Sentences with phrase «setting policy priorities»
Such information is vital for setting policy priorities to promote inclusive, equitable and sustainable development for urban and rural areas alike.
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The term «G - Zero world,» coined by Bremmer and political scientist David F. Gordon, refers to a power - vacuum world in which «major powers set aside aspirations for global leadership — alone, coordinated, or otherwise — and look primarily inward for their policy priorities.»
The broad set of Trump's fiscal measures and Republican legislative priorities should be supportive of a strong U.S. dollar, either by boosting growth and tighter monetary policy — or by contributing to an improved trade balance (through looser regulation in the energy sector and / or border adjustments).
The Government also sets out its policy priorities and new spending initiatives in the budget, many of which ultimately come into effect through the Estimates process.
Our unique public policy committee structure balances the priorities of our grassroots Members with the strategic direction set out by our board of directors, policy council and management team.
This is mainly achieved through transformation of service practice, such that being inclusive of fathers becomes a policy priority; whole team training and development take place; settings, services and practice are reviewed for father - friendliness; targets for male involvement are set; and so on (Fagan and Palm, 2004).
IBCoCo meets every two years to set policy and strategic priorities, plan coordinated action, and discuss administrative and financial matters.
How can we balance competing demands of refugees with the needs of existing citizens, and how can we provide principles and concepts which will allow governments to set priorities and policy?
Daren Bakst, a research fellow in agricultural policy at the Heritage Foundation think tank, said sue and settle has led to «egregious antics» that have «effectively handed over the setting of agency priorities to environmental pressure groups,» and has led to rushed rulemaking by the agency.
Following the Great Recession in 2008, many states decreased the amount of appropriations set aside for higher education, with many states» budget cuts tending to focus largely on education spending, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report.
Schumer, who is set to replace retiring Sen. Harry Reid, will spearhead the party's messaging and policy priorities in the first two years of a Donald Trump administration.
The State of the State, or in this case the six State of the States, set the governor's policy and spending priorities, and the tone for negotiations with the state Legislature.
«As we are thinking about how to implement the program, we are obviously learning from the path - breaking leadership of the Council and the speaker and being able to develop great programs and want to learn from those, but also set sort of priorities of how to use limited dollars in ways that are consistent with the city's values and policies,» Agarwal said.
This briefing sets out three policy priorities to help the new metro mayor hit the ground running from the start of their term:
In the spirit of Mad Men's Don Draper, we didn't like what was being said about Labour (that the party can't be trusted with public money), so we changed the conversation (by fronting up to enough cuts to create fiscal room for a set of policy priorities distinctly Labour and different from those of the Tory - led government).
«The two people who run our city are the mayor and the speaker who set the land use priorities, the budget priorities, the policy priorities and so the notion that we would have two white males govern a majority - minority city in a racially charged political moment is a problem,» he said.
A periodically administered survey of the postdoc population can provide accurate information that would help policy - makers establish priorities and also set a baseline against which changes in science postdocs» conditions can be measured.
Approved in 2007, the original COMPETES legislation committed the government to providing healthy funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Energy's Office of Science, while also setting government - wide spending priorities to be coordinated by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
It broadened science education across several agencies, launched the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy at DOE, and set government - wide science priorities to be managed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Under the SBIR - STTR reauthorization, which is part of a larger bill setting priorities and policies for the Department of Defense, companies owned by venture capital partnerships and hedge funds would be eligible for the first time.
This will give policy makers a comprehensive picture of where there's been a lack of funding relative to the impact of the disease and help to set global research investment priorities,» Dr Clarke adds.
The Commission sets out key priority actions for the next two, five and ten years for the research and policy communities, and outlines key treatment recommendations and procedures for doctors treating patients with MDR - or XDR - TB.
The release of the report coincides with the release by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy of the National HIV / AIDS Strategy Update, which sets priorities to guide the nation's HIV response through 2020.
Meet our Governing Board members, the people elected to set policies and funding priorities for the District.
Deeply suspicious of the reform groups whom he says «exploited» failing schools, critical of ed - school policy experts, and antagonistic toward the independent research shop set up at the University of Chicago, Vallas seems to have been focused on political and managerial rather than educational priorities.
First, you published an article on a topic that entails conflicting priorities in setting goals for public good, policy constraints in achieving these goals, the science of learning, distribution of wealth, and doubtless other complexities that I'm too exhausted to identify and enumerate.
The Four Policy Priorities to Make Data Work for Students are a set of recommendations to ensure data is used to support learning.
The contract reiterated that the school governance councils had the authority to set «general policy goals, objectives, and institutional priorities.»
This brief focuses on three key topics for early learning in ESSA: setting clear goals and policy priorities for early learning, integrating early learning into school improvement, and supporting early childhood educator development.
Ultimately, however, leadership distribution for direction setting is shaped by how the principals view and enact their roles within the context of state and district policies, priorities, and leadership traditions, as illustrated in the following contrasting examples.
It focuses on three key topics for early learning in ESSA: setting clear goals and policy priorities for early learning, integrating early learning into school improvement, and supporting early childhood educator development.
Based on the staff identified priorities from the day 1 training, school leadership teams set goals, determine the policies and procedures needing revision, and identify the training and supports needed for successful implementation.
Reviewed 2013 Strategic Plan goals (Develop a committee structure that parallels AACTE and mobilized committees based on annually identified MACTE priorities; Developed and implemented an advocacy plan for educator preparation at the state level in matters of legislative policy, and regulatory matters related to initial and advanced educator preparation and licensure; Developed and disseminated position statements on issues of importance to educator preparation and licensure; Developed a statewide initiative showcasing excellence in educator preparation), established working committees and set priorities for 2014 - 15.
At this year's Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly, NEA delegates will gather in Boston, Mass., to vote on issues facing public education and to set the organization's policies and priorities for the upcoming year.
America's Cornerstone: Advocacy Agenda 2017 - 2018 outlines key issues and priorities set by NSBA's policy - making Delegate Assembly as we continue our mission to strengthen public schools.
The centerpiece federal law for K — 12 education, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), set teacher quality as a major policy priority when it was reauthorized as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001.
This includes setting policy and funding priorities for the Public Charter School Program.
Togneri and Anderson (2003) associate more successful districts with school boards that have adopted a policy governance role that emphasizes policy development, goal and standards setting, strategic planning and monitoring of system / school progress in relation to district plans, priorities and accountability systems.
The review focuses on three key priorities for early learning in ESSA: 1) Setting clear goals and policy priorities for early learning; 2) Integrating early learning into school improvement; and, 3) Supporting early childhood educator development.
As it assists Federal agencies in developing their spending plans, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures in order to assess competing funding demands among agencies and set funding priorities.
Section 507 sets forth 10 categories of unsecured claims which Congress has, for public policy reasons, given priority of distribution over other unsecured claims.
As a member - driven organization, ESA's members help to set the association's priorities on legislative and government policy issues.
In particular, they are blessed with much more sophisticated networks of interlinked institutions that facilitate shared understanding of new problems, priority - setting, complex policy - making that balances joint needs and differences in individual circumstances, and especially important in this context, regular monitoring and performance reporting.
The CSLF Ministerial meetings help set the direction for research and policy priorities related to CCS around the globe.
But, according to Nisbet, he can be faulted for offering «arguments for action on climate change that evoke a vision of the future that reflects his own values and priorities, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem and to align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.»
The core of the issue that I worry most about, as do others, is that arguments for action on climate change that evoke only one particular vision of the future will reflect only the priorities and values of certain parties, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem of climate change and align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.
This multi-stakeholder forum functions as a platform for dialogue and consensus building among the various stakeholders regarding the following: problem definition, agenda setting and identification of priorities; making choices among alternative strategies and policy instruments available; coordination of the drafting of action plans and participatory budgeting.
Geothermal Seonaid Vass Director, Renewable Energy Low Carbon Technologies Legislative and policy drivers EU Priorities - EU Energy Efficiency Directive - Obligation on each Member State to set an indicative national energy efficiency target Scottish Government Targets - Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 — Reduce energy / 2014 — Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh B2B matchmaking (pre-arranged networking) Exhibition Seminars Drinks reception International delegations — Sweden, Denmark Site visits, 19 Nov 2014 — /
January 2012 Confidential Memo: 2012 Heartland Climate Strategy Given the increasingly important role the Heartland Institute is playing in leading the fight to prevent the implementation of dangerous policy actions to address the supposed risks of global warming, it is useful to set priorities for our efforts in 2012.
With the oil and natural gas industry facing 145 regulations or other policy - setting activities that could discourage production, preventing regulatory overreach should be a top priority.