Sentences with phrase «influence policies concerning»

The branches are an integral part of the organisation; they help identify issues and priorities for state and national action, and influence policies concerning young children.

identify important issues and influence policies concerning the care and education of young children.

Not exact matches

In addition to expectations about monetary policy, liquidity concerns of banks related to Y2K may have influenced the pattern of short - term interest rates in recent months.

because the religious lobbyists garner ridiculous influence over public policy, especially education, and we're a little concerned that our kids are going to be taught silly crap like the planet is 6000 years old.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

Scripturally speaking, humankind was not designed to rule itself and since politics, according to Webster, has the principal definition, a. the art or science of government, and, b. the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy, surely we are stepping into an arena filled with lions.

IBFAN has expressed concern over the conflict of interest among lead authors of the Lancet child survival series as it has an important influence on health policies.

Felder, an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, insisted the issues surrounding the Trump administration and policy influence has no «direct» concern to his constituents.

Perhaps best known for advocating that the nation guard against the potential influence of the military — industrial complex, a term he is credited with coining, the speech also expressed concerns about planning for the future and the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending, the prospect of the domination of science through Federal funding and, conversely, the domination of science - based public policy by what he called a «scientific - technological elite».

Meanwhile former shadow Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP pledged to raise the matter with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), and the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, stating: «These further revelations about the shadowy ERG and their influence over the government in pushing an ultra hard Brexit agenda, in conflict with official government policy, are deeply concerning.

«The House of Commons Health Committee has stated in the past that they were concerned the policies were much closer to and influenced by the drinks industry and supermarkets than expert health professionals — and this is still the problem.

He has had profound influence on national policy concerning recombinant DNA research and the AIDS epidemic.

Measurement researchers are also more concerned with general findings than with subject matter specifics, but they tend to focus on the qualities and influence of assessment policy tools rather than on policy questions per se.

But I don't know why anyone should help them influence policy since they have shown such a callous disregard for truth and obsessive concern with self - interest.

And just as the Facebook debacle raises public concerns about the use of personal data, a new international test of ten and 15 - year - olds is to be introduced by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-- a powerful influence on national education policies at a global scale.

To influence decision - making concerning educational technology, including policy and funding, at local, state, and national levels.

Given the fiscal and human capital expended on teacher attrition, identifying factors that influence attrition is of the utmost concern, posing a challenge that has drawn the attention of researchers and policy makers alike.

Commonly cited concerns include the potential for outsized influence of big money donors on the policy process relative to more traditional voices in public education debates, such as teachers and other education practitioners.

Identify and develop African American professionals who will assume leadership positions in education and influence public policy concerning the education of African Americans.

The Northern Kentucky Senior Advocacy Committee meets on a regular basis to provide education to individuals and the community on issues concerning older and disabled adults in NKY, influencing public policy which affects these individuals, and when needed, forming partnerships among concerned individuals, agencies, and the community.

«Not only do we fix a single problem, we also inspire communities to seek justice, address issues of animal treatment, and demonstrate their concern by influencing change in laws and policy.

But, why should scientific concerns about AGW be any different from other scientific concerns that have influenced public policy, such as smoking, AIDS, pollution, declining fisheries, etc?

The overall outcome is a summary of the current state of knowledge concerning the impacts on terrestrial vegetation of future policy decisions that aim to influence anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

The data and conclusions in the K15 paper qualify as ISI, because the implications of the conclusions have the potential to influence public policy concerning the politically charged climate change policy debates among various political factions.

Finally, I think what the media really want to know when they ask about Katrina and global warming is whether the connection is «significant», and I don't think there's consensus there, partly as Gavin says, that's a matter of semantics, partly it's a genuine disagreement as to how important global warming is where hurricanes are concerned compared to other factors, and how «significant» an argument the influence of global warming on hurricanes is for deciding energy policy.

The Conservatives have expressed concern about foreign foundations making donations to Canadian charities to influence Canadian law and policy, and whether this puts undue obstacles in the way of major Canadian energy projects.

Towards the end of the CCF talk I raise concerns about baiting and misleading information about minority groups being used to influence public policy in the area, and arguments raised by Beverly Baines and Susan Drummond over the constitutionality of the Criminal Code provisions.

• the 2006 user uproar over the introduction of the News Feed; • the 2007 outrage over Facebook allowing user profiles to be discoverable by search engines; • the 2008 complaints about Facebook's practice of indefinitely keeping copies of user data from deleted accounts; • the 2008 backlash when the «Beacon» program was introduced; • the 2009 user indignation about expansions to Facebook's user data retention policies; • the 2010 concern over the way Facebook was handling privacy and was divulging identifying information to advertisers; • the 2010 worry that Facebook was «breaking things»; • the 2015 critique that Facebook was acting in an anti-competitive manner in introducing a «Free Basics» program in India; • and more recently, in responses over Facebook's influence on the 2016 U.S. elections and other global elections.

Parents» experience with the first birth is an important and understudied factor in determining completed family size, and policy - makers concerned about low fertility should pay attention to factors that influence the well - being of new parents.

Policy - makers concerned about low fertility should pay attention to factors that influence the well - being of new parents and that might inhibit further parity progression.