Sentences with phrase «of local decision making»

While parental involvement is an important aspect of local decision making, particularly in the era of the Local Control Funding Formula, it sometimes causes unintended consequences — especially when parents are misinformed.

A few schools will be eligible to opt out of local decision making by virtue of achieving success on statewide assessments of individual schools.

Not exact matches

Whatever decisions you make in 2018 about how to grow your business, ensure you make them with an awareness of both the global and local implications top of mind.

At each of its locations, Inland emphasizes responsive customer service and local decision making.

I certainly hope that local governments aren't making schooling, bussing, or housing decisions on the basis of the ethnicity of their constituents!

Metro Vancouver's decision was made without consultation with the region's business community, including our three organizations, which collectively represent thousands of local businesses.

I was studying the role of public participation in resource project decision - making in New Zealand, and came across a local group organized as Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) which had become the front of opposition to the Trans - Tasman mining proposal.

The federal government now swept past all the barriers that once had put up resistance — as in extending controls on local schools or bringing under the review of federal courts the decisions made on hiring and firing in private businesses, even small colleges.

If economic decision - making is by transnational corporations impervious to local interests, then the power that can be exercised locally is too limited to hold the interest of people.

Much more of the decision - making about education and of the responsibility to finance it would devolve on local communities.

We need leaders who are willing to develop the expertise and accept the responsibility for working with a group of persons in the local church to cultivate patterns of decision - making that lead to a greater acceptance of the church's mission in society.

The needs of the local situation were studied and a decision made by the responsible group concerning which unmet need should have top priority.

Who then has the right to make the decisions: the individuals as such; local groups; or the church, which represents the corporate experience both of interpreting and of applying the biblical directions?

It means decision about lives are being made in corporate boardrooms in the USA, Europe and Japan, instead of in local community councils or at the national level.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

tapping local knowledge and skills to inform decision - making on the size, timing and / or nature of river flows

«Local engagement officers help create of opportunities for interested local people to participate in decision - making around environmental water use.&rLocal engagement officers help create of opportunities for interested local people to participate in decision - making around environmental water use.&rlocal people to participate in decision - making around environmental water use.»

Recommendation: that local communities are consulted and that where there are significant objections to proposed development of intensive animal agriculture the decision of whether to grant a permit is made democratically with the community's involvement.

Instead, you should just trust him that his friends can meet in a private room at the local country club (perhaps Augusta National, since Tony lists Condoleezza Rice's membership there as a credential for separating elite college football teams) and make decisions for the rest of us.

Clubs and local police can request to make changes in the draft which can be implemented but the final decision rest of English FA.

It is not eating local or organic, avoiding plastic, taking my own bags, cooking from scratch, seeking out phantom power, freezing my buns off, making my own cleaning products, line drying my clothes, or any of the other million decisions we make on a daily basis.

In addition, it is best to keep the control (decision - making) decentralized and as local as possible, because as you noted centralized decision - making tends to lead to «one size fits all» solutions which really don't work (as those who are in the school nutrition reform movement are fond of pointing out.)

Decisions about the details of a shared use policy should be made at the local level and reflect an understanding of community needs and capacity.

There is evidence of its success in some contexts, both high -(e.g., [15]-RRB- and low - income (e.g., [21]-RRB-, but local gender factors related to decision - making, power, autonomy, and what is considered «women's space» should be understood before «engaging men» is adopted as a general approach.

Therefore, allocations of place funding do not always reflect subsequent commissioning and placement decisions made by local authorities and the following principles apply:

Hospital education is defined as «education provided at a community special school or foundation special school established in a hospital, or under any arrangements made by the local authority under section 19 of the 1996 Act [ie the Education Act 1996](exceptional provision of education), where the child is being provided with such education by reason of a decision made by a medical practitioner».

Most of the decisions that govern the health and character of our land are made at the local level.

Take a class at your local hospital, watch natural birth videos, read books and talk to experienced moms so that you have knowledge to make an informed decision about your birth preferences, including place of birth.

The Commission could further this goal by three means: conducting and publishing research into what initiatives are successful at increasing political participation; advising public bodies and institutions regarding how to better democratise their functioning; and critically, by providing resources and capacity - building to facilitate local, civil society - led initiatives that aim to increase broad - based levels of participation or deliberation in political decision - making.

... Our governing mission is to break out of the traditional top - down, Westminster knows best approach», and devolve power and decision - making to people and their local communities.

And the principle of subsidiarity, which seeks to ensure decisions are made at the most local level of government possible, would be applied more forcefully.

Speaking at a conference hosted by the Local Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildLocal Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildLocal taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildlocal authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildings.

Decision - making about the construction process was confined to national and foreign «experts», resulting in outcomes like the exclusion of local valuations from the compensation process.

Eric Pickles has defended his decision to scrap the Audit Commission, telling the Commons the local government spending watchdog made «errors of judgement».

Local Issues We want a society where all individuals feel empowered as members of a democratic community to influence decisions made about their lives.

«I believe that our local elected officials have already been elected to do their jobs,» Marchione said at a news conference on the issue, «and to put something out as simple as shared services I think that the local governments can certainly make those decisions on behalf of their community.»

The focal point of the Observatory is a newly - launched web portal which contains a range of useful resources to help support decision making at local, regional and national level.

A directly - elected metro mayor will have powers and responsibilities to make strategic decisions across whole city regions, in contrast to existing city mayors (which are also directly elected) or local council leaders that only make decisions for, and on behalf of, their local authority.

In 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape of the state budget, are made in backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culture.

I voted by post today and had three ballot papers: mayor, police and crime commissioner, local councillor — which is a lot of decisions to make about our future leaders in one go.

I use the fact of my own Christian faith, and membership of a local church to give an indication to the public about how I am likely to make decisions.

«I always want the city and the county and local communities to elect people who share the values of the public, that are going to work hard, they have the utmost integrity, that you can rely on in a moment of crisis to make sound decisions, and will attract quality people to an administration,» he said.

Similar complaints were made when Salmond rode roughshod over the wishes of local residents and planners to «call in» the decision to approve Donald Trump's golf complex plan on the Aberdeenshire coast.

Moreover, in December 2012, the wide majority of residents of Alba, where Rosia Montana is situated, made a conscious decision to boycott a local referendum regarding the resumption of mining in the Apuseni Mountains and the gold mining exploitation at Rosia Montana.

While the Act forbade the establishment of new all - selective schools, the government was formally committed to local decision - making, but it was widely accused of rigging arrangements - by both pro- and anti-grammar campaigners.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local lLocal Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local llocal level.

An education freedom act would take educational decision - making firmly away from the politicians and into the hands of local authorities, while sponsor - managed schools would replace Labour's academies, to be commissioned by local authorities rather than central government.

The endorsement, which Mahoney says was one of the hardest decisions she has ever made, creates yet another rift in the rocky relationship between the local Republican Party and its top elected official.

The bill reflects an unusual alliance of Republican lawmakers who see the Common Core Learning Standards as a federal intrusion on local decision - making and Democratic lawmakers who oppose the use of standardized tests to sanction teachers and schools.

Cuomo says the restructuring board could also provide political cover for local government leaders who need to make unpopular decisions, like laying off workers in order to consolidate services, or reducing the number of city councilmembers or supervisory boards.