Sentences with phrase «also opponents of reforms»

Not exact matches

But opponents of reform are also represented, one of whom defends the current standards by emphasizing that «after all, we're feeding millions of people.»

But my favorite Vilsack line came in response to committee chairman John Kline's (R - MN) characterization of school meals as too skimpy to feed hungry athletes, a common refrain from opponents of reform (which Woldow also recently debunked.)

It can also have an indirect impact by legitimising the position of parties who want to reform the system (and undermining arguments made by its opponents).

Mr. Cuomo's primary opponent in his bid for a third term, Cynthia Nixon, has also made criminal justice reform a central plank of her campaign, calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana because of its disproportionate impact on the incarceration of black and Latino New Yorkers.

Both of the candidates also hold different beliefs than did LaMotte, who was a fiery opponent of most school reform.

Once a George H.W. Bush education official and an advocate for greater testing - based accountability, Diane Ravitch has in recent years become the nation's highest - profile opponent of Michelle Rhee's style of charter - based education reform (one also espoused by Barack Obama).

The report is recommended by education historian and school privatization opponent Diane Ravitch, who notes that the report «also includes an analysis of flaws in existing oversight, recommendations for reform, and an appendix of instances of fraud and abuse from 1997 through 2017.»