Sentences with phrase «viable public options»

Vouchers may be helpful in places with few viable public options once we learn how to oversee their progress, but it's naive to assume that privatization alone can automatically improve education.

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Founders who were once in a race to get to a liquidity event such as a buyout or IPO now have viable options for continuing to add value beyond a Series B or C. Private investors also offer a more efficient transaction than going public and are more likely to offer lucrative valuations based on potential, vs. actual, performance.
If free public transport may not be a viable option for cities like London or New York — Tallinn has a population of just over 400,000 — there are other service options, White says.
Still, it seems that if the public cloud is a viable option, more corporate workloads will flow in that direction.
DETROIT - Gov. Rick Snyder today authorized Detroit's emergency manager to seek federal bankruptcy protection for the city, saying it was the only viable option to provide the 700,000 people of Detroit with the public services they need and to restore the city.
Cloth diapering really is not that hard (and it is way cheaper than disposables), carpooling to work or taking public transportation is a viable option for thousands of parents who work in cities, and doing other simple things like recycling as much as possible, using washable napkins instead of paper - towels, using 100 % post-consumer recycled toilet paper (even just once in a while), and using a handkerchief instead of kleenex are all simple life - changes that can add up to seriously changing your carbon footprint.
His public statements are to just let the healthcare industry implode, but as a President that is not a politically viable option so «deal making» maybe will still have a chance to happen, if and when improvements to the current system can be identified, proposed and debated, but the Big Deal ™ is that Obamacare survives (for now) during a time of Republican control after years of not only talking about repealing it from the ground up but actually voting to do it when it didn't really matter.
OLEV is a groundbreaking technology that accelerates the development of purely electric vehicles as a viable option for future transportation systems, be they personal vehicles or public transit.
Still, Carnegie Mellon's Singh sees a long road ahead filled with lots of testing, analysis, regulation and efforts to win the public's trust before the technology becomes a viable transportation option.
Using cloning, sequencing and other biotechnology feats to re-create extinct species from their ancient DNA is not a viable option for conservation and risks selling the public false hope.
Asbestos is present in the fabric of so many public buildings, including schools, that in many cases removing it all is unlikely to be a viable option, let alone a cost - effective one.
Even if most of the private schools participating in a voucher program are religious, as long as some viable options exist within the public school system, the genuine choice requirement should be satisfied.
Asbestos is present in the fabric of so many public buildings, including schools that in many cases, removing it all would be unlikely to be a viable option, let alone a cost - effective one.
Knowing the local public schools were not a viable option for their family, they had to make a decision.
At the same time, parents in many neighborhoods still do not have viable options for sending their children to a school that provides a world - class education, whether it is a public, neighborhood, magnet, selective enrollment, charter or specialized school.
«We will never apologize for fighting to protect charter schools as a viable and thriving high quality public school option for all students.
Regardless of location, the continued growth of charter schools ultimately depends on whether families see them as a viable option, an issue that might have as much to do with branding and public relations as it does with quality.
In part, they're hoping to rebrand charter - school teaching as a viable long - term career option with the job security we associate with traditional public schools — at least up to a point.
As a result, many students of color would be forced to attend low - performing public schools without other viable school options.
The proposed funding formula threatens to undo recent progress in making high quality public schools a realistic and viable option for middle class parents of all races.
All the above were viable options, but the one she felt was the least likely, was sending them to one of the local school district's public elementary schools.
Measured Progress and officials with the Montana Office of Public Instruction and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction agreed the open - source system is not a viable option for the 2016 spring assessment.
According to Department budget documents, the proposal «would support LEAs in establishing or expanding student - centered systems that: (1) differentiate funding based on student characteristics, providing disadvantaged students more funding on a per - pupil basis than other students; (2) offer a range of viable school options and enable the Federal, State, and local funds to follow students to the public school of their choice; (3) make school performance and funding data easily accessible to parents; and (4) empower school leaders to use funds flexibly to address student and community needs.
If you're staying in Downtown Las Vegas or along the Strip, the public bus service is a viable option.
While the concept of digital textbooks at the higher education level became a widespread topic of discussion in the past couple of years, new movements in digital publishing have made digital textbooks a more viable option in even public education.
So many writers are now choosing to SP and not just because they have been rejected by traditional publishers, it is now a very viable option in the course of getting ones book out to the reading public and maintaining the control that many authors want.
Since only about 36 % of people in the Portland area travel more than 30 minutes to work, public transit is a viable commuting option for many.
Gas prices average about $ 4 per gallon, but with 43 % of people commuting a half hour or more to work, public transportation is not a viable option for as many people compared to the cities higher on the list.
People with longer commutes are more likely to require their own transportation because as the time and distance of a commute increases, the likelihood of public transportation being a viable option decreases.
In such event, Campos advised, your only viable option is to get a job in the public sector and enroll in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (public sector and enroll in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
Easy access to public transport was a real bonus and proximity to the city made walking a viable option.
Here's the mission: «The Caucus will serve as an organization to educate members on economically - viable options to reduce climate risk and protect our nation's economy, security, infrastructure, agriculture, water supply and public safety.»
It's possible (and to be hoped for) that as public transit becomes a more viable option for more individuals, cities and developers will focus on building more homes next to transportation hubs — as is currently the case for L.A.'s bustling, artsy downtown area.
In its scenario, 20 % of the decarbonisation options identified are economically viable without consideration of welfare benefits, while the remaining 80 % are economically viable if benefits, such as reduced climate impacts, improved public health, and improved comfort and performance, are considered.
Furthermore, for electric vehicles to become a viable option for the driving public, their potential impacts on the electricity grid must be well understood.
But wide swaths of the public have had their confidence in the issue shaken by misinformation campaigns, opportunistic politicians and media outlets, and extreme weather events (which were not - so - coincidentally capitalized on by both), so it's currently not a viable option.
Sure, I wholeheatredly agree that public transportation (and walkable / bikeable communities) is the greenest option, but tell that to your average midwesterner, who lives in a sprawling community without a lick of viable transit.
(5) Lobby their legislature and judiciary for the funds and programs needed to make self - help a viable option for the public in as broad a spectrum of legal areas as possible.
If you live in a larger city of the state, like Nashville or Memphis, public transit is a completely viable option for transportation.
As there are always trade - offs when moving to a suburb or city center, if the length of your commute is important to you, make sure you take into consideration the amount of traffic you'll be dealing with and viable public transportation options.
The Big Oil Companies feel the EV will be sold to a niche market only and may get some steam but will not dramatically effect there profits because we do not have the infrastructure in place to make EV a viable option to the mass buying public.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Chicago Public Schools, Chicago • IL 2004 — 2007 / 2009 — 2010 Teacher Effective mentor of fellow teacher assisting with informal professional development initiatives, and providing motivation and general coaching of students to maximize current potential and advisement on entering college as a viable choice in their career options.
According to a press release from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, the office has identified three aspects of blockchain technology that make it a viable option for their activities: a permanent, immutable public record that is immune to well - funded nation - state attacks; a path towards paperless land transfers and so - called «e-deeds»; and reduced costs for offices across the country that want to upgrade electronic document processing systems.
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