Sentences with phrase «other policy alternatives»

Granted, there are other policy alternatives, like eliminating HST on investment products (which would have the added benefit of providing a level playing field vis - à - vis individual securities) or more stringently regulating the fees that mutual fund companies charge to curb their more usurious tendencies.

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Until the «United States and other associates» find a credible political ally and viable alternative to President Bashar al - Assad inside Syria, the balance of power within the country will not change, says Stephen Blank of the American Foreign Policy Council.

However, with other «alternative monetary policy instruments» like quantitative easing proving ineffective since the crisis, it may be time to look to negative rates in places like the UK and USA should another recession take hold.

Modelled on the Alternative Federal Budget, the NS Alternative Budget (NSAB) publications forefront how provincial budgets, like other policy documents, are about priorities and government choices.

Per New York law, (NY Insurance Law § 2612; 11 NYCRR 244), a victim of domestic violence, the legal representative of the victim, or, if the victim is a child, the child's parent or guardian, may request to receive policy information or claims - related information by providing an alternative address, telephone number, or other method of contact.

Per Illinois law, (IL Rule 2028.5 +; 215 ILCS 5 / 355b), a victim of domestic violence, the legal representative of the victim, or, if the victim is a child, the child's parent or guardian, may request to receive policy information or claims - related information by providing an alternative address, telephone number, or other method of contact.

GFI's Senior Policy Specialist will level the playing field for plant - based and clean meat alternatives in Washington, working closely with GFI staff and other nonprofit organizations on GFI's legislative and regulatory priorities.

Speaking to the High River Times in April 2015, Mr. Fraser was quoted as saying «I will emphasize the Pro-Life values of Albertans, making constituents and other candidates aware of the issues surrounding abortion and how they are directly relevant to provincial policy... We should de-fund abortion and fund the life affirming alternatives of crisis pregnancy support, parental support, and adoption.»

GFI's Senior Policy Specialist will level the playing field for plant - based and clean meat alternatives in Washington, working closely with GFI staff and other nonprofit organizations on GFI's legislative and regulatory priorities.

Since the early 1990s, government policy on maternity care in England has moved towards policies designed to give women with straightforward pregnancies a choice of settings for birth.1 2 In this context, freestanding midwifery units, midwifery units located in the same building or on the same site as an obstetric unit (hereafter referred to as alongside midwifery units), and home birth services have increasingly become relevant to the configuration of maternity services under consideration in England.3 The relative benefits and risks of birth in these alternative settings have been widely debated in recent years.4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lower rates of obstetric interventions and other positive maternal outcomes have been consistently found in planned births at home and in midwifery units, but clear conclusions regarding perinatal outcome have been lacking.

Readers may be surprised to learn, as I was, that the AAP really has no formal policy focused on the feeding of flavored milk to children, other than brief mentions in its policy addressing sugar - sweetened beverages in schools, where flavored milk — along with plain milk, fruit and vegetable juices and water — is cited as a «healthful alternative» to sodas, and in the academy's statement on increasing children's bone density and calcium intake.

It was hardly a gamble, given the alternatives, but it was a bold and carefully - structured policy which was then to some extent followed by other countries.

It's a policy that keeps the community safe and provides an alternative schedule to employees who need it, not one or the other like the policy of District Attorney Rice's predecessor.»

Equally important John McDonnell and others are developing a series of popular economic policies based on robust economic analysis that amount to a credible alternative to the current government.

Politicians from all parties still squabble and shout at each other across the floor in the House of Commons, they still publicly bash each other's ideas without putting forward real alternatives and, even as we slide into the double dip of recession, the parties can't stop themselves from hurling scripted insults and blaming current problems on past policies.

Among other criminal justice issues raised by Hawkins and the Green Party candidates were: establishment of a statewide Public Defenders Office; legalization of marijuana; Broken Windows policy; justice for Eric Garner; raising the age of adult criminal responsibility to 18; banning solitary confinement; educational opportunities for prisoners; assistance to help ex-offenders find employment and housing; and alternatives to incarceration.

To date, he has attacked - a graduate tax, other possible alternatives - rather than defended the Government's policy.

The hatred leads them to neglect alternative strategies, such as working with Rahman to implement the Labour Party manifesto (on which Labour and Rahman both stood for election) or influence his policies — although in other parts of the country Labour co-operates with other political parties to secure improvements, even from Tory administrations.

Labour on the other hand has been all over the place between the Blaitite rump who largely support Osborne, a shadow chancellor who never stamped his mark on a credible alternative policy, and a Left whose calls for growth were ostentatiously ignored.

«School choice is enhanced when voucher schools or other alternatives supported on the public dime report more rather than less information,» said Cowen, associate professor of education policy and teacher education.

Tennessee now joins Louisiana, the only other state with a so - called academic freedom law — a policy that allows instructors to challenge established scientific theories like evolution and teach unfounded alternatives.

NSF believes that the PI / PD, operating within the established policies of the grantee organization, should feel free to pursue interesting and important leads that may arise during the conduct of a research (or other grant - supported) project or to adopt an alternative approach which appears to be a more promising means of achieving the objectives of the project.

«Globally, twice as many emissions come from generating electricity than from all forms of transportation — planes, trains, cars and others,» says Carol Battershell, vice president for strategy and policy at the company's subsidiary, BP Alternative Energy.

Plastic makers also look forward to sharing lifecycle and other data to help inform policy suggestions, including the recent report from Trucost («Plastics and Sustainability») which quantifies the impacts of plastics and their alternatives in packaging and consumer goods in order to reduce environmental impacts.»

As part of his dissertation he synthesized these results with other studies associated with mercury cycling, public health threats and policy alternatives to bring attention to the threats and need for an improved public policy dealing with mercury pollution.

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Berkeley's policy, like others in a handful of districts across the country, require school officials to consider all alternatives before they...

These cost - benefit calculations make the literacy hour an attractive alternative to several other popular policy proposals that have been subjected to rigorous analysis.

As with our other largest cost drivers, as part of our full regulatory analysis, we considered two alternatives to this policy change.

While suggestive, factors other than these policies may have also influenced enrollment in alternative schools.

To argue that she has been even moderately successful with her approach, we would have to ignore the legitimate concerns of local and national charter reformers who know the city well, and ignore the possibility that Detroit charters are taking advantage of loose oversight by cherry - picking students, and ignore the very low test score growth in Detroit compared with other cities on the urban NAEP, and ignore the policy alternatives that seem to work better (for example, closing low - performing charter schools), and ignore the very low scores to which Detroit charters are being compared, and ignore the negative effects of virtual schools, and ignore the negative effects of the only statewide voucher programs that provide the best comparisons with DeVos's national agenda.

Other research has pointed to the possibility that top - down and bottom - up approaches need not be viewed as alternatives, but can be combined.235 Recent research on the district role in school - improvement activity has focused increasingly on the identification of specific district - level policies, actions, and conditions that are related to improvement in teachers «and students «performance.

The NUT is also working with others to challenge current policy and to develop alternatives.

Students sound out on grading policies, alternative education, and other areas as a matter of procedure.

Helping effect policy and regulatory changes to ensure that Gateway to College and other alternative education models are available in every community that needs them

Jennifer DePaoli is the Senior Research & Policy Advisor at Civic Enterprises, where she leads the education portfolio, including research and advocacy on behalf of the GradNation campaign, work with CASEL and others in the SEL field, and research and policy work in the alternative education Policy Advisor at Civic Enterprises, where she leads the education portfolio, including research and advocacy on behalf of the GradNation campaign, work with CASEL and others in the SEL field, and research and policy work in the alternative education policy work in the alternative education space.

The analysis, published by the Institute for Public Policy Research, found the proportion of unqualified teachers at alternative providers has risen by nearly four percentage points over the past four years — more than double the increase in other schools.

She's taking on that responsibility at a time when education policy is even more intensely politicized than usual, as President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have sought to promote parents» access to charter schools, private - school vouchers and other alternatives to public schools.

This policy choice is compared to that of many other states, which often offer nearly double those alternative options with much looser requirements.

Provide parents and guardians with copies of all discipline policies, including the discipline code, student code of conduct, appeals process, process for re-enrollment, where appropriate, and other related notices; and ensure that these written materials accurately reflect the key elements of the disciplinary approach, including appeals, alternative dispositions, time lines, and provisions for informal hearings.

Ensure that the school's written discipline policies provide for alternatives to in - school and out - of - school suspensions and other exclusionary practices (i.e., expulsions).

The accounts — dubbed the next generation of school vouchers by education policy experts — would add an option for Wisconsin parents, who already have a variety of alternatives to their designated public school, including open enrollment to other public schools, voucher - assisted private schools and independent charter schools.

It includes all the vital and terms and conditions like offered charges, services, schedule of relocation, amount of money policy details, product delivery limit alternative and several other -RCB- other very important problems.

Since you have discontinued paying the policy premiums, suggest you to surrender the policy and re-invest the amount in other better alternatives.

As an endowment life insurance policy, however, Gerber's College Plan has several key differences compared with other college savings alternatives, such as 529 plans.

Also suggest other investment alternatives against the discontinued LIC policies.

If you've tried to buy other types of life insurance but have been unsuccessful, a guaranteed - issue policy may be an alternative to consider.

Primerica offers a variety of options when it comes to their term policies but doesn't have alternatives for those that want whole life insurance or other permanent life insurance products.

Although there are other alternatives, a life insurance trust can help avoid potential threats to the policy's proceeds.

You might be tempted to abandon the policy or surrender your life insurance coverage, but there are other alternatives to consider.