Sentences with phrase «public policy differences»

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But then again, so is demographics, water scarcity, technological change, creativity, policy choices, public sentiment, corruption, cultural differences, new forms of energy and a myriad of other factors, all interacting in unpredictable ways.

«In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women.

Prudence is not a matter of splitting the difference between opposed positions; it is the moral and political art of incorporating principles in public policy.

This is done intentionally by some, and it is merely done unintentionally by others who are so cloaked in their ideology that they can not discern the difference between expressing data and extrapolating public policy prescriptions, for instance, as a result.

Georgia Health News surveyed the state's 20 largest public school systems about their lead testing policies and found many differences in how school systems evaluated their water quality.

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

De Blasio and Cuomo have often sought to downplay their differences in public, even as the two have parted ways on policy before.

Take the personal allegiances out of it, and policy differences about public service reform are not an ideological argument to cascade down the generations.

Last week, officials from virtually every sector from across the Adirondack Park gathered in Long Lake for the Common Ground Alliance, the ninth installment of the forum designed to overlook philosophical differences and come together to try to move the needle forward on sustainable public policy.

It is reported that Pataki did not like McCaughey's relationship with the press or her public discussion of policy differences the two had.

It was fantastic to address our Party Conference last September and be able to pledge that a Labour Government would bring the railways back into public ownership.That was a policy that would make a real difference to passengers, and I believe in it wholeheartedly.

«In this project, the youth will be making a difference in the community, they will be learning about an important community issue, and they will be learning about public policy through the survey.

When political parties and public policy groups with such divergent views unite in a common cause it clearly attests to the fact that ballot access reform is not a partisan or special - interest group issue, but a question of fundamental freedom that transcends political and ideological differences.

Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat running for reelection, squared off against her Republican opponent, J.C. Polanco, in a friendly yet competitive debate on Monday that highlighted substantive differences, and some shared opinions, between the two candidates on a range of policy issues.

«While this has been an emotional debate with marked differences in public policy, there is no doubt that Commissioner King remains a public servant devoted to improving the education and welfare of New York's kids.

First, to do what he did, though in public rather than (as he supposed) in private - namely, make the most of their differences with the Tories, claim victories in the struggle for policy formation, and thus try to prop up their vote.

«We need to understand why these differences exist... and figure out how to translate it to the broader population of physicians,» said Dr. Ashish Jha, a professor of health policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and senior author of the paper.

«Our work points out that there are differences of opinion that could influence future public policies adopted in the region.»

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The center is the nation's leader in brokering the science of early childhood development to influence and inform policies and public opinion in ways that make a critical difference for young children and their families — particularly those facing adversity.

The Community Transport Association (CTA) is the national body working with the providers of community transport helping them to remain relevant and responsive to key areas of public policy and make a big difference for people and families in the communities they work in.

The public opposes policies to prevent differences in discipline rates across racial group by a wide margin, with support even within the African American community falling in 2016.

On most questions of public policy, differences between the affluent and the public at large are on the margins.

In a new study presented at the this year's fall research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management in Chicago, we used data from CORE Districts, to assess whether there are systematic mindset differences present in the US population within and across schools, and whether holding a growth mindset predicts academic achievement gains of students.

October 24: Atul Gawande: The Difference Between Coaching and Teaching with Atul Gawande, professor of surgery, Harvard Medical School; professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health; and staff writer, The New Yorker.

Changing governance arrangements clearly can make a difference in the way urban public school systems function, but such a strategy requires the right combination of ingredients - committed and skilled leadership by the mayor, willingness to use scarce resources, a stable coalition of supporters, appropriate education policies, and a cadre of competent, committed professionals to implement the reforms.

Nevertheless, public policies that reduce differences in skills between blacks and whites before they enter the workforce could substantially reduce racial differences in labor - market outcomes.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union comments on the Institute for Public Policy report, «Making the Difference - Breaking the link between school exclusion and...

Sign up here to join with other Californians like you who support charter public schools and want to make a difference in the education policy environment in our state.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the differences between strong policies for public charter schools and other forms of public school choice and President Trump and DeVos» plan to use vouchers to decimate the United States» public education system.

Bill Cibes made a fundamental difference then and does so now when he tells ConnCAN and the other «corporate education reformers» that we will not back down in our commitment and dedication to protect what is right about public education while we seek to develop and implement policies that make a real, honest and positive impact on the quality of education in our state.

A conversation on Facebook about reading became touchy yesterday, reminding me that you only need to scratch the surface to find serious differences when it comes to education and public policy.

A CAP chart illustrates the differences between strong policies for public charter schools and the plan from President Donald Trump and his secretary of education nominee, Betsy DeVos.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union comments on the Institute for Public Policy report, «Making the Difference - Breaking the link between school exclusion and social exclusion».

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is pleased to host the annual National Charter Schools Conference and bring together more than 4,000 charter school teachers, leaders, and advocates to learn practices and policies that make a difference in our classrooms.

But the gap that continues in America is between the policies that we know are making a difference and the political will to implement them, between the public education system we currently have and the one our students desperately need.

New revelations uncovered by researchers and reporters at the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy underscore those differences.

Third, we find considerable differences in teacher support and teacher influence on instructional policies and practices between charter schools and traditional public schools, which might help explain the higher returns to experience on teacher effectiveness as well as the observed effectiveness gaps between charter schools and traditional public schools serving disadvantaged students.

Diane Ravitch, an intellectual on education policy, difficult to pigeonhole politically (appointed to public office by both G.H.W. Bush and Clinton), but best described as an independent, co-writes a blog with Deborah Meier that some of our readers may be familiar with called «Bridging Differences.»

To illustrate how charter school policy functions to promote privatization and profiteering, the authors explore differences between charter schools and traditional public schools in relation to three areas: the legal frameworks governing their operation; the funding mechanisms that support them; and the arrangements each makes to finance facilities.

Reality: PISA shows very clearly that poverty is not destiny, and that education and public policy can make a great difference for students that are disadvantaged.

The National Education Policy Center sponsors the annual project to identify excellent public high schools which actively seek to close differences in opportunities and resources which drive well - known achievement gaps.

Recently, Chicago's two major newspapers made it very clear that charter schools can be very problematic and do not provide better academic results to justify additional millions of dollars that could be directed towards struggling neighborhood public schools («Chicago's Noble charter school network has tough discipline policy; critics say too many students are being expelled,» Chicago Tribune, 4/7/14; «Charter schools show little difference in school performance,» Chicago Sun - Times, 4/7/14).

Based at the University of Colorado Boulder, the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) sponsors the annual Schools of Opportunity project, which identifies and recognizes excellent public high schools that actively strive to close opportunity gaps — the differences in opportunities and resources that drive the well - known achievement gaps.

But effective public policies — to make work pay for low - income parents and to provide high - quality early care and learning experiences for their children — can make a difference.

Jaap Dronkers and Peter Robert, «Differences in Scholastic Achievement of Public, Private Government - Dependent, and Private Independent Schools: A Cross-National Analysis,» Educational Policy 22, no. 4 (July 2008), pp. 541 - 77.

Deborah Meier is responding to a writing prompt in Richard Elmore's new book: I Used to Think... And Now I Think... 1 In this book, 20 leading educators, researchers, and policy analysts individually reexamine their longstanding views on such school reform topics as community schools, inclusion, the role of unions, the effectiveness of turnaround strategies, and even their faith that any single public policy can make a difference in improving schools.

To her supporters, Rhee is a once - in - a-generation leader who has the smarts and the star power to make a difference on one of the nation's most intractable public policy issues.

This extensively researched policy report, the first in a series of three reports, highlights some of the differences in the rules that govern public district schools and charter schools.

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC), based at the University of Colorado Boulder, sponsors the Schools of Opportunity project, which identifies excellent public high schools that actively strive to close opportunity gaps — the differences in opportunities and resources that drive the well - known achievement gaps.