Sentences with phrase «raises questions about a policy»

The decline in equity, with African American students falling behind students from other racial / ethnic groups, is particularly disturbing and has raised questions about the policies around school closings and openings, which disproportionately affected African American students.

Not exact matches

Tom Mulcair's recent article for the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) raises perhaps more questions than it answers about the NDP's positions on the economics of energy and the environment.

Poloz delivered a lecture at the Canadian Economics Association's annual conference in Ottawa on June 4 that raised important questions about the relationship between monetary and fiscal policy.

In a speech outlining her economic policies in July, Democratic presidential front - runner Hillary Clinton raised questions about services like Uber.

But the controversy over policies which May is closely associated with has raised awkward questions about how the pursuit of lower immigration after Brexit sits alongside the desire to be an outward - looking global economy.

«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.

More broadly, the Cuba problem has raised questions within the national security community about how the Trump administration is using intelligence information to guide its foreign policy.

The decision to invoke national security trade protections over the objection of the defense secretary raises questions about the coherence of policy processes.

This debate raises profound questions — probably not for the last time — about the effectiveness of the Fed's easy - money policy.

It raises serious questions about the Yellen Fed's commitment to transparency as well as its struggle to reach policy consensus.

«These findings raise serious questions about the policy needs for future pensionless cohorts, such as the adequacy of benefits from Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement, and the Quebec and Canada pension plans,» the report states.

The move caused China's entire yield curve to drop 15 basis points and raised interesting questions about the PBOC's policy intent.

Not only does this raise questions about the inner workings of the platform itself, but points to the privacy policies of all social media platforms in this malleable, digital age.

The attacks in Paris raise questions about the prime minister's policies.

The Revolution of 1989 in east and central Europe» a world - historical series of events ignited by moral passion, informed by moral conviction, sustained by deft and morally sophisticated politics, and supported by a resolute demonstration that the Soviet Union could not compete with the United States in a serious arms race» raised further questions about classic foreign - policy realism and its narrow focus on «hard power» as the analytic prism for understanding both the dynamics of world politics and the exigencies of American foreign policy.

People are afraid of being considered soft on communism if they raise serious questions about national attitudes and policies in the Cold War.

This has also raised question about the effectiveness of the conflict of interest policy of the medical journal Lancet, given that two of the lead authors of its series on Maternal and Child Nutrition were members of Nestle's Creating Shared Value Advisory Committee.

Understanding these internal political dynamics also raises interesting questions about which Western foreign policy strategies are likely to be most effective in encouraging economic reform within China.

But it's also raising hard questions about workplace protections and what a good job will look like in the future» Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said in a speech today outlining her economic policy.

Commissioner Diane Burman, a Republican, is often a voice of dissent, raising questions and concerns about policy decisions backed by the Cuomo administration; the other remaining commissioner is Gregg Sayre, a Democrat.

A lobbying group closely allied with the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo has been in the news a lot in the past couple of days, in articles raising questions about multi-million dollar donations to the group known as the Committee to Save New York, and policies later advocated by the governor.

A previously unpublished memo outlining the policy raises new questions about the state's stated rationale for its deletions policy.

Cuomo's full - dress speech made the policy case, but the political offensive surged during the following days: The governor and his top lieutenants conducted a series of meetings and interviews that raised doubts about De Blasio's logistical competence to add thousands of pre-k seats by September and that questioned the depth of the mayor's electoral «mandate.»

The unexpected election of Donald Trump as US President raises many profound questions about the growth of populist politics around the world and the nature of his future policy programme at home and abroad.

Mixed messages from the Coalition government around schools policy are not only confusing, but also raise deeper questions about whether they have a firm position on schooling at all.

«The IG's report confirms that Ms. Sugarman's office failed to secure the confidentiality of the memo, and raises serious questions about the BOE's management and policies,» the statement said.

The massive overspend will raise serious questions about the Department for Education's ability to control its budget and whether ministers are behaving responsibly in their enthusiasm for the policy.

Separate question - marks have been raised about the efficiency of David Cameron's communications team, after former policy guru Steve Hilton revealed No 10 frequently found out about policy initiatives from other government departments via press reports.

In a dramatic intervention in the middle of the week that raised the pulse of the conference, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Vivian Wineman, wrote to Cameron raising questions about whether the Tories had checked out Kaminski's CV before appointing him to head the ECR — around which the Tories» entire European policy now revolves.

A lobbying group closely allied with the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo has been in the news a lot in the past couple of days, in articles raising questions about multi million dollar donations to the group known as the Committee to Save New York, and policies later advocated by the governor.

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency has approved a mandate requiring any company that receives tax breaks or incentives must pay female employees equal rates as their male counterparts, if both are doing the same job or holding the same position.While the 15 ECIDA directors who were at the meeting support the pay equity policy, questions were raised about how it may be enforced.

She and others have rejected UKIP leader Nigel Farage's claim that Paris raised questions about a «gross policy of multiculturalism».

The absence of the information about house movements on the back of the bedroom tax — called a «spare room subsidy» by the government — raises questions about arguments from ministers that the policy was designed to save money and free up existing stock to cut housing queues.

«Even if government policy included an acceptance of private schooling for those with special needs, the fact that the complainant did not feel that the current state system could meet her child's requirements raised questions about the nature of publicly - funded schooling and its ability to cater for children with special needs (including those whose families would not be able to pay for private schooling).»

«The IG's report confirms that Ms. Sugarman's office failed to secure the confidentiality of the memo, and raises serious questions about the BOE's management and policies,» Laurence Laufer said.

A senior Labour source said: «This raises serious questions about Andrew Lansley's judgement and it is difficult to see how he can continue on in his role as shadow health secretary when it would appear that a private health care company is helping to fund the development of Tory healthy policy.

«The IG's report confirms that Ms. Sugarman's office failed to secure the confidentiality of the memo, and raises serious questions about the BOE's management and policies,» said attorney Laurence Laufer.

Gallivan asked Miller whether she agreed or disagreed that the deletion policy raises questions about transparency and accountability.

During the Legislature's preliminary debate of the policy, conservative Republicans have raised questions about the practicality and fairness of the standard, which requires partners to affirmatively and continuously consent throughout a sexual act.

«This raises serious questions about the underlying... policies.

Tagging data reveal that, among other things, many of these creatures regularly traverse the Atlantic and mix with the population on the other side, thus raising questions about current fish management policies.

Regardless of its fate, a proposal before the U.S. Senate to bar the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases (GHGs) has raised important questions about the role of science in setting policy.

The possibilities raise a radical question about the moral status of human cells, noted Jan Helge Solbakk, head of research at the Center for Medical Ethics at the University of Oslo in Norway and chair of the society's ethics and public policy committee.

Last month, they raised questions about whether he and co-authors had followed journal disclosure policies in a paper published by Science Bulletin, a journal published in China.

They do, however, raise serious questions about the validity of climate models (which are, of course, used to predict future warming and are used to set public policy and sway public opinion) and how much we are actually warming.

But problems with this book's style and content raise questions about using Green's work as the source for drawing any broader policy implications.

Leaving aside all of the obvious practical concerns, like whether schools have or can develop staff qualified to teach computer science, this new research raises questions about the aim of these policies.

Students with questions about copyrights or this policy are invited to raise those questions with any dean, tutor, or academic officer.

They also raise questions about the quality and the influence of assessment as a policy tool (see Linn, 1998 and Mehrens, 1998 for more in - depth measurement perspectives across subject areas).

Recent national policy initiatives, such as implementation of Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluation, and school leadership evaluation, have raised new questions about the future of public education.