Sentences with phrase «public policy concerns about»

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The Russian public is patriotically rallying around Putin's aggressive foreign policy and setting aside concerns about the economic fallout.

Investor Environmental Health Network is a collaborative partnership of investment managers and nongovernmental organizations concerned about the financial and public health risks associated with corporate toxic chemicals policies.

And so Britain finds itself outside the EU on the basis of a competent communications operation - working off large - scale public concern about the prospect of continued membership - but without significant intellectual policy work on which to draw on.

On the day Justin Welby is officially confirmed as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England, the British Humanist Association has expressed its deep concerns about the policy direction he will set for the church of England in relation to public services.

Perhaps best known for advocating that the nation guard against the potential influence of the military — industrial complex, a term he is credited with coining, the speech also expressed concerns about planning for the future and the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending, the prospect of the domination of science through Federal funding and, conversely, the domination of science - based public policy by what he called a «scientific - technological elite».

It seems they are more concerned with winning public support (or at least not losing it) than they are about their policies and their underlying political philosophy.

Asked about the Education Department's policy, however, de Blasio as public advocate and a mayoral candidate said that «common sense and fairness» trumped concerns over separation of church and state.

«Taxpayers have good cause to be concerned about state lawmakers and the governor using that borrowing power for anything besides its original purpose, especially when it's to pay for political pet projects,» said Ken Girardin, an analyst at the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy.

It perhaps also shows that the general public cared very little about the leadership election, as far as details (the so called policies) are concerned.

It is our failures in social policy, to provide council housing, to protect workers» (and trade union) rights, and to do enough to combat low pay and job insecurity that are the root cause of public concern about immigration.

A quick Google search on Labour and Ed Miliband policies produced these results: - On Welfare - • Ed Miliband sets out plans to cut benefits for young jobless • Ed Miliband to promise Labour cap on welfare spending • Miliband admits public anger at «something for nothing culture» • Labour leader pledges to match Tory plan to cut welfare bill On Immigration - • Ed Miliband's nod to Ukip: We understand people's fears on immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the issue of immigration

In accordance with public policy being concerned about the well - being of its citizens, science policy's goal is to consider how science and technology can best serve the public.

«The results of this study can be used by physicians, public - health providers and policy - makers to address public and parental concerns about HPV vaccination and promiscuity.»

That what the public thinks about energy — what they want, think they want, or think they know — shapes the decisions politicians make about energy and environmental policy: Personal attitudes, concerns, and priorities are determined by more than just «the facts.»

A report by the union in 2013 found that 86 % of federal scientists felt that they could not publicly share concerns about government policies that could harm public health, safety, or the environment without facing retaliation from their department leaders.

«We're concerned about the lack of transparency in science... and a possible ethical breach in not disclosing potential conflicts of interest in an area with important public policy implications,» says Kert Davies, Executive Director of CIC in Alexandria, Virginia.

«Yet if we continue to think about public opinion in this narrow way, as policy conflicts emerge, mistakes will be made and opportunities will be missed to effectively engage the public on the questions and concerns that matter to them.»

High pollution levels have sparked widespread public anger and officials concerned about social unrest have responded by implementing tougher policies.

At the beginning of the last decade, before concerns about the nation's graduation rate ascended to prominence on the policy agenda, only about two - thirds of U.S. public school students were finishing high school with a regular diploma.

Legal challenges to a state's legislative and executive policies on public education necessarily implicate separation - of - powers concerns about the courts» abilities to answer political questions and resolve policy debates.

Higher education has taken K - 12's place in the hierarchy of federal policy issues — due both to weariness with what well - intended federal efforts have wrought in K - 12 and to public concerns about tuition prices and student debt.

Every morning during his first year in office, Lincoln made himself available for what he called «public opinion baths,» an open forum for citizens to ask about his policies, challenge him on his positions, or convey to him their concerns.

As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, aka No Child Left Behind), Parents Across America, a national network of public school parents, will be calling on our U. S. Senators and Congressmen this week to share our concerns about the direction of federal education policy, and offer our proposals in a new position paper (attached).

A strong majority of California adults are very concerned» about pending budget cuts to K - 12 public schools, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California released today.&public schools, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California released today.&Public Policy Institute of California released today.»

And just as the Facebook debacle raises public concerns about the use of personal data, a new international test of ten and 15 - year - olds is to be introduced by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-- a powerful influence on national education policies at a global scale.

Many educators and policy makers are concerned about the potential bureaucracy needed to administer such a program and a possible loss of public school funding.

If you have concerns or questions about teaching methods, instructional resources, or public involvement in decision making, please click below to link directly to the appropriate section to find the related school district policy.

Yet, while these perpetual policies are forever meant to improve and reform America's «failing» public schools, we still have the same concerns about the same «failing» public schools despite 30 years of the same / similar attempts to reform them.

Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander (R - TN) questioned Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers and Dr. Nora Gordon from the McCourt School of Public Policy about their about her greatest concerns with the language.

Critics and supporters of school choice policies alike have raised concerns about what your proposed expansion of school choice could mean for the future of public education in the United States.

«People concerned about Michigan's failing schools should be concerned about conventional schools,» said Audrey Spalding, education policy director at the Mackinac Center for Public Ppolicy director at the Mackinac Center for Public PolicyPolicy.

Rather than making a series of empty, unfilled promises, these policies would actually improve teachers» working conditions, students» learning conditions, and school funding; would protect public schools from inequities of funding caused by the proliferation of charter schools; and would «encourage» the decision makers who currently establish public education policy to play within the rules, or forfeit the thing they are really most concerned about: those sweet, sweet campaign contributions.

The Mariner Outreach System also provides conspicuous links on the public website to the Maritime Administration's privacy policy which provides contact information on how individuals can contact the Maritime Administration to point out inaccuracies, concerns about status or reporting, and other issues.

The discrepancy between breed identifications based on opinion and DNA analysis, as well as concerns about reliability of data collected based on media reports, draws into question the validity and enforcement of public and private policies pertaining to dog breeds.

This attitude polarizes groups and individuals who otherwise have common concerns about animals and the environment, and is a barrier to developing effective public policy.

Last week I posted a «Your Dot» contribution from Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, a University of Chicago climate scientist concerned that policy makers and the public keep in mind the primacy of carbon dioxide emissions if they are serious about limiting the chances of propelling disruptive human - driven global warming.

Even Chesapeake's lobbyist, Tom West, was recently casting public doubt, «I still do have some concerns about the legality of making any part of the state off limits to development, given that the state policy is to promote the development of the resource.»

But, why should scientific concerns about AGW be any different from other scientific concerns that have influenced public policy, such as smoking, AIDS, pollution, declining fisheries, etc?

«Climate change legislation is a central concern across government at all levels, and is not solely about the changing climate, but is embedded in public health policies,» the editors contend.

Scientists may either bias their research in favor of concerns about public policy and the environment in subtle ways, or they may actively work to suppress evidence, and in some instances they may proactively manufacture evidence to discredit their opponents.

Despite the president's focus on climate policy, three recent polls show the public isn't especially concerned about climate change and that any concern they do have is waning.

And many — and this is predominantly (although not exclusively) to be laid at the feet of the Republicans — deliberately exploited legitimate concerns about government overreach and government interference in the market to gin up a malignant hatred of government for the politically expedient purpose of laying cover for very risky and highly dangerous policies that served to benefit a tiny % of the public disproportionately.

My objections to how the public policy debate about climate change concerns methodology, and are explained here: How we broke the climate change debates.

«Americans are getting the wrong signal from year - round weather about whether they should be concerned about climate change,» said study lead author Patrick Egan, a public policy professor at New York University.

Investor - State arbitrations regularly involve public law disputes about the scope and limits of host State regulatory powers, including, for example, disputes concerning limits of emergency powers, regulatory oversight over public utility companies, control of harmful substances, the protection of cultural property, or the implementation of non-discrimination policies.

[68] The substantive elements of the termination that the Board found unreasonable included: the principal ordering Mr. Dorval to use codes given the evidence that policy (of RSCHS and Edmonton Public School Board) supported involvement of teachers» professional judgment and consultation; the order being simply announced with little or no consultation; questions or concerns being ignored; little or no communication to students and parents about the codes or their enactment; the failure of the principal and the appellant to respect the professional rights and duties of the teacher regarding assessment of his students; and the discriminatory singling out of Mr. Dorval for discipline when other teachers who also challenged and refused to follow the principal's order were not disciplined.

Towards the end of the CCF talk I raise concerns about baiting and misleading information about minority groups being used to influence public policy in the area, and arguments raised by Beverly Baines and Susan Drummond over the constitutionality of the Criminal Code provisions.

Lawyers acting for organizations are often in a position to advise the executive officers of the organization, not only about the technicalities of the law, but also about the public relations and public policy concerns that motivated the government or regulator to enact the law.

Recognizing that there are often sound reasons for potential critics of the administrative justice system — or of the book — to be reticent about making their views public, I would invite anyone with those concerns, to read our policy re Conversing anonymously.

Canadian law and public policy resists applying a traditional contract model to a variety of family law agreements, in part because of concerns about whether parties are in a position, at the time of these agreements» creation, to provide free and informed consent.