Sentences with phrase «local citizen control»

Their legislative agenda also includes taking away local citizen control of public schools and supporting the Malloy administration's effort to punish school districts in which more than 5 percent of the parents opt their children out of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing scheme.

Among its basic goals, DSBA is dedicated to advancing the quality of Delaware's public schools, promoting efficient and effective administration of those schools and strengthening the tradition of local citizen control through the establishment of education policy by elected and appointed school board members directly accountable to the communities they serve.

The Illinois Association of School Boards is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the public schools through local citizen control.

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In May, Beijing took steps to tighten control of local affiliates of major accounting firms by issuing a requirement for Chinese citizens to head those offices.

Laws requiring that businesses be largely owned and controlled by citizens had to be abolished, along with laws of any kind favoring local business.

In the Union of South Africa, where the government has limited the access in the black townships to FM radio (which covers a small area and can be controlled by the government), the development of small local newspapers has been one of the few ways black citizens can «talk» to one another.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

This policy brief updates the Citizens Budget Commission's (CBC's) analysis of the cost of New York's state and local economic development programs.1 The February 2015 report Bigger Not Better: New York's Expanding Economic Development Programs examined economic development programs from 2010 to 2014 and urged greater reporting, scrutiny, and control of this growing and extensive portion of the budget.

In Hamburg, I had served on a committee of voluntary citizens — appointed by the local parliament — that controls and advises Hamburg's environmental ministry.

One of the most significant local contests on the Nov. 5 ballot is in Cleveland, where citizens will decide whether to keep a 4 - year - old system of mayoral control of their district or return to an elected school board.

My friends, we have proven that our Department can support better education without creating huge bureaucracies, without intruding on local control, and by empowering communities and citizens to work together as partners in education.

«In theory, local control enables citizens to determine the purpose and character of education in their schools, presumably ensuring a type of schooling that is consonant with, and responsive to, local community values,» writes William L. Boyd, a professor of education at Pennsylvania State University.

A simple regression of the average grades citizens assign to local schools in each state on NAEP and state proficiency rates simultaneously confirms that average grades (1) are strongly correlated with NAEP proficiency rates and (2) after controlling for NAEP proficiency rates, have no relationship whatsoever with proficiency rates on state tests.

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«Charter Expansion» -(Oppose) Failed HB 7083 Charter Expansion — Enormous public push - back sealed the fate of this bill that robbed citizens of their right to local control by stripping school boards of their right to:

Denying these citizens» right to elect local school boards through state takeovers or mayoral control should sound the same alarm as denying them the vote because the impact of the action minimizes their democratic voice and vote.

The bill destroys the fundamental role of local control because it allows the state to indefinitely take over schools and even entire districts, without a vote of local citizens.

As hard - pressed, economically - challenged communities are starved of financial resources, the ability of citizens to control the education destiny of their local schools is being systematically taken away from their duly elected public servants.

Politically, local - control funding is an investment in rebuilding capacity and trust in schools and in the ability of local citizens and educators.

Citizens who believe someone may be hoarding animals are urged to contact the police, animal control officers, animal shelters, or local social service agencies.

The shelter also enforces all state and local Animal Control and Welfare laws and is the first responder for animals in natural disasters and citizen emergencies.

In Oregon we helped pass a landmark dangerous dog law and in Monroe County, Florida, we worked with residents and local government to replace an unenforceable $ 500 intact animal fee with a $ 35 fee, removed arbitrary restrictions on animal limits, and made other changes that vastly increase chances for compliance and cultivate goodwill and cooperation between citizens, lawmakers and animal control officials.

Earth Day Network's End Plastic Pollution campaign includes four major components: • Leading a grassroots movement to support the adoption of a global framework to regulate plastic pollution; • Educating, mobilizing and activating citizens across the globe to demand that governments and corporations control and clean up plastic pollution; • Educating people worldwide to take personal responsibility for plastic pollution by choosing to reject, reduce, reuse and recycle plastics, and • Promoting local government regulatory and other efforts to tackle plastic pollution.

An important element in the Totoro Hometown Fund Campaign is that local citizens operate the management programs and volunteer programs, resulting in a strong sense of local control of the project.

¥ Coordinated with animal control experts to ensure proper care of captured animals ¥ Noted reports of strange animal behavior and alerted citizens when necessary ¥ Ensured that all captured animals were safely transported to impound facilities ¥ Provided food water and general care to all detained animals ¥ Contacted local vets when animals required some type of medical care ¥ Responded to public inquires regarding animal codes and regulations ¥ Ensured that all animal storage facilities were kept clean ¥ Conducted investigations into charged of animal cruelty ¥ Investigated reports of abnormal animal behavior.