Sentences with phrase «reform efforts across»

In collaboration with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council), established under FAST Act Title XLI, IPIC coordinates DOT efforts with permitting reform efforts across other Federal agencies.

RTTT was created in the stimulus bill last year and funded with $ 5 billion to address school reform efforts across the country.

The trick is for schools to do this in ways that do not fragment the coherence of overall reform efforts across the district.

The information includes education research and analysis, federal legislative updates, tips on effective policymaking, coverage of education reform efforts across the nation, and other vital resource documents.

And we are supporting the long - term sustainability of educational reform efforts across states and districts.

The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings released two papers examining pension reform efforts across the nation.

The outcomes of these cases are likely to shape reform efforts across the country.

The report outlines the current environmental regulatory reform effort across jurisdictions and lists issues for further investigation.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

But upping the ante on Keystone and trying to present a united Democratic front opposed to a compact Republican front wouldn't fit very well with President Obama's current effort to strike a more conciliatory tone and promote across - the - aisle cooperation on tax reforms and deficit reduction.

Challenge Success has since worked with almost 800,000 students, faculty, administrators and parents throughout the United States and across the world on efforts like changing bell schedules, reforming homework policies, shifting to alternative assessments and encouraging project - based learning with the goal of creating «healthier and more productive pathways to success.»

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will make radio appearances today, participate in a call with mayors from across the country about health care reform efforts in D.C., and then travel to Philadelphia, PA..

But despite the efforts of the Attorney General's Public Integrity Bureau and those of U.S. Attorneys across the State, the cycle of corruption persists, in part due to the negligible impact of marginal reforms previously enacted in the wake of public corruption scandals.

«Those who suggest that the whole of government can focus on delivering on only one thing at a time seem to forget what reforms are already in progress across our public services — at precisely the same time and maintaining our relentless efforts to ensure our economy is on the right track,» Mr Alexander added.

Voter fraud fear - mongering is a right - wing smokescreen designed to not only disenfranchise the poor and people of color, but thwart efforts to deliver sorely needed electoral reforms in New York and across country.

The NDRC is leading an aggressive effort to dramatically reform the redistricting process across the country and achieve fair maps that accurately reflect the will of the American people.

Differences between two of these cases help illustrate how the dynamics of relational trust across a school community influence its reform efforts.

-- Education reform efforts seem to be paying dividends across the United States.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

With this level of diffusion, it's difficult to imagine any sort of any sort of coherence or structure, and the push for improving teacher preparation must grapple with how any preferred reform efforts would be implemented across such a fragmented market.

Though lacking any regulatory components, the report proved to be a blockbuster, mobilizing reform efforts in states and school districts across the country.

«Yet somehow, despite hard - fought political battles and reforms, and the daily efforts of system leaders, teachers, parents and students across the nation, we continue to replicate a system in which key indicators of impact and equity are stagnating or going backwards,» they said.

That effort was similar to RTT in that it involved states making reforms across a number of areas, with evaluation systems being only one component.

Whereas past reform efforts generally targeted one element, Race to the Top asked states to build comprehensive and coherent education agendas across four key pillars or «assurances.»

In our work at Democrats for Education Reform, my colleagues and I regularly interact with elected officials across party lines in efforts to advance positive academic outcomes for students.

Moreover, because it was a top - down approach - a demand for effective management that business leaders, governors, and the public could readily understand - it came across as a natural extension of mainstream reform efforts to make the existing system work better.

The authors of a recent Yale Law Journal article agree: «While OCR has dramatically improved its efforts to reform structural Title IX compliance across universities... it has done relatively little to promote complainants» immediate access to education.»

Perhaps the best two pieces I've come across are from the Newark Star - Ledger's Tom Moran including an opinion piece on where things stand that notes district progress along with charter school improvements and reformers» misguided focus on the parts of the story Russakoff leaves out (Newark students are better off, despite the political noise) and also a Q & A with Russakoff in which the author rebuts a deeply flawed NYT review, proposes a forensic audit of Newark's $ 23,000 - per student spending, but calls the Zuckerberg - funded reform efforts a «wash» over all (Author Dale Russakoff discusses new book).

As teacher - contract negotiations proceed this spring, union leaders across the country report that the reform movement is giving a new legitimacy to their longstanding efforts to improve salaries and working conditions, and that in some districts teachers have made startling gains in these areas.

In their special strategies study, Stringfield et al. (1997) found that reform programs that focused on the primary grades had larger achievement gains in reading than schools that spread their efforts out across the elementary grades or into the secondary grades.

Insight in action As part of collaborative reform efforts to improve K - 6 science education across multiple urban school districts, a teacher leader was selected from each participating elementary school based on his / her knowledge of science.

As more charter schools open and as more Californians become aware of the great new options that charter schools are creating for communities across the state, we see a growing recognition that the charter school movement is becoming one of the most important reform efforts to have happened in many years,» said Jed Wallace, president and CEO, California Charter Schools Association (CCSA).

For schools and districts across the U.S., family engagement is becoming an integral part of education reform efforts.

This video highlights the efforts of concerned residents from across Wisconsin who traveled to Madison to testify about the negative impact of the current school funding system on our schools and in support of SFN's plan for funding reform.

Today's education reform climate seems to focus on a misguided narrative of unions as obstructionists and educators as villains, ignoring how educators and their unions are leading successful reform efforts all across the country.

Subsequently, Derek joined the Stupski Foundation and managed efforts to support district - wide reform across the country, including efforts in districts such as Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi and the Baltimore City Public Schools System in Maryland.

Since the 1960s, there have been continuing federal efforts to bring reform to scale in high - poverty elementary and secondary schools across the U.S..

The name of the organization clearly references Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), which has helped deliver millions to anti-union candidates and lobbied for policy changes across the country, including a right - wing effort to crush unions in California, which voters rejected in 2012.

Also critical to sustainable and systemic school improvement efforts is ensuring that individuals across all levels of the system are engaged in reform.

The Consortium for Educational Change (CEC) recently received a $ 75,000 grant from the Joyce Foundation to support communication and engagement efforts to assist school districts across the state with the continued implementation of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council... Read More

We ran two - level HLM analyses investigating the relationship between students» spring comprehension, fluency, and writing scores and the school reform effort score for the total sample of 877 students in the 11 project schools (with data from three schools included separately across Years 1 and 2).

Separate analyses were conducted on student scores and teacher practices at these schools across the 2 years, in order to investigate the impact of the reform effort.

If test results show significant widespread gains in student results temporally associated with district reform plans, if these trends are generalized across all or most schools, and if the performance gaps between previous groups of low and high performing students and schools are seen to be diminishing over time, the argument is made that district reform efforts are having a positive impact on student learning.

Among the bloggers who attended the «discussion,» which centered on financial reform, the Treasury's efforts to stabilize the financial system, and the challenges ahead, were the publishers of Naked Capitalism, Interfluidity, Marginal Revolution, Kid Dynamite's World, Across the Curve, Accrued Interest, The Aleph Blog, and Financial Armageddon (one of my two blogs).

Alley Cat Allies has charted a course set on animal control and shelter industry reform and humane treatment through activities including: advocating for pounds and shelters to keep public records of animal intake and kill rates, for public and mandatory government oversight, and for increased pound and shelter accountability; mobilizing and educating the public and leading the national movement to end the killing of cats and to protect and improve their lives; and supporting the efforts of, and acting as the national voice for, thousands of individuals and groups across the U.S. who provide humane care for stray and feral cats.

In fact, this Article ends with a plea for more substantive and inclusive discussions of the many exciting reform efforts currently underway in law schools across the United States.

The Action Committee reports have sparked, and had a profound impact upon, a number of justice reform efforts that are presently underway across Canada, including, and this is the second development, Alberta's Reforming Family Justice Initiative.

In this spirit, I would l like to thank the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice for inviting me to write this post, and for its ongoing efforts to keep access to justice and system reform on the agenda across the country.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study evaluated the effectiveness of a system - wide reform effort to implement trauma - informed care, Trauma Systems Therapy (TST), across a large, private child welfare system.

In an effort to inform homeowners across the U.S., NAR published a page on its website that allows residents to see how tax reform would impact homeownership in their state.