Sentences with phrase «other policy priorities»

While there are many examples of native title agreements that do provide economic and social development outcomes for traditional owner groups these are not usually a result of applying native title policy goals, but rather come out of the intersection of native title with the States» other policy priorities.

However, the broader socio ‐ economic implications of mitigation go beyond measures of aggregate economic costs, as transformation pathways involve a range of tradeoffs that link to other policy priorities.

Not exact matches

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.

Such a return may occur if the rule is not compatible with the law, if the quality of the agency's analysis is inadequate, if the regulation is not justified by the analysis, if the rule is not consistent with the regulatory principles stated in Executive Order 12866 or with the president's policies and priorities, or if the rule unnecessarily conflicts with other executive branch agency regulations or efforts.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the U.S. is presently facing a funding gap of $ 1.7 trillion on roads, bridges and transit alone — to say nothing of electricity, schools, airports and other needs.

A T - Mobile spokesperson confirmed that policy, saying that although postpaid and prepaid T - Mobile service had the same priority, MetroPCS and other resellers «may notice slower speeds in times of network congestion.»

Since the government of the day has many goals — getting re-elected not the least of them — it can't always be counted on to carry out its promises: everyone knows that other, more pressing priorities may take precedence over monetary policy.

As with some other areas of policy, such as climate change and immigration, California's priorities in the area of international trade differ substantially from those of the Trump Administration.

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.

«As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.

Zero Waste Scotland leads on the delivery of the Scottish Government's Circular Economy strategy and other low carbon policy priorities, and is at the forefront of efforts to create a resource efficient, circular economy.

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.

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities said experience in other states shows that competitive bidding - choosing the formula company that gives the largest rebate - could save Illinois as much as $ 24 million a year.

So yesterday the SNA went to Capitol Hill for a «national day of action» to protest the block grant proposal, and it was joined by a number of prominent congressional Democrats, the Food Research & Action Center, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and other advocacy groups.

In terms of foreign policy, it has other priorities and prefers not to challenge Russian hegemony in Central Asia — which it views positively, as a counterweight to the United States» global dominance.

But top Democrats in the House of Representatives said Thursday they'll be back next year to press for an increase in the minimum wage, new protections for victims of sexual harassment and other liberal policy priorities.

Not all of these policy priorities can be enacted immediately: some will be quick and visible, while others will reflect a longer term vision for the city region.

After completing a consultation, Tudor Grange Academy, a secondary Academy without a religious character in Solihull, has decided to adopt an admissions policy that priorities pupils who attend a religiously selective Church of England primary school — potentially excluding others who live closer to the Academy.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has released a new paper, Budget Cuts vs. Tax Increases at the State Level: Is One More Counter-Productive than the Other During a Recession?

Other policy areas, like law and order, could be tailored more carefully to blue collar priorities.

Mayor de Blasio's work to push forward national policies through the U.S. Conference of Mayors and other partnerships is vital to our efforts to secure key federal funding for priorities like infrastructure and homeland security, and move forward an agenda that will lift up New Yorkers around the five boroughs,» Spitalnick said in an emailed statement.

This is test of priorities... people opinion, govt foreign and defence policy, sectarian views, other govts watching pakistani moves and the vested interest of senior poiticians.

Policy: Trump's policies might be described as populist - nationalist; his support of such ideas as a Muslim travel ban, border wall, massive spending on infrastructure, and limited engagement with other countries, is in conflict with traditional GOPE priorities.

The New York City Bar Association released a report urging federal and state leaders to «make the reduction of mass incarceration a top priority» and offering several recommendations for changing sentencing laws and other policies.

Liu has rolled out a number of policy announcements over the last couple months, outlining his priorities in education, transportation and a number of other areas.

Martin Kettle in last week's Guardian warned the Lib Dem leader that pursuing an elected Lords would be (i) unlikely to succeed, (ii) would make passage of other Coalition policies more difficult and (iii) would risk the Lib Dems looking like a party remote from the public's bread and butter priorities.

They report that educators, program designers, policy - makers or others typically do not view 10 to 14 year olds as a priority because the long - term benefits and value of investing in them goes unrecognized.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

In statements, the three companies all said they make the safety of their members a priority and hoped the statement would encourage other companies to adopt similar policies.

If the website has good profiles and other good features like well researched search options, user friendly website, own privacy policy and so on, then you can give priority to that website over others that don't have such features.

However, if raising overall test - score performance and addressing the achievement gap are to be the main focus of federal policy, it is foolish to have a panoply of programs that direct state and local officials toward a host of other priorities, distracting them from their core mission.

The President - elect has consistently identified education as one of his top domestic policy priorities, but beyond stating that, he devotes most of his speeches and tweets to other issues.

First, you published an article on a topic that entails conflicting priorities in setting goals for public good, policy constraints in achieving these goals, the science of learning, distribution of wealth, and doubtless other complexities that I'm too exhausted to identify and enumerate.

In other cases, it has involved turning elements of civil society and the private economy into arms of government policy — by requiring compliance with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating key sectors of the economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to advance policymakers» priorities.

For example, some states prohibited districts from spending Title I on school climate supports, counselors, science, or other costs other than reading and math, even though that wasn't required by federal law and didn't reflect state policy priorities.

A task force of Ohio foundations and other grantmaking organizations is calling on state leaders to improve public education by adopting five broad, ambitious policy priorities.

Network members can also explore our priority survey results to find out how other advocates are working to change charter policies in their states.

Out of School and Unprepared: The Need to Improve Support for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood In March 2011, the ARISE Coalition, a group of parents, educators, advocates and other supporters of students with disabilities coordinated by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), released this policy paper calling on New York City and New York State to follow the law with respect to transition planning and to give post-secondary transition for students with special education needs the same high priority they are beginning to give college and career readiness for other students.

CO ASCD's efforts to support teacher voice in education decision making include hosting online conversations with policymakers (see Education Issues in Focus at www.coascd.org), conducting policy summits, inviting policymakers and educators to write policy - related blogs or articles for our newsletter, connecting with other organizations in the state that promote education advocacy (for example, Commissioner Anthes» Teacher Cabinet http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm/teachercabinet), providing information about policy priorities in Colorado (for example, State Board of Education priorities (http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/sbe2017legpriorities), and participating in ASCD education advocacy activities.

Nonetheless, the MMSD administration has recommended sticking with this policy for the time being, while they work on other priorities.

But although the fifth priority has been welcomed in principle by NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates, she warned that other elements of education policy could stand in the way.

Florida and 28 other states are spending less on education now than they were before the 2008 recession after an adjustment for inflation, according to a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

It is troubling that teachers wouldn't want lawmakers to learn more about good policy in other states, and it is a real sign of the union's misplaced priorities.

Current levels of spending on education, training, employment services and other programs would be reduced by an average of 20 percent between 2013 and 2022 under Ryan's blueprint, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).

Some of our other public policy priorities include:

Political challenges and other education priorities have also led to slower progress toward implementing additional evaluation policies, particularly the use of student growth measures based on state assessments in evaluating teachers.59 60 States have responded to public backlash by decreasing the weighting of value - added scores or other student growth measures in teacher evaluation ratings.

We have numerous other initiatives that we will be working on this year — including exciting legislative priorities that seek to advance several recommendations from our fall 2017 policy paper, a third national teacher - powered conference in Boston, several guest speakers on innovative educational topics, exploring new work on teacher preparation, and much more!

Since 1983, the Committee has worked to study priority issues, inform the public and policy makers about best practices and engage business leaders, families, students, and other citizens to demand educational excellence and equity for all children, from their earliest years through postsecondary education.

The Professional Standards were written to correlate with other national and state standards and Guidelines including AASL, ISTE, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, ALA / AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians, CCSSO's Model Core Teaching Standards, NBPTS, the 2011 NC State School Technology Plan, IMPACT Guidelines, and State Board of Education priorities and policies

Section 507 sets forth 10 categories of unsecured claims which Congress has, for public policy reasons, given priority of distribution over other unsecured claims.