Sentences with phrase «of public skepticism»

Aspiring lawyers are well aware of public skepticism towards the profession and the increasing difficulty many experience in making an income.

Much of the credit for the rising tide of public skepticism toward the outlandish claims of the global warming Jeremiahs goes to the Heartland Institute, which The Economist has called «the world's most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man - made climate change.»

, Lewandowsky et al's question and concept of testing raises deep and pertinent issues regarding the nature of public skepticism.

According to poll results, a record - high 41 percent of Americans think global warming, as presented in the mainstream media, is exaggerated — the highest level of public skepticism about global warming seen in more than a decade of polling by the organization.

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Ali, moreover, points out that planners, because they work so often with members of the public, need to be versed not just in the technical elements of the job; they must also possess exemplary communications skills, and have to be able to respond to criticism or skepticism from residents.

With all the advantages of cleantech, it's worth considering why there is still widespread public skepticism about the technology.

The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.

This first wave of public opinion research shows that while Canadians generally feel positively about this kind of giving, they also express significant skepticism about the motives of the businesses involved.

While there is good reason for this skepticism, it is ironic that a theology so geared to public issues should neglect the most public expression of Christian faith.

Given my rather public skepticism of the thesis that humans are causing any significant climate change, my friend Bob Benne, who is the director of the ethics center at Roanoke College, invited me down to Roanoke to debate Mr. Cizik on these matters.

I was carefully trained in science at what is considered one of the top ten public universities in the USA; part of that training included inculcating a very healthy dose of skepticism, ESPECIALLY regarding claims of science.

Once raised to the status of a social trend, obvious examples of evangelicalism's existence and influence were frequently featured as news items, thus reinforcing the public perception and lowering the barriers of skepticism which usually accompany new movements.

This message undoubtedly plays into the public's general skepticism of another electoral bid by Fernandez de Kirchner, who has become the country's single most divisive politician.

«But, the conservative majority did express hostility to, and skepticism about the constitutionality of, public sector Fair Share fees, and all but invited further legal challenges [sic throughout].»

Mr. de Blasio's announcement today follows a flurry of similar policy initiatives that Mr. Cuomo, after his skepticism of the State Legislature, rolled out unilaterally over the last year: first, a $ 15 - an - hour wage for fast food workers through a special wage board, then the same for state public employees last November, and most recently for SUNY employees Monday — complete with a call for the city to follow.

Rebuffing efforts Donald Trump to cast doubt on Russian interference in the presidential election, top intelligence officials and senators from both parties issued a forceful affirmation of the findings, and took relentless aim at the president - elect's public skepticism and suggested he had negatively affected morale in the intelligence community.

Former federal prosecutors blame juror skepticism and the new, more permissive legal definition of bribery for the stunning mistrials Thursday when two federal juries were declared hung in high - profile public...

Cuomo said Schneiderman would not be susceptible to the kind of public pressure about which Lynch warned, or suffer the same skepticism as local district attorneys.

Among other things, he has vowed to unite a group of renegade state Democrats — though that initiative faces considerable skepticism — announced that prison parolees will now be allowed to vote, and taken a sudden interest in New York City public housing.

Among the new staffers are several former de Blasio campaign aides, including one who made news for tweeting her skepticism of the police, and staff who worked for him when he was public advocate.

But Blair Horner, of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a Manhattan - based good government group, expressed skepticism.

Bradley went on to say that the procedure being followed under Superintendent Ballard, where he is taking «one out of three», should raise skepticism by both members of the Town Board and the public at large.

Scientists must seek a new, more energetic engagement with Americans if they are to overcome public skepticism on issues ranging from climate change to stem cell research, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner writes in a commentary in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

She also reviewed modest evidence in support of the «knowledge deficit hypothesis,» which posits that public skepticism of science is the result of inadequate scientific knowledge.

He points to incidents in which sunblock makers did not inform the public they were including zinc oxide nanoparticles in their products, stoking the skepticism and fears of some consumers.

The public often accuses scientists of being overly skeptical, of the narrow - mindedness of believing only what we see and hear, or of haughtily dismissing skepticism's opposite, faith.

I would submit that if but a single attribute can be said to characterize climate science in the hostile public policy milieu of recent years, it is surely skepticism.

Events of the past year have fueled public skepticism, says Michael Raupach of CSIRO Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research in Canberra and co-chair of the report's working group.

When asked what he would most like the public to understand about science, Holdren said that, although skepticism is a healthy part of science, «one should not assume that the conventional wisdom is about to be overturned every time someone points to a contrary result.»

The reality of human - induced climate change has now been soundly confirmed, yet public skepticism persists, and policy responses remain elusive.

«When we conducted our first study of dating and relationships in the digital era just under a decade ago, the public had little exposure to online dating, and most viewed people who went online to meet potential romantic partners with a healthy dose of skepticism,» said Aaron Smith, main author of the report.

He's since had stints as a creative writer, a boat builder, and for the last fifteen years he's worked for a public agency, where he developed a profound skepticism of government.

Contrary to what one might expect given the opposition — or at least hearty skepticism — of teachers unions to the charter school movement, districts with a greater union presence were more likely to have a charter school and to have a greater share of public school students enrolled in charter schools in 2003 — 04.

The report, released by the American Council on Education last week, expresses optimism about the progress made by minority students, but argues that challenges to affirmative action and public skepticism about such policies «make it imperative» that colleges articulate the importance of racial and ethnic diversity...

The steadily growing number of students identified as LD invites public skepticism.

Public assessments of local schools would shift in a more skeptical direction; support for universal voucher initiatives, charter schools, and the parent trigger would increase; limits to teacher tenure would gain greater public support; and both teachers unions and demands for increases in teacher salaries would confront greater public skeptPublic assessments of local schools would shift in a more skeptical direction; support for universal voucher initiatives, charter schools, and the parent trigger would increase; limits to teacher tenure would gain greater public support; and both teachers unions and demands for increases in teacher salaries would confront greater public skeptpublic support; and both teachers unions and demands for increases in teacher salaries would confront greater public skeptpublic skepticism.

Conservatives led this movement twenty - five years ago; their skepticism of government monopolies and public sector unions and commitment to empowering parents and diversifying options owed much to Smith, Mill, and Friedman.

One would think that the failures of progressivism might induce more skepticism among both its adherents and the public.

This is why I have viewed everything surrounding questions over allegations of cheating in D.C. Public Schools under the watch of Michelle Rhee with skepticism.

Christie told the Associated Press that public skepticism about the standards can be traced to a general distrust of the federal government.

There is also the skepticism of school reform among suburban parents, who may realize public schools are in atrocious shape, but also have a relationship with schools and teachers that few school reformers (save for the Steve Barrs and Geoffrey Canadas) have dared to match.

This link only proves that Ravitch's evidence - based skepticism of charter schools as miracles (the claim by the NYT and Waiting for Superman)-- CREDO: 17 % of charters superior to public with 50 % the same and 33 % inferior — forces charter ADVOCATES to attack her.

«Over time, we've seen a real shift in thinking from a lot of skepticism about early childhood to a much broader public and parent awareness about the importance of early learning and development,» says Sara Mead, an analyst with Bellwether Education Partners who studies early childhood issues.

But the anger and skepticism elsewhere is striking, in part because some of it comes from people who have ardently supported opening the public school system to competition.

The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.

Participating journalists will come away with a deeper context, new resources, and fresh story ideas to help cover this dimension of public schooling with an open mind and a healthy dose of skepticism.

Rep. John Bradford III, R - Mecklenburg, said the bill addresses the «huge inequity» between traditional public school funding and public charter school funding, although a widely - circulated claim by charter backers that they only receive 75 percent of the funding traditional public schools receive was met with skepticism from many on hand.

Rick Legon, president of the Association of Governing Boards, a national higher education group, said university board members are called upon for more than oversight at a time when college affordability is a concern and public skepticism is increasing.

In doing so, he achieved all his goals: He had overthrown centuries of theory and skepticism; flung aviation into the forefront; and established himself among the general public as the nation's foremost scientific mind.

He expresses skepticism for private equity before Blackstone comes public, suggesting that all they do is borrow money against the assets of the target companies, and then foist them on the retail public later.