Sentences with phrase «general public supports»

Despite that controversy, a plurality of the general public supports choice initiatives.

While there are shortcomings to the Local Control Funding Formula that will need to be revisited in future years, we recognize that, as the new system is phased in over the next eight years, charter schools will achieve growing levels of funding equity, something we know that parents and the general public support and that charter school students clearly deserve.

Not exact matches

This is why smart crowdfunders line up 25 percent or more of their financial support before they launch their campaign, then have that money donated on the first day before promoting to the general public.

The program has since been matched by Credential Securities Inc., the second - largest seller of ABCP to the general public and, with support from the Facebook gang, Crawford's CCAA plan won support from a majority of affected creditors on April 25.

While the trend toward supporting legalization among law enforcement officers reflects what has happened with voters across the country, the numbers for law enforcement remain below that for the general public.

Any business that thinks long - term and follows sound business principles creates value for shareholders and for society through its activities e.g. in terms of jobs for workers, taxes to support public services, and economic activity in general.

It is disturbing not because of Bitcoin Core's lack of enthusiasm for standing against Segwit2x, which is the way it appeared, but rather it was the fact that the people who support Segwit2x went to great lengths to confuse the general public about Segwit2x, what it meant, what it would do and even spent a good deal of time convincing people it was not an option, but a requirement; a simple software upgrade.

The B.C. Liberals» child support clawbacks hurt B.C.'s poorest kids, and have been widely panned by the media and general public as callous.

As such, the most effective approach to building public support is to craft a trade agenda that aligns with the economic interests of the general public and the long - term economic prosperity of Canada as a whole, rather than focusing on the narrow interests of some business groups.

But the NDP Government led by Premier Rachel Notley gives the impression it would be just as happy if the private school funding issue would go away, notwithstanding the strong public support for defunding elite private schools and a general lack of public enthusiasm for private schools.

This event is made possible by the generous support from: Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of Public and General Employees (CUPE), Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Communications Workers of America (CWA) Canada, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), People's Social Forum, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Unifor, the United Steelworkers (USW), and Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC)

If there is not full support for the hard fork from bitcoin holders, the end result could be a split of Bitcoin into two separate cryptocurrency networks, which could cause extreme brand confusion among the general public (depending on the severity of the split).

Through several public policy initiatives, NACO represents Angel asset class issues of national significance, assumes a leadership role in areas requiring national coordination and support, and promotes the Angel asset class to the general public in Canada and abroad.

With all crowdfunding models, issuers (fundraisers) are seeking to harness the power of many small contributions from the general public whether «the crowd» is providing financial support, product / service ideation or access to their social networks.

The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

Statistical studies of the frequency of sexual abuse of minors in the general population as well as statistics about abuse among other groups such as public school teachers lend support to MacRae's point.

In addition, the conference had excellent support and cooperation from the major religious groups in Honolulu; the addresses were well attended by the general public.

As Ramesh Ponnuru pointed out, increasing immigration is very unpopular with both the general public and Republican primary voters, and yet most of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates supported increasing immigration.

Each election cycle, the media and general public take voyeuristic pleasure in examining how candidates made money and the charities they supported before knowing that the national microscope would be on them.

On the other hand, the general public is more open to less judgmental and more mainstream messages but is reluctant to support any broadcast ministries.

the program would afford an unparalleled opportunity to dramatize the interest of the Christian Church in the creative process in the arts, would encourage the production of films and programs of the highest standards, would give public support to those individuals in the film and broadcast industries who are striving to lift the general level of production, would present the Church in a positive rather than a negative stance in relation to these media, and would provide the opportunity for the Church in general and the B.F.C. and its members in particular to enter into significant conversations with the entertainment industry on standards, values, and goals.

Here the Pope says yes: «When it is not possible to overturn or completely abrogate a pro-abortion law, an elected official, whose absolute personal opposition to procured abortion was well known, could licitly support proposals aimed at limiting the harm done by such a law and at lessening its negative consequences at the level of general opinion and public morality.»

The Electors were not well disposed towards Roman inspired demands, and were only too conscious of general unrest and of the widespread support for Luther, who was fast becoming a popular focus and symbol of every public dissatisfaction.

«Although those two operations are separate budget entities, there is profit - sharing in the sense that anything we make on the restaurant and pub side from the general public goes to support student programming on the club side,» Davy says.

I also wanted to thankyou for your dedication to this wonderful blog which is playing a very crucial and important part in educating and encouraging the general coffee drinking public in supporting coffees that are Bird - Friendly and Shade Grown.

«It's been steady support by the general public on Louisville,» stated Sherman.

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Surgeon General Regina Benjamin calls on the entire nation to support the removal of barriers to this important public health behavior.

I'm not sure how sensitive these sensors are supposed to be, but if the general public's boobs move around as much as mine do, those bras are going to feel less like support and more like your first boyfriend after the middle school dance.

The International Vasa Previa Foundation is an all volunteer charity organized to provide prevention and detection information and bereavement support to the general public and professionals regarding the potentially fatal fetal condition known as vasa previa..

«Which of course is a problem, because every dollar that has to be supported by the general fund is a dollar out of the classroom,» said Ed Wilkins, the school nutrition director for the San Francisco Public Schools.

Outlaw has established itself as a trusted provider of a well - run craft fair and I'm hoping they continue — they've got the makings of a great business, supporting and bringing Cornish designer - makers to the wider craft scene and general public, as well as encouraging and inspiring more folk to get crafty.

It is as if the representatives of Safe Sleep Committees nationwide, who are general supported by public monies, assume that it is their civil right and not the parents civil rights to make one of the most important decisions parents make: how they will choose to care for and express their love to, their infants.

Postpartum Support International provides this website and associated discussion groups / chat rooms / bulletin boards for the benefit of its members and the general public.

The Surgeon General set breastfeeding goals and public health agencies support it.

The U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding notes that several health organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Nurse - Midwives, American Dietetic Association and American Public Health Association all recommend that most infants be breastfed for a minimum of one year, with the first six months exclusively breast milk.

Your membership also provides the Village with the support necessary to care for our historic buildings, priceless collection of early American artifacts, heritage breed animals and heirloom gardens as well as our expert costumed interpreters and outstanding educational programming for both the general public and school children alike.

We rely on fundraising, diaper drives and financial support from the general public to fulfill our mission.

It is for these reasons, and in accordance with our Core Values in which we pledge to «support and encourage collaboration with professionals in related fields within medicine, health and education to promote sleep health and sleep safety from birth to adulthood among families and the general public», that we endorse the initiative and efforts of Start School Later.

Successful implementation requires the support of the general public for whom the service is intended.

The U.S. Surgeon General, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control - just about every medical and public health group has come out in support of breastfeeding.

Haruna Iddrisu since last month appeared to have come under some pressure from persons within the party to run as flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2020 general elections or make his stance on who he will support public.

«From LGBT rights to public transportation to criminal justice reform, Eric Schneiderman has always stood up for our values and delivered — that is why I am supporting him for attorney general,» Mendez added in a statement released by the senator's campaign.

Rudd has sought to turn Monday's leadership contest into an American style primary by asking the general public to contact their elected representatives in support of his comeback.

In the run up to the 1997 general election, Labour made courting the City and garnering public support from it an absolute priority.

«Not only would lowering the drink driving limit save lives and prevent life changing injuries, but it is consistently supported by the general public.

In deep - blue Massachusetts, Question 4 has been opposed by the Governor, Attorney General and Mayor of Boston, but enjoys sizeable public support.

The disclosure of teacher evaluations has been firmly supported by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but is a sensitive issue for teachers unions, who point to other public employees not having their evaluations released to either the general public or a narrowly defined portion of the populace, like parents.

The power of agenda setters to manipulate the outcome of referendums helps to explain a frequently observed paradox of referendum voting: high levels of public support for general change frequently don't translate into support for specific change.