Sentences with phrase «by public policy»

And none can be as readily affected by public policy as the quality of a state's schools.

Her students gain a thorough knowledge of how the government works by identifying a problem that can be solved by public policy and then solving it.

And can quality be systematically improved by public policy?

Voters Favor Extra Funds for Poor Students but Not English Learners A majority of Californians support Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to provide additional funding to districts with more low - income and English learner students, according to a newly released poll by the Public Policy Institute of California.

God's job performance has trouble measuring up to many Americans» expectations, according to a poll by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm based in North Carolina.

Surveys conducted by the Public Policy Institute at the Universidad Diego Portales prior to the policy shifts and after the changes were implemented found that parents gathered more information on schools and traveled greater distances in search of schools for their children, and that low - income families became more likely to enroll their children in private - voucher schools after the changes to the voucher program were introduced.

A new study by the Public Policy Forum shows the problem is both worse — and not as bad — as earlier reports have shown.

[2] Of the total 28 same - party contests, a study by the Public Policy Institute of California rated only twelve as actually competitive.

Most courts allow modification of prior judgments, agreements or orders based on an unanticipated «material change of circumstance», supported by public policies which advocate that all child - related issues should be modifiable as the «best interests of the child (ren)» change.

A new report by the Public Policy Forum in Milwaukee details the district's dire financial picture.

A new report issued by the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York with the assistance of the Fiscal Policy Institute.

The press release by Public Policy Polling did not mention whether pollsters sought matchup data on the five other Democrats in the race or, if they did, what the results were.

By contrast, in cases involving merely «maladministration», the Pensions Ombudsman is not so restricted by public policy.

According to research released last year by the Public Policy Forum based on U.S. Department of Education data, enrollment in the state's teacher preparation programs fell by 28 percent between the 2008 - 09 school year and the 2013 - 14 school year.

First, by public policy encouraging parties to negotiate and settle their disputes out of court and second, by an express or implied agreement between the parties to the relevant negotiations.

I was reading today that a recent survey done by Public Policy Polling has really uncovered some interesting issues down south.

Guillà © n and Suà ¡ rez argue that the statistical and comparative analyses reported in their paper indicate that Internet development is «a complex phenomenon shaped not only by public policy and conditions for entrepreneurship but also by specific contingencies in each country.»

Ola was represented by Deep Singh, business head of north India; Uber by public policy executives Rachit Ranjan and Akshay BD; Rapido by co-founder Aravind Sanka and Baxi by founder Ashutosh Johri and entrepreneur - in - residence Rohit Koshy.

Another recent study for the Broadbent Institute by public policy expert Rhys Kesselman said an increase in TFSA contribution room would «shift additional billions from tax revenues into the pockets of the already well - off.»

Unfortunately, when there is talk of reducing population growth by public policies, many people immediately envision serious infringements on the freedom of families to make decisions about the number of children they shall have.

In doing so, we did find a statistically significant positive correlation between performance and voting intention as measured by Public Policy Polling data around the same time.

ALBANY, NY (10/23/2012)(readMedia)-- Correction: A prior version of this press release incorrectly indicated that the poll was conducted by Public Policy Poling.

According to INEC, this offer was made when a team from Facebook led by its Public Policy Director for Africa, Ebele Okobi, paid a courtesy visit to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the agency's headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.

The town hall session had Dr. Dare Ayeni, a lecturer of Democratic Studies and Public Policy represented by a public policy analyst, Demola Olarewaju, and a Chief Superintendent of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ekiti State, Mr. Yusuff Odunayo as discussants.

A training curriculum prepared by the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York and the Fiscal Policy Institute.

A poll released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California found the candidates about even among likely voters, with 37 percent backing Brown and 34 percent favoring Whitman.

Changes in mitigation models, he said, are the result of better understanding about how technologies penetrate markets and are spurred by public policy, not political pressure.

Fred Dylla, executive director of the American Institute of Physics in College Park, Maryland, argues that open access is expanding because it's being driven by public policy mandates, not favorable economics.

Since private schools are barely influenced by public policy or unionization, this indicates that there are stronger market forces at work.

This research project was funded by the Public Policy Institute of California.

The reason all of this matters is that schools — tugged in one direction by public policies and in another direction by the demands of parents — have to find a way to resolve these recurrent tensions.

Produced by Public Policy and Education Fund, Inc. and the Fiscal Policy Institute, with assistance from Alliance for Quality Education.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 9, 2010 — California can significantly improve the way it funds public schools by making strategic changes now, according to a report released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

In a survey of credit card users by public policy organization Demos, households were 14 % more likely to have credit card debt when someone in the home had gone through a recent bout of unemployment.

This is the home page of Alan Carlin's personal Website, featuring his applications of environmental economics and science by public policy issue, climate science, transportation economics, and economic development to address public policy issues.

However, these impacts must be somewhat muted by public policies, which directly or indirectly subsidize (or, in fact, require) the use of biofuels.

The same talking point has been re-iterated again and again by public policy groups and environmentalists, as well as the most influential scientists in the US government.

But the impact of market forces has been worsened by public policy that neglects nuclear power and adds to the pressure it faces.

That year, for the first time since 2000, when the first poll of the state's environmental attitudes was taken by the Public Policy Institute of California, a majority — albeit a bare one, 51 percent — was willing to allow more drilling off the California coast.

According to Lord Neuberger these are qualified by a public policy exception.

Discrimination or retaliation against employees who engage in conduct protected by public policy

However, this was outweighed by the public policy interests of promoting competition and protecting employees.