Sentences with phrase «concerned about any initiative»

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Clearly, the supervisor was more concerned about rigid adherence to accounting practices than about employee initiative.

As environmental issues and concerns become a center issue in political debates around the world, it's becoming apparent that 2017 is the year that green initiatives will have the opportunity to become more than what crunchy granola hippies talk about and become fully mainstream.

Brands nowadays are more and more concerned about going green, which can include everything from implementing sustainability initiatives to protecting animals with cruelty - free policies.

When Berkeley first agreed to offer an executive program in the early 2000s, the school decided on a partnership with Columbia because it was in the midst of a number of initiatives and administrators were concerned about stretching the school's resources.

Take Japan: Tokyo shares American concerns about China but has seen the US withdraw from TPP in favor of a managed approach to trade that looks eerily similar to the US - Japan structural impediments initiatives of the 1990s.

They are a murky regulatory environment, where states seem to be taking individual initiatives while the industry awaits rulings from the new administration's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao; concerns about both reliability and cybersecurity in hackable robot cars; and the as yet unknown liability guidelines in the inevitable event of autonomous vehicle crashes and human injuries.

In their development of this initiative, the three founders recruited additional members to forge the Project's Risk Committee, a group of dedicated individuals concerned about the economic future of America under the threat of global climate change.

Technology, concern about work - life balance, and initiatives to help the environment by reducing traffic have made a variety of flexible structures available to modern workers.

The serious cautions in his own book stem directly from his concerns about the confluence of conservative political activism with the optimistic pronouncements of scholars like Cnaan and John DiIulio, who was briefly the White House's director of Faith - based Initiatives.

The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.

The initiative is supported by 41 consumer owned grocer cooperatives and natural food retailers operating 62 stores, who are concerned about carrying the Hershey brands, Dagoba and Scharffenberger, until Hershey demonstrates a -LSB-...]

In order to affect change, the first task is to take the initiative to pull together of sphere of people who are interested and concerned in the same things, and to then start conversing with the schools or feeder patterns in your community about how to help them improve in the areas of your concern.

For instance, addressing concerns about infant comfort, choking, and aspiration while the infant is sleeping prone is helpful.348, 349 Similar interventions for improving behavior of medical and nursing staff and child care providers have shown that these professionals have similar concerns about the supine sleep position.350, — , 353 Primary care providers should be encouraged to develop quality improvement initiatives to improve adherence with safe sleep recommendations among their patients.

The Home Office is facing numerous investigations into its conduct after a spate of hard - line initiatives against immigration raised concerns about its conduct.

NIFA officials expressed concern Tuesday night about whether estimated new revenue from fee hikes, auctioning of seized vehicles and other initiatives were realistic and would get the necessary legislative approvals.

Cohen said that of the $ 104.7 million at risk, $ 66 million accounts for concerns about legislative approvals and whether new initiatives can be implemented.

Despite some concerns about increased oversight, following controversy surrounding the initiative's first incarnation, Brown believes the program has been successful.

«What I'm mostly concerned about this coming school year is an attendance initiative,» said At - Large Member Patty Pierce.

Certain aspects of the contract appear to be specifically intended to alleviate concerns about the independence of the probe, which will focus on contracting in the state - backed «Buffalo Billion» initiative, SUNY - backed upstate nanotech deals, as well as «other matters directly related to those programs» as determined solely by Schwartz, the contract says.

Mr Blair took the unusual step of briefing the media about his concern that the Liberal Democrats would get nowhere if they moved to the left of Labour, demanded higher taxes and attacked his social exclusion initiatives.

But Sir John remained concerned about value - for - money, however, adding: «Although some of the department's initiatives lead to earlier interception of overpayments and may deter potential fraudsters, I believe the department could do more to determine whether its activities are cost - effective.»

Despite these concerns and apprehensions about the effects of global financial instability on New York City's economy, the executive budget added a number of new initiatives.

There have been other initiatives they've been more concerned about,» she says.

Last month, a press release stated «Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray appoint J. Phillip Thompson as Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives,» sparking concerns about her role.

The presidents and chancellors said they chose to begin their transparency initiative with life science because of considerable national concern about the field.

This initiative should address the concerns you have about losing touch with opportunities and developments in the UK during an overseas fellowship.

Considering that these standards are one of the most significant educational initiatives of our time, the fact that fewer than half of Americans know about them — and that fewer than half of those recognize what is touted as one of the biggest benefits of the Core — is concerning, particularly since in many states there is a great deal of pushback against the Common Core right now.

«Some parents expressed a concern about their children falling behind in homework and their studies,» says Elizabeth Devaney, PASA's director of quality initiatives.

Respecting the contract doesn't mean eliminating core initiatives because of concerns about contractual language.

The Future of Learning initiative is not only concerned about the achievement gap but with what Professor David Perkins called in his opening remarks of the institute a relevance gap.

35 Celebrate Fitness and Sports Month in May; rising food prices hurt more healthful - lunch initiatives; health experts express concerns about in - school coffee shops; network links community, classroom, and cafeteria to promote wellness.

«Faculty and staff have also had concerns about having the prep - time required to successfully launch and sustain this new initiative.»

Here's a secret, operational leaders are less concerned about the cost of the initiative if you can relieve their performance pain.

Universal free school meals for infant pupils is one of the most widely - known and talked about initiatives to come from the Plan, but there is growing concern regarding its continued use.

Now in its fifth year, Light It Up Blue is a global initiative by Autism Speaks — the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization — that encourages «iconic landmarks» to help raise awareness about the growing public health concern that is autism...

Jay Greene is upset that nobody has addressed his concerns about the Common Core State Standards initiative.

That lesson from No Child Left Behind, combined with the continued concern about America's economic competitiveness, set the stage for the current Common Core Standards Initiative — an initiative by state leaders now convinced that individual state silos are not the way to go when it comes to setting standards.

Are you or the teachers at your school concerned about evaluation initiatives?

Translating the Common Core State Standards Christopher H. Tienken Donald C. Orlich Cross posted from the AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice AASA.org Colleagues and I have been writing about our concerns with the Common Core State Standards initiative (NGA...

The fact that the foundation not only funded — directly and indirectly — such a large percentage of the development of the standards but also the validation and some implementation measures has raised concerns about the ethics and desirability of a single private entity being able to influence a public initiative of the Common Core's scope.

Whether or not it is the result of the disappointing showing of US students on international tests, college professors» concerns about the college readiness of students, or other evidence of students» and graduates» lack of 21st century skills, there is no shortage of recent initiatives designed to address the situation.

What teachers are concerned about is how Cheatham will implement common core standards and other initiatives aimed at improving student performance.

Underscoring Pope - Roberts» concerns about diminishing resources for Wisconsin schools is a report produced by the Wisconsin Budget Project, an initiative of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.

The defeat of two high - profile charter initiatives at the ballot box on Tuesday signals a growing public concern about the impacts, and rapid proliferation of charter schools across the country.

MEMO: Results of Two Key Charter Initiatives Suggest Growing Concern About Charter Impacts November 9, 2016

While this initiative must have been well - meaning, and parents of different ethnicities might have some different concerns, schools should be more thoughtful about bridging the gaps between communities and working through differences.

Concerns about another kind of anywhere, anytime learning — online courses — were highlighted in a recent Slate expose about the low quality of credit recovery courses offered by some online providers.38 To address such concerns, states might look to centrally managed course access initiatives, such as the Louisiana Supplemental Course Academy, which vets and approves online providers of courses that students may take for cConcerns about another kind of anywhere, anytime learning — online courses — were highlighted in a recent Slate expose about the low quality of credit recovery courses offered by some online providers.38 To address such concerns, states might look to centrally managed course access initiatives, such as the Louisiana Supplemental Course Academy, which vets and approves online providers of courses that students may take for cconcerns, states might look to centrally managed course access initiatives, such as the Louisiana Supplemental Course Academy, which vets and approves online providers of courses that students may take for credit.39

Not only had the team not made much progress with two previous coaches, but the administration was also concerned about the team's refusal to align with school and district initiatives.

The first approach includes implementing policies and initiatives which, according to the best evidence available, serve well those populations of children about which we have been concerned.

The Department of Transportation is announcing an initiative to permit, on an experimental basis, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recipients and subrecipients to utilize various contracting requirements that generally have been disallowed due to concerns about adverse impacts on competition.