Sentences with phrase «federal policy process»

Each fall, the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) ushers in a new class of fellows excited to learn about the federal policy process and use their skills for the public good.

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Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

In a recent speech to the Providence Chamber of Commerce, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said, «I think it will be appropriate at some point this year to take the initial step to raise the federal - funds rate target and begin the process of normalizing monetary policy.»

Zzyym's lawsuit, filed last year by the LGBT rights legal firm Lambda Legal Defense Fund in federal court in Denver, argued that the policy of requiring either a male or female designation on passport applications violated due process and equal protection rights for intersex people.

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.

Prentice cited the federal loan guarantee for Newfoundland's Lower Churchill River hydroelectric project as «a wise instrument of industrial policy,» and called for governments to «expedite the regulatory and environmental approval processes for megaprojects.»

Indeed, even as the Federal Reserve (Fed) began the process of rate normalization late last year, it left interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting this month.

Lack of inflation has central banks rethinking In recent months markets have been anticipating that the European Central Bank will join the US Federal Reserve in beginning a long process of monetary policy normalization.

Mass Audubon has communicated its concerns to federal and state officials, and we continue to participate in the environmental review processes through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agfederal and state officials, and we continue to participate in the environmental review processes through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agFederal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agencies.

The Lib Dem manifesto - writing sausage factory is a curious mix of democracy and patronage which characterises much of the party's internal processes — the mostly - elected, 27 - member Federal Policy Committee, chaired by Clegg's former PPS, Duncan Hames, appointed a 12 - member manifesto working group to be chaired by David Laws, who was nominated by Clegg.

Members of the Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee — together with Social Liberal Form Council members — have written to the Times reasserting the party's democratic and independent manifesto process.

«If the Commission believes that the privacy protections granted by the IRS undermine accountability in the electoral process, then it should lobby Congress to make changes, but the Commission's charge does not pertain to reevaluation of those federal laws and policies,» the filing says.

Both the Welsh Policy Committee and Federal Policy Committee, which are responsible for the party's policy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Committee and Federal Policy Committee, which are responsible for the party's policy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Committee, which are responsible for the party's policy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at Confepolicy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Paper for debate at Conference.

At the time, the mayor called the new protocols «a deepening of the policy,» laying out a specific process to corroborate a federal warrant — and an expansion of New York City's so - called «sanctuary city» policies, which offer a haven to nonviolent undocumented immigrants.

AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) provide opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first - hand about policymaking while contributing their knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process.

Federal employees are often already involved in the policy process, and they would not bring external perspectives.

Provides the nation's most comprehensive fellowship experience at the nexus of health, science, and policy in Washington, D.C. Fellows participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health, health care and health policy.

by convening groups to provide advice and guidance to organizations involved in the policy making process, including (but not limited to) Congress and the executive branch agencies of the federal government;

Federal policy requires FWS to consult state agencies and comply with their permitting processes when releasing endangered animals from captivity, even when releases are made on federaFederal policy requires FWS to consult state agencies and comply with their permitting processes when releasing endangered animals from captivity, even when releases are made on federalfederal land.

November 13, 2017 The Federal R&D Budget Process 101 Matt Hourihan, AAAS for the AAAS S&T Policy Leadership Seminar

November 7, 2017 The Federal R&D Budget Process 101 Matt Hourihan, AAAS for the UNC - Chapel Hill Science Policy Advocacy Group

November 6, 2017 The Federal R&D Budget Process 101 Matt Hourihan, AAAS for the Science Policy Symposium at the University of Virginia

Current and alumni fellows and fellowship staff will answer questions about the fellows» science policy initiatives on Capitol Hill and at federal agencies, the career impact these fellowships can have, and the 2015 - 16 application process.

The National Broadband Plan released recently by the Federal Communications Commission outlines a number of recommendations that could directly affect K - 12 schools: revamping the federal E-rate program to offer more flexible use of the aid and streamline the application process; removing technological and policy barriers to online coursetaking; and improving the collection and transparency of educationaFederal Communications Commission outlines a number of recommendations that could directly affect K - 12 schools: revamping the federal E-rate program to offer more flexible use of the aid and streamline the application process; removing technological and policy barriers to online coursetaking; and improving the collection and transparency of educationafederal E-rate program to offer more flexible use of the aid and streamline the application process; removing technological and policy barriers to online coursetaking; and improving the collection and transparency of educational data.

As part of Bellwether's recent publication outlining 16 education policy ideas for the next president, I propose a new federal investment to help districts in transforming their hiring and on - boarding processes.

Plaintiffs who are unable to achieve their policy goals through state and local political processes should not be allowed to impose their preferences by federal judicial fiat.

The paper makes a number of recommendations for federal and state policy that would reform state tenure laws and district tenure processes:

And the present decade opened with the Race to the Top, the brainchild of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, based on the bold hypothesis that sizable grants of federal dollars, disbursed via a competitive process, can induce states to jump through reform policy hoops that they likely would not otherwise have attempted.

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 disPolicy 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 dispolicy - making process and to ensure that the decision - makers in Washington, D.C. now how these polices will impact your school district.

In the process, Obama and Duncan are retreating from the very commitment of federal education policy, articulated through No Child, to set clear goals for improving student achievement in reading and mathematics, to declare to urban, suburban, and rural districts that they could no longer continue to commit educational malpractice against poor and minority children, and to end policies that damn children to low expectations.

A total of 34 states modified their state laws and policies to bolster their chances of winning a federal grant award during the application process.

A few brief minutes later, Senator Fischer had described her bipartisan amendment — also supported by Senators Angus King (I - ME) and Jon Tester (D - MT)-- to prevent federal intrusion into how local schools are governed and ensure that local stakeholders have a stronger voice in both regulatory and guidance policy processes.

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 disPolicy 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 dispolicy - making process and to ensure that the decision - makers in Washington, D.C., know how these polices will impact your school district.

Those Republicans thought that someone who keeps insisting that states and local school districts should make education policy should not be overseeing a process in which the federal government tells states what to do.

The Principal Ambassador Fellowship program was launched by USED in 2013 to forge deeper connections between federal officials and school practitioners, to provide excellent principals with opportunities to learn about the federal policymaking process, and, ultimately, to strengthen federal education policies and programs to better reflect the experience and expertise of great school leaders.

Federal policy also could help foster productive external relationships by providing incentives for family and community involvement through the school assessment process.

Through the Fellowship, principal lend their expertise to the Department by quickly learning a great deal about Federal education policy, programs and processes and then sharing that information with colleagues and key stakeholders across the country through a variety of means.

Hope Street Group believes it can significantly change the process of developing both federal and state education policy, for the better, by focusing on the policies that govern public education and how educators inform and interact with them.

In that time, she has focused on leveraging the voice of school administrators in all aspects of federal education policy though member networks, outreach, policy analysis and involvement in the legislative process.

The program ended when Congress failed to appropriate funds for its continuation in the 2015 federal spending bill.14 In some sectors, there is increased debate about whether federal funds for education are best allocated through formulas or competitive processes, with opponents of competitive grants citing a desire to reduce federal influence in favor of state and locally - driven education policies.

At the state policy level, 46 states have adopted leadership standards for principals, and many have begun aligning them to all components of a school leader's career continuum.125 In addition, recently more than half of states, through a mix of state and federal initiatives, have passed laws to strengthen the evaluation process for principals.3 AAnd under the federal Race to the Top grant, states such as Louisiana and Rhode Island implemented new requirements for principal preparation programs.

There is a push at city, state and federal policy levels to hone role definitions and clarify the conditions necessary for teacher leaders to optimally impact student learning, and we are fully on board with this process.

As a result, the state's request for flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind law could be at risk of being denied, said Doug Harris, a UW - Madison associate professor of education and public policy who is following the school accountability reform process.

All elements of the Department, except for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), also use this 10 - year plan process to comply with the review requirements of the Department's Regulatory Policies and Procedures and Executive Order 12866.

In October 2015, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) established an Interagency Policy Group to identify policies and practices to increase diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce both in the Federal Government and in federally - funded institutions of higher education, by reducing the impact of implicit and explicit bias in their respective recruitment, hiring, development and training processes.

This policy statement is issued pursuant to the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 571 - 583, which authorizes and encourages Federal agencies to use consensual means of dispute resolution as alternatives to traditional dispute resolution processes.

The environmental example noted that, with the assistance of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, a Federal agency created to assist parties in resolving environmental conflicts around the country that involve Federal agencies or interests, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is working on developing an ADR system that would be applied during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.

The Permitting Dashboard website, hosted and managed jointly by the Department's Office of Transportation Policy and Office of the Chief Information Officer, is one element of a larger, government - wide effort to streamline and increase transparency into the federal permitting and review process.

One way we can influence policy is through the rulemaking process of federal agencies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, whose regulations have the force federal agencies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, whose regulations have the force Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, whose regulations have the force of law.

«If this becomes a policy of the Federal Housing Authority, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we won't have to go through the [approval] process for this legislation to become law,» Andrews says.