Sentences with phrase «policy on autonomy»

This was the department's first public policy on autonomy in weapons systems and the first policy by any country on fully autonomous weapons.

On 21 November 2012, the Department of Defense of the United States issued its first - ever policy on autonomy in weapons systems, requiring that a human always be «in - the - loop» when decisions are made about using lethal force.

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Canada's digital privacy laws should focus on preventing «concrete harm,» not abstract concepts of autonomy and human dignity, and should minimize the compliance burden on businesses, according to a new report from the Macdonald - Laurier Institute for Public Policy.

The Localist parties also steer independent of the pro-establishment and pan-democracy camps, but unlike the Centrist parties — which accept negotiations with Beijing — the Localists view the policies of the Chinese central government as an encroachment on Hong Kong's autonomy.

Central bank independence, or monetary policy autonomy refers to a central bank's ability to conduct monetary policy without political interference, that monetary policy decisions are made purely based on economic and financial conditions to achieve publicly - stated objective (s) of a central bank.

While conceding that there is «some basis» for concerns about «the negative social effects of globalization», it contends that it is «not true that globalization is an overwhelming supra - national force that has largely usurped national policy autonomy...» It asserts that «national policies can, and should, give priority to mitigating negative effects on globalization» of financial markets), and the desperate and helpless attempts by the national regimes to come to grips with the soaring unemployment situation in the face of the continuing onslaught of the «supra - national» financial markets, the above bland assertion about «national policies» has an air of unreality about it.

The counterintuitive solution being talked about most on the Scottish Labour left in the case of a Corbyn victory is to demand full autonomy from a Corbyn - run UK party, and to use a newly empowered conference (alongside new policy - making bodies soon to be established in Unite and potentially in other unions) to restate the socialist aims of the party.

«The education policies of the previous Coalition Government, continued by this one, premised on extensive and excessive autonomy for schools and the obsessive pursuit of deregulation, have rapidly increased covert selection, often targeted at pupils from materially deprived backgrounds.

During the European parliamentary campaign of 2014 party Co-President András Schiffer described LMP as having a pronounced pro-integration position on environmental, wage and labour policy however, as supporting member state autonomy on the self - determination of local communities concerning land resources.

«Any state or customs territory having full autonomy in the conduct of its trade policies may become a member («accede to») the WTO, but all WTO members must agree on the terms.

«The abolition of national guidance on school charging policies and increasing autonomy for schools has allowed schools to charge for educational activities which were previously free.

[1] The Scotsman's Euan McColm wrote that although Lamont was given greater autonomy over Labour in Scotland, her Westminster colleagues «restrained» her attempts to develop a devolution policy, and her debate on universal benefits resulted in the SNP portraying her as «a politician dedicated to seizing from the people that which was rightfully theirs».

Existing literature on infectious disease policy, ethics, and law, outside the context of genomics, describes the potential for stigmatization of individuals or subpopulations, the challenge of balancing individual interests and protections (for example, privacy, autonomy, freedom of movement) against risks of harm to others and to public health, issues of justice, and employer or health professional obligations [27], [28].

The autonomy of African states on seed policy is limited by trade deals, such as free trade agreements or investment treaties, signed by States.

Our vision is a world where freedom is secured through long - term policy solutions that are founded on comprehensive research and that respect the dignity and autonomy of survivors.

In a new article for Education Next, David Osborne, director of the project on Reinventing America's Schools at the Progressive Policy Institute, finds Denver's pursuit of this strategy, which has increased school leader autonomy, has produced impressive gains in student achievement, leading to growing public support for the reforms.

ESSA also gave state leaders significantly more autonomy to set policy on other questions, such as teacher evaluation, diminishing the federal government's influence over state policy.

To achieve these objectives, KIPP schools leverage strong student - behavior policies with rewards and sanctions; contracts between students, parents, and teachers; longer school days and school on Saturdays; substantial autonomy for principals; and close monitoring of school performance in terms of student achievement and college readiness.

The net effects of these policies on school autonomy and differentiation are unclear.

The white paper highlights the importance of creating policy environments that grant innovative educators autonomy, enabling them to design and implement models based on affordable quality and personalization.

These range from teaching conditions, such as class sizes and salaries, to unhappiness with administrative practices (such as lack of support, classroom autonomy, or input on decisions) to policy issues, such as the effects of testing and accountability.

The effort now spans from support for teacher leaders to sitting principals and principal supervisors and accompanied district policies providing greater autonomy to principals and more explicitly focusing the principal's role on instructional leadership.

At the heart of their recommendations, compiled in two separate policy papers, are the following strategies: empowering principals and educators with more autonomy over staffing; leadership and coaching opportunities for excellent teachers; student - focused professional development designed at the school site; direct investment in community engagement; and financial incentives to attract and keep teachers making progress with their students (based on a multi-measured evaluation system) in hard - to - staff schools.

Despite what seems to be a welcome shift among some policy makers towards teacher collaboration, I contend we are rarely providing teachers with the support, time, and autonomy to make PLCs worthwhile and effective rather than just one more thing on a list of «what I have to do.»

The report, «On the Road to Better Accessibility, Autonomy, and Accountability,» analyzes current charter school oversight policies from states across the nation.

We will support evidence - based policy reforms aimed at ensuring principals have the autonomy and data they need to lead schools with strong cultures focused on improving teaching and learning, and that they are trained to use teacher evaluations to deliver high - quality observations and feedback.

Policy - makers from both parties have asked teachers to support stricter checks on their autonomy, even though they've cut the professional development and support services that help teachers teach.

For instance, in today's system, school governing bodies (which now oversee schools, but which would likely have a modified composition or role under a contract schools model) have a fair degree of autonomy on decisions about admission, budgets and language policy.

Depending on the extent of the autonomy your team is able to secure in this area, there might also be school board policies you need to follow.

Through a three - pronged approach, redefinED atlanta empowers communities and focuses on policy for quality education, fosters the flow of high - quality teachers and leaders into Atlanta, and supports quality schools with expectations of autonomy and accountability.

Rather than serve as a conduit for flowing district policy to school principals, who are then expected to act on those centralized decisions, Ms. Allen and her team in the 20,000 - student district help principals learn how to best exercise autonomy in their schools, from making staffing decisions to figuring out instructional priorities to determining if there's enough money in the school's budget to buy a van for after - school activities.

In this role, Holly directed a wide range of state and local policy initiatives focused on improving educational outcomes for children through promoting autonomy, accountability, and equity in New Orleans charter schools.

But many urban districts are approaching state limits on charter - school enrollment, leaving policy makers to look for other options, such as Springfield's empowerment zone, where schools operate with autonomies similar to those at charters.

In addition to state - and authorizer - imposed restrictions, recent federal policies may have detrimental impacts on the autonomy of charter schools.

This 2011 report surveys recently passed teacher evaluation policies in five states and rates each on the law's strengths and weaknesses in teacher evaluation design requirements, transparency and public reporting of evaluation data, principal autonomy over teacher hiring and placement, and the extent to which the law links teacher evaluation results to key personnel decisions, including tenure, reductions in force, dismissal of underperforming teachers, and retention.

Success of our movement depends on autonomy but this small number of chronically underperforming charters endanger the legislative and policy environment for all charter schools.

For instance, as everyone knows, the Supreme Court has swung back and forth a few times on whether states need some kind of judicial protection to preserve their policy autonomy, or whether instead the political process is good enough.

The meeting opened with presentations on the state of technology by three experts, including artificial intelligence researcher Prof. Stuart Russell and Mr. Paul Scharre, co-author of the 2012 US Department of Defense policy directive on autonomy in warfare.

This 9 - page briefing paper reviews the US Department of Defense public policy directive on autonomy in weapons systems issued on 21 November 2012.

Paul Scharre heads the 20YY Warfare Initiative at the Center for a New American Security in Washington DC and previously worked for the US Department of Defense, where he led a working group that drafted the 2012 policy directive 3000.09 on autonomy in weapon systems.

[20] Other useful reports and papers on the homelands movement include: HC Coombs, «Homeland Movement», in HC Coombs, Aboriginal Autonomy (1994); J Altman, In search of an outstations policy for Indigenous Australians, CAEPR Working Paper 34 (2006).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Report on greater regional autonomy, ATSIC National Policy Office, Canberra 2000, pp 11 - 12.