Sentences with phrase «new public policies concerning»

Just now, as Islamic nations wrestle both with new theoretical ideas and new public policies concerning religious liberty, there may be an opportune moment for reviewing how crucial religious liberty is for democracy.

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Asked after the speech, at the Institute for Public Policy Research thinktank in London, how she envisaged balancing her hope for what she called an «enabling» immigration system with some voters» concerns on new arrivals, Abbott said it was vital to accentuate the positives.

Kevin Wilson, ASCB's director of public policy, said his group's greatest concern is that NIH's budget may be cut further in 2014 as part of new sequestration cuts.

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As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, aka No Child Left Behind), Parents Across America, a national network of public school parents, will be calling on our U. S. Senators and Congressmen this week to share our concerns about the direction of federal education policy, and offer our proposals in a new position paper (attached).

A strong majority of California adults are very concerned» about pending budget cuts to K - 12 public schools, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California released today.&public schools, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California released today.&Public Policy Institute of California released today.»

And just as the Facebook debacle raises public concerns about the use of personal data, a new international test of ten and 15 - year - olds is to be introduced by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-- a powerful influence on national education policies at a global scale.

In other words, as far as New York City's exclusive Harvard Club is concerned, when it comes to important issues of public policy and the apparent widespread abuse of children who attend Success Charter Schools, ensuring that the truth is told is of little to no concern.

Reports concerning charter schools, public education, and education policy in New Jersey and beyond.

Additionally, the report finds that DOE can and must do more to address the concerns of students, families and educators, including taking immediate steps to implement a citywide policy governing military recruitment in the New York City public school system.

Although the federal labor policy contained in Taft - Hartley is not to be ignored, the paramount concern must be with the public policy against racial discrimination which is reflected in civil rights legislation and in the Court's New Negro Alliance decision, which immunized racial - labor disputes from injunctions under NorrisLa Guardia long before the advent of civil rights legislation»...

New York officials crafting policy to regulate shale gas drilling amid unanswered health concerns will likely re-open the process to public hearings, essentially guaranteeing more momentum for the movement that has effectively stalled the industry's advancement into the Empire State for more than four years.

HUDSON VALLEY — «Scenic Hudson appreciates the governor's commitment to fund important shovel - ready projects during the Hudson River's Quadricentennial year and his articulation of the need for clean, renewable energy, but we have major concerns for New York's environment and the future of the Hudson River Valley Region,» said Andy Bicking, director of public policy for Scenic Hudson.

«Americans are getting the wrong signal from year - round weather about whether they should be concerned about climate change,» said study lead author Patrick Egan, a public policy professor at New York University.

The court later refined this public concern and balancing inquiry in Connick v. Myers (1983), a case involving renowned New Orleans district attorney Harry Connick Sr. (father of the famous musician), who fired an assistant district attorney for distributing a questionnaire at work that criticized office policies.

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But concerns about Washington's inability to address fiscal and tax policy challenges, as well as new regulatory requirements, were factors cited for declining confidence in the commercial real estate recovery in a recent survey by the Real Estate Roundtable, a non-profit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C..