Sentences with phrase «than effective policy»

Indigenous people are the ones who suffer, he wrote, when politicians and public servants focus on avoiding a blow from the press, rather than effective policy.

Indigenous people are the ones who suffer, he says, when politicians and public servants focus on avoiding a blow from the press, rather than effective policy.

Not exact matches

«The demand for solar energy is now higher than ever and this report spells out how crucial it is for America to maintain smart, effective, forward - looking public policies, like the ITC, beyond 2016,» said Rhone Resch, SEIA President and CEO.

Also, bills have typically traded below other money market rates during tightening cycles, as they do now; periods where bills trade at or above other rates have been the exception and not the rule.36 Thus, the smaller increase in bill yields than in rates on other term instruments is not surprising, and I do not read it as undermining the general conclusion that the policy rate increase was effective in firming money market conditions.37

Nor is the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's latest policy gimmick, «the twist», likely to prove any more effective in breathing new life into a stagnating economy than the measures to prevent a Greek default.

The guiding considerations of an effective U.S. strategy for addressing China's inroads in Europe should be to 1) include Europe in its own thinking and considerations about China, 2) avoid adopting contradictory economic policies that target European allies rather than China, 3) work with Europe to shape and advance a proactive, joint transatlantic agenda to address shared concerns about China.

This resulted in monetary policy working more broadly through the financial system, rather than being focused only on banks, making it more effective and also less distorting.

But he wrote that one reason to believe they were effective is that the U.S. economic recovery was much stronger than that of the Eurozone's, where monetary and fiscal policies were much tighter than in the U.S.

To make sure its ecosystem is safe and effective for advertisers, the company has removed more than 3.2 billion ads last year that violated its advertising policies.

The policy framework of the MAS is focused on managing the Singapore dollar's nominal effective exchange rate (NEER), or the trade - weighted exchange rate, against an undisclosed basket of currencies, rather than interest rates.

Being disconnected from reality, these «products» have been more easily subjected to price manipulation than the underlying assets, and therefore have served as effective policy levers for central bankers to distort reality to achieve their objectives.

Opinion: Top - down policy fiats are less effective than lower taxes.

One such surprise we discussed: If U.S. fiscal policy comes sooner or turns out to be more effective than expected.

If she had added: «Plus, even though we are currently above the Effective Lower Bound on nominal interest rates (which is probably below 0 %) we are worried that the margin of safety is getting a bit small, and are pleased that fiscal policy is making that margin of safety a bit bigger than it otherwise would be» that would also be an internally consistent thing for the Bank of Canada to say.

And, although I have worked on evaluating public policy more than the average Canadian, evaluating models of effective service delivery for the homeless is not an area in which I have any expertise.

Grassroots, community - driven efforts may prove more effective in transforming diets than any federal policy.

In their report, they conclude that the NAP had admirable goals (reducing terrorism), but was a heavy - handed punishment mechanism rather than an effective piece of public policy.

Advocates appreciate Governor Cuomo's attention to the issue but say that a ban / fee policy is more effective than the Governor's ban only legislation

Once you have done your own little bit, as you have done for months now, to damage the Corbyn campaign, by your constant nitpicking of his competence and leadership skills and policy development shortcomings, and regular defence of the «soft Left» who have so blatantly failed to support him all year, from a supposed position on the Left (so much more effective in the current battle for the dominant narrative than criticism coming openly from the Labour right), will you too finally, (sorrowfully and with much hand - wringing») declare for Owen Smith at the opening of voting, David?

ALBANY — The Cuomo administration has now fully implemented a policy of automatically deleting emails of rank - and - file state workers that are more than three months old, resulting in an effective purge of thousands of messages in recent days.

Telling people how much their neighbours pay for electricity only produces a 1 % change in usage less effective than more traditional policies.

A benevolent dictator can be a lot more effective than popularly elected leaders as they can implement the best policies with little regard to what the opposition says.

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(The lack of effective limits on campaign spends also makes this a more attractive approach than it might in other countries) And if your policies are popular with the electorate then the party will probably approve you.

If, somehow, they didn't make rulings, the policies of such a president would only be as effective as an Executive Order, moreso than if there was a SCOTUS in place.

Sources wihin the charter movement told Capital they were disappointed that Fariña did not address the policies, and that they have decided city advocacy efforts will be less effective than lobbying state officials.

The results showed a pattern: In each of the domains that the researchers examined, nudges were highly cost effective, often more so than the traditional policy interventions.

«Order - of - magnitude calculations suggest that implementing a low - amperage backup service appears to be more cost effective than having each homeowner buy a portable generator and storing diesel or gasoline for fueling, especially if a region is expected to suffer more frequent and longer widespread outages,» says Sunhee Baik, lead author and doctoral student in engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.

The schools in the district remain considerably diverse, and while there is evidence of a slight growth in racial segregation, Jefferson County's policy is more effective than most, with segregation levels remaining considerably lower than most large school districts.

This suggests that framing policies as promoting ethical behavior rather than discouraging unethical behavior might be more effective in increasing policy support.

An innovative new study takes a network theory approach to targeted treatment in rural Africa, and finds that a simple algorithm may be more effective than current policies, as well as easier to deploy, when it comes to preventing disease spread — by finding those with «most connections to sick people».

«National drought policies with effective early warning systems would be crucial in promoting vulnerability assessment and risk mitigation measures, particularly in light of the devastating droughts witnessed in Africa this year that have left more than 20 million people on the verge of starvation,» she added.

A system of regulation rather than prohibition is a less harmful, more ethical and a more effective public policy.

Parents are far more effective advocates for their children — and for other children in their community — than charter school leaders or policy experts or professional advocates.

With a seniority - based layoff policy, school systems may be forced to cut some of their most promising new talent rather than dismiss more - senior teachers, who may not be terribly effective in raising student achievement.

Correlation does not imply causation, however, and it would be important to use archival data to study the introduction of specific policies regarding teacher recruitment and retention to see whether these policies achieve more diverse teaching forces as a consequence — or whether diverse teaching forces achieved via these policies are more or less effective than are those otherwise observed.

By using standard notice - and - comment rule making, by bringing the agency's policy in line with the Supreme Court's interpretation of Title IX, by getting a better handle on the extent of sexual assault in educational institutions and effective prevention measures, and above all, by focusing regulations on improving the educational opportunities that we provide students rather than upending the sexual mores of society at large, they can demonstrate that not everyone appointed by President Trump need sink to his level.

Not only have newspapers alleged cheating at a few specific schools in the District of Columbia during Michelle Rhee's tenure as Chancellor of Schools for the District of Columbia, but Alan Ginsburg, a former director of Policy and Program Studies in the U. S. Department of Education, claims that the results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test where cheating is improbable, reveal her to have been no more effective than her predecessors.

Fair and equitable discipline policies and bullying prevention practices are more effective than purely behavioral methods that rely on reward or punishment (Bear et al., 2015).

As I observed last year in Letters, «Policy is a blunt tool that works best when making people do things is enough... Policy is far less effective when it comes to complex endeavors where how things are done matters more than whether they're done.

In short, the takeaway from the charter literature seems to be that they are, on average, more effective than traditional public schools in urban settings and perhaps should be encouraged there, but that authorizers and policy contexts matter tremendously in determining whether these schools succeed or not.

According to a report by the Education Policy Institute, it is not yet possible to conclude whether free schools are more effective in improving pupil attainment than other schools.

With a membership of nearly 1,000 educational agencies statewide, CSBA brings together school district governing boards and county boards of education to advocate for effective policies that advance the education and well - being of the state's more than 6 million school - age children.

Rather than declaring victory, some in the early childhood community have responded to this growing consensus with an increased focus on using innovation to drive more effective policies and programs.

Despite what seems to be a welcome shift among some policy makers towards teacher collaboration, I contend we are rarely providing teachers with the support, time, and autonomy to make PLCs worthwhile and effective rather than just one more thing on a list of «what I have to do.»

Breakfast clubs are more cost - effective than the government's flagship # 1 billion universal infant free school meals policy in improving outcomes for pupils in disadvantaged areas, according to researchers...

Dr. Laura Goe, Dr. Courtney Bell, and Ms. Olivia Little note in Approaches to Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness, «Given that teachers» roles involve much more than simply providing subject - matter instruction, it is appropriate to consider a broader and more comprehensive definition of effective teachers consisting of five points and formulated by evaluating discussions of teacher effectiveness in the research literature as well as in policy documents, standards and reports» (2008).

It seems to us that whenever someone proposes actually holding teachers accountable for teaching (e.g. allowing principals to walk into their classrooms more than once a year to evaluate them; having real consequences for ineffective teaching or egregious behavior; etc.) there is a tsunami of push - back and vitriol that is knee - jerk, sadly effective and incredibly depressing if you know the very real impact their «teacher protection at all costs» policies have on students, especially low - income students who get the worst of the worst in our «zip code» - based system.

She brings more than 20 years of research and evaluation experience in child care, early education, and K — 12 education programs and policies to her study of how those programs provide efficient and effective services.

Even as the Chicago Public Schools is working toward more effective, positive discipline policies that keep students in school and learning, Noble is suspending and expelling students at a vastly greater rate than the district, and making their families pay significant dollars in the process.