Sentences with phrase «in achieving the policy goal»

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In my view, the first policy goal of providing savings opportunities for lower - income Canadians is legitimate, but it has largely been achieved with the existing contribution limits.

In recent months, as the political atmosphere has grown increasingly polarized, the stock market also seems to have split into two categories: Stocks expected to win if President Donald Trump achieves his policy goals, and ones that aren't.

Nations are reviewing which laws, regulations and policies they need to amend in order to do their part to achieve the goals.

For the past quarter century, the Bank of Canada has had the responsibility of using monetary policy to achieve low, stable and predictable inflation, a goal cemented in our 2 per cent inflation target.

But legislation that would mandate paid sick leave nationwide, notably the so - called Healthy Families Act, has stalled in Congress for years, prompting the administration to seek alternative ways of achieving the policy's goals.

«The reality, as we have seen in the first 100 days, is that it's a lot harder for the administration to achieve their policy goals and deal with Congress than they probably thought during the campaign,» he said.

Those countries in which poverty has been virtually eliminated achieved this goal by government control and government policies.

There is a broad consensus that agroecology can be instrumental in achieving a wide range of policy, environmental and food security targets, from sustainability related goals to the reduction of rural poverty.The 2nd International... more

Now advocates have a new tool to help achieve just such a lofty goal: It's called the Good Food Purchasing Policy and after its successful passage in 2012 by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is procured.

It is critical that breastfeeding and skilled lactation support are included in policies designed to achieve the above goals.

Share stories of improved health and well - being due to changes in attitudes, organizational policies, environments, and behaviors that impact a woman's success in achieving her breastfeeding goals.

The proposed rule would establish a framework for the content of the local school wellness policies, ensure stakeholder participation in the development of these policies, and require periodic assessment of compliance and reporting on the progress of achieving the goals of the local school wellness policy.

The center has supported thousands of women to achieve their breastfeeding goals since its inception, performed lactation research, provided education on lactation topics to both parents and professionals, advocated for changes in breastfeeding policies and provided lactation therapy for the treatment of infant sucking problems and maternal breast and nipple problems with an over 95 % success rate.

Our goal is to use new media to further engage the public in a critical public policy issue and help bring us closer to achieving a new direction in the Iraq war.

Even if it doesn't get scuppered by officials in Europe, the policy's ultimate goal - finally achieving the Tory target of cutting immigration below 100,000 - seems to be as dogmatic as it is vulnerable.

But the veteran lawmaker says his goal of achieving balance in his life — making time for family, focusing on policy as well as politics, cultivating friendships across the aisle — has kept him from trying to climb any higher on the political ladder.

In Congress, lawmakers regularly use policy riders to achieve specific goals during the appropriations process.

Nigeria introduced the whistle - blowing policy in December 2016 as part of efforts toward achieving the goals of the fight against corruption.

He expressed worry that many countries in the world are still struggling to achieve their goals due to bad implementation of policies and, tacitly, lack of proper vision by their leaders.

Outyear projections serve an important purpose: They show the policy choices and tradeoffs the Administration and Congress have assumed in order to achieve the goal of a balanced budget.

The NIH - declared biosafety month offers an opportunity for all the agency's labs to reinforce their safety practices, policies, and training in order «to optimize further biosafety oversight,» and «to strengthen [their] partnership [s] with [their] investigator communit [ies] to achieve shared biosafety goals,» it continues.

If we found that Jefferson County was failing to create racially and economically diverse schools, chances are these types of policies wouldn't be able to achieve diversity goals in any school in the country,» Frankenberg said.

Such policies, the statement notes, «will help the Trump administration achieve its goal captured in its slogan «Make America Great Again.

«They show that it is technically feasible to achieve a central goal in global climate policy: Namely, to limit average global warming to a maximum of two degrees Celsius compared to the level at the beginning of the Industrial Era.»

With support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the three - year project will empower developing counties to advocate for universal access to reproductive health as a critical component in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in health through increased funding, an improved policy environment and increased visibility for family planning at the local, national and global levels.

In its appropriation directions for higher education institutions for the 2016 fiscal year, the government states that all higher education institutions must produce a plan showing how they intend to move their work on Gender Mainstreaming forward, so as to contribute towards achieving the goals of gender equality policy.

We also work hand in hand with the NIH Office of Science Policy to achieve many of these goals.

First, you published an article on a topic that entails conflicting priorities in setting goals for public good, policy constraints in achieving these goals, the science of learning, distribution of wealth, and doubtless other complexities that I'm too exhausted to identify and enumerate.

Design: Guidance in developing programs or policies which align with organizational goals and are anchored in a clear theory of action for achieving desired outcomes.

But a recent report he co-authored shows that many districts and schools have a long way to go to achieve the goals envisioned when the radically different funding policy was approved by the legislature in 2012 - 13.

But only by returning to basics can we hope to achieve what must always remain the essential goals of education policy: to provide all children with the knowledge they must have to be informed American citizens, and to give them the skills they will need to compete in tomorrow's global economy.

The goal of expanding access to quality schools will not be achieved if policies entail no means of verifying learning in ways that are transparent, unambiguous, and comparable from one school to the next.

Peter Smyth, a retired educator and administrator, and also a co-founder of Community Voice, says, «After a career in education and research into educational reform, I have come to these conclusions: while South Carolina Superintendent Zais has applied for a waiver to No Child Left Behind, his proposals reflect those of Secretary Duncan and the current and previous administrations, policies which have not achieved their goals and have made raising test scores and graduation rates, rather than meaningful learning, the default goals of American education.

Because few states have adopted comprehensive approaches to reform, state policy provides agencies and school districts with general directions for improving teaching and learning, but guidance for more specific means of achieving the goals in question is limited.

Additionally, the SBOE formally adopted a structure for upcoming policy, governance, and engagement committees to help achieve the goals of increasing equity and academic excellence in District public schools.

In this LPI Blog, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst Beth Meloy outlines key elements of a high - quality system to achieve this goal, including improvements to teacher preparation and supports for ongoing professional development.

In the coming weeks, we will propose specific actions to the Administration and the Congress that can achieve this goal, including repeal of this provision and development of a transparent definition of teacher quality, along with a set of policies that will allow the nation to put a well - prepared and effective teacher in every classrooIn the coming weeks, we will propose specific actions to the Administration and the Congress that can achieve this goal, including repeal of this provision and development of a transparent definition of teacher quality, along with a set of policies that will allow the nation to put a well - prepared and effective teacher in every classrooin every classroom.

The late Ronald Thorpe, former President and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, introduced his 2014 New England Journal of Public Policy article on «Sustaining the Teaching Profession» with the notion that the culture of the teaching profession must expand and change in order to achieve the essential goal of advancing learning for all students.

On the day of election declarations across the UK, the Department for Education (DfE) said that plans to force through the policy by 2022 would not now be included in the forthcoming Queen's speech, arguing: «It is not necessary to bring legislation to bring about blanket conversion of all schools to achieve this goal.»

Indiana is leading the nation in educational policies that facilitate student success, and there is nothing stopping Indiana's teachers and their students from achieving and surpassing the goals ahead of them.

Pushback against the strong federal role, goals perceived as unrealistic, and other perceived flaws in the law resulted in a migration to increased state flexibility and experimentation — with federally established principles and state - driven policies for achieving them governed by waivers from federal law.

Liz King, senior policy analyst and director of education policy for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said «All children deserve to be safe and treated fairly in schools, but that goal can not be achieved by undermining their civil rights or excluding their communities from conversations about their safety.

Our rewards policy encourages students to overcome challenges and develop a growth mindset in order to achieve their goals through practice and effort.

Things even got nasty when St. James Parish Schools head Ed Cancienne accused White of disregarding input from district leaders and manipulating them to achieve his policy goals, saying: «I know you have done a good job of dividing and conquering superintendents in this state.»

DOT will need to implement all required permitting reforms, assess and report on the effects on project delivery, and develop policy recommendations to further improve the timeliness and outcomes of projects to address specific project delivery provisions of the FAST Act and achieve the goals of IPIC as identified in the Appropriation language.

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and implement a National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 anPolicy Act of 2012, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and implement a National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 anpolicy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312.

It is the policy of the United States to improve the condition and performance of the national freight network to ensure that the national freight network provides the foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve each goal described in subsection (b).

an assessment of the current performance of the national surface transportation system and an analysis of the system's ability to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312;

Mike Bober: We have seen a significant increase in companion animal legislative activity at the local level — individual activists and national organizations alike are turning to city councils and county commissions to achieve their policy goals with increasing frequency.

The 7 - member Council provides community leadership, develops policies and guides the City in delivering services and achieving community goals, while encouraging awareness and involvement.