Sentences with phrase «policy issues confronting»

Among the most serious Earth science and environmental policy issues confronting society are the potential changes in the Earth's water cycle due to climate change.

He worked with researchers at the FJC to investigate current policy issues confronting federal courts in addressing patent litigation.

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In a statement, Lee said that the «growing «sharing economy» is leveraging technology and innovation to generate new jobs and income for San Franciscans in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.»

As it continues to advance in its reflection and activity with regard to environmental issues, its results will not confront the poor as something purely external, for its policies are shaped with the involvement of their spokespersons.

While it is true that many denominational bodies and leaders protested vigorously against our government's Indochina policy, it is all too evident that by and large the local churches failed to confront the theological and moral issues of the war.

No issue better crystallizes the unwillingness of progressive politicians in New York to confront religious bigotry squarely than the ongoing legal battle over the Department of Education's policy barring religious congregations from renting space in schools.

Lane, who served as science adviser to President Bill Clinton and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from 1998 to 2001, said the next president will confront issues requiring scientific and technological advice immediately after the 8 November elections.

In these roles, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments.

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the National Association of State Boards of Education Annual Conference, where State Board of Education Members from around the country gathered to discuss important education policy issues, build relationships with other policymakers from around the country, and learn about emerging education issues confronting students in Washington and around the country.

Though NTU would not be a panacea for the myriad issues currently confronting teacher preparation and our education system more broadly, it represents an important shift in federal policy that would signal to the nation a new era has begun for teacher training and the profession as a whole.

Its Animal Welfare and Science teams participate in important research efforts to confront pressing ocean conservation issues and advocate for smarter policies at local, state and federal levels.

The public is daily confronted by pressing science - related public policy issues and needs information to take with them to polling places.

Even when directly confronted with very basic issues, such as journals selectively enforcing data access policies, the response has generally been to solely support the wishes of the climate scientists.

When the science — policy interface is confronted with complex issues that are characterized by many scientific uncertainties three coping strategies may be distinguished.

The analysis takes a comprehensive look at the critical issues confronting investors, policy makers and consumers over the past year.

«Nick, as usual, refuses to confront the issue of Mann's deletion of adverse data in IPCC 2001» There is a laudable editorial policy here deprecating efforts to sweep away the whole of AGW in a paragraph.

ICON fosters understanding and discussion of Issues Confronting Our Nation, including fiscal responsibility, excellence in education, energy independence, effective national defense and foreign policy, and restoring individual freedom and personal accountability.

«Some of the most serious legal issues confronting companies today relate to cybersecurity and national security law,» said Mark D. Wasserman, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. «These issues affect the critical infrastructure supporting the US and global economies, and Michael will be of immediate value to clients as they face increasing pressure to have best practices and policies in place to protect customer and sensitive business information.»

Advocating on social justice issues that continue to confront our community from anti-immigrant policies to the right to marry for all individuals.

The Institute pools the resources of leading academic scholars and the practicing professional community to train students and professionals, monitor policies and trends and reflect upon issues confronting the labor and employment law community in a neutral setting.

Perhaps a bigger issue, says Fuerst, is that the new whistleblower policy gives companies little opportunity to look into allegations internally before being confronted with a high - profile public investigation.

Key Findings From a 2009 National Parent Survey: Implications for Infant - Toddler Public Policy (PDF - 42 KB) ZERO TO THREE (2010) Explores issues and challenges that parents of young children confront today, where gaps in knowledge of early development exist, what sources of information and support these parents turn to, and what factors influence their approach to parenting.