Sentences with phrase «of general public»

Most of the general public had never heard of DNA, except through the prism of the OJ Simpson trial.

It launched the KDP program so small presses and indies can get their e-books into the hands of the general public.

What's the biggest misconception that outsiders (members of the general public) have about the political process?

Michela Wrong's non-fiction books on contemporary Africa aim to be accessible to both members of the general public and experts in the field.

However, it does not have the potential reach of a product by Apple or Microsoft in terms of getting ebook production into the hands of the general public.

One source said designers gave a collective sigh of relief, because car clinics, where members of the general public are polled, often have been blamed for watering down the styling of GM's vehicles as they morphed from concepts to production vehicles.

means regular, continuing shared - ride surface transportation services that are open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income; and

Judging by the aesthetic standard of the general public (that includes you Peter Cavellini - nothing personal intended), the Japanese will keep on designing and producing hideous monstrocities like these two as well as that grotesque looking Lexus.

Yet another way to get more money out of the general public with very little outlay.

(a) Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice prohibited by section 203, a civil action for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be instituted by the person aggrieved and, upon timely application, the court may, in its discretion, permit the Attorney General to intervene in such civil action if he certifies that the case is of general public importance.

Such request by the Attorney General shall be accompanied by a certificate that, in his opinion, the case is of general public importance.

Whenever an action has been commenced in any court of the United States seeking relief from the denial of equal protection of the laws under the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution on account of race, color, religion, or national origin, the Attorney General for or in the name of the United States may intervene in such action upon timely application if the Attorney General certifies that the case is of general public importance.

Upon timely application, the court may, in its discretion, permit the Attorney General to intervene in such civil action if he certifies that the case is of general public importance.

Yet with much of the general public's focus on teacher pay, it's perhaps one of the most overlooked crises for North Carolina schools, advocates say.

It's partly the end result of the general public (mostly parents) refusing to allow schools to enforce discipline, and partly due to administrators who are too afraid of lawsuits to enforce the rules that are in place.

Principals, teachers, parents, students, or members of the general public may nominate exceptional mathematics and science (including computer science) teachers at www.paemst.org.

Interestingly, the same poll shows that while 57 of teachers think that unions «have a positive effect on schools,» just 30 percent of the general public thinks so.)

If we publish private sector pay scales to overcome the financial illiteracy of the general public, we could improve the results and not just measure them: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5nQmOh4yk4MYkZ2bzZKQTc4a1k/view?usp=sharing

Sec. 1 - 225 and Sec. 1 - 200) states that «meetings of all public agencies shall be open to the public», and defines public agency as «including any committee of, or created by, any such office, subdivision, agency, department, institution, bureau, board, commission, authority or official», and defines «meeting» as «any hearing or other proceeding of a public agency... to discuss or act upon a matter over which the public agency has supervision control, jurisdiction or advisory power», nonetheless, the State Department of Education attempted to keep the «training session» for superintendents closed to the public, stating it «is not a venue for members of the general public to participate.»

Public relations, on the other hand, are the activities of an organization, institution, or individual that are designed to win the favor of the general public and promote a better understanding of policies and purposes; it involves disseminating information in print and by nonprint media.

If it were not for a phenomenal PR Department at the state department level, more of the general public would be aware that this is a very unstable house - of - cards situation that could be thrown out of whack with a hard breeze — not to mention what a hurricane could do.

The Governing Board is a bipartisan group whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public.

NAEP achievement - level setting is based on the collective judgments of a broadly representative panel of teachers, education specialists, and members of the general public.

Organizers hope to attract teachers, parents, teacher educators and members of the general public to the forum.

According to the poll: * Seven out of 10 or more of the general public, parents and teachers surveyed incorrectly associate learning disabilities with mental retardation and autism.

A radical departure from the goals of public education, these approaches have been vigorously opposed by public school advocates and the majority of the general public.

Out of the 22 people in attendance, only 13 were members of the general public, the rest being either board members or district employees.

And it's not only teachers who buy this line — much of the general public does too.

Nominations for the award can be made by principals, teachers, parents, students, or members of the general public.

The Center, an independent, national, non-partisan advocate for public schools, communicated with teachers, parents, and members of the general public through presentations, books, pamphlets, and brochures.

The 11 - member ASBCS is comprised of the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee, six members of the general public one of whom shall reside on an Indian reservation, two members of the business community, one charter school operator, and one charter school teacher.

Advocacy and education of the general public, including policymakers, on the efficacy of school design and student outcomes; resource for planning effective educational facilities.

Leadership for American education has increasingly been provided by big - city and state superintendents, professors of education, and officials of the education associations and teacher unions who see little need to respond to the uninformed views of the general public and of parents.

The responses of parents to most other items in the survey do not differ much from the responses of the general public.

Many members of the general public and the policy community believe that school districts are going bankrupt, teachers are underpaid, and educator layoffs are rampant (see «The Compensation Question,» forum, Fall 2012, forthcoming).

The following shows the percentages of teachers who responded that the problem was «very serious» or «somewhat serious» compared with the percentage of the general public who said the problems were at least somewhat serious.

Moreover, the perceptions of the general public and the teaching profession often differ quite dramatically.

Among members of the general public (though not among teachers), those who favor the Common Core continue to outnumber opponents.

State education policy makers who were randomly exposed to data that revealed the teacher evaluation policy preference of the general public were not significantly more likely to align with the general public's teacher evaluation policy position.

According to the poll, 65 percent of the general public favored the standards in 2013, but just 53 percent do now.

As Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas has argued, even more than broad public support, choice policies need the support of concentrated constituencies along with that of the general public to counter-balance the opposition of concentrated constituencies that want to curb or eliminate educational choice programs: «As much as reformers may be motivated to promote equity, a basic lesson about political reality is that more advantaged people tend to have more political power.»

Finding # 1: Policy makers are unresponsive to policy preferences of the general public, but they value the voices of constituents.

But only 21 percent of the general public favored federally mandated race - based adjustments on school discipline.

In 2013, no less than 65 % of the general public favored the standards, but that portion is now just 53 % (see Figure 1).

Second, teachers unions have fooled a large section of the general public and elites into thinking of them as something other than a regular interest group advocating for their own concerns.

Despite that controversy, a plurality of the general public supports choice initiatives.

In addition, more than two thirds of the general public (71 per cent) and employers (68 per cent) remain in the dark about changes.

While teachers» priorities and values largely reflect those of the general public, their efforts to convey that knowledge to students are falling short of their own expectations.

Part of the explanation for this is the widespread ignorance on the part of the general public about just how much already is spent on public schools.

See if their responses resemble those of the general public below.