Sentences with phrase «strong changes in policy»

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«We expect order growth in China to remain strong with more store openings and the recent policy changes in Beijing and other major cities that allow buyers of Tesla vehicles to bypass license plate restrictions.»

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Australia must prepare to respond to the impact of Beijing's stronger commitment of the past 15 years to change through military cyber science and technology in comparison to the Australian government's commitment in key areas of policy.

Underlining the lack of evidence for a rate rise, communicating that any change in policy would not come as a surprise or ahead of schedule, and forecasting weaker US growth thanks in part to the strong dollar had its desired effect: but not for long.

Nonetheless, developments in these areas are subject to ongoing change and will continue to have a strong bearing on the policy assessment in the period ahead.

With almost 100 waste plants, and over 200 farm plants, the UK has a strong base — the conference is a chance for operators, developers and their suppliers to discuss changes to the RHI mechanisms, farming and waste policy and developments in the water sector.

ACOG and SMFM are encouraging individuals, organizations and governing bodies to conduct research aimed at developing a stronger knowledge base to direct decisions regarding cesarean delivery and to facilitate policy changes that safely lower the rate of primary cesarean births in the US.

Coursework focuses on the development of strong infant and early childhood mental health leaders who envision how they might change practice and policy in the larger national and international arena.

Today's changes come hot on the heels of the government's launch of a new Office for Disability Issues (ODI) last week, which will aim to give disabled people a stronger voice in policy - making.

First, fiscal discipline is fundamental to Labour's thinking and policy development, underpinning every proposal we make, every argument we advance — not only because our wider message will not be heard if people see us only as spenders, and not also as reformers — but also because we simply will not be able to deliver the changes we want to make in government if we do not have strong public finances.

However, as Gerry Adams pointed out, what is needed is not a change of personnel but a change of policy and Labour's disastrous right wing course in government Ireland has strong lessons for Labour in Britain.

They look for a strong economy, for their own rising living standards, and for other policy changes that go in a direction they like.»

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Parents whose children are enrolled in P.S. 122Q have been reaching out to my office to express their strong opposition to any change in the current policy of allowing current students to auto - articulate into the middle school G&T.

«I applied for the fellowship, because my research both in climate change and bio fuel has always been extremely applied, and I didn't have a strong background in policy.

«The historical long - term perspective reveals that we are at a watershed moment in human history right now: adaptation — to climate change or increasing / stronger extreme events such as hurricanes — has turned from a contingent and drawn out historical process into an imperative, a prescriptive policy, almost,» said Prof. Rohland.

«However, this may change as the evidence base for these policies grows and changes in public knowledge increase calls for stronger governmental action.

Continued investigation of this research may have strong implications for policy makers, public health professionals and school administrators to consider simple and sustainable environmental changes in classrooms that can effectively increase energy expenditure and physical activity as well as enhance cognitive development and education outcomes.

President - elect Barack Obama today named his picks to run the nation's energy and environment policy in a move that shows a strong commitment to getting climate change under control and exploring alternative energy sources such as solar and wind.

«Changing climate conditions are already happening,» says Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, which today released a report on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need for strong national and international policy action.»

It is a strong and compelling case that, when combined with the extraordinary impacts of the project on the country, clearly calls for a change in national nuclear waste policy and direction.

«In the first week since taking over, we've already enacted new changes such as lower pricing, more customer friendly event cancellation policies and stronger joint venture and cross-promotional arrangements», says Sundrea Ryan, COO for Pre-Dating Speed Dating.

As Reckhow and others have noted, the focus in grant making has been on pushing new approaches and broader policy changes that might indirectly foster improvement in high schools — through higher standards, stronger graduation requirements, and better teacher training.

I've become convinced that we need to look at how we recruit and how to generate the conditions that will try to ensure a stronger and stronger labor pool... In the end, it's crucial to prepare the teacher candidates you have to the best possible level, but it's also important to think about how you change policies to attract a stronger pool of teachers.

In «A Strong Start on Advancing Reform,» Burke argues that the administration has already made some positive strides in improving K — 12 and higher education through policy changes, rescissions of Obama - era regulations, and rhetorical support of school choicIn «A Strong Start on Advancing Reform,» Burke argues that the administration has already made some positive strides in improving K — 12 and higher education through policy changes, rescissions of Obama - era regulations, and rhetorical support of school choicin improving K — 12 and higher education through policy changes, rescissions of Obama - era regulations, and rhetorical support of school choice.

A teacher in Camden reports that she was threatened with dismissal if she talked about a school's policy of changing grades to make the school's performance look stronger.

Ebony Bridwell - Mitchell always had a strong desire to change the way schools were run and to ensure that policy trickles down in a way that would better serve black students and students from underserved neighborhoods.

That study concluded that, in high - performing countries, improvements in the status of teaching were mainly policy driven; that there are common strategies and best practices for attracting strong candidates into teaching; and that the right policies can change the status of teaching in a country in a relatively short period of time.

Educational policies that focus on both the knowledge necessary for change as well as the strong networks for that change to take place will be best positioned for success in the future.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree, and five to seven years of experience in a related position • Standout samples of video and editing work • Demonstrated experience with a range of digital storytelling and tools, and strong engagement with digital trends • Strong people - management skills, and a knack for developing talent, both in - house and freelance • Experience with a variety of social media platforms for audience development • Experience developing partner relationships for distribution or content creation • Experience in audio / video production / editing a plus • Background in teaching or education policy a plus • Passionate visual journalist with an innovative spirit and a drive to understand and service our audience • Appreciation for EPE's mission in the education community is essential, but a background in education content is not • Experienced leader who can coach a team to excellence and articulate a vision for our visual operations to stakeholders • Strong news judgment, video storytelling, and editing expertise • Experience in social distribution channels and partnerships • Strategic content planning • Flexibility to work on multiple projects at once • Adaptability to strong engagement with digital trends • Strong people - management skills, and a knack for developing talent, both in - house and freelance • Experience with a variety of social media platforms for audience development • Experience developing partner relationships for distribution or content creation • Experience in audio / video production / editing a plus • Background in teaching or education policy a plus • Passionate visual journalist with an innovative spirit and a drive to understand and service our audience • Appreciation for EPE's mission in the education community is essential, but a background in education content is not • Experienced leader who can coach a team to excellence and articulate a vision for our visual operations to stakeholders • Strong news judgment, video storytelling, and editing expertise • Experience in social distribution channels and partnerships • Strategic content planning • Flexibility to work on multiple projects at once • Adaptability to Strong people - management skills, and a knack for developing talent, both in - house and freelance • Experience with a variety of social media platforms for audience development • Experience developing partner relationships for distribution or content creation • Experience in audio / video production / editing a plus • Background in teaching or education policy a plus • Passionate visual journalist with an innovative spirit and a drive to understand and service our audience • Appreciation for EPE's mission in the education community is essential, but a background in education content is not • Experienced leader who can coach a team to excellence and articulate a vision for our visual operations to stakeholders • Strong news judgment, video storytelling, and editing expertise • Experience in social distribution channels and partnerships • Strategic content planning • Flexibility to work on multiple projects at once • Adaptability to Strong news judgment, video storytelling, and editing expertise • Experience in social distribution channels and partnerships • Strategic content planning • Flexibility to work on multiple projects at once • Adaptability to change

• The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee in the House of Commons should monitor and report on higher education funding and provision each year, assessing the impact of changes on disadvantaged students, as well as mature and part - timers; • Better co-ordination between higher education ministers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to rationalise student funding policies across the UK; • An investigation by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) into the impact of the latest changes to grants and loans, to ensure value for money for students and taxpayers; • Stronger evaluation of university spending of # 750m a year on outreach and access programmes to maximise their impact.

What strong principal training entails, weaknesses in current training, and the role of district and state policy in changing the picture.

Since the CPS's accountability policy provided strong incentives for the lowest - performing schools, these schools faced significant pressure to change behavior in order to get off, or to avoid being placed on, academic probation.

While Coates doesn't touch on education policy, he essentially makes a strong historical case for why reformers (especially increasingly erstwhile conservatives in the movement) must go back to embracing accountability measures and a strong federal role in education policymaking that, along with other changes in American society, are key to helping children from poor and minority households (as well as their families and communities) attain economic and social equality.

And the changes were unpopular, helping generate a backlash against much of the reform playbook for the last few decades - as well as a strong federal role in education policy writ large.

While the field of teacher preparation has made significant advances in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and academic rigor in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.

Greening said response to the first consultation gave a «strong sense» the policy represents a «once in a generation opportunity for an historic change», and said the government «must get it right».

In a written statement to parliament, Greening said the first stage of the consultation on plans to address concerns about the fairness of school funding had shown a «strong sense» that the policy represents a «once in a generation opportunity for an historic change», and said the government «must get it right»In a written statement to parliament, Greening said the first stage of the consultation on plans to address concerns about the fairness of school funding had shown a «strong sense» that the policy represents a «once in a generation opportunity for an historic change», and said the government «must get it right»in a generation opportunity for an historic change», and said the government «must get it right».

Constantly changing tests (or using tests as a convenient scapegoat when political blowback against Common Core gets too strong) is a policy response that undermines the goals of standards - based reform in all the ways I have identified above.

In recent months, Chrysler's public relations policy has changed radically, reflecting the company's significantly stronger product line and financial position.

Given the changes in Cuba travel policies, the airline will redeploy these resources to other markets the airline serves where demand continues to be strong.»

The primary changes appear to occur ~ 1975, most likely as a result of the retrospective rating process that assigned ratings to tornadoes prior to the near - real - time ratings that began when the [National Weather Service] adopted the F - scale operationally in the mid-1970s, and ~ 2000, for reasons that aren't completely clear, but are likely due to an increased emphasis on examining construction details and policies that changed the nature in how the ratings are created for the strongest tornadoes.

In 2000, under then - Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Germany's first center - left coalition of Social Democrats (SDP) and the Green Party implemented a nuclear phase - out with the passage of Atomausstieg, a controversial policy change that stymied nuclear generators» unlimited lifetime licenses and strong legal guarantees.

Energy security, together with continued concerns about climate change and the ongoing G8 work on energy efficiency and new technologies, have provided a strong focus for the work of the IEA and set key policy trends in IEA member and key non-member countries.

According to GWEC, projections are strong for North American in 2015 & 2016 but projecting beyond that is difficult due to uncertainty with regards to policy and potential changes within the US Congress.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has a monopoly on the provision of climate policy advice at the international level and a strong market position in national policy advice.

And even with strong international climate policies, more rapid decarbonization (the rate of decrease in emissions per unit of GDP) will require higher costs and major policy change.

After three years of intense scrutiny, climate and economic experts have determined that a carbon fee - and - rebate policy would be the strongest and most comprehensive approach to addressing climate change in the District in an equitable manner.

Although the conclusions reached in this post are initially counter-intuitive, we here explain why ethical arguments are in some ways much stronger arguments than self - interest based arguments and the failure to look at climate change policies through an ethical lens has practical consequences.

«Because of these proposed backward - looking changes and new development plans for public lands in the region, the grouse is once again at risk of extinction and in need of stronger protection,» said Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy's Vice President of Policy.