Sentences with phrase «federal decision makers»

Recent signs, however, suggest federal decision makers are finally listening to teachers» concerns.
The CORE Districts are sharing their findings with state and federal decision makers to inform policy.
Using orgLib CCSS Math Assessment System educators can pro-actively access real time intelligence data (learning analytics and reports) that is similar to the analytical data that will be provided to district, state and federal decision makers to:
Federal decision makers should consider this imbalance as they debate proposed budget and policy changes that could significantly impact New York and other states.»
If you want all organic, GMO - free, clean - label, local, scratch - cooked meals, you are going to have to help schools lobby local, state and federal decisions makers to provide more money for school meals.

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Meet - and - greets held by federal agencies, trade shows, conferences, and SBA - sponsored networking events can be a good way to introduce your company to prime contractors and federal agency decision - makers.
The biggest driver of economic growth next year will be from household consumption, which policy makers reckon will get a boost from the federal government's tax cuts and its decision to augment monthly child benefits.
The New York City area, with its many interest rate - sensitive industries, has prospered when decision - makers in the public and private sectors could have confidence that the Federal Reserve was committed to a rigorous set of policies that promoted price stability, in a growth - oriented economic environment.
An Indian generic drug company on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reconsider a recent decision that revived a patent infringement case against Google LLC, saying the ruling could spur «vexatious lawsuits» by makers of brand - name pharmaceutical products.
He thinks that most of the Federal Reserve decision makers are interpreting our current unemployment as cyclical and part of a business cycle recession.
School decision makers 1) plug in simple information, 2) explore different ways to expand school meals programs like moving breakfast to the classroom or serving afterschool meals, and 3) come out with hard data about costs, number of students served and federal reimbursement dollars.
Parents should be the primary decision makers on what is best for their children's educational futures and not penalized by state and federal bureaucrats,» said Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher.
Many people believe education is best run at the local level because school boards and school officials better serve the public when they are able to be held accountable by the local community they serve; when the decision - makers have local roots, many believe they do a better job than a monolithic federal bureaucracy hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Although government and nongovernmental organization staff used federal sources for climate data, researchers found that the majority of decision - makers relied on informal networks and trusted relationships for regional information.
Three federal agencies announced the launch Monday of a joint program to predict climate change and its impacts on local scales over a few decades, information that decision makers will need to adapt to the inevitable.
It is important for federal and state decision - makers to know what people in New Mexico (and elsewhere) think about the expansions.
The work is guided by seven design principles: o State and local decision makers — not other researchers, nor the federal government — must be the primary audience.
Federally - funded studies are great for informing federal policy decisions, but we need more investments in evidence by state and local decision - makers.
Federal Policy Coordinators Network allows you to influence the policy - making process and to ensure that the decision - makers in Washington, D.C. now how these polices will impact your school district.
IHEP has led the field in identifying the access and success challenges facing our nation and offering innovative policy solutions for federal, state, and institutional decision - makers positioned to enact change.
Whether it be ESEA reauthorization, funding for Federal education programs, charter schools and vouchers, standards, technology and e-rate, health, child nutrition and school safety, or many others, there is no shortage of education issues being debated in the halls of Congress or among major decision - makers in Washington, DC.
Joining the Federal Policy Coordinators Network allows you to work as a team with your school board and superintendent to influence the policy - making process and to ensure that the decision - makers in Washington, D.C., know how these polices will impact your school district.
EdScoop features the latest news and conversations with top leaders driving technology and digital learning in K - 12 and higher education, bringing together influential policy and decision makers at the federal, state and local education levels.
These steps would clear the air and start to free state - level decision - makers from federal intimidation and coercion.
Parents should be the primary decision makers on what is best for their children's educational futures and not penalized by state and federal bureaucrats.
«[B] een in high - level discussions with decision makers at the U.S. Department of Education to determine how Connecticut can meet onerous federal requirements, while still reducing testing.
The funds are available through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Alternatives Analysis grant program, which is the first key step that local decision makers must take as they pursue federal funds for key transit construction prFederal Transit Administration's (FTA) Alternatives Analysis grant program, which is the first key step that local decision makers must take as they pursue federal funds for key transit construction prfederal funds for key transit construction projects.
The findings from past reports had been used to represent the industry in the Australian Parliament, and in discussions with federal and state government and education department decision - makers.
The game makers are wrong to argue that the Federal Circuit should rehear the case because the appellate court panel allegedly created a «safe harbor» for technological ideas, as the court simply followed precedent for abstract claims as set by Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held that abstract ideas implemented using a computer are not eligible for a patent, asserted McRO Inc. in its brief.
The Americans for the Arts Action Fund will use the funds to educate the US Congress and other decision makers about the value of the arts and arts education to all Americans in every part of our nation and urge them to fully fund the NEA for fiscal year 2018, plus all the other federal cultural agencies and efforts such as the Artist Museum Partnership Act which would allow artists the same tax benefits for donations of their own art as a collector currently gets when gifting a similar work to a museum or educational institution.»
In support of this goal, the Department of Energy also released «Procuring Solar Energy: A Guide for Federal Facility Decision Makers» to support the use of solar energy throughout the Federal Government.
The October 2011 report Federal Actions for a Climate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climate risks.
«This landmark conference beside the Pantanal will gather an overview of the status of global wetlands, identify knowledge gaps, create greater collaboration and consistency in wetland science worldwide, and offer a plain - spoken policy prescription for decision makers with an appeal to adopt it with urgency,» said Professsor Paulo Speller of Brazil's Federal University of Mato Grasso which is hosting the meeting, the 8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference meeting, held July 21 - 25 in the city of Cuiaba on the edge of South America's Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland.
Most notably, the new strategy aims to enhance the federal research program's science - for - society component by informing decision - makers with good scientific communication.
The Strategic Plan purports to do this by facilitating meaningful engagements between scientists and decision - makers, providing decision - makers with access to relevant and accurate science, guiding and coordinating Federal efforts through the USGCRP, and informing federal responses to climate Federal efforts through the USGCRP, and informing federal responses to climate federal responses to climate change.
Federal and state decision makers can enact strong fuels policies — such as low carbon or clean fuel standards — that encourage cleaner electricity and better biofuels.
Recommendation 5: Ongoing and planned research at federal and state agencies and universities that provide climate data and decision support tools should include the needs of transportation decision makers.
This report evaluates the draft Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report to determine if it meets the requirements of the federal mandate, whether it provides accurate information grounded in the scientific literature, and whether it effectively communicates climate science, impacts, and responses for general audiences including the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders.
The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary provides comprehensive evaluations to decision - makers regarding federal judicial nominees» professional competence, integrity and temperament in the effort to seat the most qualified Federal Judiciary provides comprehensive evaluations to decision - makers regarding federal judicial nominees» professional competence, integrity and temperament in the effort to seat the most qualified federal judicial nominees» professional competence, integrity and temperament in the effort to seat the most qualified judges.
The manual covers both federal and provincial decision - makers and proceedings in both federal and British Columbia superior courts.
The Federal Court ruled Wednesday that the process to revoke citizenship under the Citizenship Act, as amended by the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act of the last government in 2012, violates the Canadian Bill of Rights, and that naturalized citizens must have a fair hearing before an independent decision - maker before their citizenship can be stripped.
In a recent decision, Justice Stratas of the Federal Court of Appeal raised a host of questions about the applicability of the Supreme Court of Canada's re-shaping of judicial review doctrine to decisions taken by discretionary decision - makers: [19] I am inclined to find that the Director is subject to this «normal» or -LSB-...] Read more
While pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is trying to get the Supreme Court of Canada to take a second look at its recent judgment voiding its patent on Viagra, it's trying to use the same decision to quash a case in the Federal Court involving another generic drug maker.
This article argues that each of the major decision - makers in the federal sentencing process, Congress, the United States Sentencing Commission and the federal judiciary contribute substantially to mass incarceration.
The high court said the North Carolina board was not immune from federal antitrust liability because a controlling number of its decision - makers are active market participants in the same occupation that the board regulates.
The Supreme Court found that the pith and substance of the Guidelines Order was to require the decision - maker to gather information about environmental impacts within all the heads of power under Federal jurisdiction before making that decision about navigation.
On issues such as the content of the record on judicial review applications, the extent to which administrative decision - makers can participate in judicial reviews of their decisions, superior court review of federal prison decisions and tribunals» capacity to reconsider their decisions, Canadian courts have recently come under pressure to update the procedural law to bring it into line with the substantive law.
Now that Planned Parenthood Action Fund has this powerful and diverse feedback, we want to share it with to key local, state and federal decision - makers — as well as 2016 candidates.
Through the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Network, you can send timely messages to local, state and federal decision - makers about public policy that impacts sexual and reproductive freedom, and you will get updates on ways you can support Planned Parenthood in your community.
In the context of other future act processes, the Full Federal Court has stated that the obligation to give notice for the purpose of affording an opportunity to comment «can be fulfilled by the decision - maker providing to the designated recipient only general information».
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