The Associated Press did a story on
effective legislators in state government and noted my success in being able to «break through with ideas that affect New Yorkers.»
«Shannon Wong won the most visible election for Orange County legislature this year, and her successful experience as an advocate for women's rights give her the potential to become one of the most
effective legislators in the county.
Brian has proven himself to be one of the most
effective legislators in Albany, and we need someone who knows how to get things done in the Senate and will fight to grow the progressive majority we need to resist the Trump Republican agenda,» said Bob Master, Co-Chair of the New York Working Families Party.
Brian has proven himself to be one of the most
effective legislators in Albany, and we need someone who knows how to get things done in the Senate and will fight to grow the progressive majority we need to resist the Trump Republican agenda.»
Not exact matches
With one of the most sophisticated and well - heeled lobbies
in the country ($ 8 to $ 9 million annual budget), the NRA fiercely stymies all efforts by
legislators to pass gun laws, even though the results of local attempts have shown beyond reasonable doubt that such laws can be
effective.
We'll discuss some secrets for
effective email advocacy below, but for now keep
in mind Two Golden Rules of email organizing: if you're contacting Congress or another representative body, you generally should only let people contact their own
legislators through your system (rather than spamming all of Congress).
«If you work
in a district like that, no matter how
effective you are you come out with a scarlet A on your head,» he said, to applause from the audience, which included state
legislators, Board of Regents members, school board leaders and teachers union officials.
And I think just a few years is a short period of time for
legislators to learn the process here and to be
effective in advocating for their communities.»
But Van Hollen's campaign has shot back that he's a more
effective legislator, both
in Congress and
in dealing with constituent services.
Very much a scoundrel but an
effective legislator and probably one of the best this country has had
in the last century.
The overall goal of the Republican
legislators is to be leaders
in the effort to mandate more cost -
effective government
in Westchester and to ensure that the county government be more
in tune with the economic realities of the times.
The pundits and pollsters, and high cost political consultants will benefit from a primary, but the rest of us are glad to support a progressive,
effective young
legislator who is reaching out to her new constituents, listening and learning
in order to be a powerful advocate for all New Yorkers.
Ms. Miller - Williams was recently selected to receive the New York State Association of Black & Puerto Rican
Legislators Arthur O. Eve Service Award, Black Achievers
in Industry Award, Women for
Effective Change Golden Flame Award, Los Tainos Ana Cotton Award, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc..
In his experience, policymakers and
legislators often ignore such reports, and he's found that it is more
effective to deal directly with landowners and the public.
The center's web site contains resources on how to turn out individuals for meetings, plan
effective community forums, choose a winning issue, educate decisionmakers, engage
in lobbying to elicit a commitment from a
legislator, and so forth.
Faced with the challenges of improving learning
in every classroom, state governors and
legislators, local school boards, superintendents, and principals are backing National Board Certification as an
effective means to upgrade teaching.
In addition, IES should invite universities and research firms to submit proposals for convening state legislators, school board members, and other local stakeholders to learn about existing data on effective and ineffective programs in a particular area, such as preschool education or teacher preparatio
In addition, IES should invite universities and research firms to submit proposals for convening state
legislators, school board members, and other local stakeholders to learn about existing data on
effective and ineffective programs
in a particular area, such as preschool education or teacher preparatio
in a particular area, such as preschool education or teacher preparation.
For IASN to be
effective in addressing legislative issues that impact school nursing and student health and safety, individual members must be willing to get involved and contact their
legislators.
But even as we work with
legislators in Albany to find resources that would limit the damage to schools caused by the state's very serious budget problems, Bloomberg and Klein are choosing to ignore a time - tested,
effective method for saving hundreds of millions of dollars while still keeping class sizes reasonable: a retirement incentive.
As an advocate for the Indiana State Teachers Association prior to her election, Ritz said she spent more than 150 hours working behind the scenes with
legislators and Bennett's office
in 2011 crafting language for the law that mandated all teachers have annual performance reviews that include student test scores as a factor and lead to one of four ratings — highly
effective,
effective, improvement necessary and ineffective.
The National Board works with NBCT Networks across the country to connect Board - certified teachers to state
legislators and other leaders
in their area to shape
effective education policy.
In addition to meeting with their legislators, board members learn about legislation that will impact their district, issues influencing education in Alaska and the nation, how to be more effective leaders on their board, successes of other districts across the state, and mor
In addition to meeting with their
legislators, board members learn about legislation that will impact their district, issues influencing education
in Alaska and the nation, how to be more effective leaders on their board, successes of other districts across the state, and mor
in Alaska and the nation, how to be more
effective leaders on their board, successes of other districts across the state, and more.
For example, CTAC presented the cornerstones of
effective teacher compensation reform to more than 60 state
legislators at the James B. Hunt Institute
in North Carolina.
It's hard to believe any future federal secretary of education will have the opportunity to abuse his power
in the way the current one has; and better solutions may arise locally, particularly if
legislators are willing to learn about practices already proved
effective overseas, rather than experimenting ceaselessly on the unsuspecting children trapped
in California's declining state schools.
Schools, districts and states must become stronger advocates at the federal level and join with other educators to influence
legislators and policy makers
in order to create a more sustainable and
effective context for RtI implementation.
But a federally sponsored program
in 20 states has been
effective at giving those states a way to assess and quantify early - childhood education options and make that information available to parents, educators and
legislators, according to a study the U.S. Education Department plans to release Monday.
Learn how to contact your Member of Congress so you can be
effective in influencing
legislators» views.
Community involvement has proven to be somewhat
effective in Iowa, but the progress is limited without the help of
legislators.
Learn about grassroots lobbying and receive training on
effective messaging techniques and protocol
in communicating with
legislators
Due to the concerted efforts of ALDF and animal advocates across the state to garner support for the bill, Oregon
legislators passed the bill, it was signed by the Governor, and it became
effective in September 1995.
By staying
in tune with current events, making others aware of potential dangers and knowing your
legislators, we can engage these threats
in the most
effective and efficient way.
The
effective manner
in which the US has dealt with air pollution
in cities since the passage of the Clean Air Act is a point of pride for environmentalists as well as
legislators.
[DC: Last time I looked, the political parties accepting climate science and the need for
effective action were
in the majority
in both Canada and the U.S. I suppose those opposed to science will keep «asking questions» and perpetrating falsehoods until they get the answers they like or manage to elect enough obstructionist
legislators.
While,
in introducing an exception
in Article 4 (2) of the Directive, the
legislator certainly took into account the special position of churches and other religious and philosophical bodies
in the Member States, that exception can not be interpreted
in a manner that undermines the general purpose of the Directive, that of non-discrimination, or the right to an
effective remedy.
He made the point that while court administrators and
legislators believe that replacing reporters with ER is a money - saving tactic, that
in reality the mistakes and do - overs necessitated by faulty recording equipment and / or operators is not cost
effective.
With the known ICO related risks
in mind, global regulators,
legislators and central bankers have been working on devising
effective regulatory measures to mitigate concerns over security, consumer protection and financial crime.
«When I spent time
in Washington, D.C. to advocate for the needs of our children, it was NACAC staff that taught
effective advocacy skills, how to speak with our
legislators, and how to fight for post-adoption support services.»
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss additional strategies around planning and executing successful visits with
legislators — and presenters will describe the key components of framing and communicating a clear and
effective message to federal
legislators in order to gain support for quality home visiting programs.