Sentences with phrase «policy debates continue»

Optimism for change may be unwise because crucial policy debates continue.

The flaw of selection on dependent variable analyses is so obvious that it is shocking that education policy debates continue to be shaped by them.

The backdrop for policy debates continues to be formed by a host of disconcerting statistics about the college readiness and college - completion rates of American students.

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On one hand, the slow lane for self - driving cars isn't totally unexpected, as the Trump administration continues to chart its course in major transportation policy debates and decides which federal programs to keep or replace.

With the debate continuing to roil Washington, Inc. offers this modest prescription for immigration policies that preserve our national brand as the land of opportunity — and prosperity — for all.

Kroger said it would stop selling guns to buyers under 21 years old through its Fred Meyer locations, the third major retailer to tighten its policies while lawmakers continue to debate how to respond to the latest school shooting in America.

TALKING THE TALK Aside from their discussion over the stance of monetary policy, officials likely continued to debate fine - tuning their communications strategy by adopting numerical thresholds for economic variables that would guide the central bank's unconventional stimulus.

Uhlmann of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., has put together a remarkable range of information and arguments bearing on continuing debates about the end, and ending, of life.

The religious controversies that occupied Rembrandt's Dutch contemporaries were internal debates among Calvinist factions — the conservative Reformed establishment against the more liberal Arminian or Remonstrant sect that favored free will over predestination, and peace — a policy also good for business — over continued war against Catholic Spain.

He explains that while that «sincere, personal opposition» can not be «enacted law and public policy» without harming gay couples and violating the Fourteenth Amendment, he favors a continued «open and searching debate» between those who favor and oppose same - sex marriage.

Europe remains the leading market for sustainable palm oil yet it continues to be a topic of debate among consumers and policy makers.

Watch as BBC Daily Politics host Andrew Neil gets his hat handed to him — ever so politely - by a 10 - year - old girl named Charlotte in a debate over soda taxes and policies to curb unhealthy foods in... [Continue reading]

The debate about the safety of home births continues in the literature, professional policy and practice.

But there is also another aspect related to the backlog that is missing in current debate, despite the attempts of current government to blame for the backlog the previous one, the reality is that immigration policy continues to produce irregular residents and in - between cases.

As the nation continues to debate immigration policy, one restaurant in Troy, New York is hoping to create a safe space for immigrants and refugees.

He will say: «Sincere policy debates and ideological differences are, and will continue to be, a part of coalition.

«Assemblywoman Meng will gladly debate Dan Halloran and his support for the radical, ultraconservative, republican agenda, including his plans to privatize Social Security, pass The Ryan budget and continue the failed economic policies focused on supporting the wealthiest 1 % of Americans,» said Meng spokesperson Austin Finan.

Possibly riding high on the relief — rather than out - and - out joy — of winning an important symbolic vote this morning when a motion was put to the conference hall on continuing the coalition's economic policies was carried, a debate where the Lib Dem leader himself summed up, he continued to push coalition strength and struggle over capitulating to his party's leftwing.

The continuing debate about policy within the Labour party is a «sign of strength» as the party attempts to renew itself in a third term of government, John Prescott said today.

The continuing debate in Buffalo schools over a policy for transgender students drew such a large crowd Wednesday night that the meeting was moved from the usual, cramped board room to the much larger Common Council Chambers.

There are those who continue to advance the case that while all this might be quirky and a bit British, it allows for the great experts to debate policy and inform legislation.

Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and Richard Corcoran continue to spar over immigration policies and in the latest — the Tallahassee Democratic mayor has challenged the Republican state house speaker to a debate.

The Forum acts as a convener to provide continuing opportunities and promote the standards for sharing best practices and debating substantive scientific and policy issues facing the field.

«''» Until we have a consensus on the diminishing value of the notion of consensus as the keystone of the climate debate, we'll continue to see the politicization of climate science and the continued gridlock on climate policy.

Refinery29's original series «Behind the Headlines» takes an in - depth, human look at the policy debates dominating the global news media, from American immigration reform to the continuing struggles of Syrian refugees and Afghanistan's lingering gender inequality crisis.

As Americans continue to debate about a compulsively tweeting president, strict immigration policies and efforts to manipulate an often easily distracted media, «City of Ghosts» provides a grim reminder of what journalism should look like, and why its stakes are literally life and death.

Sobered and a bit battered, Fordham continues as an authorizer of Ohio charter schools — six of them today, with a seventh in the offing — and a vigorous participant in the state's larger education - policy debates.

The implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); debates about a potential large - scale federal school - choice initiative; and deep disagreements about civil rights enforcement continue to captivate — and roil — all of us involved in education policy, in D.C. and around the nation.

Moreover, many of the Coleman findings foretold debates over school and teacher policy that continue to rage today.

With the debate continuing and policy - makers abstaining from offering guidance, the future of ed - tech is mutable, but research in the UK indicates that investment continues to rise.

Nearly two decades later, the Delors report and its four pillars of learning have shaped policy debate and practice across numerous countries of the Asia - Pacific region and beyond, and continue to influence the education policies and practices of national governments and the work of international development partners including UNESCO, the World Bank and other international organizations.

Although SPN's unique contribution to the debate has been clever web videos and online smear sites, the group's affiliates have also continued the traditional approach of policy papers.

Studies of the relative merits of various certification policies and programs are clearly important to the continuing policy debates concerning teacher preparation and teacher quality, but they ask questions that are fundamentally different from those of the study described here.

In last night's final presidential debate on foreign policy, both candidates continued to address the importance of education.

Goode, the NAACP education director, said the group's position on charters may continue to affect its advocacy in local policy debates.

By the way, I didn't continue debating here because it's not convenient — your moderation policy and uncertain Captcha operations make it difficult to have anything like a real time discussion.

As debates over national and global climate and energy policy continue to drag out, there's been an intensifying exploration of climate miscommunication among those seeking concrete actions that will make a noticeable difference in the atmosphere someday.

Also read Andrew Freedman's post at Capital Weather Gang, which has more voices on how to civilize the climate science debate, even as the hotter policy fight continues.

«[B] ecause winning the public policy debate will continue to have a tremendous positive effect on the «bottom line» of your company,» Brunelli tells Malmgren (and, presumably, ALEC's other corporate funders).

One can tell by how climate change policies are being debated around much of the world that few people, including many very educated people, understand the scale and urgency of the problem now [continue reading...]

They continue their gate - keeping while your message is being missed in the climate policy debate.

In doing so, the paper dismissed mounting evidence linking underground injection of wastewater to earthquakes at large, continuing its attempt to cast doubt on science and shut down policy debates that could affect the paper's owner, billionaire oil and gas tycoon Philip Anschutz.

«Overall, the findings suggest that if there was closer attention to the social consequences of policies, rather than continuing with seemingly intractable debates on the reality of AGW, then we might get to a point where there could be agreement on some action.»

Although Lawson and his Global Warming Policy Foundation have been discredited and attacked by numerous scientists and senior politicians, his thinktank continues to receive significant coverage, wrongfully distorting the public and policy debate over climate cPolicy Foundation have been discredited and attacked by numerous scientists and senior politicians, his thinktank continues to receive significant coverage, wrongfully distorting the public and policy debate over climate cpolicy debate over climate change.

If the climate - policy debate is to continue as it has, we should expect more of the same.

Mark S. McCaffrey, programs and policy director for the group, which is in Oakland, Calif., said the Heartland documents revealed that «they continue to promote confusion, doubt and debate where there really is none.»

In a rare intervention into a policy debate, the American Association for the Advancement of Science urged Americans to act swiftly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — and lower [continue reading...]

Moderators continued to ignore the issue in Thursday's Democratic debate, despite significant policy differences between the two Democratic candidates, though Sen. Bernie Sanders did link fossil fuel donations to GOP politicians» rejection of climate science.

While the present policy debate on climate change focuses on 2020, 2050 and 2100 targets, our present use of fossil fuels will continue to affect the atmosphere and the oceans for many, many thousands of years.

Until we have reasonably trustworthy answers to (A) and / or (B), the serious policy debate will continue to be over how much to spend on general precaution and specific preparation for things we don't know will ever happen — let alone when they might occur in the next 100 years.