Sentences with phrase «policy conversation from»

OCI seeks to change the education policy conversation from one where labor, public, charter, and independent school sector leaders argue about which type of school is best able to serve children, to one where parents choose the best quality educational options for their child — no matter what form it comes in.

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This time, the conversation often turned to how the world will cope if the U.S. refuses to lead on issues from international trade to human rights to environmental policy.

When an impulse — anything from a conversation to a presentation to a policy — reaches another individual, it triggers an idea and sets off a chain reaction for creative productivity.

A new report from Canada's Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship about AI's implications for policy makers found that, to be successful in implementing AI in government, a diversity in conversation must happen.

Officials from both sides have said that the conversation will be focused on topics of shared values and priorities, but prior to the visit, Vatican Radio — which, according to USA Today «is considered an official organ of communication for the church «-- released a story addressing U.S. policy issues at odds with Vatican teaching.

(The only one of which I MIGHT support is the character assassination) David has had a policy very different than the one on your blog (which drove me away from any desire to ever participate on you blog again) and that is one of allowing the conversation to flow freely.

From overheard conversations in restaurants during our journey (and people seemed to be talking about the election everywhere outside of the DC area) at least some people, middle - class people who go to Ed's Steakhouse or Shakespeare's Coffee Shop, are convinced that Obama's reelection would unleash all the worst implications of the proposed policies of the last four years.

Here in Dayton, I've developed a bit of a reputation for being both a political and theological «liberal,» and have thus found myself in some spirited conversations about everything from Barack Obama's foreign policy to the eternal destiny of Buddhists and Hindus and, well... Barack Obama himself.

«We hope to provide a place that anyone can join in the conversation, from those new to the issues facing the food system to the experienced policy pros.»

It featured contributions from Blake Ewing (Graduate Editor, Politics in Spires, DPIR), Chris Gilson (Managing Editor, LSE USApp — American Politics and Policy), Sierra Williams (Managing Editor, LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog), Chris Bertram (Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol, blogger with the group blog Crooked Timber), William Dutton (Oxford Internet Institute), David Levy (Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism) and Will de Frietas (Business & Economy Editor, The Conversation).

Corruption - busting remains a top goal for Democrat Zephyr Teachout as she scales back her political ambitions from the governor's office to Congress, and she has a knack for steering a conversation back to the handful of powerful corporations she says have a grip on federal policy - making.

At 6 p.m., Sen. Liz Krueger will host a conversation with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, discussing his work to challenge Trump Administration policies on a host of issues from immigration to the environment to civil and voting rights.

ALBANY — A week after the announcement that the state Senate will be controlled by a coalition of Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference, the chamber's new leaders are trying to shift the conversation from politics to policy.

At about the time that Labour's mayoral candidate, Sadiq Khan, tweets that Livingstone's comments were «appalling and inexcusable», Corbyn is engaged in an intense conversation with the train inspector about everything from rail policy to the recent catch of a «record cod» to Tony Blair.

«We know that the conversation around arming teachers and other school personnel was an attempt to delay substantive action on gun violence prevention and deflect attention from real policy proposals.

On this week's edition of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher discusses the political and policy issues raised by the legislative package with Betty DeFazio from Planned Parenthood of Syracuse and Rochester, and New York State Assemblyman Al Stirpe.

In the spirit of Mad Men's Don Draper, we didn't like what was being said about Labour (that the party can't be trusted with public money), so we changed the conversation (by fronting up to enough cuts to create fiscal room for a set of policy priorities distinctly Labour and different from those of the Tory - led government).

Mr. de Blasio said the decision to include policies that might fall outside the city's control derived, in part, from a conversation with Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, whose long - term plans have «assumed a meaningful role for their national government.»

This won't erase those ideas from people's minds and the conversations we have on the street, but if it dampens those conversations in the spheres that end up controlling a lot of our lives — where our cash will go and what policies and laws should be in in our culture — then that's really important, because those conversations have tremendous power.

The goal of the EL Summit was to elevate the conversation around equity for English learners by bringing together diverse stakeholders practice and policy — from universities, public schools, charter networks, community organizations, and nonprofits.

It is therefore appropriate — from the Olympian vantage point a half century provides — not only to assess the Coleman findings and conclusions but also to consider how and where they have directed the policy conversation.

In a conversation that included representatives from KIPP, YES Prep, Cesar Chavez High School for Public Policy, UNO, High Tech High, Basis, National Heritage Academies, Basis, and Democracy Prep, among others, participants talked bluntly about the need to do far better when it comes to developing character, cultivating citizenship, and monitoring their performance in these areas.

«From a current policy perspective,» says Weiss, «we can all continue to show leadership by making our voices heard about the importance of systemic family engagement in the current conversation about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization.»

As presidential candidates trade views on immigration, foreign policy, health care, and a multitude of other issues, one essential element of American life seems to be missing from the conversation: K - 12 education.

CAE offers a comprehensive platform that includes model programs in all arts disciplines, professional research, and policy recommendations that inform the conversation about arts education at every level from the classroom to the Capitol.

Join Teach Plus on Thursday, November 17, from 5 - 7:30 pm for an important conversation on the questions surrounding student growth measures with experts Noah Bookman, LAUSD Program and Policy Development Advisor, Dr. Rob Meyer, research professor and Director of the Value - Added Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, and Chris Bertelli, Executive Director at The College - Ready Promise.

Through its successes, Pre-K Now changed the national conversation about pre-k education, and in its final report, challenged the nation's policy makers to transform public education by moving away from the current K - 12 system to pre-K-12.

Cohen points out that he's hearing more conversation about the importance of moving away from purely top - down, state - led policies to policies that support bottom - up solutions from local school systems.

In this conversation with E4E - Chicago Outreach Director, Felicia Butts, Williette describes how she has grown from a parent - volunteer into a professional educator and shares her excitement about continuing her professional growth through E4E's Teacher Policy Team.

Virtual charter proponents such as Bryan did not respond to requests for interviews, but Bill Cobey, chairman of the State Board of Education, tells Policy Watch that the virtual charter provisions tucked into the budget bill stemmed from direct conversations between virtual charter operators and lawmakers.

Doug Reeves suggests that leaders start the conversation with a discussion of the principles on which all stakeholders can agree; make clear what will not change under the new grading policy; be accurate in their risk analysis; and engage in systems thinking to reframe the grading debate from «my grading policies for my classroom» to a collegial responsibility for the decisions of every teacher and administrator in the system.

One recurring theme from my conversations with state legislators this year was that they are unfamiliar with the major state policy levers pertaining to educator preparation — accreditation, licensure, and program approval.

Presenters such as Bill Ayers and Janet Miller engaged in conversation with Gloria Ladson - Billings (who also won AERA's Division B Lifetime Achievement Award this year) and Michelle Fine to explore the lessons of Maxine Greene and, to use Ayers» terms, articulate «a fresh and improved three «r's» — reimagine, resist, rebuild — a project to reimagine schooling from top to bottom, challenging the politics and policies that dominate so much of the educational debates, and leaning toward a possible world, a world that could be but is not yet.»

With all these controversy and conversation around standards and testing, I feel there is a major issue that needs to be discussed from the Educational Policy perspective: Student Engagement.

Because of this, the development of reading policy moved from consensus - building and lively conversation to unyielding positions and harsh arguments.

Where the groups seem to converge, though, is that their members are gradually becoming involved in conversations about policy, ranging from teacher evaluation to seniority to professional development.

Liz King, senior policy analyst and director of education policy for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said «All children deserve to be safe and treated fairly in schools, but that goal can not be achieved by undermining their civil rights or excluding their communities from conversations about their safety.

Over the years, we have fought for and traced the evolution of the principal's role — from one frequently sidelined in policy to one at dead center in conversations about practices and processes that directly affect student achievement.

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Fortunately, there's been sea change in animal sheltering in the last few years, thanks largely to leadership from national organizations like HSUS and the ASPCA in developing resources around conversation - based (or «open») adoption processes and adopter - friendly policies.

As the conversations developed, I learned that there were some barriers placed in the way of adoption — from policies that prohibited first - time dog owners and families with children from adopting pit bulls to special applications, special hold times, higher adoption fees and even required home visits.

If you study the conservative approach to climate change policy long enough, the implication that they are trying to participate in a scientific conversation starts to fade away and you realize the underlying logic they are using actually starts from the conclusion that regulation and government intervention are bad and proceeds to the premise that there is no real problem with climate change, at which point, they pick around for snippets to support their premise.

How should the conversation about CDR be moved from academia to industry and policy leaders who can deliver CDR research, development and deployment?

Policymakers are currently engaged in conversation to ensure the proposed policy prevents those residents from losing existing benefits.

In a conversation about EU policy on restricting CO2 emissions from aircraft, on BBC Radio 4's Today program, this morning, Caroline Lucas, Green MEP for the Southeast region said

That means starting the conversation with each other, the people from whom we buy our food and our elected officials who set food policy.

11:40 A conversation with immigration lawyer Zool Suleman about Canada's refugee policy (from February).

Collecting insurance benefits from a fire insurance policy is an extremely complicated series of tasks involving frustrating and disheartening conversations with insurance companies.

If the landlord needs to see proof of a policy before they turn over the keys, then you can obtain this from a simple phone conversation with a Tornillo renters insurance company.