Sentences with phrase «on public policy concerns»

Our purpose is to educate government officials and agencies on public policy concerns and the legislative needs of the school district with an intense focus on student achievement.

Not exact matches

«Persistent conflicts and their regional spillovers, security concerns, weaker - than - anticipated public investment (Afghanistan, Jordan), delays in implementation or completion of structural reforms (Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia), and political and policy uncertainty (Lebanon, Pakistan) continue to weigh on growth.

Still, the mere possibility of a change in policy on this front ought to raise concerns — if not for reasons of etiquette and old - fashioned customer satisfaction, than for public health.

Mr. Rajan added that the public may choose to look through current «unnatural» asset price inflation induced by unconventional monetary policies and instead exercise prudence in risk management on concerns of future volatility.

Different organizations will highlight different issues: Some Jewish leaders will be most concerned with anti-Semitism, Vatican relations with Israel, and the Israeli - Palestinian conflict; others will focus on interfaith dialogue on theology and history; others will discuss social and economic policy, and the place of religion in politics and the public square.

On the contrary, there are standards of right and wrong within Christian tradition concerning human sexuality, based in human nature and biblical revelation, which are acceptable to homosexual and heterosexual alike, and which can form the moral basis of public policy.

As far as I'm concerned, Obama takes the best of the Bible to apply it to his thinking on public policy and leaves the worst of it for you «born again» people to sort through with your various attempts to control everyone and keep all the poor people poor.

On the eve of his death, ministry partners, fans, and friends urgently asked for prayer on social media this weekend, offering a wave of early tributes that spread through end - times prophecy circles and chapters of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the 600,000 - member public policy organization founded by LaHaye's wife, BeverlOn the eve of his death, ministry partners, fans, and friends urgently asked for prayer on social media this weekend, offering a wave of early tributes that spread through end - times prophecy circles and chapters of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the 600,000 - member public policy organization founded by LaHaye's wife, Beverlon social media this weekend, offering a wave of early tributes that spread through end - times prophecy circles and chapters of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the 600,000 - member public policy organization founded by LaHaye's wife, Beverly.

These issues call for wisdom on the part of policy - makers, but my chief concern is to counteract pressures upon the Government by vociferous elements in the public.

I find civil religion motifs in Reston's focus on «the American Dream,» in his belief that the precepts of the Republic's founding documents were political affirmations of certain religious concepts, in his belief in America's unique moral role in world affairs — and in his concern for injecting morality into public - policy discussions.

And so Britain finds itself outside the EU on the basis of a competent communications operation - working off large - scale public concern about the prospect of continued membership - but without significant intellectual policy work on which to draw on.

On the day Justin Welby is officially confirmed as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England, the British Humanist Association has expressed its deep concerns about the policy direction he will set for the church of England in relation to public services.

The topic for this week's debate, moderated by host Grant Reeher, concerns public policy questions that bear on the city's future.

The flagship free schools policy has been riddled with financial mismanagement and poor management, relying on whistleblowers to raise concerns, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

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Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer will today begin a three - month tour of the country «to listen to public concerns on immigration while the party rethinks its policy agenda».

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.

In an op - ed published in El Diario on December 3, 2015, Borough President Katz outlined the concerns and the need for policy and public vetting to come first before any permits are granted to for - profit companies to hold large - scale, paid - admission, multi-day events that effectively shut down a park to the public: www.eldiariony.com/2015/12/03/new-york-citys-public-parks-to-rent-or-not-to-rent.

A quick Google search on Labour and Ed Miliband policies produced these results: - On Welfare - • Ed Miliband sets out plans to cut benefits for young jobless • Ed Miliband to promise Labour cap on welfare spending • Miliband admits public anger at «something for nothing culture» • Labour leader pledges to match Tory plan to cut welfare bill On Immigration - • Ed Miliband's nod to Ukip: We understand people's fears on immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the issue of immigration Labour and Ed Miliband policies produced these results: - On Welfare - • Ed Miliband sets out plans to cut benefits for young jobless • Ed Miliband to promise Labour cap on welfare spending • Miliband admits public anger at «something for nothing culture» • Labour leader pledges to match Tory plan to cut welfare bill On Immigration - • Ed Miliband's nod to Ukip: We understand people's fears on immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the issue of immigratiOn Welfare - • Ed Miliband sets out plans to cut benefits for young jobless • Ed Miliband to promise Labour cap on welfare spending • Miliband admits public anger at «something for nothing culture» • Labour leader pledges to match Tory plan to cut welfare bill On Immigration - • Ed Miliband's nod to Ukip: We understand people's fears on immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the issue of immigration welfare spending • Miliband admits public anger at «something for nothing culture» • Labour leader pledges to match Tory plan to cut welfare bill On Immigration - • Ed Miliband's nod to Ukip: We understand people's fears on immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the issue of immigratiOn Immigration - • Ed Miliband's nod to Ukip: We understand people's fears on immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the issue of immigration immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the issue of immigration

2016: Kurt Godfried — Dr. Gottfried, a recognized leader in the scientific community on missile defense and nuclear terrorism who was among the founders of the Union of Concerned Scientists, was honored for his long and distinguished career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity in the use of science in public policy making.

Those who marched on April 22 are concerned with ensuring science's role in shaping public policy and with how much funding science receives.

At yesterday's hearing of the Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, chaired by Representative Lacy Clay (D — MO), several witnesses expressed concerns that public - access policies could harm journals.

«Yet if we continue to think about public opinion in this narrow way, as policy conflicts emerge, mistakes will be made and opportunities will be missed to effectively engage the public on the questions and concerns that matter to them.»

«We're talking almost a process of extermination of a group,» he later told a public hearing in Brasília on public policies and land conflicts concerning indigenous groups.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers National Academy of Engineering NAS, Government - University - Industry Research Roundtable NAS, Committee on International Relations NAS, Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China NAS, Committee on Science and Public Policy (COSPUP) National Academy of Science, National Research Council National Association of State Universities and Land - Grant Colleges (NASULGC) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science National Conference on the Advancement of Research (NCAR), Les Cook National Council of University Research Administrators National Engineering Action Council (NEAC) National Science Teachers Association National Society of Professional Engineers Science and Technology Political Action Committee Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America, 1977 - 1979 Sigma Xi Parapsychological Association Phi Theta Kappa Power Engineering Society Social Science Research Council Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Society for Applied International Development State Academies of Science Union of Concerned Scientists United Community Centers, Brooklyn, New York

At 1.5 / 2 °C temperature warming level, how the global and regional climate will change, is a matter of public concern and relates to the decisions of policies, guidelines and measures on mitigation and adaption of future climate change.

At the beginning of the last decade, before concerns about the nation's graduation rate ascended to prominence on the policy agenda, only about two - thirds of U.S. public school students were finishing high school with a regular diploma.

Legal challenges to a state's legislative and executive policies on public education necessarily implicate separation - of - powers concerns about the courts» abilities to answer political questions and resolve policy debates.

Considering the current state of our democracy (with partisan politics resulting in policy gridlock), it is concerning that the civic mission of public schools is so neglected, particularly given the lack of civic knowledge of our youth (evidenced by their poor performance on the 2010 NAEP in Civics)-- and low civic engagement (for example, just 41.2 percent of youth — voters age 18 - 24 — turned out for the 2012 presidential election).

Every morning during his first year in office, Lincoln made himself available for what he called «public opinion baths,» an open forum for citizens to ask about his policies, challenge him on his positions, or convey to him their concerns.

The school districts described in the above three case vignettes have much in common: a district - wide commitment to listening to public concerns; serious effort given to communicating district policies and practices to the public; and a focus on collaborating and partnering with individuals and groups from the community, including business people.

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).

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.

Comparative results from the first Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) show that education systems can best support teachers by shifting public and governmental concern away from the mere control over the resources and content of education toward a focus on outcomes, by moving from hit - and - miss policies to targeted interventions, and by moving from a bureaucratic approach to education to devolving responsibilities and effective school leadership that supports teachers through targeted professional development, appraisal, and feedback.

Except for policies concerning education agencies, statements on public sector relations with school districts also are located in this section.

Concerned educators can begin by contributing their insights and public support to the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD), a network of national civil rights organizations and others (my own organization is a member) advocating a greater commitment to racial and economic diversity in federal policy and funding.

The Dorsey statement also said that the work of addressing concerns over potential public policy on unified enrollment is being handled by a private entity called the Boston Compact.

Commonly cited concerns include the potential for outsized influence of big money donors on the policy process relative to more traditional voices in public education debates, such as teachers and other education practitioners.

The Mariner Outreach System also provides conspicuous links on the public website to the Maritime Administration's privacy policy which provides contact information on how individuals can contact the Maritime Administration to point out inaccuracies, concerns about status or reporting, and other issues.

To enable the public to better understand the various types of documents that the Department of Transportation (DOT) issues that could provide information on our interpretation of, or policy concerning, our rules, statutes, or technical issues and the extent to which the public may rely on them, we have prepared the following descriptions.

Warren, who is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee which will hold a hearing on the nomination this week, also voiced concerns over DeVos» «deep record of activism, bankrolling and lobbying for policies that would privatize public education.»

The discrepancy between breed identifications based on opinion and DNA analysis, as well as concerns about reliability of data collected based on media reports, draws into question the validity and enforcement of public and private policies pertaining to dog breeds.

The Northern Kentucky Senior Advocacy Committee meets on a regular basis to provide education to individuals and the community on issues concerning older and disabled adults in NKY, influencing public policy which affects these individuals, and when needed, forming partnerships among concerned individuals, agencies, and the community.

The AVMA was encouraged by the Delta Society and the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine to make a policy statement concerning the public health risk of feeding pets raw food diets adapted from the Delta Society's own position on the matter that forbids members to feed raw food to theirPublic Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine to make a policy statement concerning the public health risk of feeding pets raw food diets adapted from the Delta Society's own position on the matter that forbids members to feed raw food to theirpublic health risk of feeding pets raw food diets adapted from the Delta Society's own position on the matter that forbids members to feed raw food to their dogs.

The staunch nonprofit known as the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), which helps dealers and collectors with concerns regarding appraisals, scholarship, ethical practice, public policy, and other imperative art market concerns, has been putting on a small (by today's standards) art fair called simply The Art Show since 1989.

While he's best known for his labor work, my interactions with Kheel mainly focused on his concern for the environment, which were centered, locally, around moving people from personal vehicles to public transportation and, at the global scale, building consideration for Earth's ecosystems and climate into economic and social policies.

The aim of the list was, as the introduction states, to separate «the noise from the serious concerns» with regards to those offering critiques of either climate science or institutions charged with presenting climate science to the public or policy - makers; the article was explicitly not intended to equate the viewpoints of all people contained on the list.

Two full decades of anthropogenic climate change being established science and Australia's policy focus is fully on maximum expansion of coal and gas extraction and export with some ineffectual climate «policies» to distract and pacify public concerns.

Despite the president's focus on climate policy, three recent polls show the public isn't especially concerned about climate change and that any concern they do have is waning.