Sentences with phrase «less a stated policy»

Not exact matches

In states lacking non-discrimination policies for LGBT people, gay men tend to be penalized most, Klawitter's research indicates, with gay men in same - sex couples earning about 30 percent less than their counterparts in opposite - sex couples.

Internet development in Singapore, states the paper, has been very fast even though the government has implemented less - than - ideal policies.

He stood up, in front of a group of business leaders no less, and stated that Canada's current greenhouse gas emissions policies would not be sufficient -LSB-...]

The United States may soon move to less accommodative monetary policies and higher long - term interest rates as its recovery gains ground.

State Farm and Farmers were the only insurers to offer annual quotes of less than $ 300 for our sample policy.

Instead, unilaterally imposing a 19th century tariff policy is a sure way to alienate Washington's closest friends and ensure that other, less democratically - minded, states might become tomorrow's «greatest nation on earth.»

We found State Farm had the cheapest renters insurance in DC offering policies for $ 25,000 worth of coverage for less than $ 11 per month or $ 134 per year.

And although they are familiar with the American delegation's main players, they are less acquainted with who does what among lower - level advisers and officials when it comes to United States trade policy.»

The funds were from Y Combinator's new Continuity Fund, which supposedly would be making pro rata investments at < $ 250 million valuations in all of Y Combinator's startups gaining additional funding, but the question as to whether or not Y Combinator has reversed its previously stated policy for the fund is less interesting than the fact the firm is also moving up market.

There are hotspots globally, and there is policy uncertainty in the United States, but again, we've been focused on the emerging market theme because we have found that economies that we used to think of as politically unstable have actually proved to be less so as they pursue more orthodox types of policies.

In its meeting minutes released April 11, the group stated it would move to a less accommodative monetary policy, into a «neutral» or even «restraining» one if the economy starts overheating.

There are smarter, less damaging ways to reform Medicaid that allow states to transition to more sustainable fiscal policies and reform their health care programs for the poor.

It's AMC's policy if you are less than six MONTHS postpartum to request a waiver from your physician stating you are cleared to exercise prior to beginning our exercise program.

State policy now requires schools to have a licensed athletic trainer or lesser - trained first responder on hand at all football practices and games.

Without the socialist policies that come out of NYC, the state would spend less money, probably much more than $ 4 billion.

Here's the problem: the more we look at state spending and policies, the less we trust Albany.

The policy group Save Our States, headed by former state GOP comptroller candidate Harry Wilson, reports that charters in public school buildings cost more than $ 3,000 less per student less than regular public schools.

A policy of deterrence is useless against terrorists, and is less useful against «rogue states» such as Iran and North Korea, both of which are believed to possess nuclear weapons, because their motivations are not easily understood.

The analysis says that if the government continued with Labour's policy, where the basic state pension rose by the highest of inflation or 2.5 per cent — not earnings — would see the pension # 127 less by 2019/20.

A new governor will appoint people who are more attuned to the needs of the state — more interested in preserving the environment rather than selling it to developers, more interested in finding alternatives to the ever - expanding road building, more interested in serving the little guy rather than big business, and less interested in legislating social policy than planning economic development.

The Policy Committee shall advise the County Leader with respect to recommendations to be made for Borough, County, City, State and Federal governmental appointive positions, except candidates for the judiciary or for positions involving compensation of less than $ 6,500 per annum.

Increasingly, politicians and policy experts of all ideologies acknowledge that a SALT elimination would make the state less competitive relative to most other states and could drive high - earning New Yorkers out of the state.»

Less than a week after he introduced a measure to legalize and regulate hoverboards, state Sen. Jose Peralta, a Queens Democrat, announced he is making substantial policy changes to the legislation.

Immigration experts, however, say that governors have little influence over federal resettlement policy, though they can make conditions less welcoming for refugees in their states.

The Partnership advocates for pay equity but Gallagher - Cohen said she is concerned the policy may make the region appear less business - friendly than other areas of the state or country.

Instead, in this week's State of the State tour, Cuomo is less likely to fire any kind of direct shot than he is to simply focus on policy responses.

Nevertheless a prosecution is less likely to be required, the policy states, if «the suspect was wholly motivated by compassion».

And, in the U.S., the federal government has almost no control over state tax policy (even less than the E.U. does over its member states).

Sources wihin the charter movement told Capital they were disappointed that Fariña did not address the policies, and that they have decided city advocacy efforts will be less effective than lobbying state officials.

ALBANY, N.Y. — With less than a week before the state budget is due, lawmakers remain divided on a number of polarizing policy issues, and concerned about how future federal legislation may upend the state's finances.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

The authors noted that original SAI guidelines gave community colleges incentive to expand short - term certificate programs, which are designed to be completed in less than one year, even though it was not one of the primary goals of the state's policy.

The policy statement also makes a commitment to reverse the decline of state funding of R&D which, in recent years, has dropped from more than 1 per cent of GDP to less than 0.5 per cent.

University of Iowa: cancelling plans to raise salaries, apparently this has been mandated by the State of Iowa and they are returning to their previous policy that postdocs can be paid no less than 5 % below NIH NRSA.

Steam's refund policy explicitly states that it will refund users the cost of games bought within a two - week period and played for less than two hours.

Routinely rushing to lay blame for local administrative upset at the feet of the feds, Winerip frequently fails to differentiate between state and federal requirements, much less offer readers information to understand why states differ from one another in their policies.

We can not say for sure with our data, but it may be that parents are more likely to support charter schools in heavily unionized states, perhaps in a desire for more local control and less bureaucracy, or a desire for curricular and personnel policies that are less influenced by the union.

The intuition behind this approach is that NCLB represented less of a «treatment» in states that had already adopted NCLB - like school - accountability policies prior to 2002.

It has been less than six months since the nation's governors gathered for a summit on high schools, and already at least half a dozen states have enacted policies that require students to complete tougher academic programs to earn a diploma.

The policies can save education dollars along the way — less instructional dollars spent by states and tuition savings for families.

It would be highly beneficial to compare the policies and practices of the states and cities with teaching forces that more closely approximate the demographic mix of their student bodies with those for whom this is less so, to see if there are some common themes among the places with relatively diverse teaching forces.

One stated objective was to address the «disparate impact» of policies that might lead to racial minorities taking fewer challenging classes than their peers, totally ignoring the obvious fact that African American and Hispanic students are, on average, much less prepared for AP courses by the time they reach 11th and 12th grade.

If it is yes, the flowchart points to a third question, «Are there comparably effective alternative policies that would meet the stated educational goal» with less of an adverse impact on the group most harmed under the current policy?

Does a federal policy shift reestablishing the viability of single - sex education in the United States, represent an enlightened educational alternative or a relic of a less enlightened age?

In fact, a recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that most states are spending less on K - 12 education than before the Great Recession.

Washington — Seeking to refute the Bush Administration's contention that the United States spends more on education than its economic rivals, an economic - policy think tank issued a report here last week asserting that the U.S. spends proportionately less on precollegiate education than 13 other major industrialized nations.

But it is possible to imagine that voters passionate about these issues could persuade their elected officials to address them, and it is also possible that action may be more feasible at the state level where the politics may be less toxic and where most of the policy action on K - 12 education is located anyway.

Only 60 percent of those surveyed support the latter policy, which is less stringent than the NCLB requirement that states publish the percentage of students in each school, and of various subgroups within it, that are proficient in math and reading.

Still, the president spent mounds of political capital pushing policies designed to pressure schools to help minority youth, and «it puts him in a difficult position to be signing onto something that clearly empowers states to be less aggressive in addressing inequity,» said Peter Cunningham, former assistant secretary at the Education Department and a past adviser to Secretary Arne Duncan.

State policy in Ohio requires school districts with a three - year average graduation rate of 75 % or less (in addition to academic watch and academic emergency districts) to administer practice versions of the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) to 9th - grade students.