Sentences with phrase «public policy preferences»

The PPIC Statewide Survey has provided policymakers, the media, and the general public with objective, advocacy - free information on the perceptions, opinions, and public policy preferences of California residents since 1998.

The public policy preference of California continues to be favoring life over death, and thus the adoption, rather than killing, of shelter animals.

Not exact matches

People who dictate public policy with their preference of genitalia are usually eunichs or worse.

Progressive legal theorists exploited this doctrinal disjunction to argue that the justices» opposition to economic reforms was fundamentally ideological and thus illegitimate: «If the public's evolving attitude towards liquor and lotteries had been sufficient to justify a rethinking of economic rights and federalism constraints, the argument went, then what else but the subjective policy preferences of the justices themselves could explain the Court's stubborn resistance to other, broadly popular forms of «social» legislation?»

While the Justice made clear his own preference for pro-life public policies, he argued that in itself democracy is neutral as between competing positions on issues such as abortion and euthanasia.

The great debate is not over sentiment but justice, not over personal preference but public policy.

If corporations profit from what people decide to buy, and if they adjust their production and advertising policies according to buyers «preferences and the interests of stockholders, then they also are amenable to what the public refuses to buy or what their stockholders establish as policy, and should be expected to adjust their production and advertising plans to take into account buyer and stockholder preferences.

By shedding light on public preferences, the research will contribute to an important debate about the effects of corruption and insecurity on public legitimacy and will provide policy - makers with rigorous evidence.

Neither Goldsmith nor Khan are household names and in a more low - key battle, the public's party and policy preferences may end up having more of an effect than they did during the celebrity contests between Boris and Ken.

His most recent article, «Preferencing Choice: The Constitutional Limits,» is highly critical of state policies that continue to promote school choice at the expense of public schools and values.

Understanding that state education policy makers may be unresponsive to the teacher evaluation policy preferences of both the general public and teachers, I also included two uniform survey questions to understand the value state education policy makers placed on various voices.

Finding # 1: Policy makers are unresponsive to policy preferences of the general public, but they value the voices of constitPolicy makers are unresponsive to policy preferences of the general public, but they value the voices of constitpolicy preferences of the general public, but they value the voices of constituents.

State education policy makers who were randomly exposed to data that revealed the teacher evaluation policy preference of the general public were not significantly more likely to align with the general public's teacher evaluation policy position.

A 2008 survey by Harvard University's Program on Education Policy and Governance found that voters greatly underestimate how much public schools cost and that their funding preferences vary depending on whether they are accurately informed or not:

Even where urban and high - poverty school districts emphasize public engagement, the policies and preferences tend to «trickle down» to schools only in the form of mandated representation on school councils — a weak strategy for distributing leadership.

Charters are poorly integrated not only because of housing patterns or public policy, but because of parent preference.

This annual survey — developed and reported by EdChoice and interviews conducted by our partner, Braun Research, Inc. — measures public opinion and awareness on a range of K — 12 education topics, including parents» schooling preferences, educational choice policies, the federal government's role in education and more.

More fundamentally, when the union bargains with a locality, it is essentially lobbying for the use of public resources in accordance with their policy preferences.

We strongly oppose allowing our nation's education policy to be driven by billionaires who have no education expertise, who do not send their own children to public schools, and whose particular biases and policy preferences are damaging our children's ability to receive a quality education.

«The study found that while economic elites» and business groups» preferences often result in policy changes, public opinion has virtually no influence on policy outcomes.

«The good cause — one that most of us support — can all too readily corrupt the conduct of science, especially science informing public policy, because we prefer answers that support our political preferences, and find science that challenges them less comfortable» (Kellow 2008).

The goal should not be to defend the science of climate change or to boost climate literacy, since science is not what is at issue in the policy debate, and science is not what shapes public judgment or preferences.

[2] Bertsch V, Hall M, Weinhardt C, Fichtner W. Public acceptance and preferences related to renewable energy and grid expansion policy: Empirical insights for Germany.

The survey questionnaire included extensive, in - depth measures of public climate change beliefs, attitudes, risk perceptions, policy preferences, behaviors, barriers to action, motivations, and values.

The position requires strong quantitative and analytical skills with a preference for candidates with expertise in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and grid - related impacts, sophisticated understanding and knowledge of electricity sector policy and public utility commission regulatory processes, and demonstrated experience with energy analysis and advocacy.

I don't want to speak for their particular public policy opinions so I will give my preference for public policy.

While policy preferences of group members tracked with their beliefs, their behaviors largely did not: Skeptics reported using public transportation, buying eco-friendly products, and using reusable bags more often than those in the other two categories.

I did not understand it to mean that they were literally making (de novo, or idiosyncratically, or based on personal preferences, etc.) public policy decisions.

At the same time, judges should not state their policy preferences or partisan loyalties, which could erode public confidence in their impartiality.

The CA saw «no reason in policy or principle which requires us to hold that a claimant who wishes to opt for self - funding and damages in preference to reliance on the statutory obligations of a public authority should not be entitled to do so».

While all 50 states have veterans preference policies when hiring for public positions, private positions are another story.

His research centers on several main issues: (1) the implications of religion and spirituality for mental and physical health and mortality risk; (2) religious variations in family life, with particular attention to intimate relationships and childrearing; (3) the role of religious institutions, practices, and values among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States; (4) the influence of religious factors on political attitudes and policy preferences; and (5) public opinion surrounding issues of race, ethnicity, and immigration in the contemporary United States.

This experimental study examines the impact of five key features of the core story of early childhood development on public attitudes and policy preferences.

This multi-year, multi-discipline study is exploring how communications about early childhood development (ECD) influences public attitudes and policy preferences.