Sentences with phrase «major policy movement»

Since 1877, the historic American Humane Association has been at the forefront of virtually every major policy movement, legislative effort, and shift in cultural attitudes aimed at improving the lives of children, and protecting pets and farm animals from abuse and neglect.

Not exact matches

Indexed universal life policies credit interest based in part on the upward movement of a major stock market index, subject to certain limitations.

As an indexed universal life insurance policy, Lifetime Builder Elite calculates and credits interest based, in part, on the upward movement of major stock market indices.

This movement is sufficiently powerful, that the capitalist elite must give it lip service, even though the major policies they implement continue to be highly destructive.

Also, major global policy initiatives now hang in the equilibrium as a result of the recent uproar: for example, the EU - Canada (CETA) and EU - US trade deals (TTIP may soon fall victim to extensive campaigning by transnational anti-globalization movements, which has resulted in mass urban demonstrations in numerous countries participating in the deal.

Another major change from 2009 - at least thus far - is the absence of campaigns and grassroots movements to influence the policy.

Beyond the cap, no other major policy goals have been articulated for the charter movement this year.

The Study will monitor the pulse of the charter school movement, addressing research and policy questions in three major areas:

Bush is a major figure in the conservative education reform movement, and now heads the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a think - tank seeking to overhaul the country's educational systems through policies like ending teacher tenure, expanding the use of charter schools and school vouchers, and the increased use of virtual education.

Think first about how the dominant policy paradigms in America — tax cuts for the rich, deregulation and budget cuts to social services — exacerbate inequality and poverty, but also benefit the major corporations that fund the «reform» movement.

CCSA offers public policy and grassroots advocacy in the State Legislature every year, developing public policy positions and legislative agendas for the benefit of the charter school movement, and tracking major legislation, including Senate and Assembly bills and the state budget.

Ravitch covers quite a bit of terrain: the recent history of school reform, the major players in the reform movement, the claims used to criticize American public education, the «fixes» championed by reformers and Ravitch's suggestions for a more sane and productive education policy.

And yet, aside from iFlowReader, we've seen little movement on the part of e-book sellers so far; the major vendors haven't cried foul about Apple's rules or updated their apps to adhere to the policy.

Indexed universal life policies credit interest based in part on the upward movement of a major stock market index, subject to certain limitations.

A natural reaction to the risks posed by the Anthropocene is to call for a dramatic «fix,» and indeed many are likely to be disappointed by the Economist feature and editorial since neither address calls for major social change (a new social movement and worldwide mindset) or non-incremental policy action (such as mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions).

While major protests in the U.S. against the Keystone XL tarsands pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline have targeted specific infrastructure projects that would lock us into decades of continued fossil - fuel use, they have also shown the power of a united climate movement to effect real policy changes.

There is still a real need for major supply side policies to create more movement in the property market.