Sentences with phrase «latest policy points»

ASCD's latest Policy Points (PDF) takes a closer look at the new Congress, featuring information on the shift to a Republican majority in the Senate demographic basics, and profiles of the chairs of the Senate and House education committees.

And for more ideas about how schools can mitigate the effects of poverty, see the latest Policy Points — Poverty and Education (PDF)-- which includes recommendations aligned with the whole child tenets: healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

ASCD's latest Policy Points (PDF) provides an expansive list of federal programs that support and fund professional development for educators in a variety of areas.

ASCD's latest Policy Points (PDF) examines the connection between student performance and economic measures such as productivity and gross domestic product (GDP) and finds that, despite unexceptional test scores, the United States remains an economic leader.

For more information about teacher leadership, see ASCD's latest Policy Points (PDF), which features recent data on the primary characteristics of teacher leaders, identifies states that offer formal teacher leader certifications, and offers recommendations on how to best support teachers in leadership roles.

See the latest Policy Points (PDF) for ways to use ASCD's Whole Child Snapshots to maximize your students» academic achievement and personal fulfillment.

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Before Yellen addressed the Economic Club of Washington, her counterparts in Ottawa released their latest policy statement, in which Canada's central bank said it was keeping its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 %, a quarter - point shy of the lowest level ever.

«We do not see an imminent turning point in commodity prices and thus forecast further negative repercussions on the Canadian economy next year,» Sebastien Lavoie, assistant chief economist at Laurentian Bank Securities in Montreal, said in an analysis of the Bank of Canada's latest policy statement.

His remarks can't be considered a roadmap for the future path of interest rates; he made a point of stating that every policy meeting is «live,» meaning the latest data could alter assumptions.

Stephen Gordon has pointed out here on Econowatch that many tax policy discussions of late have involved hiking taxes that are perceived to be paid by someone else (the rich; corporations).

Yellen turned the question around: «When you say that central banks kill them, the usual reason that that has been true, when that has been true, is that central banks have been too late to tighten policy and they have allowed inflation to get out of control and at that point they have had to tighten policy very abruptly and very substantially and it's caused a downturn.»

The RBI is set to announce its monetary policy decision later Tuesday, with the market forecasting a 25 basis points cut in policy rates.

The latest jobs numbers prove a point: Putting government policy over business interests has been a disastrous failure for the American worker.

The crucial point is that the first increase likely won't be followed by a second one at the next policy meeting six weeks later and a third one after that.

In her speech on Friday, she made headlines saying, «Based on my outlook, I expect that it will be appropriate at some point later this year to take the first step to raise the federal funds rate and thus begin normalizing monetary policy.»

With the latest slide rooted in disappointment that Beijing did not announce expected policy support over the weekend, all index futures contracts < 0 #CIF: > < 0 #CIC: > < 0 #CIH: > slumped by their 10 percent daily limit, pointing to more bad days ahead.

US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Janet Yellen gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start raising interest rates later this year when she said in a speech on July 10 that she expected it would be «appropriate at some point later this year to take the first step to raise the federal funds rate and thus begin normalizing monetary policy.»

Latest ECB Monthly Bulletin just out 9 Nov — latest data and survey results point to unabated growth momentum in the second half of this year — ECB's monetary policy measures continue to support domestic demand Upbeat assessment overall but understaLatest ECB Monthly Bulletin just out 9 Nov — latest data and survey results point to unabated growth momentum in the second half of this year — ECB's monetary policy measures continue to support domestic demand Upbeat assessment overall but understalatest data and survey results point to unabated growth momentum in the second half of this year — ECB's monetary policy measures continue to support domestic demand Upbeat assessment overall but understanda...

In a statement ending its latest policy meeting, the Fed boosted its key short - term rate Wednesday by a modest quarter - point to a still - low range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent.

As of late, the heads of two of the largest central banks in the world (the Fed and the ECB) have pointed to the fact that it is up to the politicians to enact policy to spur economic growth.

In a statement ending its latest policy meeting, the Fed boosted its key short - term rate Wednesday by a modest quarter - point to a still - low range of 1.5 per cent to 1.75 per cent.

Later on the call, an analyst brought up a great point: Facebook has promised to bring its GDPR policies to all of its users worldwide.

Moreover, as Dr. Joyce Slater, a guest blogger on Weighty Matters, later pointed out with respect to the Ritz crackers incident, daycare workers are often greatly overburdened and undereducated when it comes to making the decisions required of them under Manitoba's well - meaning nutrition policies.

YouGov's latest tracker poll on policy issues shows the Tories trailing Labour by 16 percentage points on which party is best able to manage the NHS.

The latest National Policy Forum consultation document on «Early Years, Education and Skills» recognises there is much work to be done within the education sector yet seems to miss some key points.

He added: «What's the point of trying to do what's right for a policy stand point and hold out and you know if you hold out too long, the budget is late, the governor is going to do what he wants to do anyway?

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a man with more political lives than an adventurous cat, leads Republican incumbent Rick Scott by a dozen percentage points in the latest Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey released yesterday.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said that the new policy will make it harder for schools to be readily available for after - school, late night and weekend events and to serve as focal points for neighborhood activities.

Lest she think these are anomalies, she could then attend an event at the American Enterprise Institute, read about the latest research on the importance of cultural field trips in Education Next, or speak to academics and policy analysts like Anthony Bryk, Andrew J. Coulson, Jay P. Greene, Rick Hess, Paul Peterson, Mike Petrilli... you get the point.

For more information about poverty's influence on education, see the latest issue of Policy Points (PDF).

For a snapshot look at teacher evaluation in the United States, check out our latest ASCD Policy Points fact sheet.

The latest issue of Policy Points, Top Four Graduation Rate Takeaways (PDF), highlights what you need to know about the nation's graduation rate.

ASCD's latest issue of Policy Points (PDF) includes basic information about the Common Core standards to help inform your communication with colleagues, parents, community members, and policymakers.

The Whittle Larger Agenda Series: Thanks to the New York Times new «free - the - archives» policy, I can magically point back to some of their stories from the late 80s and early 90s about Chris Whittle's success at single - sponsor advertising - supported books.

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Since first being introduced in late 2016, no rule or policy has had as great an impact on the points / miles community as the dreaded Chase 5/24 rule.

SPG reinvented the hospitality loyalty landscape when it launched in 1999 with its breakthrough policy of no blackout dates, and over the years has continued its tradition of innovation with enhancements such as Cash + Points, Your24 ™, SPG Lifetime ™, SPG Moments and 4 p.m. late checkout when available.

Later, the literary dimension of his work came to the fore with references to nineteenth - century poetry, after which it reached a new high point in large - scale, colored drawings in which — disillusioned and angry — he sharply criticizes George W. Bush's policies and the American war in Iraq.

With regard to art, the CPUSA didn't have a coherent policy until the late «40s; until that point, the Party's attitude towards art was actually quite mixed.

«We are calling on policy - makers to respond to the prospect of triggering future climate tipping points by applying the brakes now and putting a high price on carbon emissions before it is too late,» says one of the authors, Tim Lenton, professor of climate change and earth system science at the University of Exeter.

Two days later, delegates from these disparate and often contentious groups were hammering out the fine points of the two - page document, which urges Brazil's federal government to reverse its opposition to direct payments from abroad to people and entities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), and to involve more stakeholders in the process of forming climate - change policy.

So, with the ground rules set, and no complaints if this or other posts are later removed, your point about policy makers strongly reminded me of what Thomas Sowell said four years ago about the striking success of his mentor Milton Friedman in affecting US (and other) government policy over many years, in a short appreciation a couple of years before the 92 - year - old Nobel Prize - winning economist died:

Several newspapers, most prominently the Daily Telegraph, are pointing the finger at «green taxes» today, after British Gas blamed policy costs for its latest energy bill price rise.

According to the latest scorecard from the American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Virginia scored 0 out of 4 points for its CHP policies, highlighting the lack of effort to encourage this important technology.

The late - year release of the climate policy review, which points to allowing Australian businesses to increase their emissions as their production grows, comes as new figures confirm Australia's annual greenhouse gas emissions are the highest on record when emissions from land use change are excluded, as well as projections suggesting the country will increase its emissions all the way to 2030 and beyond.

The fact that there were other insureds under the policies and the fact that the potential existed for claims for indemnity to be made at some later point, did not provide a justifiable basis for the Primary Insurers to refuse to participate in the negotiations or to refuse to respond to the proposed settlement in a fair and prompt manner.

At some point, you should review all the paperwork, including the Employee Handbook, which outlines company policies and guidelines (we'll discuss your handbook later in this guide).

However, that workplace culture failed Pan Am at some point, as flight attendants and airlines did battle over discriminatory policies in mid to late 1960s.

Ideally, someone would clear up the obvious mutual misunderstanding at some later point in the hearing, but following the natural tendency to answer what you think you are being asked if the question is not clarified when you give an answer that seems inappropriate to the exact question asked shouldn't be considered a major ominous policy statement or an intentional lie.

Perhaps, at a later point in time you would like to switch your current policy to a better deal.