ASCD's
fall issue of Policy Priorities explores the assessments being developed by the two Common Core assessment consortia.
Not exact matches
Anyway, it'll be on
policy choices that the Trudeau Government stands or
falls with Canadian voters, regardless
of the effort
of the Conservatives to make couture an
issue, and while there's plenty to criticize in the Liberal
policy book, taken as a package Canadians don't yet seem that dissatisfied with what they're getting.
As discussed in Box D
of the May 2003 Statement on Monetary
Policy, spreads on cross-currency basis swaps
fell sharply during 2002 making it more attractive for Australian borrowers to
issue offshore (Graph 57).
Even more serious is the fact that resistance to environmental
issues is built into the economic
policy underlying capitalism itself — an economic
policy which, since the
fall of communism in Eastern Europe, has been widely adopted around the globe.
Of course, any time you praise Michelle Obama's efforts, there are advocates who'll quickly point out all the ways in which the Obama administration
fell short on food
policy issues.
State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday in Albany appeared close to striking a deal on a $ 168 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year as
policy - related
issues fell out
of the talks.
«It just seems like things on the major
issues are moving and many, if not all,
of the
policy issues are
falling out,» said Sen. John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse.
Three legislative leaders met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo behind closed doors at the state Capitol yesterday and hammered out a number
of specifics, though a range
of non-fiscal
policy issues — apparently with the exception
of addressing sexual harassment — have
fallen off the table.
He was said to have told US - based vice president
of global
policy management Monika Bickert, and global deputy chief privacy officer Stephen Deadman that the government would «hold their feet to the fire» until they addressed a «spectrum
of issues» where they
fell short.
Cuomo said that in recent years, priority
policy issues are resolved as part
of the state budget deal, and
issues that don't make it into the budget usually
fall out for a reason.
The Democratic governor used his 12 - minute speech at a Harlem fundraiser for Mayer to call for Democratic unity, pointing the finger at the Senate GOP for standing in the way
of progressive
policy issues that
fell out
of state budget negotiations.
ENDS Notes to Editors UK Alcohol duty context For a short video summary
of the
issues around alcohol pricing, please visit: https://vimeo.com/191959217 Following heavy lobbying from the alcohol industry, the last four Budgets have seen real terms cuts in alcohol duty Alcohol is 60 % more affordable than it was in 1980 — the alcohol duty escalator, introduced in 2008, which ensured that duty rose above inflation, helped mitigate this trend, but this progress has reversed since the duty escalator was scrapped in 2013 In real terms, spirits duty has halved, and wine duty
fallen by a quarter since 1978 - 9 The Government estimates suggest that the duty cuts since 2013 will cost the Exchequer # 2.9 billion over four years The University
of Sheffield estimated that an additional 6,500 people would be hospitalised each year as a result
of the alcohol duty cuts in 2015 The report The report was peer reviewed by academic experts the fields
of economics, public health and public
policy prior to publication.
«It just seems like things on the major
issues are moving and many, if not all,
of the
policy issues are
falling out,» he said.
Cuomo on Saturday said he would continue to press for approval
of the Child Victims Act and other
policy matters that were not included in the budget through the end
of the Legislature's session in June and if necessary make them campaign
issues in the
fall.
Last
fall, he was quietly promoted to deputy communications director as he dealt with a growing list
of policy issues and crisis responses.
Indeed, in the face
of recent findings by Education
Policy institute, which found that 20
of the largest multi-academy trusts (MATs)-- running more than 300 schools —
fall «significantly below» the national average for improving pupils» attainment, the importance
of self - assessment not just within each school but right across the trust, is perhaps more important than ever before; and goes to the heart
of addressing the
issues raised in the all - party parliamentary group's (APPG) 21 questions http://www.nga.org.uk/News/NGA-News/Pre-2016/21Q.aspx
«Civil Rights Enforcement Gone Haywire: The federal government's new school - discipline
policy» will be available at educationnext.org and will appear in the
Fall 2014
issue of Education Next.
Over the past three years, we have been studying the impact
of these
policies in Michigan, and last
fall, we
issued an initial report on our findings.
In «The Long Reach
of Teachers Unions: Using money to win friends and influence
policy,» featured in the
Fall 2010 edition
of the Education Next journal, Antonucci also reveals that teachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education
policy, including weighing in on domestic
policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistricting.
That finding, published in the
fall issue of Educational Evaluation and
Policy Analysis, a journal
of the American Educational Research Association, should add weight to the recent push to encourage all students to take the course, one
of the researchers said.
In order to circumvent the
issue of selection bias in the case
of mandatory retention
policies like the one proposed for Michigan, recent studies have utilized a statistical approach that compares children who
fall just above and just below the cutoff used to determine retention.
In the analysis
of court cases, Karnes and Marquardt (1991) found that the
issues fall into several categories such as educational opportunities, school
policies, tort liability, divorce, etc..
The
Fall, Winter, and Spring / Summer
issues of The Bilingual Times bring you updates on the activities
of the association and its members: local, regional, and statewide calendar
of events, information on current legislative and
policy developments related to the field
of Bilingual Education and articles on best practices submitted by practitioners.
«There's no denying that education technology has the potential to transform learning if it's used wisely,» said Joni Lupovitz, vice president
of policy at Common Sense Media, which this
fall launched a campaign to raise awareness about student privacy
issues.
While there are a number
of important
issues, we can't let education
fall off the public
policy radar and risk shortchanging our nation's 50 million public schoolchildren.
The city is planning to
issue some kind
of policy guideline to principals that they may not assign the 4,000 students being taught by those teachers this year to another U-rated teacher in the
fall.
Similarly, in Chicago, out -
of - school suspensions
fell by 65 percent between the 2012 — 2013 and 2014 — 2015 school years after the district revised its
policies, while New York City, after a
policy shift,
issued 31 percent fewer suspensions in the first half
of the 2015 — 2016 school year than it did in 2014.
But water damage caused by a leak in the roof, or which occurred due to an
issue in your neighbor's unit, could
fall under either the master
policy, your neighbor's
policy, or a combination
of your own coverage and another
policy.
Mandatory means - testing sounds reasonable in theory but
falls short in practice, says Cory Smith, director
of pet protection and
policy issues for The HSUS.
This paper shows that it is quite possible, and even numerically plausible, that the answers to the big
policy question
of what to do about climate change stand or
fall to a large extent on the
issue of how the high - temperature damages and tail probabilities are conceptualized and modeled.
The
issue on appeal was whether the incident
fell within a
policy exclusion that excluded coverage for claims
of bodily injury that were either expected or intended by the insured.
The
policy at issue in this case, was crafted in such a way that in order to engage the insurer's duty to defend, it required the communication, during the policy period, by a third party, of an intention to hold the Jesuits responsible for damages.36 In this case, it was accepted by the parties, that if the claims were made within the temporal limits of the Policy, the duty to defend would have been engaged as the claims allege injuries that would fall within the policy.37 In fact the Court found one of the claims was made within the policy period and therefore did trigger the insurer's duty to defend.38 The rest of the claims however were found not to have been communicated during the policy period and, as a result, the insurer did not have a duty to defend the actions.39 The determination of whether a policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many fa
policy at
issue in this case, was crafted in such a way that in order to engage the insurer's duty to defend, it required the communication, during the
policy period, by a third party, of an intention to hold the Jesuits responsible for damages.36 In this case, it was accepted by the parties, that if the claims were made within the temporal limits of the Policy, the duty to defend would have been engaged as the claims allege injuries that would fall within the policy.37 In fact the Court found one of the claims was made within the policy period and therefore did trigger the insurer's duty to defend.38 The rest of the claims however were found not to have been communicated during the policy period and, as a result, the insurer did not have a duty to defend the actions.39 The determination of whether a policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many fa
policy period, by a third party,
of an intention to hold the Jesuits responsible for damages.36 In this case, it was accepted by the parties, that if the claims were made within the temporal limits
of the
Policy, the duty to defend would have been engaged as the claims allege injuries that would fall within the policy.37 In fact the Court found one of the claims was made within the policy period and therefore did trigger the insurer's duty to defend.38 The rest of the claims however were found not to have been communicated during the policy period and, as a result, the insurer did not have a duty to defend the actions.39 The determination of whether a policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many fa
Policy, the duty to defend would have been engaged as the claims allege injuries that would
fall within the
policy.37 In fact the Court found one of the claims was made within the policy period and therefore did trigger the insurer's duty to defend.38 The rest of the claims however were found not to have been communicated during the policy period and, as a result, the insurer did not have a duty to defend the actions.39 The determination of whether a policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many fa
policy.37 In fact the Court found one
of the claims was made within the
policy period and therefore did trigger the insurer's duty to defend.38 The rest of the claims however were found not to have been communicated during the policy period and, as a result, the insurer did not have a duty to defend the actions.39 The determination of whether a policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many fa
policy period and therefore did trigger the insurer's duty to defend.38 The rest
of the claims however were found not to have been communicated during the
policy period and, as a result, the insurer did not have a duty to defend the actions.39 The determination of whether a policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many fa
policy period and, as a result, the insurer did not have a duty to defend the actions.39 The determination
of whether a
policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many fa
policy will be «claims - made» or «occurrence based» will depend on many factors.
The Insurance Bureau
of Canada
issued a warning in
fall 2014 that drivers who did not have commercial coverage on their cars were in violation
of their personal insurance
policies, which could result in the insurer denying the driver benefits following an accident or having inadequate liability coverage.
Ontario Condo Law Blog Comments due for Stage 1 Findings Report on Condo Act Review Following Stage 1
of Ontario's Condo Act Review last
fall, a findings report was
issued in January 2013 by Canada's Public
Policy Forum, the facilitators spearheading the review process.
However, a robust government lawyer, and a robust national court, could reasonably say that the only
issue for the Court is whether serious threats to the stability
of the benefit system, and whether the threat
of serious political instability,
fall within public
policy.
Air Canada argues that the Agency erred in law by adopting a methodology different from the methodology proposed by the expert, Dr. Lewis, on the
issue of whether the financial impact
of a 1P1F
policy would
fall within the range
of «market noise».
In an announcement
issued on 13 May, the CBA encouraged its members to continue rejecting any form
of work
falling under the AGFS — which has been in effect since 1 April — to operate a «no returns»
policy on all work from 25 May and to take part in «Days
of Action'to highlight the cuts these barristers face in their fees.
The submission that the
issues which arise here were matters for the Executive or Legislature under Article 120
of the UAE Constitution because they concerned foreign affairs and questions
of public
policy (ordre public) or a matter for the UAE Supreme Court if there was any serious
issue / doubt under the Constitution as to the organ which should determine such questions,
falls away once it is seen that waiver
of immunity is a question to be determined by the judiciary as part
of the contractual and procedural law
of the DIFC.
The
issue of whether it is discriminatory to enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay remains unresolved by the higher courts, but this decision ought to prompt employers to review their
policies about enhanced pay to avoid
falling into the trap that Network Rail did, and also to ensure that there is parity between the provisions
of any
policies relating to shared parental leave in general.
If one had to categorise Axa's case, it would
fall into the second
of the categories they proposed in the sense that the duty the panel solicitors were alleged to have been under in tort was a duty to bring about a transaction with particular characteristics or features, ie to take reasonable care to vet claims so as to ensure that ATE
policies were
issued in respect
of only those claims whose prospects were more than 51 %.
A pregnant lady is not covered if claims
fall under exclusions
of pregnancy clause imposed by the insurer at the time
of issuing the
policy.
The typical age cut off that we have encountered for a simplified
issue, no medical exam life insurance
policy is generally going to
fall between the ages
of 60 - 65 years
of age.
ADDvantage plans are
issued on
policy form series LS174, Accelerated Death Benefit Endorsement is
issued on form series LR474, Children's Term Insurance Rider is
issued on form series LR456, Waiver
of Term Premium for Disability Rider is
issued on form series LR472; or state variations by North American Company for Life and Health Insurance, Administrative Office, Sioux
Falls, SD 57193.
Guaranteed
issue life insurance
policies will cover accidental causes
of death such as a slip and
fall or motor vehicle accident right away.
Your guaranteed
issue life insurance
policy however, would pay out immediately due to an «accidental» cause
of death (slip and
fall, motor vehicle accident, natural disaster, etc...).
In some cases these types
of policies will
fall under a category
of insurance products called «Guaranteed
Issue» life insurance
policies.
Keep in mind that the only people that buy guaranteed
issue life insurance are those who can not qualify for a fully underwritten term
of universal life
policy, or those who
fall for advertising telling them they can get insurance without an exam or medical questions.
How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: 334-215-3706 Cell Phone: 334-233-2631 Fax: 334-273-0477 E-mail:
[email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages
of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis
of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation
of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation
of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve
issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court
of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor
of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright
issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation
of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board
policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction
of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection
of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on
issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger
of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President
of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches
of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel
of Banko Communicated with vendors
of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion
of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry
of the progress and popularity
of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department
of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification
of AMA Proceedings (published
Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster
of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request
Engaging guests in conversation to provide them with accurate event and venue information, enforcing facility
policies and procedures, and proactively handling
issues and complaints,
fall under the «natural talent» wing
of my qualifications.
Across the country, the use
of LARCs among adolescent girls has been increasing even as teenage pregnancy rates have been
falling, according to Heather Boonstra, director
of public
policy at the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit advocacy organization for sexual and reproductive health
issues.