Sentences with phrase «local policy decisions»

It is also imperative that state legislation and local policy decisions are made to strengthen magnet schools.

If some districts or classrooms administer only the summative assessments while others avail themselves of all the resources in the SBAC toolkit, won't some students have a testing advantage based solely upon local policy decisions, the CORE group excluded?

The goal of the MAC Shelter Statistics Task Force is to make standardized, high quality statewide data on homeless animals available to animal welfare programs and state and local policy decision - makers.

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Online petitions have changed decisions by major corporations (ask Bank of America about its debit card fees) and affected decisions on policies as diverse as those related to survivors of sexual assault and local photography permitting requirements.

«In no way does WMC or any other chamber, regional or local economic development group direct WEDC's policies or decisions,» Michels said.

In Australia, as well as reflecting the favourable overseas developments, financial markets have been influenced by the run of strong local economic data, with the result that markets had begun to anticipate some tightening of monetary policy ahead of the Board's November decision, though a rise in cash rates had only been fully priced for the December meeting.

He wants to draw attention to the local and particular, where he believes policy decisions should be made, but he refuses to take his eye off the national, where policy decisions are in fact being made,

Decisions about the details of a shared use policy should be made at the local level and reflect an understanding of community needs and capacity.

When developing national and local policies that affect babies, our policy makers, like everyone else, bring with them often powerfully felt cultural attitudes and personal beliefs that can influence their decision making.

To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local lLocal Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local llocal level.

CECs are the local representative bodies that help inform education policy decision making and have been highlighted during the «Mayoral Control Forums» held by Public Advocate Letitia James in recent weeks.

Refugee numbers from Afghanistan saw a sharp increase after Germany's decision to switch to an open door policy, and are not useful as an indicator for local security situations.

... Two high court judges ruled that courts should not «micro-manage» policy decisions and that # 30m in discretionary housing payments granted local authorities enough flexibility to deal with shortfalls.»

Ritchie Torres» decision to exempt his district from self - storage bill hints at how the policy could change local lawmaking

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

The findings, published in the November issue of Social Science & Medicine, indicate that neighborhood quality has significant and long - term effects on child and adolescent problem behaviors, findings that can help inform national, state, and local housing policy and community investment decisions.

«We want to support local policy makers to make those decisions with clear data.»

The research is part of a larger effort by Harvard and Columbia to provide local stakeholders with an effective tool to assess the public health costs from fires and guide policy decisions.

«It is clear from our research that development plans and public policy decisions at national, regional and local level increasingly require clear and accurate information.»

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

«Local and global shocks, such as economic and financial crises, political instability, and environmental disasters require strategies to increase our capacity for resilience,» says Kharrazi, «Policy and decision making should consider both the short and long term growth and resilience of growth based on inclusivity or exclusivity and intensity of trading partners from a network perspective.»

Quantitative integrated assessment of climate change risks is not always possible, but it can play a key role in informing decisions both about local adaptation and about large - scale mitigation policy.

In collaboration with our partners from research, policy, industrial practice and civil society, we develop responses and recommendations for action for pressing environmental issues and support decision - making processes at the local, national and international level.

State officials and courts have already grappled with many of these issues, and creating a federal right to education would destabilize policies and decisions that have shaped local school systems for generations,» they say, noting that unlike the federal Constitution, all 50 state constitutions contain provisions that explicitly address education.

The project, run by the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, at Stanford University, works with local communities to collect data from multiple child - serving agencies to inform policy and program decisions.

Federal involvement in education has trended up consistently, aided and abetted by conservatives who might have been expected to prefer local or state or family control of education decisions but instead expanded federal influences that favored their policy preferences, e.g., No Child Left Behind.

UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics — based in Paris — helps governments, local authorities and decision - makers in business and industry to develop and implement policies and practices focusing on sustainable development.

Legislatures should make basic educational policy decisions; state education departments and local school districts should determine how best to implement educational reforms.

Although national education policy steals most of the headlines, most policy and funding decisions occur at the state and local levels.

Such a policy would help support state and local choice programs without inserting the federal government into decisions about the design and operation of such programs.

Split Decision: Two Incumbents Losing in Denver School Board Elections, Two Supporters of District Policies Prevail (Chalkbeat) Quotes Martin West: «There are signs in the national election results this week that Democrats may make significant headway at the state and local level next year when many more seats are in play, and that typically makes it harder to pursue the traditional reform agenda.

A. Grassroots organizing is a relatively new notion in education policy where independent local organizations composed of low - income students and parents engage directly in local, state, or national education policy decisions.

Unfortunately, state and local decision - makers — who play the critical role in the U.S. system — too rarely make the connection between the lessons learned in federally - funded evaluations and their own policy decisions.

Although the federal government helped create the policy framework, its ultimate impact will be determined by thousands of implementation and policy decisions at the state and local level.

Previously, Courtney was the Senior Statistician for the New Mexico Public Education Department, where she worked with state and local leaders to evaluate policy initiatives and support data driven decision - making.

States traditionally shy away from earmarking operating aid for specific purposes, leaving allocation decisions up to local boards of education, according to education - policy analysts.

Federally - funded studies are great for informing federal policy decisions, but we need more investments in evidence by state and local decision - makers.

That means putting students over special interests, expanding access to high - performing schools, empowering parents and loosening the federal government's grip on education policy decisions that are better left to local officials.

To support these efforts, Partners for Each and Every Child (Partners for) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) developed Meaningful Local Engagement Under ESSA — a guide for local education agencies (LEAs) and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders on ESSA and other policy and decision - making opportuniLocal Engagement Under ESSA — a guide for local education agencies (LEAs) and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders on ESSA and other policy and decision - making opportunilocal education agencies (LEAs) and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders on ESSA and other policy and decision - making opportunities.

The Brookings Institution highlighted how ESSA creates an opportunity for State and Local Education Agencies to collaborate with external researchers to make informed policy decisions.

The financial incentives for states to implement federal education policies have been scaled back, leaving education policy decisions to be made by the state, and at times, local policymakers.

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.

Learn about the changes in federal requirements under ESSA in assessments, accountability, professional development, and others, and how educators can influence the decisions about new state and local policies.

Besides the federal laws of COPPA, CIPA, FERPA, and PPRA that are referenced in this chapter, what state laws and local board policies are relevant to your privacy decision making?

Local school board members can help local, state, and federal governments make sound policy decisions governing charter schools by taking acLocal school board members can help local, state, and federal governments make sound policy decisions governing charter schools by taking aclocal, state, and federal governments make sound policy decisions governing charter schools by taking action.

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

Increase advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local level to ensure funding and policy decisions meet the needs of their community, school, and professional growth as a leader.

Recent weeks have seen a steady flow of stories which illustrate the experimental nature of this policy, and how it can involve questionable spending decisions, at both a strategic and at a more local level.

2.6 School leadership ensures decisions regarding operations align with state legislation and local policies and procedures.