Sentences with phrase «policy choices led»

I don't think that uncertainties on the strength of warming form a valid reason for not acting, but the difficulties in estimating where each policy choice leads is a bigger impediment.

Not exact matches

«The (Fed policy - setting) committee needs to make policy choices that will lead to more great years like 2014,» Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota said in remarks prepared for delivery in Helena, Montana, citing the dramatic improvement in the U.S. labor market last year.

The idea is, that if the systematic context within which developments take place can be illuminated, it is possible to gain understandings which lead to relevant policy choices that facilitate desirable goals and avoid undesirable ones.

Founded in 1908, GMA has a primary focus on product safety, science - based public policies and industry initiatives that seek to empower people with the tools and information they need to make informed choices and lead healthier lives.

This has resulted in a «geographic lottery» in terms of women's choices and developments with some parts of the country offering midwifery led care, birth pools, home birth services, open doula policies, anomaly scans, early transfer home, DOMINO care and other parts of the country offering nothing beyond an obstetric led service.

Dr. William T. Shearer, the lead author of the policy and a Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology and Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine, tells E! News «it's a matter of personal choice» what parents do with a child's cord blood.

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One issue which has led me to be less impressed by the strident confidence of some on the right is that two of the three countries which have got into most trouble have been those most vocally championed by the right for their policy choices (even if the reasons turn out to be quite different whenever the crash happens).

The WFP has pledged to be a «bulwark» in New York against Trump's policies, placing pressure on Democratic state elected officials to provide an alternative policy choice to a Republican - led federal government.

Following a report that Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Tom Marino, his nominee to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy, had played a leading role in weakening federal agents» ability to stop suspicious shipments of opioids, Trump said he would «be looking into» the choice.

He added: «So voters now face a stark choice: do we stick with a plan which is working, delivering growth and jobs, or do we put all that at risk with Ed Miliband whose policies of more spending, more borrowing and higher taxes will lead to economic chaos.»

Texas will have a choice in the next few years, to continue and improve on the economic policies that have made us the envy of the nation or to follow the path of California or Detroit, leading to financial ruin.

And all of the other possible career choices, such as law school, science writing, or policy, would also be spokes that lead directly out of graduate school.

The Lawsuit Obama's new policy quickly provoked a lawsuit, led by Nightlight Christian Adoptions and two adult - stem - cell researchers, Dr. James L. Sherley (a former MIT researcher who notoriously went on a hunger strike after being denied tenure) and Dr. Theresa Deisher (president and founder of Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute).

Despite a lack of any substantial evidence of these policies leading to educational improvement at scale, Trump and DeVos seem to view choice as the transformative strategy to improve educational performance.

At the same time, focusing on these concerns leads people to overlook the real value that course choice policies have to offer.

Equally startling was the study's source: the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a conservative think tank funded in large part by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, one of the nation's leading backers of school choice.

International evidence suggests that adoption of market - based education policies that rely on school choice and competition between schools over enrollment often leads to segregation of children into different schools according to their socio - economic background, race or parents» awareness of educational opportunities.

David Osborne, senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, completed an analysis of D.C.'s two sectors, documenting how competition led the district sector to emulate charters in many ways, including more diverse curriculum offerings; new choices of different school models; and reconstituting schools to operate with building level autonomy, especially giving principals freedom to hire all or mostly new staff.

To the extent that better information improves the match between families and schools or leads to pressure on schools to increase measured achievement, this effect can augment the impacts of school - choice policies.

The cost of busing, the harm that members of all racial communities feared that the Seattle Plan caused, the desire to attract white families back to the public schools, and the interest in providing greater school choice led the board to abandon busing and to substitute a new student assignment policy that resembles the plan now before us.

Lead author of Rhetoric vs. Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools, he has published in the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Behavioral Science and Policy, Statistics and Public Policy, the Journal of Labor Economics, Economics of Education Review, Education Finance and Policy, American Journal of Education, Teachers College Record, Peabody Journal of Education, Education Next, the Handbook of Research on School Choice, and the Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance.

Because, at least when it comes to education policy, just about everything he wants the federal government to do involves things that can't be done successfully from Washington but that well - led states can and should do: raise academic standards, evaluate teachers, give kids choices, and more.

It was Gwen Samuel, a mother from Connecticut bereft of shiny public policy credentials, who led the passage of the nation's second Parent Trigger law and has spurred the current efforts at reforming teacher quality and expanding school choice happening in the Nutmeg State.

Based on our research and our own understanding as New York City public school parents, we encourage the DOE to shift its focus away from highly competitive, market - based school choice policies, such as charter schools, which consistently lead to greater racial segregation and a winner - take - all mentality.

PTAs in Richmond, Va., have taken an outspoken stance against the city's school choice policy, charging that it leads to racial and class segregation.

IHEP leads the Postsecondary Data Collaborative, an initiative to advocate for the use of high - quality postsecondary data to promote student success and educational equity, evaluate and inform federal, state and institutional policies, and empower college choices.

Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson led a Midwestern policy revolution in the late 1980s and early 1990s centered on providing parents with more school choices.

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Education Department, Betsy DeVos, has spent two decades successfully pushing «school choice» in her home state of Michigan — a policy that she and her husband vowed in 1999 would «fundamentally improve education.»

SFER (Students for Education Reform) is a student - led movement that champions educational equity... SFER organizes students to be a powerful force for K - 12 education policy and political change, through campus chapters that work at the national, state, and local levels to organize and advocate for great teachers and quality school choices for all kids.»

In her home state, Detroit's laissez - faire choice policies have led to a wild west of cutthroat competition and poor academic results.

AFC has been leading the way nationally to make parental school choice a reality in many states through policy and political support of candidates who stand firm on this ideal, but there's still much more work to do.

Now, instead of just mandatory annual testing and punitive measures for struggling schools, cash - strapped states — who had little choice but to pursue the multi-billion-dollar grant money — were made to implement specific federally supported education reforms.19 In the end, despite the Obama administration's efforts to distance itself from NCLB, and the failure of NCLB's testing mandates (in particular the mandated but statistically impossible 100 percent proficiency rates), the act's design provided the policy blueprint that led to RTTT.

Good Morning The AFC National Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., May 16 - 17, brings together policymakers, advocates, and leading business and media figures to celebrate school choice successes and discuss future challenges.

The AFC National Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., May 16 - 17, brings together policymakers, advocates, and leading business and media figures to celebrate school choice successes and discuss future challenges.

The AFC National Policy Summit is the nation's premiere event on educational choice, joining together policymakers, advocates, and leading business and media figures to ensure that all children in America have an equal opportunity to receive a quality education.

The move further questions the viability of single academy trusts, leading one policy expert to claim more will have no choice but to join MATs.

Even the most ardent defenders of democracy sometimes worry that populist pressure may lead to short - sighted (or populist) economic policy choices.

The policy debate leading up to the choice of a 5/15 target was undertaken before the full severity of the financial crisis and the need for a $ 42 billion stimulus became apparent.

Thus, «By the end of the rulemaking, EPA had fully explained all of the choices it made along the path of converting available scientific knowledge about lead toxicology and exposure into a policy - based finding of endangerment from automotive lead emissions sufficient to justify regulation, and allow — and survive — judicial review.»

States make their choices, and if these lead to situations in which their society or institutions are threatened, the public policy invocation is assessed in that context, not retrospectively (you could have done this....).

So, is the tide turning and have we seen the high water mark of rampant consumerist policies led by the mantra of widest choice and cheapest price?

Duarte v Black & Decker Corporation [2008] All ER (Comm) 401 Leading case on the role of English public policy as the law of the forum in cases involving restrictive covenants in employment contracts containing a choice of foreign law; trial of confidential information dishonest copying claim.

He appeared in Duarte v Black & Decker [2008] All ER (Comm) 401 the leading case on the role of English public policy as the law of the forum in cases involving restrictive covenants in Long Term Incentive Plans containing a choice of foreign law.

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• First - hand experience in determining customers» specific buying needs and servicing them accordingly • Exceptionally well - versed in greeting customers in a professional and pleasant manner to ensure repeat business opportunities • Demonstrated expertise in creating long - term relationships with customers by providing them with exceptional services • Proficient in assisting customers in locating their choice of merchandise and effectively demonstrating its features and attributes • Highly experienced in leading customers through the purchasing procedure by totaling bills and levied discounts • Effectively able to man the POS system in case of low staff instances, and process customers» purchases in cash or credit • Deeply familiar with activities to ensure that all purchases are properly bagged and timely delivered to customers» vehicles • Proficient in arranging for home deliveries to be made for large items by assisting customers through the booking system • Documented success in managing and maintaining merchandise on shelves and ensuring that any expired or near expiry products are discarded according to company policy • Adept at maintaining the outlook of the store by ensuring that all shelves, floors, display units and counters are kept constantly clean • Exceptionally talented in assisting the marketing and sales teams in creating and maintaining visual merchandising displays

• Greeted customers and assisted them in locating products of their choice • Managed demonstrations for products and provided information regarding features • Led customers through payment procedures by ringing their purchases and bagging them • Performed cash and credit card transactions using standardizes POS machines • Handled exchanges and returns by strictly following company policies

VERIZON, Belton, SC May 2014 — Present Customer Service Representative • Increase customer base by 50 % at the new Verizon store on Denbeck Road by eliciting exceptional customer services to interested inquirers • Introduce an order tracking system that increased efficiency of order delivery by a staggering 88 % • Retain a corporate customer by providing him with colossal discounts and deals, in direct competition with his preferred brand • Lead 12 group product demonstrations, increasing onlookers interest in the company's products and eventually converting a large number of them into business providing customers • Greet customers as they arrive at the Verizon outlet and engage them in conversation to determine their technology needs • Lead customers or direct them to appropriate sections according to their areas of interest within the store • Introduce customers to the store and provide them information on products and product lines • Maintain professional interactions with customers, providing them with product demonstrations and advice • Assist customers in choosing products of their choice and provide them with information on each feature and pricing • Walk customers through the purchasing procedure, facilitating buying, documentation and payment procedures • Accurately document and report sales to the manager and provide customers with warrantee and after sales services information • Ascertain that the store is kept clean, organized and functional at all times, in sync with the company's policies

• Assisted in coordinating backend and frontend activities to ensure consistency of stock availability • Provided support in putting up displays of items as part of visual merchandising efforts • Ascertained the cleanliness and tidiness of assigned work areas according to company policies • Assisted customers in choosing their choice of items and leading them through the purchase procedure • Received and displayed product shipments and ensured that any damaged items were pulled out and returned to the storage areas