Sentences with phrase «federal policy leaders»

Lobbyists convinced Federal policy leaders to weaken FERPA by making «research» so open - ended that it grants states the right to decide whether or not to protect the privacy of children.

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But in Canada, I can think of one high - profile endorsement of a federal political leader, when Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman backed Stephen Harper over his Middle East policy in 2006.

With Canada's 2015 federal election underway, we're asking Canada's business leaders for one policy measure that the next government — whichever party (or parties) may lead it — could implement to boost business in this country.

Mired in a world of low growth, low inflation and low interest rates, officials from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank said their efforts to bolster the economy through monetary policy may falter unless elected leaders stepped forward with bold measures.

Republican leaders have significant differences on what the party's policy agenda will entail for 2018 after securing a major legislative victory in overhauling the federal tax code with a law that included a blow to the Affordable Care Act.

Leaders of federal financial agencies testified on the status of the the rulemaking finalization process and reform policies included in the Dodd - Frank financial regulations law.

When the federal government is unable to set basic policies (or at least stick with them), approve a budget or even resolve to pay its bills by raising the debt limit, the nation's private sector leaders get worried.

New Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told business leaders in Chicago on Friday that «it's too early to say» whether a brewing trade war with China would affect monetary policy and the broader economy.

With these kinds of benefits on the table, political leaders at both the federal and provincial levels ought to be making CETA a «must do» in their policy platforms.

Edmonton, AB — Matt Jeneroux, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Riverbend and co-chair of the Alberta Jobs Taskforce, today joined Nathan Cooper, interim leader of the United Conservative Party, and representatives from Restaurants Canada in Edmonton to highlight how Alberta's restaurant industry is being negatively impacted by federal and provincial policies that are increasing costs for local businesses.

Dictating the pace and pattern of political policy was Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the Northern Region who held sway in Kaduna as leader of the Northern Peoples Congress, NPC, the party that with its allies formed the largest bloc in the federal parliament.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) said on Thursday that he would introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, marking a significant shift in policy for the Democratic leader and lending the movement to lower government barriers to the drug a powerfulLeader Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) said on Thursday that he would introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, marking a significant shift in policy for the Democratic leader and lending the movement to lower government barriers to the drug a powerfulleader and lending the movement to lower government barriers to the drug a powerful ally.

The Policy Committee shall advise the County Leader with respect to recommendations to be made for Borough, County, City, State and Federal governmental appointive positions, except candidates for the judiciary or for positions involving compensation of less than $ 6,500 per annum.

Howard Zemsky, the leader of New York's economic development agency, maintained the Cuomo administration's no - comment policy with regards to questions surrounding a probe by federal prosecutors of the Buffalo Billion program — other than to say the agency is cooperating fully.

The New York City Bar Association released a report urging federal and state leaders to «make the reduction of mass incarceration a top priority» and offering several recommendations for changing sentencing laws and other policies.

In particular, threats from the federal government were acknowledged by Cuomo during his state of the State address and in remarks from legislative leaders in the Assembly and Senate, from the potentially harmful environmental policy of

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged the Federal Government to bring Nigeria out of the throes of recession by urgently reviewing its monetary policies.

The eight - page county resolution — sponsored by Minority Leader Hector Rodriguez, a New Paltz Democrat, and officially called «A Policy to Maintain a Safe, Inclusive Government and Ensure the Protection, Order, Conduct, Safety, Health and Well - Being of All Persons in Ulster County» — spells out how county government officials can and can not interact with immigrants and federal immigration officials.

The new rules largely summarize existing federal law and policies already in place at individual SUNY schools, strategies Cuomo borrowed from other national, state and local leaders.

Now, Gingrich has answered the pledge with a lengthy written response, vowing to support a federal marriage amendment, reinstate the Mexico City policy — and, per the stipulations of The Family Leader pledge, to be faithful to his wife:

by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R - Canandaigua) Defying federal policy by attempting to shield illegal immigrants from the law does not protect the interests of New Yorkers.

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We have not lost our position as a global leader in science and technology innovation, but even the best policies will not lead to continued advancements and breakthroughs without financial commitments to the fields of science and technology from our Federal and state governments.

A massive fiscal 2018 federal spending bill unveiled by congressional leaders Wednesday night includes a provision urging the heads of EPA, the Energy Department and the Agriculture Department to adopt policies that «reflect the carbon - neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source.»

A report by the union in 2013 found that 86 % of federal scientists felt that they could not publicly share concerns about government policies that could harm public health, safety, or the environment without facing retaliation from their department leaders.

Requested by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the report draws on discussions at a two - day conference last spring that brought together scientists, officials from city and state governments, business leaders and representatives of federal agencies.

While at the AAS, Bethany managed the public policy activities including, creating and managing a federal and local grassroots advocacy program designed to work with association members to effectively communicate with policy makers and successfully leading a coalition, working with Congressional leaders, and drafting legislation to secure millions of federal dollars appropriated for the restarting domestic production of Plutonium - 238 as a fuel source for planetary exploration.

With yearlong placements in Washington, DC in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of federal government, the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships fosters a network of STEM leaders who understand government and policymaking, and are prepared to develop and execute solutions to address today's pressing challenges.

ESSA also gave state leaders significantly more autonomy to set policy on other questions, such as teacher evaluation, diminishing the federal government's influence over state policy.

With the potential for a major new federal investment, state leaders would be wise to study up and consider retooling some of their policies that are not as strong as they could be.

But an initial reading of the department's guidance suggests it is sticking to these policies: «The Department will work with states that wish to amend (their federal) flexibility waiver... while still maintaining teacher and leader evaluation and support systems that include growth in student learning.»

Second, as Patrick McGuinn pointed out in a 2010 American Enterprise Institute paper, Race to the Top «shifted the focus of federal education policy from the [state] laggards to the leaders.»

The seminar — promoted through a collaboration between HGSE and the Center for Public Policy and Educational Evaluation (Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação, or CAEd) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil — focused on education reform, specifically U.S. efforts to develop 21st - century skills through teacher education, leadership development, and the definition of standards for teachers and school leaders.

Current and aspiring school leaders, federal and state policy makers, and education stakeholders must understand how policy, research and practice come together to transform schools and school systems.

CEE - Trust's explicit focus on cities is noteworthy; rather than focusing on state or federal policy — or even the district's activities — it seeks to generate and support fundamental reform via an array of metropolitan leaders and a cross-sector approach.

The result could have a significant impact on federal education policy, depending on the priorities of the new leaders and their willingness to work...

These sections of the federal law place identifying and addressing childhood trauma and other variables linked to poverty alongside policy options for recruiting and retaining effective teachers and school leaders, maximizing the impact of early childhood education, using data to improve student achievement, and serving students with disabilities.

She has published extensively about school reform and regularly consults with federal, state and local policy leaders as well as practitioners.

Charter school expansion is supported by some policy makers and bureaucrats at the federal and state levels, as well as by some corporate leaders.

The launch occurred during NAESP's annual National Leaders Conference (NLC), which hosted nearly 200 principals and state association advocates who engaged in important discussions to influence congressional action on implementing the Every Student Achieves Act (ESSA), the FY 2017 federal budget, student data privacy, and higher education policy.

In higher - performing districts, leaders did not expect improvement in lowperforming schools to occur merely by means of inputs required under federal and state policies (e.g., school choice, tutoring, prescribed needs assessments and schoolimprovement planning, curriculum audits, advice from external consultants).

National Leaders The federal government's political leadership has adopted school policies that the public does not support or does not believe will lead to better education.

I would set up a national scholarship program for teachers, school leaders and state policy officials to dedicate some of their own vacation time at federal expense to visit high performing systems outside and across the United States and to report on what they have learned to their own legislatures.

NASSP is committed to providing school leaders information on the latest federal policy and legislation affecting principals across the country.

My message to district leaders, teachers, staff, and the community was that I intended to lead in the way that I felt was right for Montgomery County, even if I ran afoul of federal policy positions.

After all, Brown knows full well that any attempt to withhold federal funding will be challenged by Golden State's influential congressional delegation (including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Dianne Feinstein); the former state attorney general is also likely betting that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last year on the Affordable Healthcare Act, which effectively makes it impossible for the federal government to withhold subsidies from states for not implementing new regulations, can also be applied to what the administration can do on the education policy front.

Congressional leaders, especially those with prior local school board experience, took full advantage of being in a position to help usher in an exciting new era in federal education policy.

State and federal policy makers are increasingly focusing on the quality of leadership preparation and practice in K - 12 education, and they are creating policies that have significant implications for colleges and schools of education where these leaders are being prepared.

Although U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos took office in February pledging to let states seize control of key education policy decisions under the new federal K - 12 law, her department's responses to states» ESSA plans have surprised - and in some cases irritated - state leaders and others.

No matter how robust a federal or state school - choice law, for such policies to work, local leaders — mayors, nonprofits, and education officials — need to have a strategy for implementation.