Sentences with phrase «independent nonpartisan research»

To help fill this vacuum, CREDO (formerly known as the Center for Research on Education Outcomes), an independent nonpartisan research group at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, evaluated the performance of TFA teachers relative to both new teachers and all teachers in the Houston Independent School District.

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A strengthened and more independent Parliamentary Budget Office would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would force the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political parties.

A strengthened (more resources), and more independent (report to Parliament) PBO would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would strengthen credibility by encouraging simplification and forcing the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would improve the budget process by promoting a straightforward and more understandable and open process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan it would provide analysis and research to all political parties.

NBR is an independent, nonpartisan research institution committed to informing and strengthening U.S. policy toward the Asia Pacific.

«If you have to find a way to pay for it, you will,» says Dean Baker, economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, an independent, nonpartisan think tank.

Ronald Deutsch, executive director of the Latham - based Fiscal Policy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers, is equally dissatisfied with the status quo.

He and the CEP appear frequently in the New York Times and the Washington Post commenting on education issues and are variously described as «nonpartisan» (Times, January 27, 2004; March 14, 2004; «Post, March 16, 2004), «nonprofit» (Times, August 18, 2004; February 7, 2006), «a research group» (Times, April 4, 2005; May 11, 2005), and «independent» (Post, February 19, 2004; August 29, 2004; March 24, 2005).

Liv Finne is director of the Center for Education at Washington Policy Center, a nonpartisan independent policy research organization.

In addition, Loud was one of 50 Teachers in Tennessee selected to participate in an Educator Fellowship through SCORE, (The State Collaborative on Reforming Education), an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan advocacy and research institution that drives collaboration on policy and practice to ensure student success across Tennessee.

Resources for the Future is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research on environmental, energy, and natural resource issues and comprises of programs in nations around the world.

Open Secrets: Nonpartisan, independent, and nonprofit; nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

To bring about the most effective reforms possible, the Council works in collaborative partnership with Chicago Appleseed, a nonpartisan, independent research and advocacy organization building trustworthy and unique connections between community advocates and the justice system — improving lives by improving courts.

Our partner in this effort is the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, an independent and nonpartisan research and advocacy organization which seeks to remedy systemic injustices facing vulnerable populations within our court systems.

The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, an independent research organization that monitors political spending, found that «the NRA received twice as much money from nearly five times as many donors in the seven days after the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting than it did in the seven days before the shooting.»

The West About Blog An independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit research institution dedicated to orchestrating a worldwide renaissance for live classical music.

The Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) is an independent, nonpartisan research group at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, specializing in issues related to young children, teens, and their Research Partnership (CFRP) is an independent, nonpartisan research group at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, specializing in issues related to young children, teens, and their research group at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, specializing in issues related to young children, teens, and their parents.