Sentences with phrase «equity policies even»

In conducting research for Canadian Lawyer's special report on diversity, it became clear that most law firms did not think the federal government's equity policies even applied to legal agents.

Not exact matches

Without embedding intergenerational equity into Canada's labour market policy we will be headed for long - period of reduced economic growth, stagnation, or even decline.
«For nearly eight years, my office and our partners have developed and executed policies of equity and smart services, making The Bronx an even better place for all its residents,» said Borough President Diaz.
The quality and equity aspect of the Free Senior High School policy that was rolled out amid fanfare is being called into question, even in the nation's capital, Accra, with the dire infrastructure situation students of the La Presbyterian SHS are enduring on a daily basis.
Above all, we need a new policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling on achievement even as it also lifts the floor.
As Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas has argued, even more than broad public support, choice policies need the support of concentrated constituencies along with that of the general public to counter-balance the opposition of concentrated constituencies that want to curb or eliminate educational choice programs: «As much as reformers may be motivated to promote equity, a basic lesson about political reality is that more advantaged people tend to have more political power.»
To extend the metaphor in this picture, the educational equity orientation reframes the policy discussion and orients it around ensuring that schools help all students to achieve, even if that means distributing resources «unequally.»
May's edition looks at — amongst other things — strong performance from global equities (even stronger from EM), the Russia stand - off, good data from the US, the negative spiral in China's real estate market and European monetary policy.
Probably even more so, as domestic equities can often survive a government's fiscal / monetary inflationary policies, but currencies generally have little room to escape the impact of this onslaught.
I don't even understand the claim (basic 1L lesson — at common law and in equity, courts make policy judgments), so I'm curious what motivates it.
Nonforfeiture Values For more than 100 years, insurance regulators have required that permanent life insurance policies have certain equity rights, even when the policy might lapse due to non payment of premiums.
For more than 100 years, insurance regulators have required that permanent life insurance policies have certain equity rights, even when the policy might lapse due to non payment of premiums.
Even if you choose a unit linked plan, there is an option to slowly de-risk the policy by making a switch in the portfolio from equity to debt.
Of course, with a mortgage the loan is generally being paid off while the house appreciates, so the equity usually increases... while with a life insurance policy, the loan can accrue interest, leaving little equity in the policy (even though the gain still looms large).
For example, Endowment Policies have a lump - sum maturity benefit, Money Back Plans have regular payments during the entire policy tenure as pre-defined schedule and Unit Linked Insurance Plans have an opportunity to choose your investments even in equity!
«Even though this report can't provide a full picture of where Vermont stands in terms of providing equity of opportunity, the policy recommendations are relevant and pressing,» she says.
Think Creatively If you're looking at a good property with a high chance of profit, consider securing a down payment or renovation money through a home equity line of credit, from credit cards or even via some life insurance policies, says Ben Spofford, an Ohio home remodeler and former real estate investor.
If you're looking at flipping a property with a high profit margin, consider securing your down payment or renovation money through home equity lines of credit, credit cards, selling an automobile or even a life insurance policy.
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