Not exact matches
These risks and uncertainties include competition and other economic conditions including fragmentation of the media landscape and competition from other media alternatives; changes in advertising
demand, circulation levels and audience shares; the Company's ability to develop and grow its online businesses; the Company's reliance on revenue from printing and distributing third - party publications; changes in newsprint prices; macroeconomic trends and conditions; the Company's ability to adapt to technological changes; the Company's ability to realize benefits or synergies from acquisitions or divestitures or to operate its businesses effectively following acquisitions or divestitures; the Company's success in implementing expense mitigation efforts; the Company's reliance on third - party vendors for various services; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations or tax - related proceedings or audits; the Company's ability to attract and retain employees; the Company's ability to satisfy pension and other postretirement employee benefit obligations; changes in accounting
standards; the effect of
labor strikes, lockouts and
labor negotiations; regulatory and judicial rulings; the Company's indebtedness and ability to comply with debt covenants applicable to its debt facilities; the Company's ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; the Company's ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on acceptable terms; and other events beyond the Company's control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results.
Back in 1989, Bill Clinton and his fellow governors first pushed
labor to swallow more
demanding learning
standards and stiff accountability measures, betting this would renew voters» confidence in the schools.
While it would be desirable to have all students meet the
standards for college - placement tests, it's not clear that the
labor market
demands that.
In order to meet these new
demands, states will need to restructure work along several fronts, including brokering support to struggling schools and districts, raising
standards and expectations, addressing weaknesses in the teacher and principal
labor market, and strengthening connections between early childhood education, K — 12, higher education, and careers.