Sentences with phrase «public policy foundations»

She has published evaluations of education choice options for various public policy foundations and has done extensive work developing and evaluating education savings accounts (ESAs).

(announced Dec. 3, 2015) Chairman and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc., a nonprofit public policy foundation based in Harrisburg.

Not exact matches

ARI is a national, not - for - profit, non-partisan public opinion research foundation established to advance education by commissioning, conducting and disseminating to the public accessible and impartial statistical data, research and policy analysis on economics, political science, philanthropy, public administration, domestic and international affairs and other socio - economic issues of importance to Canada and its world.

Kesselman, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Public Finance with the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, co-authored the 2001 study that laid the foundation for the TFSA introduced in 2009 with a $ 5,000 annual contribution limit.

And little by little we've seen Democratic politicians, one after another, begin to proffer moral and religious foundations for their particular public policies.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

Financial support for the Empire Center for Public Policy comes from a variety sources, including foundations, corporations and individuals.

«Our public and private sector policies and programmes have been robust and successful in building the foundation for the sustained prosperity that we promised our people.

Scientifically accurate information builds the foundation for public policies that promote the well - being of people and communities,» the letter said.

This is particularly so when such accusations are based on impure science, a flawed legal foundation, and completely inadequate or inappropriate public policy.»

Building an endowment is critical in establishing a strong financial foundation that supports the institute's public policy research programs.

«Bob's 35 - year track record in school reform, coupled with his work as a teacher, public policy advisor and foundation director will serve him well for this assignment.»

As online learning gains share and transforms our education system, for some time I have argued that foundations and philanthropists would be wise to spend their dollars in moving public policy, creating proof points, and the like to create smarter demand and not invest on the supply side in the technology products and solutions themselves.

In the chapter I wrote a decade ago, I suggested that if foundations wanted to change the education system they would have to engage in policy change to re-direct how the much larger pool of public resources is spent.

They seem to recognize that public policy has to change if their projects are to be sustained, and foundations are becoming more active in the policy arenas.

In a similar vein, Jennifer Vranek and her colleagues at Education First write, «Past accountability systems were the darlings of policy makers, think tanks, foundations, editorial boards, and advocates; they rarely had the support of educators, school communities, and the public writ large.

Reckhow shows that large foundations have recognized the need to focus on influencing how public monies are spent, and that they are now devoting a significantly larger share of their giving on policy advocacy.

A task force of Ohio foundations and other grantmaking organizations is calling on state leaders to improve public education by adopting five broad, ambitious policy priorities.

The foundation is also working much more aggressively to change public policy concerning key elements of the portfolio approach: transparency in school finance, multiple independent school providers, and performance - based accountability.

Civic Enterprises is a social enterprise firm that works with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments to develop innovative initiatives and public policies in the fields of education, national service, civic engagement, conservation, public health and more.

CAROL ANN TOMLINSON is Professor of Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the University of Virginia and was a public school teacher for 21 years.

Private foundations should not be setting public policy for them.

«As a parent, I am very disturbed to discover that private billionaires with foundations and agendas and zero expertise in education are largely determining national public education policy right now,» she said.

A few billion dollars in private foundation money, strategically invested every year for a decade, has sufficed to define the national debate on education; sustain a crusade for a set of mostly ill - conceived reforms; and determine public policy at the local, state, and national levels.

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Gates foundation grants to promote this work: The Center on the Future of American — think tank at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, claims to focus on excellence, equity, and efficiency in K - 12 and higher education.

This weekend's Wall Street Journalinterview with the foundation's namesake about those school reform efforts once again hit upon one of the most - salient points I had made: That private - sector donations to public school districts and efforts at influencing policy won't be enough to continue the overhaul of American public education.

They recommend «changes to federal, state, and local policy» and a greater degree of «neighborhood partnerships» among charters, public schools, foundations and universities if these schools are to «be a powerful vision for educational innovation in a new century.»

About 750,000 of those children attend Defense Department - run schools on base or local public schools off base, according to a policy brief the foundation published Friday.

Bringing together top education experts and practitioners, the foundation funds system - wide programs and policies that strengthen public schools by creating environments that allow good teachers to do great work and enable students of all backgrounds to learn and thrive.

The fact that there are foundations with huge endowments openly advocating certain policy ideas — with notable success — has elicited complaints from some quarters about a «billionaire boys club» hijacking public education and directing it on a course of its own choosing.

Civic Enterprises is a public policy and strategy firm that helps corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments develop and spearhead innovative public policies to strengthen our communities and country.

Not exactly a firm foundation from which to propose national policy but then when has public education ever been concerned measuring success?

In addition, Littman traces the relationship to no - nothing policy makers who have allowed scarce public resources to be squandered on the make - a-fast-buck industry that has been the foundation of Malloy's education reform effort.

Civic Enterprises is a social enterprise firm that works with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments to develop innovative campaigns and public policies in the fields of education, national service, civic engagement, conservation, public health and more.

In part, the perception of increasing funder participation in policy discussions is due to the very public personas of founders of major foundations like Bill Gates and Eli Broad.7 And the advocacy efforts of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Broad Foundation have increased dramatically with a shift from local funding efforts to more direct support for national - level policy advocacy on issues such as the Common Core State Standards.8

Disclosure: The Texas Public Policy Foundation and Moak, Casey & Associates have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.

«In addition to giving grants to right - leaning think tanks like the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, the Walton foundation hired an education program officer who had worked at the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative business - backed group.»

It would be unrealistic to expect DeVos to acknowledge the wreckage that her policies have wrought upon Detroit Public Schools or to note that even philanthropists and foundations interested in charter schools and vouchers routinely pass over Detroit because the situation on the ground is too wild west for their tastes.

The foundation's education program pursues this endgame through three major program areas: support for vouchers, both publicly and privately funded; support for charter school start - ups to encourage and enable the rapid growth of the sector; and public policy advocacy, to ensure that the road is clear for expansion with minimal regulatory interference.

In addition to using his foundation to effect change to American public education, Eli Broad has made personal campaign contributions to candidates who are favorably disposed to his preferred policies, even down to the local school board level.

«We want to build a solid foundation for the next generation of transportation through consistent standards, reliable technology, and policy work that ensures when the technology is ready, the general public will be ready as well.»

Key Message: Public and Shelter Policies lay the foundation for successful programs that decrease intake and increase the number of animals saved.

This opposition also operates on a flimsy foundation that runs counter to sound public policy and legal theory, and misrepresents existing animal protection provisions.

Over a 17 - year period, Exxon and its foundation spent more than $ 1.7 million to finance lobbying activity by ALEC on legislation and public policies that benefit the corporation, while improperly and illegally claiming a tax deduction for those expenditures.

In mid-January 2010, a group known as the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), which receives funding from the Scaife Foundations, led a campaign to have my NSF grants revoked.

(What Canete doesn't mention, of course, is that — as in the United States — the «public pressure» he credits with winning the support of EU leaders for the destructive climate policies, has been provided by phony «grassroots» NGOs lavishly funded by governments, Wall Street billionaires, and the huge tax - exempt foundations).

Renewable energy sources are a key part of the nation's future, but wishful thinking does not provide an adequate foundation for public policy.

Appropriate for market participants, but not for publicly funded scientists whose work is the foundation of public policy.

Exxon says it and its foundation gave in 2005 to tax - exempt nonprofit groups engaged in «public information and public policy research.»