Sentences with phrase «year public policy agenda»

Age Scotland is committed to addressing the needs of kinship carers, and in its five - year public policy agenda identified the need to reduce carer poverty, increase breaks and leisure opportunities and improve carers» physical and mental health and well - being.

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Establishing publicly financed elections in the City of Buffalo leads the Partnership for the Public Good's policy agenda for the new year.

«Over the years, WEF has helped to shape the global economic agenda,» the Senate President said, «This year, by choosing a theme that challenges leaders to become more sensitive to their people, WEF has demonstrated that there is a need for all public servants across all levels to implement policies and laws that have direct benefits to the citizenry.

For years, the Republican «Long Island Nine» in the State Senate stayed out of the way when Cuomo looked to pass liberal social policies like gay marriage and gun control, and supported his fiscally conservative agenda on taxes, education, public sector unions and regulation.

The Dallas Morning News described the three - year - old institute as «advanc [ing] a robust policy agenda,» most of it, so far, out of public view.

ASCD's 2012 Legislative Agenda, which outlines the association's public policy priorities for the year, calls for whole child — based education reforms.

FOR YEARS, THE D.C. public schools have been known as factious battlegrounds for education reformers of all stripes; new plans and policies would be implemented every few years, only to have new leaders and competing agendas ushered in shortly afterYEARS, THE D.C. public schools have been known as factious battlegrounds for education reformers of all stripes; new plans and policies would be implemented every few years, only to have new leaders and competing agendas ushered in shortly afteryears, only to have new leaders and competing agendas ushered in shortly afterward.

CCSA offers public policy and grassroots advocacy in the State Legislature every year, developing public policy positions and legislative agendas for the benefit of the charter school movement, and tracking major legislation, including Senate and Assembly bills and the state budget.

As one reporter noted, despite the fact that Duncan has dedicated the last few years to undermining public education, his speech to the delegates, «steered clear of mentioning charter schools expansion, teacher evaluation, and aggressive school turnaround — policies at the heart of the Obama administration's agenda...»

In response to the dramatic changes in our economy and in public policy since last year's annual meeting, CEOs and senior executives of NFCC Agencies came together for a midyear Leadership Summit in March and updated the NFCC agenda by identifying a trio of top strategic priorities.