Sentences with phrase «current policy direction»

Instead, the arithmetic of economic expansion - employment growth plus productivity growth - is already constrained by a 4.6 % unemployment rate and a deficit on current account, and seems unlikely to be helped by the current policy direction, aside from rather short - lived effects.

A genuine alternative to current policy directions can be articulated without succumbing to wishful thinking.

Not exact matches

This special report will take an in - depth look at current and historical trends in income inequality, its causes and consequences, and possible directions for policy.

After several unsuccessful transfer windows which saw high spending, but minimal real gains in terms of quality and improvements to the team, Liverpool FC's current transfer policy appears to be heading in a very different direction to that which preceded it.

The current political dynamics demand sobriety and deeper meditation than we see some politicians and academicians do.The partisan environment is affecting the thinking direction of some persons who ought to have been our hope in discussing policies of state.

The decisions the current Government takes on transport to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and rising oil prices could have significant repercussions for many years to come... Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to: «Change direction on transport policy - and aim to rapidly move towards a low - carbon transport system... Vehicle Excise Duty must be changed to make road tax on gas - guzzlers more expensive - and cheaper for greener cars...»

The Hamilton Project is a broader ranged initiative that has been undertaken by Bob Rubin and several of his colleagues, who, like many of us, are distressed by many of the policies of the current administration that seem to be taking the country in a wrong direction.

If emissions continue down a mid-range path — one consistent with the direction current policies and market trends seem to be taking us — the new results indicate a higher likely rise of 0.7 to 1.3 meters (2.2 to 4.1 feet), compared to 0.4 to 0.8 meters (1.4 to 2.5 feet) in the IPCC - consistent estimate.

And substantial percentages remain undecided about charter schools and other reform initiatives, suggesting that the current national debate over school policy has the potential to sway public opinion in one direction or another.

Developed by Harvard Institutes for Higher Education Senior Director, Joseph Zolner, American Library Association President, Maureen Sullivan, and Tufts University President Emeritus, Lawrence Bacow, Library Leadership in a Digital Age brings together faculty experts, policy makers and library leaders to consider the current state and future direction of the profession.

Developed by Harvard Institutes for Higher Education Senior Director, Joseph Zolner, American Library Association President, Maureen Sullivan, and Tufts University President Emeritus, Lawrence Bacow, Library Leadership in a Digital Age brought together faculty experts, policy makers and public and higher education library leaders to discuss the current state and future direction of the profession.

The current direction in educational practice and policy focuses overwhelmingly on academic achievement.

From the Preface: «This monograph, Teaching Educational Politics and Policy, is the principal product to date of the Politics of Education Teaching and Research (POE - TER) Project... Its objectives are to analyze and document current and exemplary teaching practices in the politics of education (and more broadly, in educational policymaking) and to chronicle new research directions in these politically oriented areas.»

Perhaps, if he grew a pair and decided lead his union to take on the cretins at the DfE, there might be more clarity, direction and fairness in current education policy.

Limits to collective bargaining only explain part of the unions» discomfort with the current direction of education policy.

I believe in high standards for students and teachers but current policies are taking Indiana public education in the wrong direction with it's teach - to - the - test philosophy.

With the current change in leadership at the U.S. Department of Education and a new president on the horizon, educators are worried about the direction that federal education policy will take.

Our ideal policy would go even further in this direction, but it's a good start: The federal government would maintain performance standards, but offer more ways for schools to meet them than the current regimen of tests.

Improving Leader Assessment Assessing Learning - Centered Leadership: Connections to Research, Professional Standards, and Current Practices, Learning Sciences Institute, Vanderbilt University, 2007 Assessing the Effectiveness of School Leaders: New Directions and New Processes, A Wallace Perspective, 2009 Leveraging Leadership Development through Principal Evaluation, National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008 Purposes, Uses, and Practices of Leadership Assessment in Education, Center for the Study of Teaching Policy, University of Washington, 2006 VAL - ED, Discovery Education Assessment (www.discoveryeducation.com /)

Historian Diane Ravitch criticized Obama's Education Secretary Arne Duncan for his stances, which lead many public education advocates to feel as though electing GOP candidate Mitt Romney would not change much about the current direction of the nation's school policies.

Markus Trilling, finance and subsidies policy coordinator at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, said: «The current approach of the European Parliament to the future EU budget is clearly pointed in the right direction as it recognises how vital it is to make all EU spending work for the climate and to end any support for fossil fuels.»

If emissions continue down a mid-range path — one consistent with the direction current policies and market trends seem to be taking us — the new results indicate a higher likely rise of 0.7 to 1.3 meters (2.2 to 4.1 feet), compared to 0.4 to 0.8 meters (1.4 to 2.5 feet) in the IPCC - consistent estimate.

Under the current system, employers are only required to have a policy in place with little direction on how to properly handle such behaviours.

Our experience representing clients in navigating the complexities of current policy initiatives, as well as our advocacy efforts through various energy - related associations and organizations for both traditional and emerging energy companies, provides valuable insight into the changing regulatory regime and the direction of future policy.

Young English Language Learners: Current Research and Emerging Directions for Practice and Policy Eugene Garcia and Ellen Frede, Eds.

Young English Language Learners: Current Research and Emerging Directions for Practice and Policy

Tony McAvoy argues that native title is the tool whereby economic use and benefit of resources may be achieved.41 The current Indigenous economic policy direction could be furthered by enabling Indigenous people to access and use their traditional commercial fishing rights through the Native Title Act.