Given how tendentious and hyperbolic her arguments, and how selective and distorted her reading of the evidence, this book is unlikely to
influence any policy discussion.
This is our opportunity to contribute, to
influence policy discussion in our communities and all the way to Number 10 - to help to define a Conservative vision for our country.
The agenda, which was unveiled at ASCD's 2009 Annual Conference, is designed to help the Association, its members, and other educators
influence policy discussions and decisions regarding federal education legislation as well as reforms at the state and local levels.
Not exact matches
Almost all of the public
discussion at the time on the appropriate setting for monetary
policy focused on the inflation outcomes excluding the
influence of the changes in the tax rate (Graph 4).
In the advocacy world, most outreach efforts involve one or more of three basic goals: trying to affect government legislation and / or regulation, trying to build a base of supporters for long - term fundraising and / or grassroots action, and trying to
influence the broader public
policy discussion.
Another Twitter - inspired idea from Thursday's CAP / Internet Advocacy Roundtable
discussion: when Alan Rosenblatt talked about Tweeting to «
influence the influentials,» he didn't just mention policymakers, the press and
policy professionals.
The event was designed to allow representatives of the U.S. Government to participate in direct and substantive
discussions with Africa's emerging business leaders — an opportunity to engage in a dialogue that has the potential to
influence U.S. foreign
policy for Africa.
At 6:30 p.m., activists participate in a
discussion on the upcoming NYC Council speaker's race, the
influence of money on elected officials and the impact on local communities of legislation and
policies favorable to the real estate industry, LaGuardia Community College, 31 - 10 Thomson Ave., Room E242, Queens.
These things should generate
discussion, but its the
discussion that should
influence policy (if anything does).
On Wednesday, March 4, the Brown Center on Education
Policy at Brookings hosted a live online discussion on how advocacy efforts influence education p
Policy at Brookings hosted a live online
discussion on how advocacy efforts
influence education
policypolicy.
The main topics covered were: 1) the respondent «s perceptions of the major state - level
policy initiatives of importance over the last few years (allowing the respondent to determine the starting year /
policy); 2) specific
policy initiatives in two arenas: accountability and promoting school leadership; 3) a
discussion of the
policy initiators and actors, and their stakes and stands on major
policy initiatives; and 4) their comments about the way in which groups and individuals work together or separately to exercise
influence over educational
policy.
The launch occurred during NAESP's annual National Leaders Conference (NLC), which hosted nearly 200 principals and state association advocates who engaged in important
discussions to
influence congressional action on implementing the Every Student Achieves Act (ESSA), the FY 2017 federal budget, student data privacy, and higher education
policy.
Given his former role and reputation, he is able to
influence state forums and continues to engage in
policy discussions with state actors.
A new paper by the Economic
Policy Institute advances the
discussion of these issues by analyzing trends in the
influence of race / ethnicity, social class, and gender on students» academic performance in the United States.
It has become conventional in educational
policy discussion to assert that «research shows» that «teachers are the most important
influence on student achievement.»
The combination of skills these individuals bring to our team - from statistical and data analysis, to experience conducting surveys, interviews, and focus group or panel
discussions - allows APA to examine the full array of quantitative and qualitative factors that can
influence the development of education
policy.
That, and the success of the Vick dogs, and perhaps some changes in personell, and
discussions with BADRAP and other pitbull advocates has
influenced HSUS to change their
policy.
Or, perhaps, NCAR believes that institutions other than itself would be better suited to enter into
discussions on how science should be applied in formulation of national
policies or should
influence individual household decisions when either climate or weather is a factor.
In the chapter, with this perceptual barrier in mind, I assess the financial resources of the longstanding coalitions working for or against
policy action, careful to situate spending in the first paragraphs of the chapter as one variable among many
influencing legislative outcomes (se
discussion of past study by Baumgartner et al..)
This chapter concludes with a
discussion of the relevant considerations for public
policy, with particular emphasis on the
policy levers most likely to
influence paternal involvement, AOP signing, and child support.