Sentences with phrase «failures of public»

From highlighting the negligence or wrongful act of another driver, possible roadway defects, auto part defects, or the failures of public transportation companies, we work toward ensuring that the at - fault party is held accountable.

Originally blogged at Realclimategate In the Guardian — Germaine Greer writes an excellent article about the causes of the Brisbane flooding and the failures of the public and local government (covered up warnings) to do anything about it when they... Continue reading →

Canada, who attended Obama's presentation on the Promise Zones, has railed against the continuing failures of our public schools.

But the fact is this, the so - called «failures of public education» is actually the failures of the larger society and not the public school system alone.

So many people here are fired up about AF attempting to create a great school but none of the folks commenting here get fired up about for profit prisons making money off the failures of public education....

But what transpired there, or rather what did not transpire there, is emblematic of the intrinsic failures of a public school monopoly that does not demand market accountability.

Governments always have to take the blame for great failures of public policy.

While many, factors contributed to the global financial crisis, the root cause was a massive failure of public policy and regulation in the U.S. residential real estate market.

«WRITINGS» are a big crime in an increasingly militaristic society whose entire educational direction is being captivated into the vortex of the failure of public education — the junk food of the American mind..

But considering the common failure of public schools in Syracuse, there is no choice at all.

If implemented, the half - hearted effort at reform, would have allowed opponents to point to the poorly crafted model as an example of the failure of public financing.

27.6.1 For the purposes of this clause 27.6, «Force Majeure Event» means any act or event beyond the reasonable control of the Company, including without limitation strikes, lock - outs or other industrial action by third parties, civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster, or failure of public or private telecommunications networks.

(a) For the purposes of this clause 13.1, «Force Majeure Event» means any act or event beyond the reasonable control of ELITESINGLES, including without limitation strikes, lock - outs or other industrial action by third parties, civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster, or failure of public or private telecommunications networks.

An Event Outside Our Control means any act or event beyond our reasonable control, [including without limitation strikes, lock - outs or other industrial action by third parties, civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster, or failure of public or private telecommunications networks].

The California Business Roundtable's report, «Restructuring California Education: A Design for Public Education in the Twenty - First Century,» is one of two new critiques that focus on the failure of the public schools to adequately educate minority students, who constitute nearly half of California's total enrollment.

Moreover, the similarity of trends in public and private schools casts doubt on explanations that emphasize the failure of public schools to match growth in parental demand for teacher quality.

But the book's story begins with the ostensible failure of public education and its rapidly rising costs, mediocre student achievement results, poor high - school graduation rates, and limp international rankings.

Section one details the depth and breadth of the failure of both public urban education systems and our efforts to reform them.

Describes the failure of public - and private - sector policies designed to meet the needs of working families.

Taking on the failure of public schooling «and being really deliberate and serious about it has a big political payoff,» notes Andy Rotherham.

The failure of the public education system to retain its best employees represents a wasted opportunity to improve student outcomes.

No Child Left Behind, which had strong bipartisan backing when it passed in 2001, was the signature education initiative of George W. Bush, who said the failure of public schools to teach poor students and minorities reflected the «soft bigotry of low expectations.»

«In the article, we assert that the scarcity of racially integrated schools and programs in New York City reflects a failure of public policy and political will, not a lack of demand on the part of parents.

This legislation is the first step in allowing us to skip the inadequacy and failure of the public education system, and hopefully motivate them to fix the issues.

«The mythical failure of public education has been created and perpetuated in large part by political and economic interests that stand to gain from the destruction of the traditional system,» the authors write in the book's intro.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Parents in Washington have a new tool to track the success and failure of their public schools.

Check back for much more on the key issues surrounding student data and privacy, the Corporate Education Reform Industry's efforts and the failure of public officials to address this growing problem.

So there's a part of me that's motivated by a history of the failure of the public education system to always meet the unique needs of kids and families.

You are correct when you say the large numbers poor / minority (mostly) men who have spent time in our for profit prison is a failure of society at large, not solely the failure of public schools.

Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson theorize about «policy drift,» which is «the politically driven failure of public policies to adapt to the shifting realities of a dynamic economy and society» (p. 170).

(1) a failure of a public entity to which the regulations issued under this section apply to submit, or commence implementation of, a plan in accordance with subsections (c)(6) and (c)(7);

There are many out there who blame the news media — either for ignoring global warming or mishandling it — for the failure of the public to engage in an energy revolution to limit climate risks.

«The failure of the public to get unduly alarmed over a degree or two of warming has led the environmental alarmists to turn to the bogey man of extreme weather.»

All came about because of the failure of public agencies charged with protecting human health and the environment to respond in a timely manner and do their jobs.

While not inclined to disagree too strenuously with the bulk of the post, I think the second - to - last paragraph commits the same analytical errors which lie behind the failure of public image - enhancement campaigns — both are predicated on a misunderstanding of why lawyers are not well - liked.

The failure of the public to access prevention lawyers (solicitors) badly hurts them downstream when they have to access cure lawyers (barristers).

(4) The failure of the public or private water supplier to provide such statement within such ten business day period shall: (A) Cause any lien for unpaid charges provided by this Code section to be extinguished and to be of no force or effect as to the title acquired by the purchaser or lender, if any, and their respective successors and assigns in the transaction contemplated in connection with such request; and (B) Prevent the public or private water supplier from denying water services to the new real property owner or tenant.

Not exact matches

The comedian and TV personality Conan O'Brien spoke about his very public failure in 2010 when he was given NBC's Tonight Show hosting gig (that once belonged to Jay Leno) only to be forced out of the role.

Tay's initial failure is a great example of how the most well - intentioned tech innovations can be taken in unexpected directions when subjected to a public audience.

And to me it's likely more a someone than a some company since no one went to jail for the banking failure of 2008 and there continues to be public outcry.

What's strange about Merkel's record of electoral success is how consistently she has confirmed the adage that policy failures are an unavoidable part of politics, while avoiding its corollary: that erosions of public support are inevitable, too.

«We the public should feel safe,» said Wesley Cook, a structural engineer at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology who authored the 2014 bridge failure study.

Werner, a campaign strategist at Public Citizen, is attending the hearing where Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is testifying to draw attention to the social network's failure to stop the misuse of its site during the 2016 presidential election.

According to the suit, Yelp's failure to pay reviewers — who voluntarily choose to evaluate their experiences at everything from restaurants to law firms — «have become suspect in both the public forum, as witnessed by the proliferation and popularity of such websites as yelp-sucks.com, and within the courtrooms.»

It could be being terrified of public speaking, experiencing startup failure, or screaming every time you come across a spider.

Many of the problems in the economy and job markets we see today are a direct result of large corporate failures to invest in the future and create long - term value for all stakeholders, including employees and the public in general.

When perceived failures of a successor, such as the phone hacking scandal, are very public, they can be very hard for the successor to live down.

Despite Vogel's involvement in the case that took away 18 years of Avery's life, the attorney does not seem to be experiencing the same level of backlash as Kratz (perhaps because the state's failures in 1985 have been well known to the public for more than a decade at this point).

Better Markets, a non-profit organization that advocates for the public interest on Wall Street, says a potential promotion by Williams to lead the Federal Reserve Bank of New York would reward failure - because the San Francisco Fed failed to prevent widespread customer abuses at San Francisco - based banking behemoth Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), which it's supposed to supervise.

Right from its opening sentence («One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit,») the book's message resonated with a public outraged by a rash of corporate scandals and feeling deceived by the failure of American forces to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.