Sentences with phrase «policy reform proposals»

When considering law and policy reform proposals, we must always remember that there is no «one - size - fits - all» model of development.

As a result, many of the existing policy reform proposals are unlikely to make things better.

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«Business friendliness,» a euphemism for tax policy, found its way into Amazon's HQ2 request for proposal, showing that the world's biggest players are taking the new tax reforms seriously.

He is the author of Simplifying the Rule Book: A Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada's Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment, recently published by the C.D. Howe Institute.

A proposal from an individual investor with 60 shares to «reform executive compensation policy with social responsibility» garnered less than 7 percent of the vote.

The House Republicans continue to rollout several policy proposals / frameworks, recently releasing a tax reform plan that aims to reduce tax rates and...

«When we interviewed the insurers for our report, it was in late 2017, so we were not able to fully capture how insurers currently would feel about these market stabilization proposals that are in the news this week,» said Sabrina Corlette, research professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute and one of the authors of the study.

So here's a modest proposal: why doesn't the federal government get things rolling by pushing for reform of supply management — that convoluted mess of federal and provincial policies that actually make it an offence for farmers to sell milk and poultry across provincial boundaries?

This submission lays out concrete policy proposals that the government should consider if it is serious about implementing progressive reforms in Budget 2016.

Insisting that what is important is not the amount of aid but its quality (a point of agreement with Edwards), Lancaster makes a number of sensible proposals for reform which are mainly of interest to specialists, and certainly grist for policy mills inside the Washington beltway.

Like her husband before her, Clinton is trying to forge a new consensus and is unashamed to pile up policy proposals: on family leave, child care, college affordability, incentives to employers for higher wages, immigration reform, clean energy and limits on the power of wealthy campaign donors.

Clarke's Green Paper on sentencing policy reform, while not by any means ideal, is easily the best thing we can hope for on several fronts, including especially the national scandal of IPPs; and Clarke, with LibDem help, is an essential brake on illiberal proposals, instincts and policies elsewhere in government, especially the home office (as usual).

For instance, they struck a bargain with the Liberal Party (the so - called «Lib - Lab Pact») in a desperate bid to cling to power in 1977, by the terms of which Labour agreed to take on board certain policy proposals favoured by the Liberals, including electoral reform.

The proposals, including in the enterprise and regulatory reform bill, will require a majority of shareholders to approve pay policy and exit payments before they are approved in a vote taking place at least once every three years.

During the one - hour event — the first of at least 10 debates and forums that the Faso campaign has agreed to — Faso highlighted his record as a fiscal hawk, his deep roots in the district and outlined a series of policy proposals to streamline government, eliminate burdens on business to kick - start the local economy and reform Washington's fiscal chaos.

Faso also highlighted his record as a fiscal hawk, his deep roots in the district and outlined a series of policy proposals to reform Washington and kick - start the economy.

People for New York is loosely designed on the concept behind the now - defunct Committee to Save New York, which was funded by deep - pocketed business and real estate interests in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top policy proposals (pension and tax reform, the property tax cap etc.) in the early years of his governship.

Cuomo also said he's standing firm on ethics reform, and called debate over the inclusion of policy proposals in the budget a «red herring.»

The proposal - a flagship policy of the Liberal Democrats - emerged following a two - and - a-half month consultation of members of the public who generally agreed that council tax levels were «not acceptable» and «should be seriously reformed or abolished».

Democrats have sought to be on the offensive with reform policy proposals, including a recall measure that would be triggered if an official is accused of corruption that impacts the financials of a municipality or government.

ALBANY — The final budget bill containing education funding and policy, introduced on Tuesday afternoon, included modified versions of many of Governor Andrew Cuomo's original reform proposals, including an overhauled teacher evaluation system.

Who steadfastly opposed proposals in the state Legislature last year to reform state procurement policies and restore some of the oversight powers of the state comptroller that the governor successfully wrestled away after he took office.

Cuomo took an aggressive position during his budget and policy address Wednesday, threatening to withhold a significant funding increase for schools if lawmakers don't approve his controversial reform proposals, such as an amendment to the state's teacher - evaluation system that would increase the ratings» reliance on standardized testing.

Proposals include tightening the state's ban on assault weapons, strengthening penalties against illegal guns, and reforming mental health policy.

Governor Cuomo has appointed a commission to explore policy proposals for education reform in New York.

Responding to the report published today by Policy Exchange arguing for reform of the public sector pay and pensions frameworks, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «This report appears to be another example of supporters of the Coalition Government seeking to rally support for localised pay in the face of a dearth of evidence to back up the Coalition's proposals for the abolition of national pay frameworks for public services.

Voting, government ethics, and campaign finance reforms are among many of Cuomo's 2017 policy proposals that did not materialize last year, either due to resistance from the Legislature, a lack of more aggressive lobbying by the governor, or other challenges.

We also aim to set up a parliamentary website devoted to reform of parliamentary procedure (excluding wider policy issues) to provide a channel so that public grievances or proposals for positive change can be aired.

His 80 - minute speech offered a litany of policy proposals, but the governor spent the largest chunk of time discussing his plans for education reforms.

JC Polanco, a Republican running for Public Advocate, joined Max & Murphy to discuss his candidacy, explaining a variety of policy proposals and his overall mission to reform the position itself to give it more power, funding, and teeth.

Legislators from both chambers pitched ethics reforms — and a host of other policy proposals, from paid family leave to a more robust system for organ donation — that will lead to clashes, namely the limiting of outside income for lawmakers and pension forfeiture for those convicted of a crime related to their public office.

Even on his top policy priority of campaign finance reform, he wrestled with his words and had to be pulled back twice by debate moderator Errol Louis of NY1 when he strayed to attack de Blasio in the middle of explaining his proposal.

The governor's proposal also calls for federal support to keep Brooklyn's ailing hospitals open, changing the controversial Common Core school curriculum, ending standardized testing for grades K - 2, begin construction of four new casinos in the fall, allow public funding of political campaigns and reforming the state's ethics policy.

Through his January State of the State tour, 2017 policy book, and executive budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo laid out his proposals for such measures — an ambitious reform agenda, but one that the governor has done little to promote publicly since January.

In the wake of immigration proposals late last month from both the White House and the Senate's «Gang of Eight,» the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee last week held a hearing to discuss U.S. immigration policy and the potential for reform.

The reform plan is part of the 2025 - Vision for Science choices for the future, a broad policy document issued by the Dutch Cabinet on 25 November that won plaudits for several other proposals.

A consensus for change is developing, but as Bridget Terry Long points out in a new policy proposal commissioned by the Hamilton Project, reform efforts often sidestep substantial questions about how to improve academic preparation and — importantly — help students avoid remedial placement altogether...

While education reform has taken a slightly different trajectory following the appointment of Theresa May as Prime Minister, who has since put forward proposals to lift the ban on grammar school in England, Education Secretary Justine Greening has reaffirmed the government's commitment to academies and suggested that they will still be a central part of education policy.

The cooling in support for salary increases has been accompanied by a similar decline in support for two common proposals aimed at reforming personnel policies (Figure 7).

This week, Paul talks to Charles Barone, the director of policy at Democrats for Education Reform, about the House Appropriation Committee's decision to drop several of Donald Trump's proposals to broaden school choice.

For me, reform is more a matter of how one thinks about school improvement than a recital of programs and policy proposals.

A book on the dependence in reform legislation on specified research models could have been helpful; unfortunately, the hostility among the contributors to both current scientific research and current policy proposals prevents this from being that book.

1) «Corporate education reform» refers to a set of proposals currently driving education policy at the state and federal level.

In this policy proposal Nora Gordon suggests (1) reforms to ensure that the Title I formula gets enough resources to the neediest areas, and (2) improvements in federal guidance and fiscal compliance outreach efforts so that local districts understand the flexibility they have to spend effectively.

This group, to which I belonged as well, met twice a year for some 15 years — discussing, debating, developing projects, writing books and articles, crafting policy proposals, consuming lots of wine and food, and doing our best to shape the trajectory of American school reform.

Peter Smyth, a retired educator and administrator, and also a co-founder of Community Voice, says, «After a career in education and research into educational reform, I have come to these conclusions: while South Carolina Superintendent Zais has applied for a waiver to No Child Left Behind, his proposals reflect those of Secretary Duncan and the current and previous administrations, policies which have not achieved their goals and have made raising test scores and graduation rates, rather than meaningful learning, the default goals of American education.

Our new report for the Friedman Foundation, Pursuing Innovation, takes a deep dive into that proposal by documenting how much and what types of competition currently exist in K — 12 education, predicting which forms of competition are most likely to generate pressures for improvement in K — 12 education, and brainstorming policy attributes that will maximize the effectiveness of competition - based education reforms.

But Charles Barone, who directs federal policy for Democrats for Education Reform, said that the initial version of the bill squared with the evaluation proposal Van Roekel referenced.

Today, Mitt Romney squandered an opportunity to participate in a meaningful discussion of real education reform by attempting to disguise attacks on teachers and public education as meaningful policy proposals.

Trump's recent proposal to eliminate Title II, which was advanced last month by a House Committee on Appropriations, 16 entirely puts at risk these evidence - based reform efforts, which are up to states to implement.17 Advocates must work to minimize cuts to Title II and other federal programs to ensure that states and districts have operating funds and the ability to implement innovative policies and programs with fidelity.