Sentences with phrase «implemented policy reforms»

[Findings from the report] disclose that since 1997, 16 states have implemented policy reforms that have reduced the restrictiveness of these laws, and more than 600,000 people in seven states have regained their voting rights.

And as of the 2015 — 16 school year, 23 of the 100 largest school districts nationwide had implemented policy reforms requiring nonpunitive discipline strategies and / or limits to the use of suspensions.

What makes this article interesting is that these Ministers of Finance admit that the barriers to implementing policy reforms are not economic but lack of «political leadership and courage».

«The State has limited capacity to implement the policy reforms or programs needed to significantly alter the underlying drivers of deforestation,» the 2014 study stated.

Not exact matches

THE National Competition Council this week released a comprehensive stocktake of reforms undertaken by various State governments, as part of their yearly review of progress by States in implementing reform under the Hilmer competition policy agenda.

Mr. Garland and his team are responsible for developing and implementing the Funds» active ownership programs for public equities, including voting proxies, engaging portfolio companies on their environmental, social and governance policies and practices, and advocating for regulatory reforms to protect investors and strengthen shareholder rights.

The pledge for loose fiscal policy near - term complements the all - in BOJ strategy to reflate the economy; without reflation, there will be little chance to implement reform.

This submission lays out concrete policy proposals that the government should consider if it is serious about implementing progressive reforms in Budget 2016.

Business and consumer surveys broadly continued to suggest the post-election bounce in sentiment was intact, despite signs some policy initiatives from the Trump administration — including key tax and health care reforms — might take longer to implement, and in some cases be less radical, than earlier indications.

The introduction of a tax reform bill in late 2017 continues uncertainty about tax policy changes that, if implemented, could reduce the tax benefits of giving to a donor - advised fund.

Draghi offered a handful of reasons, but also noted that while monetary policy can build the foundation for growth, it's up to government policy to implement vital structural reforms, a point he has stressed on many occasions.

The U.S. does not have a national divorce policy; hence, although a few states have implemented some of the above reforms, they are easily avoided by what Black calls «migratory divorce» — that is, establishing residence in a state with more lenient laws prior to filing for divorce.

The bill implements a substantial number of the competition law reforms recommended by the independent Harper Competition policy review and agreed to by the government in its response to the review.

In 2018, the Ministry will begin implementing recommendations that will reform university accreditation and affiliation policies towards introducing equity and fairness in the setting up of public and private universities.

Providing funding in the Executive Budget would prove to New Yorkers, who have waited long enough for simple voting reforms, the Governor is serious about implementing early voting in New York State,» said Ethan Geringer - Sameth, Public Policy and Program Manager for Citizens Union.

«DA Gonzalez has a real track record of implementing criminal justice reforms as reflected in his bail policy, his immigration policy, his summons warrant adjudication policy, his Young Adult Court Bureau and more.»

Douglas Alexander told the Scottish Labour conference that his party should hold the Lib Dems to account for their role in implementing policies such as welfare reform and a rise in tuition fees.

Reforms implemented following summits saved over $ 400,000 in fees Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that policies implemented following the Wine, Beer, Spirits and Cider Summits have saved New York distillers over $ 424,000 in fees over the past three years.

The Reform Party believes that our government functions best when it lives within its means, sets reasonable and common - sense objectives and implements sound policy.

So further reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must not just be discussed but implemented.

Committee backers, including the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and the Partnership for New York City, benefit from a range of policies continued, implemented, or proposed by the Cuomo administration, including low corporate tax rates, subsidies, pension reform, and real estate development plans.

«This reform is a stepping stone to explore a vote by mail policy that has been implemented with great success in Washington, Oregon and Colorado,» Miner said.

«There needs to be dramatic reforms implemented to avoid mistakes of the past, otherwise this is a game of musical chairs where we are changing people and not the policies,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of good government group Citizens Union.

«From universal pre-kindergarten to bringing police and community closer together to fighting income inequality, the de Blasio administration has since Day One focused... on implementing... policy reforms that will... make a real difference in the lives of everyday New Yorkers,» a spokesperson said.

«He just won re-election and is excited about the opportunity to work with the Trump administration to implement policies that will cut taxes, grow the economy, fix our health care system and reform Washington.»

City lawyers last week asked Judge Shira Scheindlin to hold off on implementing the reforms she ordered to the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy, warning that that the restrictions could lead to a huge spike in crime and saying her ruling against stop - and - frisk was «rife with errors of law.»

IECP among other things also urged government to implement power sector policy reforms to enhance private participation.

Without great school and classroom leaders to make sure reforms are implemented, even the most ambitious and sweeping policy changes can sputter out by the time they hit your children's classrooms.

Manno focuses on three of these nonprofit organizations that have had helped to lift charter school caps, implement «parent trigger» policies, and reform teacher effectiveness provisions.

Percentage of Race to the Top Policies Implemented Fall 2015 • Accompanies Results of President Obama's Race to the Top Win or lose, states enacted education reforms By William G. Howell

Contrary to claims that teacher evaluation reforms are leading to strict, one - size - fits - all policies, data suggests that local districts are implementing state - based teacher evaluation reforms inconsistently.

The main goal of the group is to support the new national education policy in Pakistan by helping increase the capacity of the federal and provincial governments to implement reforms.

Legislatures should make basic educational policy decisions; state education departments and local school districts should determine how best to implement educational reforms.

Rodriguez enjoys straddling policy and strategy development, as well as having opportunities to implement reforms at a district level.

In their review piece, Steinberg and Lacoe conclude there is insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy of common practices and policies proposed in discipline reforms, in large part because they have been implemented so recently.

Contrary to claims that recent teacher evaluation reforms are leading to strict, one - size - fits - all policies, state - level data actually suggests local districts are implementing state - based teacher evaluation reforms inconsistently.

According to Center on Education Policy case studies in California and Michigan, officials are using an NCLB loophole, opting for superficial interventions — such as hiring improvement «coaches» or changing the curriculum — over implementing the bold reforms envisioned by the law's crafters.

«Various reforms and policies have been implemented in recent years to reverse the downward trend in student performance,» the report says.

At The New Teacher Project (TNTP), we believe it is possible for organizations to implement ground - level reforms on a meaningful scale even while advocating for more fundamental policy changes.

«We were able to really use many of their policy positions and implement many of their policies to drive pieces of our reform agenda,» said Tony Bennett, Indiana's schools superintendent.

Of course, the effect of these policies will be limited by how well they are implemented, but they do address an issue that has crippled education reform nationwide for over 50 years.

Regular feedback in the form of surveys is needed to understand how those charged with implementing standards - based educational reform — teachers, superintendents, parents, and policy makers — think about the uses of tests and the high - impact decisions that follow from them.

In Smith's model, as it was refined over time, curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based on state decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based on those goals and timetables.

Changing governance arrangements clearly can make a difference in the way urban public school systems function, but such a strategy requires the right combination of ingredients - committed and skilled leadership by the mayor, willingness to use scarce resources, a stable coalition of supporters, appropriate education policies, and a cadre of competent, committed professionals to implement the reforms.

From the country's philosophical position on high - stakes testing, to the methods of efficiently implementing policies, Ng answered questions about the thought process behind education reform in Singapore over the previous decades, and the secrets to its success.

A citywide committee, born out of this partnership, is developing policy recommendations for how Denver can diversify their neighborhoods and better integrate their schools.73 Denver Public Schools has witnessed marginal improvements in school diversity since implementing these reforms.

Linn (1998) has suggested that policy - makers have placed enormous emphasis on assessment reform because it is relatively inexpensive and easy to mandate, can be implemented rapidly, and is easily reported by the press, when compared to the type professional development and restructuring / reculturing of schools required to affect deep, second - order educational change (Fullan & Miles, 1992).

Trump's recent proposal to eliminate Title II, which was advanced last month by a House Committee on Appropriations, 16 entirely puts at risk these evidence - based reform efforts, which are up to states to implement.17 Advocates must work to minimize cuts to Title II and other federal programs to ensure that states and districts have operating funds and the ability to implement innovative policies and programs with fidelity.

However, the Philadelphia district's implementation of discipline reform underscores the importance of providing proper support and training to effectively implement new policies and practices so that they have their intended effect.

As reported in today's CTMirror, it wasn't even two hours after Governor Malloy signed the «education reform» bill into law before the three groups representing the school superintendents, principals and school boards went back on their word, claiming that the new law gave them the right to implement policies that student's standardized test scores can account for 50 percent of a teachers evaluation rather than the 22.5 percent that was listed in the draft bill and agreed to by all of the parties last January.