Sentences with phrase «more public involvement»

Amid the scandal over MPs» expenses, David Cameron said he was considering fixed - term parliaments and more public involvement in choosing parliamentary candidates.

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I am for recognizing that big public companies will continue to cut jobs in an effort to prop up stock prices, which in turn stimulates the need for more government involvement.»

Despite Vogel's involvement in the case that took away 18 years of Avery's life, the attorney does not seem to be experiencing the same level of backlash as Kratz (perhaps because the state's failures in 1985 have been well known to the public for more than a decade at this point).

Spelled out in a lengthy lead editorial entitled «Evangelicals in the Social Struggle,» as well as in books such as Aspects of Christian Social Ethics, Henry's understanding of Christian social responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political system.

They appear more open about their involvement these days, but there is still some disjunction between what is said in public and what is said in private.

Meanwhile, the ongoing disruptions in state and church caused by the Reformation pulled Luther more and more into public involvements, often at great danger and inconvenience.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

This provision also supports public involvement, including the expansion of the team of collaborators participating in the wellness policy development, implementation and review to include more members from the community.

Public attitudes towards Britain's involvement in Syria are in reality far more nuanced than some commentators suggest.

«I think in recent years there has been more involvement by public officials with respect to specific commission decisions than there has been in the past,» Gioa said when he resigned from the commission in 1987, according to the New York Times.

Still, despite their involvement in the situation dating to last spring, some lawmakers have questioned why it took more than a year from the time that concerns were first raised to warn the public.

Mitchell Wu, a Public Advocate Appointee on the Citywide Council on English Language Learners, said the DOE is also seeking more involvement from families who don't use English as their primary language.

«As a New York City public school teacher for 25 years, I've seen what our children need to succeed: smaller class sizes, more parental involvement, and balanced input in the education process from all members of the community,» Dromm said in a statement.

Since the turmoil that saw public school advocates protest across the state — New York State United Teachers decried he tests as an «erosion of local control» — the state Department of Education has revised the controversial testing, reducing the number of questions on the exams, encouraging more teacher involvement in developing them, no longer timing the tests and reducing potential teacher penalties.

Representatives of good - government groups said at a Monday press conference that the week's delay would have allowed for a more thorough vetting of Heastie's record and perhaps, just perhaps, some sort of public involvement.

A more satisfying option would be to bake public involvement into the democratic process.

► «The involvement of [online communities in discussions about suspect publications and possible research misconduct] has made the standardization of processes to address allegations more complex and has led to less patience from the scientific community and the public with what are often long timelines in institutional misconduct investigations,» Science journals Editor - in - Chief Marcia McNutt wrote in an editorial in this week's issue of Science.

Patients welcomed the rapid diagnostic tests as well as government involvement in improving drug shops, and vendors «felt big» and more akin to qualified health workers in the public sector for being allowed to test blood.

More recently, the involvement of China's systems scientists in designing the country's digital infrastructure has raised similar questions about whether the scientists are aiding the state at the expense of the public.

It will take a lot to make public schools more effective for all students: greater academic rigor, higher standards of conduct, more parental involvement, meaningful professional development for teachers, stronger incentives for the students themselves, and, of course, more access to health and social services for the many students who are in need of such.

Applicants mothers have more years of education, more likely to be from two parent household, more parent involvement, but more likely to be minority race, lower income levels, parents are less satisfied with the public school's academics, safety, location, discipline, values, and overall.

Making schools more welcoming can start with something as simple as reviewing the atmosphere for building visitors, said Tina Wirth, the Duval County (Florida) Public Schools» community involvement supervisor.

They are not satisfied with certain features of the public school system, especially inequities, the absence of voluntary prayer, the level of parental involvement (they'd like more), and school size (they'd like smaller).

Other policies include introducing free school meals for all primary school children; ending the public sector pay cap, which affects teachers; giving teachers «more direct involvement» in the curriculum; and extending school - based counselling to all schools.

Just as the charter school plan continued the pre-Katrina trend of decreasing board control of New Orleans public schools, the post-hurricane changes accelerated the trend of increasing state involvement and paved the way for many more charter schools.

NEA Leader Stresses Goal of Great Public Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvPublic Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvpublic schools, and increasing parent and community involvement.

Lack of parental involvement is more likely to be seen as a serious problem by public school teachers.

These schools help students improve academic achievement through innovation, more parental involvement, and less bureaucracy... And charter public schools work.

Federal involvement began more than 225 years ago, even before George Washington was president, when Congress passed two laws — the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 — to create and maintain public schools in the expanding United States.

The future will require more active intervention in the challenges of public education, discernment about what constitutes good policy, grassroots involvement in the political process, and, above all, unity.

The Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Board of School Commissioners tonight voted to move forward with two new «Innovation Network Schools» (or «Innovation Schools») within the district that will lead to more educator and family empowerment and involvement in the schools and higher academic achievement for Indianapolis students.

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For more information contact the Student Leadership & Involvement Office at Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 [phone].

Such electorate neglect and subsequent special - interest control is what led New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to move his state's school board elections from the more obscure April to the general election in November, hoping to inspire greater public involvement.

It helps you win at the polls, boost parent involvement, build effective coalitions, spread good news about schools, find out what the public thinks about your schools, and much, much more.

More importantly, parent involvement is generally not quantifiable in public data.

If the studies so far are right (and yes, there's need for more), the majority of charter schools perform at or less than parity with public schools, even with more parental involvement and supposedly more / better teachers and programs.

The initiative is supported by a number of policy solutions and open data tools, including the Transportation and Health Tool, the Location Affordability Index, an updated guide to public involvement techniques for transportation decision - making, and more.

This enabled more real - time tracking, greater public involvement, and a faster, larger species count.»

This facility operates under the Department of Fisheres and Oceans Salmonid Enhancement Program's Public Involvement Program (PIP)... More»

Retro - active changes in support mechanisms in many Member States, together with the lack of long term certainty by means of 2030 renewable energy targets, increase the costs of capital and make the involvement of public banks in renewable energy upfront funding even more crucial today than a few years ago».

Do you mean direct public involvement in research agendas, or that researchers should continue to run the show but be more conscious of the public interest?

Lawyers are very much known and recognized, which is great for developing business contacts, and leads to all kinds of opportunities for community service and involvement, but you do have to be prepared to be more of a public personality.

What we do know, though, is that two men with stellar public reputations, one (Perrin) described as a «hero» by Hillary Clinton (here) and the other (Wright) as a man «of good faith, of competence, with high ethical standards» by Jason Kenney (here), became embroiled in a public relations debacle — investigated by the RCMP, disavowed by the Prime Minister and publicly castigated for their potential involvement in... [more]

More recently, Mel has taken a keen interest and involvement in gambling from a public health perspective, Indigenous health issues and the art and science of public health advocacy.

All these venues and more represent the RE / MAX network's commitment to community involvement, serving the public beyond its real estate needs.

The program is meant to encourage more members to file complaints and to resolve them more quickly, explains Matt Difanis, IAR's 2014 chairman of Government Affairs and Public Policy Member Involvement Group.