending schools of choice, the strength of charter laws in each state (including, of course, the strength of the authorizing and quality control system), and a gauge of parent influence on policy.

For all of the authors» talk of creating efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in schools through market - based reforms, they ignore the issues that have been found with school choice policies.

In this movement, some researchers saw democracy in action as power devolved from the state to local schools, sometimes culminating in outside stakeholder involvement.147 Many contentions about site - based management, community control of schools, community schools, and school choice were based on democratic and communitarian theory.148 Some researchers and policy makers influenced by economic theory have begun to view the relationship between schools and communities differently.

Our article based on this research was recently published in the American Journal of Education, «School Choice Policies and Racial Segregation: Where White Parents» Good Intentions, Anxiety, and Privilege Collide.

This collection of briefs from the National Education Policy Center examines important policy issues (including the impacts of school choice and housing policy on school segregation), and identifies policies with a strong research base that can be used to combat identified proPolicy Center examines important policy issues (including the impacts of school choice and housing policy on school segregation), and identifies policies with a strong research base that can be used to combat identified propolicy issues (including the impacts of school choice and housing policy on school segregation), and identifies policies with a strong research base that can be used to combat identified propolicy on school segregation), and identifies policies with a strong research base that can be used to combat identified problems.

It's appropriate to think about how we can maybe modernize existing programs, the education programs for military families to transition them into choice - based policies at the end of the day, no matter what population it is, but it's critical for military families who move so much.

As Lindsey described, a really good opportunity to rethink how the federal government supports the education of active - duty military families and to try to consider more choice - based, choice - friendly policies, so that these families do have that flexibility.

For example, low - and high - income parents both select schools based on school quality - but they use different measures of quality, according to a new study of school choice in the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

However, where choice and competition are accompanied by other policies such as test - based accountability, the ability of schools to stand out from the pack may be lessened.

Based on my read of the research, school choice is a promising policy worth growing.

Through more than a decade of policy changes and course corrections, New Orleans has discovered a lot of the ways that a system based on giving parents choice can go wrong.

While choice policies have significantly grown in recent years, the vast majority of districts continue to assign students to a public school based on where they live.

She argues that school reformers assume that schools can do more to address poverty than is realistic, that accountability policies encourage narrowing of the curriculum and teaching to the test, that vouchers have accumulated no significant evidence of effectiveness, that «virtual charter schools» are a ripoff of taxpayers, and that there are more effective policy solutions that are far from test - based accountability and «school choice» policies: social services for poor families, early childhood education, protecting the autonomy of teachers and elected school boards, reducing class sizes, eliminating for - profit companies and chains from operating charter schools, and aggressively fighting racial and socioeconomic segregation in schools.

We both support expanding the range of educational options for families of modest means to include private and faith - based schools, but we do so because we believe parental choice is good education policy.

The Union of Concerned Scientists is a science - based nonprofit group working for a healthy environment and a safer world and combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.

This makes the range of specific emission scenarios that are compatible with a given budget very large, and the choice of how to limit the scenarios considered plausible is important when giving policy advice based on emission budgets.

«a simple indicator for policy purposes, and as basis for discussing pros and cons of different policy choices, but not to be taken too literally as a real threshold.»

In addition, when EV owners are encouraged to charge their vehicles overnight (such as with the Ontario government's recently - announced program to provide free overnight charging) the overnight surplus base - load power capacity offers a way to marry broad public policy and societal benefits to the more narrow interests of the individual, in the form of «free fuel» alternatives for making this environmentally beneficial choice.

The challenge is to open the scientific debate to a broader range of issues and a plurality of viewpoints and for politicians to justify policy choices in a context of an inherently uncertain knowledge base (e.g. Sarewitz 2004).

Individual and corporate choices based on environmental concerns can not replace the role of public policies.

Thus, «By the end of the rulemaking, EPA had fully explained all of the choices it made along the path of converting available scientific knowledge about lead toxicology and exposure into a policy - based finding of endangerment from automotive lead emissions sufficient to justify regulation, and allow — and survive — judicial review.»

clean energy innovation improving consumer choice and affordability more efficient use of energy deeper penetration of renewable energy resources wider deployment of «distributed» energy resources micro grids roof - top solar on - site power supplies and storage promote markets advanced energy management enhance demand elasticity and efficiencies empower customers more choice 50 % of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030 business as usual bad public policy clean energy's economic and environmental potential the power industry was headed for trouble rising utility bills growing customer dissatisfaction socially unjust clean energy economy haves - and - have - nots change in culture business model for the whole system moves the electric industry away from a monopoly, top - down and incentive driven system governed by the market emphasizes distributed energy a distributed system platform market exchange microgrids solar energy efficiency distributed energy resources compete to serve the grid pro-consumer pro-innovation markets - based more affordable resilient capital efficiencies encouraging more distributed energy demand response energy efficiency

The Ontario Court of Appeal has consistently held that the insured is «entitled to a defence... at no cost to them».2 In other words, an insured is «entitled to be made financially whole» for legal costs incurred in securing a defence under the policy.3 This broad principle has not only been used to indemnify insureds for their past defence costs, but also the future defence costs of counsel of their choice, the costs of the coverage application and the costs of any subsequent appeal.4 This principle of full indemnity is based, not in the law of costs, but in the law of contract.

The CBSA relied on its unwritten policy, which arbitrarily assumed that the need for accommodation on the basis of family obligations was merely the result of choices that individuals make, rather than legitimate need.

EPIC seems concerned about the «Clear Notice and Personal Choice» policy, which it dubs both «weird» and «remarkable,» based on an apparent concern that it allows agencies to «routinely disclose personal information of citizens to private companies.»

This meant that measures adopted in the context of the CFP entailing a policy choice must be adopted on the basis of article 43 (2) TFEU.

After a jury - waived trial, the judge determined, based on the terms of the insurance policy, that the insurer had a choice of methods to calculate the loss and found for the insurer on all claims.

In a very general perspective the choice to pay premium will be based on the income type of policy holder, the commitment level of the policy holder towards the policy and also the additional benefits that the policy offers to him / her.

With the choice of Base Sum Assured and Policy Term you can also choose additional features.

You are then left with the choice of either letting the policy expire, or purchasing a new policy based on your current age and health status.

There are often ways of saving money based on the programs and actions that you take, however, so a solid relationship with a Trusted Choice Independent Agent who understands workman's comp is vital to finding an affordable policy that fits under the applicable laws and regulations for your business.

Here, there is an additional benefit or 1 % of the base policy's death benefit — up to a maximum of $ 100,000 — that can go to a qualified charity of the policy holder's choice upon death.

Yes, waivers of deductible following a large loss will vary based on your insurance company and policy choice.