Sentences with phrase «increased political support»

WHEREAS, in some quarters this has manifested in increased political support for market - based approaches to education (i.e. school vouchers and charters) that are run by for - profit and non-profit organizations.

And increased political support has been an effect as well as a cause of charter school expansion.

Framing CCS technologies as more than «clean coal» by including bio-CCS, for example, could help increase political support for CCS projects.

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That in turn increases barriers to entry for startups, because entrenched political players look to «economic winners» for support to stay in power, argues Lee Drutman, a senior fellow at the public policy think tank New America.

After expressing interest in increasing the minimum age to purchase a so - called assault weapon to 21, Trump later declared there was «not much political support» for the move.

Low volatility has lasted longer than many expected, but pullback predictions have increased, citing above - average valuations, heightened political uncertainty and the transition to less support from the Federal Reserve.

The increase could translate into an increase in political support for food aid, even with the insistence on needed reforms.

One positive change is the increase in support of international aid programs from the U.S. public and political leaders of both parties.

One such proposal, which has gained support from political right and left, is to increase personal federal income tax exemptions for dependent children.

With increasing national and state support for local food system development, the political climate is favorable for the development of a packing house

Skelos in the past hasn't ruled out passing other measures as well, but with wide support for the minimum wage increase reflected in polls and the Assembly's passage of the bill today, the political pressure on the 32 - member conference has intensified.

Given that Scottish Labour, the Scottish Liberal Democrats and Scottish Greens all support increasing tax in some form, the logic of that statement would be higher tax, but then the intent was more political: by tying the other parties (not, one suspects, the Scottish Tories) into the process, Sturgeon is heading off future battles.

It is not clear, however, whether this increase can be attributed to Volodin's reforms: a similar rise in approval for the activities of President Putin, Prime Minister Medvedev, the Government, and regional governors suggests a broader shift in support for political institutions and individuals, rather than a localized response to the appearance of increased parliamentary professionalism.

In addition to voting to authorize a dues increase in 2014 members also pledged a total of 249,568 hours of their free time to support the Union by attending rallies, picket lines, political events, and other important activities.

These attitudinal distributions have implications for understanding the increase in support for UKIP (among a wide range of other explanations for UKIP's support), but also for the likelihood of support for a referendum on EU membership and the political and electoral consequences of the respective party's promises on a referendum.

That something is a vote - winner is not necessarily a good reason to do it Maybe so but deal with the political reality for a minute and I maintain that the chances of getting widespread support for the LD proposals are far greater than a call to increase benefits by # 17b.

«As long as political circumstances allow, DFID will continue to expand support to the provision of basic services; will increase the focus on wealth creation; and will complement support with technical advice to the reformers in Government in preparation for transition to a more stable government.»

Are there any statistics on whether social media sites that sponsor prominent political banner ads on their user interaction pages cause a long - term increase or decrease in support for the position they advocate so prominently?

Given the Labour Party's geography of support, but also given the increased level of opposition the party faces on the left of the political spectrum from Sinn Fein, Solidarity - People Before Profit, the Social Democrats and other left - wing groupings / independent candidates, it was argued that Labour would struggle to convert votes into seats if their national support levels fall below the 10 % level, as indeed proved to be the case with the February 26th election.

So a restoration of confi dence in the ability of political leaders among business leaders has coincided with an improvement in trust by the public - albeit that the huge improvement among business leaders in confidence for Gordon Brown has been far more pronounced than his modest increase in electoral support.

«In the current economic environment, we recognise that a significant increase in state funding for political parties is not a priority and any such measure would need to command broad public support.»

The report argues a reluctance to take the radical changes needed to address the root causes of instability has led to rising support for political Islam, the re-emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, increasing global terror attacks and the a «state of bloody chaos nearing civil war» in Iraq.

Giving legal recognition to humanist marriages is a simple measure that adversely affects no one, has huge popular and political support, and would increase the number of people getting married each year.

The theoretical aim, for which there was general support across the political spectrum, was to simplify the benefits system and increase the incentives for people to work, rather than stay on benefits.

The very fact of having to gain the majority support of the voters will increase political accountability.

Increasing state support for political parties will make the party funding problem worse, not better, a thinktank has warned.

In addition, several other political action committees are spending more than $ 4.4 million they raised on several advisory - only ballot proposals aimed at driving Democratic turnout, including a proposal asking voters if they support an increase in the minimum wage.

Broadcasters are actually very keen on supporting democracy (getting rid of political programmes and replacing them with sitcom repeats would save them a lot of money and hassle, while at the same time increasing the number of viewers in those self - same slots).

That it was policymakers who sought young scientists» opinions in the first place «was really encouraging, and what really struck me about the Declaration [was] that it had support at the highest levels in Europe,» McDowell continues, adding that while there haven't been such overt moves in the United States, there are encouraging signs for increased political discussion there as well.

After accounting for numerous other factors such as income, education and political ideology, the researchers found that for each one point increase (on a scale from one to five) in symbolic racism there was a 50 percent increase in the odds of having a gun in the home and a 28 percent increase in support for policies allowing people to carry concealed guns.

Even in the currently very divided U.S. political climate, public support for increasing our use of renewable energy sources is one thing that most of us do agree on.

The political wrangling over Pluto's status, the bizarre discoveries and New Horizons» continuing quest worked via synergy to increase public interest in and support for our mission, which in turn energized the team.

The responses were heavily divided along political party lines: the majority of Conservative Republicans were in favor of expanding offshore drilling (76 % in favor) and coal mining (73 % in favor) while only 26 % and 14 % of liberal Democrats supported increases in offshore drilling and coal mining, respectively.

(a) Increasing the political momentum: Active promotion of the UNCCD, notably by linking scientific findings with political decision - making, supports a growing global commitment to halt land degradation and rehabilitate already degraded land.

Democratic senator Mary Landrieu, a cosponsor of the «Three R's» bill, worked tirelessly, and against considerable opposition from members of both political parties, to increase the targeting of federal education dollars to low - income communities and schools in an effort to better support their school reform efforts.

However, an analysis of individuals by political party reveals that support for universal vouchers has increased by 13 percentage points among Republicans (to 54 %) but fallen by 9 percentage points (to 40 %) among Democrats, whereas in 2016, Democrats were more supportive than Republicans of universal vouchers by an 8 - percentage point margin.

A combination of top teachers, improved curriculum, policy changes, and an increase in family and community engagement and political support is what helped to turn D.C. schools around.

Communication, for health, is «the social, educational and political process which increases and promotes public awareness of health, promotes healthy lifestyles and community action supporting health, providing opportunities and allowing people to be able to exercise their rights and responsibilities to develop environments, systems and policies beneficial to health and well - being.»

All told, Clinton increased education spending by 6 percent ($ 2.7 billion using constant 2007 dollars) over his Republican predecessor, which earned him the praise and political support of the education establishment.

In addition to the obvious need for increased teacher resources and teacher support in order to implement new programs, Reimers cited three additional factors: the lack of political will on the part of national and state governments; the resulting insufficient knowledge base to support effective citizenship and human rights education; and the limited ability of international institutions to implement educational change.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

I am confident that business, political and community leaders will join parents and educators to help continue supporting increased standards and resources for schools.»

After surveying a huge body of literature about the role of education in political socialization, political scientists M. Kent Jennings and Richard Niemi reported a broad consensus that interest in politics, the possession of political skills, political participation, and support for the liberal democratic creed all increase with years of schooling.

CCSA Advocates is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the involvement of the charter school community in the political process, creating a pipeline of charter school supporters and activists, electing public officials who support California charter public schools, and growing the political influence of the California charter public school movement.

Mission of Kids Voting USA... Our mission is to create lifelong, informed voters among today's youth; support educators in teaching the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; stimulate political awareness among children and adults; and increase participation in our democracy

That includes $ 3.7 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to support the Core at a time when it has come under increasing attack across the country, for both educational and political reasons.

In the last seven months, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has poured more than $ 10 million into implementation and parent support for the Core... [Including] $ 3.7 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to support the Core at a time when it has come under increasing attack across the country, for both educational and political reasons.

In a 2002 New York Times article, «Why Blacks Support Vouchers,» Michael Leo Owens stated that black students» achievement in schools should have a strong and direct positive correlation with the increase in black political power.

CCSA Advocates is dedicated to increasing the involvement of the charter school community in the political process, creating a pipeline of charter school supporters and activists, electing public officials who support California charter schools, and growing the political influence of the California charter school movement.

As the producer class struggled with a sluggish economy, Milwaukee public school teachers were rewarded for their political support by getting a 5 % pay increase for the current school year.