So when a governor says he believes principals and teachers know the most about education, and asks for policies that reemphasize teaching and learning instead of testing, that matters.
As Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston commented following the appointment of Old Etonians Jesse Norman and Jo Johnson to the No. 10 policy board, "I'm not asked for policy advice, but just in case... there are other schools and some of them even admit women".
The consequences are plausibly of a magnitude and on a timescale to dwarf other global concerns, leaders of governments and firms are asking for policy guidance, and yet scholarly attention to the AI revolution remains negligible.
Activism can include anything from a full-blown proxy contest that seeks to replace the entire board, to shareholder proposals asking for policy changes or disclosure on some issue.
Jindal, who hands over chairmanship of the influential Republican Governors Association to Christie on Thursday, singled out healthcare reform when asked for policy areas where the party needed to suggest more alternatives.
Mr. Takenaka said he would not be asking for policy changes at the meeting, and his spokesman noted that the minister has said that he would try to attend as many board meetings as possible.
After introducing his brother, Jay, and noting that they differ politically — a move that made it seem as if Colbert were teeing up a softball question about family — the host put Bush on the spot: "In what ways do you differ politically from your brother George?" When Bush replied with jokey platitudes about being younger and better-looking, Colbert followed up by asking for policy specifics.
In a letter to the Justice Department last week, the AP requested Holder's word that the DOJ would never again misrepresent itself as the AP and asked for policies to ensure the DOJ does not further impersonate news organizations.
Or if it's just too much to ask for policies back in Washington to reflect the lived experience of most Americans on display during our national politicians' five-week vacation, how about being on the ground when matters on a more urgent, personal level?
But many homeowners waste money by overinsuring, usually because the mortgage lender asks for an insurance policy for the amount of the mortgage balance.
