Sentences with phrase «backed corporate agenda»

Although SPN's member organizations claim to be nonpartisan and independent, an in - depth investigation reveals that SPN and its state affiliates are major drivers of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)- backed corporate agenda in state houses nationwide, with deep ties to the Koch brothers and the national right - wing network of funders.

Although SPN's member organizations claim to be nonpartisan and independent, the Center for Media and Democracy's in - depth investigation, «EXPOSED: The State Policy Network — The Powerful Right - Wing Network Helping to Hijack State Politics and Government,» reveals that SPN and its member think tanks are major drivers of the right - wing, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)- backed corporate agenda in state houses nationwide, with deep ties to the Koch brothers and the national right - wing network of funders.

Not exact matches

The Hudak agenda and the Harper agenda don't differ much: slashing public services, breaking unions, rewarding their corporate friends on the backs of working people.

Progressives will be expecting the government to deliver on its ambitious social agenda, and will note that this could be easily funded on the revenue side by implementing a modest corporate tax increase, by scaling back the so - called middle class tax cut, and by setting more ambitious targets for the promised Liberal review of tax loopholes for the most affluent.

A party pursuing an agenda of increased tax and redistribution, regulation and nationalisation is never going to have a cosy relationship with media barons and big business in general (though it's worth noting that the corporate lobbyists who stayed away from last year's conference came flooding back this time) but it can reach people in other ways.

ALBANY, NY (03/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Sixteen New Yorkers were arrested today in the first major act of civil disobedience since Governor Cuomo took office during a protest of his corporate - backed agenda of tax cuts for millionaires and deep spending cuts to healthcare, education and social services.

«Eric is up for re-election next year, and right - wing corporate interests have already pledged to spend millions of dollars to unseat progressive attorneys general like him who are fighting back against Trump's dangerous and radical agenda,» she wrote in the email.

readers know from earlier posts, Governor Malloy, Democratic Party Chair Nancy DiNardo and the Democratic State Central Committee syphoned over more than $ 37,000 in a failed attempt to beat back a Democratic challenge slate in Bridgeport that did not support Paul Vallas or Governor Malloy and Mayor Bill Finch's corporate education reform agenda.

And Malloy himself has said that it is too late to turn back on the Common Core and his corporate education reform industry agenda.

DeVos and her ilk have succeeded in politicizing the education debate to such an extent that historically nonpartisan contests have seen clear divides between candidates who defend public education (and are often backed by Democrats, progressives and teacher unions) and candidates who align with the DeVos agenda (and who are often backed by Republicans, social conservatives and corporate interests that favor privatization).

Vincent Tovar said, «Her corporate - reform - backed agenda didn't fly here because we fought it, and that's why she's leaving.»

But Deasy's departure, should it come, will also be the result of the policies that brought him to LAUSD in the first place: the corporate - type school reform agenda, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Broad Foundations.

Despite Tom Foley's decision to join Malloy in backing the corporate education reform industry's agenda, any endorsement of Malloy — prior to him publicly reversing course on the issues listed above — would be an insult to every Connecticut teacher and the tens of thousands of parents and public school advocates who are counting on the Connecticut Education Association to stand up for public education in Connecticut.

And back in Hartford, after spending nearly four years pushing his corporate education reform industry agenda, Governor Malloy has decided to seek re-election and is now trying to persuade teachers, parents and public school advocates that he is going to transform himself into a supporter of public schools.

With this year's gubernatorial election six months away, some might think Governor Malloy would back off his corporate education reform industry agenda in an effort to convince teachers, parents and public school advocates to reconsider their opposition to his candidacy.

Before you vote, demand that every incumbent explain what they have done to push back the Corporate Education Reform Industry and the destructive agenda.

The nation's leading public education advocate, Diane Ravitch, along with a host of teachers, parents, academics and public education advocates have been heroic in their efforts to push back the Corporate Education Reform Industry and its truly un-American political agenda.

But the lives and livelihoods of children — who only get one shot at a good education — don't really matter to the Koch donors and the corporate interests who back this agenda.

Despite the reluctance of school administrators to speak up and push back against this ludicrous accountability exercise that has been promoted by politicians and corporate education reformers who have many self - interested reasons for maintaining this misguided testing endeavor, it is well - known that the «standardized» testing mandate only serves to continue the false narrative of failing American public education in order to drive the profit - making agenda of those who seek to privatize education and undermine the public trust.

If you look back into the 1990s, sustainability was not high on the corporate agenda.

It was a movement with a simple message and a clear, if ineffective, agenda: get rid of Barack Obama; elect tax - cutting, corporate friendly politicians; and we can all go back to living the American Dream.