Sentences with phrase «when federal policy makers»

At a time when federal policy makers are rightfully asking local educators and elected officials to take more ownership for how schools operate, community schools are becoming more important than ever.

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Despite disappointing job growth last month, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since early 2008, sharpening the debate within the Federal Reserve over whether to raise interest rates when policy makers meet in two weeks.

The New York City area, with its many interest rate - sensitive industries, has prospered when decision - makers in the public and private sectors could have confidence that the Federal Reserve was committed to a rigorous set of policies that promoted price stability, in a growth - oriented economic environment.

Federal Reserve policy makers are set to meet next week, and while there is little expectation that an interest - rate increase will be announced when the meeting ends on Wednesday, the latest economic reading could sway the Fed's outlook.

Policy makers started viewing teacher evaluations differently a few years ago when Republican lawmakers began demanding accountability for teachers at the same time that the federal government began providing incentives to states to redesign teacher evaluation systems through Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind.

The country's car culture is actually a car policy, and it comes from higher above: since Brazil has surpassed France as the fifth auto - maker in the world, the federal government offers great incentives to make cars accessible (when sales dropped in April, a new package of measures was quickly launched to boost the industry.)

Last year, for example, when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was forming rules for unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), NAR engaged with policy makers to ensure the FAA understood how real estate professionals will be using the technology.

The commercial use of drones got a lot of attention this year, and when the Federal Aviation Administration issued proposed rules in March for unmanned aerial vehicles, the National Association of REALTORS ® was at the table to ensure that policy makers understood how real estate professionals will be using the technology.