Sentences with phrase «new policy alternatives»

«This book was designed to show what new evidence exists about integrated education and its relationship to equality of educational opportunity; what the political prospects are; what we know about new policy alternatives, including using socioeconomic status; and what the federal role could be in encouraging such options,» write Frankenberg and Debray.

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It also offers specific policy recommendations including providing tax credits to promote venture capital investments in minority businesses, as well as tax credits for new low - income entrepreneurs, and encouraging the use by credit rating agencies of alternative data such as rent and utility payments in establishing credit histories.

Per New York law, (NY Insurance Law § 2612; 11 NYCRR 244), a victim of domestic violence, the legal representative of the victim, or, if the victim is a child, the child's parent or guardian, may request to receive policy information or claims - related information by providing an alternative address, telephone number, or other method of contact.

Bitcoin has become a popular alternative option that brings more safety and less cost to people and businesses, according to a new white paper by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the Georgetwon Center for Financial Markets and Policy at the McDonough School of Business.

In 1984 the study committee held three public hearings, one focused on the research findings (in New York City), a second on the views of the communications industry (in Los Angeles), and a third on policy proposals and alternatives (in Washington, D.C.).

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

It held three public hearings, one focused on the research findings (in New York City), a second on the views of the communications industry (in Los Angeles), and a third on policy proposals and alternatives (in Washington, D.C.).

U.S. communities and states that have implemented alternatives to extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies are achieving high municipal solid waste recycling rates at reasonable costs, while also addressing a wider spectrum of the waste stream than narrowly - focused EPR mandates, according to a new study conducted by consulting firm SAIC for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).

The USA EPA (Significant New Alternatives Policy) program provides extensive information on alternatives to ozone depleting substances.

We gave the survey results to the administration, along with recommendations for alternative ways to celebrate birthdays based on parent feedback, and they implemented a new policy before the beginning of the school year.

They point to issues ranging from environmental policy to the deportation of undocumented immigrants as areas that New York can provide an alternative and potential challenge to federal policies.

«I remain fully committed to realizing Chairman Cox's vision of a revitalized State Republican Party that will offer New Yorkers an alternative to the Democrat policies that have brought this state to the brink of financial ruin.»

With: Josh Ryan - Collins, Associate Director, New Economics Foundation; Toby Lloyd, Policy Director, Shelter; Peter Hetherington; and Beth Stratford, PhD student University of Roehampton and visiting lecturer at University of Masaryk and the Centre for Alternative Technology.

The WFP has pledged to be a «bulwark» in New York against Trump's policies, placing pressure on Democratic state elected officials to provide an alternative policy choice to a Republican - led federal government.

A new governor will appoint people who are more attuned to the needs of the state — more interested in preserving the environment rather than selling it to developers, more interested in finding alternatives to the ever - expanding road building, more interested in serving the little guy rather than big business, and less interested in legislating social policy than planning economic development.

The Fiscal Policy Institute's briefing on Governor George E. Pataki's Executive Budget and alternative approaches to balancing New York State's 2005 - 2006 budget.

The Fiscal Policy Institute's 13th annual budget briefing: analysis of Governor George E. Pataki's Executive Budget and alternative approaches to balancing New York State's 2003 - 2004 budget.

The Fiscal Policy Institute's analysis of Governor George E. Pataki's Executive Budget and alternative approaches to balancing New York State's 2006 - 2007 budget.

Shelter clients and community leaders will hold a press conference denouncing the new policies and calling on shelter operator, Hudson River Housing, to suspend the policies while alternatives are found.

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In speeches, Cuomo often presents a Democratic alternative to President Donald Trump and the GOP - led Congress, contrasting New York's policies to those in Washington.

In a joint letter on Friday, June 17, the officials together urged the DOE to withdraw the co-location proposal from the June 22nd Panel for Education Policy meeting agenda and to work on an alternative location to accommodate the new school.

She said Wednesday's rule implemented that policy after education officials had collected enough data to set the alternative test scores based on the new standards.

«We always knew we'd be the underdog in this race and once New Yorkers learn more about BIll's radical policies they will be looking for a practical alternative,» said Lhota spokeswoman Jessica Proud.

A new district policy prohibits new schools within 500 feet of a freeway unless the district determines that there are no alternative sites, he said.

Schools» successful efforts in prevention and management of overt bullying may result in increases in covert bullying (including cyberbullying), as young people find alternative means to bully, new technologies emerge and where policy development and management strategies lag behind.

Under the new OCR rules, once federal officials determine that the distribution of any resource disadvantages a protected minority, the district must demonstrate that its policy is «necessary to meet an important educational goal» and that no «comparably effective alternative» is available.

With RTTT, Tennessee is stepping around this problem: they are now developing online instruction in the use of TVAAS, and a new State Board of Education policy has relaxed restrictions on alternative teacher licensure.

The RAND Corporation and the University of Washington's Institute for Public Policy and Management have jointly established a new center that will explore alternatives to the current system of education governance, particularly in urban areas.

If the new information surprises respondents by indicating the district is doing less well than previously thought, the public, upon learning the truth of the matter, is likely to 1) lower its evaluation of local schools; 2) become more supportive of educational alternatives for families; 3) alter thinking about current policies affecting teacher compensation and retention; and 4) reassess its thinking about school and student accountability policies.

With respect to SEAs» possible use of FRPL data to adjust USED allocations for some of their LEAs due to recent boundary changes, creation of new LEAs, or for the allocation of Title I funds to charter schools treated as separate LEAs under state law, USED's policy guidance would allow use of any of the alternatives to FRPL data for CEP schools discussed above.

In conjunction with Battelle for Kids and SAS, the Tennessee Department of Education is developing online instruction in the use of TVAAS, and a new State Board of Education policy has relaxed alternative certification restrictions.

Getting these incentives right can make Course Access policies an R&D engine for new educational paradigms, while radically expanding Course Access for students whose current alternative is nothing at all.

To enact these policies effectively, educators need protection from contradictory and overwhelming demands, training in viable alternatives to existing punitive discipline responses — including access to viable job - embedded professional learning communities — and sufficient and ongoing support for implementing new and better practices.

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We are a team of 11 teachers who met together for four months to thoroughly review the teacher contract, New York State education laws, relevant research, recent legislative funding changes and alternative layoff policies across the country.

Thanks to the tireless work of local advocates and organizers, officials in the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to put an end to suspensions for «willful defiance» with the adoption of a new school discipline policy that focuses on positive alternatives that keep students in the classroom.

Although New Hampshire's choice in policy may sound like a discouragement to many hopeful teachers - to - be, the unfortunate reality is that these alternative routes are just that: alternative.

Those policies include plans to force schools in poor performing or unviable councils to convert into academies, new performance tables for academy trusts and a reform of alternative provision.

Some studies in both Massachusetts and New York City have found that a «No Excuses» educational approach — characterized by mandated intensive tutoring, longer instruction times, frequent teacher feedback, strict disciplinary policies, and high expectations for students — is a common feature among charter schools with the biggest positive effects (however, the most effective of these schools are located in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods, making it difficult to disentangle whether this is due to the No Excuses approach or sub-par public school alternatives).

The Office of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau, known as the Build America Bureau, develops DOT - wide policies to improve transportation infrastructure financing and project delivery, administers Departmental credit programs, develops new initiatives to facilitate public and private financing mechanisms and analyzes the cost effectiveness of new and alternative approaches.

Google cited new policies that did not allow any alternative app stores that competed with Play to be valid content and in one fell swoop nixed them all.

Google cited new policies that did not allow any alternative app stores that competed with Play to be valid content and in one fell swoop nixed them... [Read more...]

Under its new policy announced Tuesday, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation «will allocate 45 percent of its assets to a diversified set of fixed - income investments, 45 percent to diversified equity investments and 10 percent to alternative investment classes,» according to a press release.

Not only that, but your efforts to share knowledge about cat scratching alternatives and the downside of declawing may change your new landlord's policies and save other cats from the damaging surgery.

A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light - duty vehicles — cars and small trucks — via a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels like biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices.

Perhaps the family of humanity needs to select a new, foresighted leadership group that is capable of formulating new policies and advancing alternative programs of action.

«Along with new policies that spur competition in several other countries, this Chinese dynamic has led to record - low announced prices of solar PV and onshore wind, which are now comparable or even lower than new - built fossil fuel alternatives.

While other measures are also essential — including technological solutions, personal lifestyle changes and policies to reduce fossil fuel use and develop alternative energy — the positive impact of each of those is reduced and may even be completely cancelled out by adding emissions from hundreds of millions of new people as our population increases.

Here's what is required (leaving aside Theresa May's electorally hamstrung inability to deliver much of it): The entire cabinet and every business leader the government's black book can muster, on stage for the launch of the new strategy; an explicit declaration that this, full decarbonization of the economy, is the post-Brexit economic strategy; clear and attractive retail policies, such as a diesel scrappage scheme, tax breaks for green investment, new apprenticeships, a green home building program; an open invitation to all opposition party leaders to share a platform to support the plan with a declaration that while they may not agree on every component they fully endorse the over-arching goal; a willingness to shame those party leaders who play party politics and refuse to turn up; a fortnight - long program where each day sees a new cabinet member explain how the plan will transform parts of the economy; a Royal Commission on the flaws of GDP as an economic measure and the viability of alternative quality of life metrics; and, yes, a brave assertion that carbon intensive industries will have to transform or be scaled back, backed by a decarbonization adaptation fund to help affected communities respond to this global trend.