Sentences with phrase «policy priorities include»

Some of our other public policy priorities include:

Her policy priorities included enacting term limits for state legislators and changing the state's funding formula for public education.

Further, a majority of Americans support a range of energy policy priorities including protecting the environment from the effects of energy development and use (72 %) and increasing reliance on renewable energy sources (71 %), as well as reducing dependence on foreign energy sources (69 %) and keeping consumer energy costs low (66 %).

Not exact matches

In 2017, that was 22 states, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, including at least 10 that voted for President Trump in the 2016 election.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) officials tell Healthcare IT News that, while we can expect to see some major changes to health policy under President Trump (including rollbacks to the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare), health IT will continue to get «plenty of airtime in Congress» and could even become an important jobs priority for the incoming president.

Because the CNGC already regularly analyzes whether our incentive compensation programs provide proper incentives to our NEOs to achieve our Company's strategic priorities (including ROI) and because our shareholders already receive annual reports on those matters in the CD&A s in our annual proxy statements, we believe the adoption of the policy requested by the proposal is unnecessary, duplicative of practices already followed by the CNGC and our Company, and would result in an expenditure of Walmart's resources and our management's and directors» time that ultimately would not be in our shareholders» best interests.

The report suggests that combining human rights priorities with broader Canadian strategic interests — including trade and investment policies — can support a prosperity strategy that strengthens Canada's influence in the region.

Stabilizing economic growth «top priority» Policies and measures to stabilize economic growth currently include boosting consumption, diversifying exports and promoting investment.

Federalism is based on shared principles including respect for the constitution and the division of powers, while being aware that Quebec has not agreed to the Constitution Act, 1982, and accepting that there are differences among the provinces and territories and that governments may have different policy priorities and preferences.

FDR was working, notes the reviewer, Ira Katznelson of Columbia, «in light of the order of his priorities, his perception of the political climate, and his navigation of conditions not of his choosing,» including the political impossibility of changing American immigration policy.

Core focus is on consumer issues, although mention is made of prioritising «competition and consumer issues in highly concentrated sectors, in particular in the supermarket and fuel sectors» (nothing new here) and the policy states that some areas are always regarded as a priority, including «cartel conduct and anti-competitive agreements, and the misuse of market power».

The policy notes that «some forms of conduct that are so detrimental to consumer welfare and the competitive process that the ACCC will always regard them as a priority» including «cartel conduct, anti-competitive agreements and practices, and the misuse of market power.»

These concerns include diminished sexual relationship, feeling left out of feeding the infant, losing the attention of their mate, and feelings of inadequacy and jealousy.10 At the present, antenatal and perinatal care does not usually include information and training of the fathers as a priority: the WHO - UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative recommends professional and peer postnatal support for breastfeeding mothers but not for fathers26; the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on breastfeeding and the use of breast milk clearly indicates the need to educate the fathers27 but does not suggest what exactly needs to be done.

Labour are likely to find the main Lib Dem manifesto priorities acceptable and might make a generous policy offer, perhaps even including some constitutional reform.

In his most recent State of the State address, he listed several priorities, including reforming the criminal justice system, holding pharmaceutical distributors responsible for their role in the opioid crisis and fighting the federal government on its tax plan and policies on immigration, abortion, the environment and health care.

For New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a second - term Democrat, it poses the annual opportunity to lobby for the city's priorities, including small and large policy changes and additional funding for city agencies.

The report, «Britain and Palestine: A Parliamentary Focus 2010 - 2015», highlights how issues facing Palestinians, including conflict, occupation and displacement, have continued to a foreign policy priority for the UK Parliament.

Each policy commission was asked for priorities, and I was disturbed that Britain's Global Role included «maintaining the UK's minimum, independent, credible nuclear deterrent through a continuous at - sea deterrent».

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

In talks brokered by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Cuomo promised, in exchange for the WFP's support, to back progressive policy priorities, including a higher minimum wage, the DREAM Act, decriminalization of marijuana, and the public financing of elections.

A party for those whose priorities include the Welfare State, workers» rights, trade unionism, the co-operative movement, consumer protection, strong communities, conservation rather than environmentalism, fair taxation, full employment, public ownership, proper local government, a powerful Parliament, the monarchy, the organic Constitution, national sovereignty, civil liberties, the Union, the Commonwealth, the countryside, grammar schools, traditional moral and social values, economic patriotism, balanced migration, a realist foreign policy, and a base of real property for every household to resist both over-mighty commercial interests and an over-mighty State.

With their new clout, progressives in the City Council will undoubtedly take on many of the legislative priorities they've been touting for months, including council rule reforms and passing a new living wage law that would benefit unions and pro-immigrant policies like noncitizen voting, which the mayor opposes.

«They basically anointed one person without even speaking with me,» said Love, whose platform includes progressive policy priorities like Medicare For All, though his campaign bank account includes precious little money.

The policy recommendations laid out in the 101 - page report, including an argument for publicly financed elections, mirror Cuomo's legislative priorities nearly to a tee.

The Long Island Association's Priorities and Initiatives for 2018 include the critical issues, policies and projects we will advocate for on behalf of the Long Island business community this year.

Queens is pleased that the Mayor is placing this as a top policy priority for his administration and has included emerging neighborhoods like Long Island City and Flushing West.

«This is the first budget plan by the new governor and it includes many Democratic priorities that continue or expand upon policies that we have fought for in recent years,» the statement said.

«This included progress on two of 1199's top legislative priorities: a $ 15 statewide minimum wage and the strongest paid family leave policy in the nation.»

Cox raises key questions related to information ethics and policies as well as societal priorities, including: intellectual freedom and censorship; protection and use of intellectual property; truth and recordkeeping; and government control of records and information.

That will make it easier for Trump to push through his policy priorities and nominees for key positions — including the leaders of science agencies such as NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for a current vacancy on the Supreme Court.

The development of keyword policies (including adult content, self - harm, counter-radicalisation, sexting, grooming, suicide, cyberbullying, racist language, LGBT derogatory language, violence and weapons and much more) is a priority, and we work with leading charities and young people to develop and maintain the terms and phrases associated with each safeguarding risk.

Lawmakers could explore rules that exempt e-schools from policies requiring all charters, virtual ones included, to accept every student who applies and instead allow e-schools to operate more like magnet schools with admissions procedures and priorities.

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

CO ASCD's efforts to support teacher voice in education decision making include hosting online conversations with policymakers (see Education Issues in Focus at www.coascd.org), conducting policy summits, inviting policymakers and educators to write policy - related blogs or articles for our newsletter, connecting with other organizations in the state that promote education advocacy (for example, Commissioner Anthes» Teacher Cabinet http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm/teachercabinet), providing information about policy priorities in Colorado (for example, State Board of Education priorities (http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/sbe2017legpriorities), and participating in ASCD education advocacy activities.

During his tenure with the organization, Colleston has helped to develop and lead all aspects of the district's authorizing function, including overhauling the district's charter school policies, managing the charter school application process, overseeing citywide authorizing strategic priorities, and leading the development of the district's first School Performance Framework.

Through the Meaningful Student and Family Engagement initiative, OKF increased district and school capacity to ensure the voices and priorities of over 500 youth and families of color were included in school improvement processes and reform efforts — including development of school plans, budgets, and policies at the district level and at three partner schools.

Dr. Braddock has received many honors for his work, including the James E. Blackwell Founders Award (for distinguished service and lifetime achievement) from the Association of Black Sociologists (2008), and an appointment as a Member of the National Research Policies and Priorities Board, U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (appointed by Richard Riley, U. S. Secretary of Education 1995 - 1999, reappointed for six - year term 1999 - 2005).

Two incumbents and a former board member supporting the policy won despite three challengers whose top priorities included changing it.

These priorities are grounded in our strong belief that postsecondary readiness should be the organizing principle of K - 12 education, and include policies that increase educator effectiveness, encourage the creation of many more quality school seats, -LSB-...]

Vermont's ESSA plan ties together priorities the state has been developing for about four years, and builds on the state's already - rich framework of laws and policies on personalized learning, including different graduation paths, ways to determine when schools are struggling and how to use personalized learning to improve.

This issue of Policy Priorities examines the vocabulary that various stakeholders — including communities, administrators, teachers, parents, and students — use to discuss a whole child approach to education.

The panelists included Chandra Villanueva with the Center for Public Policy Priorities; Dr. Charles Luke, Associate Director, Pastors for Texas Children; Andrew Kirk, Dallas ISD Teacher and Executive Board Member, Alliance / AFT and Stephanie Elizalde, Dallas ISD Chief of School Leadership.

ASCD's newest Policy Priorities issue brief, «A Lexicon for Educating the Whole Child (and Preparing the Whole Adult),» examines education terms and philosophies — including character education, school climate, social - emotional learning, and 21st century skills — to provide clarity and enable thoughtful conversations on these key issues.

ASCD's newest Policy Priorities examines this complex issue, including factors leading to the shift and the successful approaches that some schools are taking to bridge the education and employment gap.

This includes setting policy and funding priorities for the Public Charter School Program.

We have numerous other initiatives that we will be working on this year — including exciting legislative priorities that seek to advance several recommendations from our fall 2017 policy paper, a third national teacher - powered conference in Boston, several guest speakers on innovative educational topics, exploring new work on teacher preparation, and much more!

To do this, we must start by acknowledging in policy, rhetoric, and resource priorities that the education system's main function is to develop human capital in children of every ability level — including high - potential children.

At a time when education is acknowledged as a priority for America's success and competitiveness, NSBA believes that it is imperative that federal policy — including implementation of the child nutrition reauthorization — assures that educational systems are supported, not undermined by unfunded mandates or under - resourced requirements.

Teacher training on district policies and priorities, including district technology requirements or preferences.

Complete lists of each Operating Administration's (OA) policy papers (including these high priority policy issues) are included in the «How We Operate» section of this SharePoint site, under the appropriate OA's page.