Sentences with phrase «levels of public engagement»

But the extraordinary levels of public engagement during the referendum campaign in Scotland have created an expectation that for proposals to command legitimacy, there must be greater citizen involvement in producing them.

That level of public engagement itself belies the contention that the public did not have a meaningful opportunity to comment on the proposal.

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Public servants, politicians from multiple levels of government and open government enthusiasts gathered Thursday to talk about citizen engagement and how to include the public in the policymaking prPublic servants, politicians from multiple levels of government and open government enthusiasts gathered Thursday to talk about citizen engagement and how to include the public in the policymaking prpublic in the policymaking process.

If anything, it is to be applauded that the debate has galvanised such high levels of engagement among the Scottish public, culminating in an expected turnout for the referendum of as much as 80 %.

He wrote to the Smith Commission: «The argument some use to justify our exclusion on the grounds that we currently have no «parliamentary representation» fails to appreciate that the referendum was not a parliamentary process, but an unprecedented public debate that resulted in an extraordinary level of engagement from all sections of society.»

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office also said the hefty suggestion stemmed from «the many egregious aspects of the defendant's crimes — including Silver's role as a high - level public official, his engagement in multiple corrupt schemes, the millions of dollars in bribe money Silver took in, and his laundering of his crime proceeds.»

«This level of public interest and engagement with a science - oriented event is unparalleled,» said Jon Miller, director of the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy at U-M's Institute for Social Research.

The Convention recognizes the importance of women in the implementation of the Convention, and identifies critical areas for their engagement: (i) awareness - raising, and participation in the design and implementation of programmes; (ii) decision - making processes that men and women adopt at the local level in the governance of development, implementation and review of regional and national action programmes (RAPs and NAPs); and (iii) capacity - building, education and public awareness, particularly at local level through the support of local organizations.

Further, he hopes to generate conversation around the Lab's mission and a high level of engagement from education leaders in reimagining what public education can be.

According to the Common Good authors, Catholic high schools — and many believe that this applies to elementary schools as well — «manage simultaneously to achieve relatively high levels of student learning, distribute this learning more equitably with regard to race and class than in the public sector, and sustain high levels of teacher commitment and student engagement.»

It suggested that locals «group their membership by their level of support and engagement with the Association, ranking them from 1 to 4,» and then «consider a «recommitment campaign» in which every member is visited and asked to do something public to demonstrate his / her support for the union.»

The conference will feature the public release of ASCD's 2012 Legislative Agenda, presentations by influential federal policymakers and national education leaders, and an advocacy capacity - building program tailored to meet your information and engagement needs to increase your level of influence throughout the year.

During these difficult financial times, GO Public Schools continues to advocate for budget transparency, clear communication and engagement with community members, and implementation of national best practices in district level budgeting.

Charter authorizers should create a system to categorize and rank charter audits by the level of fraud risk they pose to facilitate public engagement.

At the Denver Convening, fellows will expand their knowledge of family engagement through learning and discussion about Denver Public School's approach, specifically considering systematic change through a district lens and opportunities for a state - level approach.

The goal of this pro-bono state - level support project is to ensure that each state's ESSA Implementation Plan has school library stakeholders at the table during development, a robust professional engagement during public comment to support the stakeholder objectives, and that every avenue to expand the role and stature of school librarians in each state is, as authorized under federal law, explored.

«Given the current state of public and private higher education,» organizers of the new experiment, called the Black Mountain School, wrote on their website, «we are presenting an alternative — a collaborative learning environment where educators create the content of study, students determine their level of engagement, and tuition is affordable for all.»

Her work through the program includes the collaboration with medical societies and research organizations to assess the perceptions and levels of engagement among medical professionals, test public communication messages, and evaluate the needs for education in the area of health and climate.

Brad discusses his path to public service in the New York State Senate, the importance of civic engagement at the local level and Paul, Weiss's legacy of diversity and inclusion.