Sentences with phrase «battle over the reform»

Back in December 2014, a top aide to the governor, Jim Malatras, broached the subject in a letter to the regents chancellor and then - state education commissioner that was widely seen as the first salvo in what would be a protracted battle over reform.

An article by Bruce Fuller in the Summer 2010 issue of Ed Next provides background on political tensions in LA Unified and battles over reform plans that took place when then - Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa «united working - class Latino parents, civil rights leaders, and big - money Democrats to challenge union leaders» in his quest to turn around the schools.

The real battle over the reform of American public education will not be depend on whether Beltway players and the outlets that cover and opine about them (including this publication) argue about the equivalent of how many angels dance on the heads of pins.

Not exact matches

The battle over healthcare reform may look and sound as if it's a war on the periphery of daily life, but it is core to it.

Democrats are preparing for a battle over President Trump's push to dismantle the Dodd - Frank financial reform law, which analysts said will be difficult to accomplish without bipartisan support.

Beyond the battle over at least the temporary future of the CFPB lies a legal question: Which federal law decides who will lead the CFPB — the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, which gives the president the ability to fill many open positions in the executive branch, or the Dodd - Frank financial reform that created the bureau in the first Reform Act, which gives the president the ability to fill many open positions in the executive branch, or the Dodd - Frank financial reform that created the bureau in the first reform that created the bureau in the first place?

Nevertheless, they put into practice the principles over which many reform battles were waged.

He then sought to formally close that loophole in his campaign fiannce reform proposal, over which he battled bitterly with then - Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

That tactic has played well so far, but it will become much less effective once the Labour leader is seen fighting a reforming battle over his own party's funding.

A battle between Rep. Dan Donovan and his GOP primary opponent, former Rep. Michael Grimm, over the Reform Party line has been referred by the state Board of Elections to federal prosecutors.

France marks Labor Day as President Emmanuel Macron finds himself in a protracted battle with unions and students over his reform plans.

Losing her at a time when the unions are gearing up for a major battle with Cuomo over education reform would be disruptive — to say the least.

The move comes as a blow for the government, which is already facing backbench revolts over health reforms and is set for a battle over proposals to give schools more freedom.

In a highly significant intervention at the 1922 meeting, the mild mannered former minister Gary Streeter likened Lords reform to the debilitating battles John Major faced over the Maastricht treaty.

Topics include: Education funding and teacher layoff «propaganda», ethics reform, a property tax cap and the battle over naming an official state vegetable.

A quick recap of Trump's first year in office: an airstrike on a Syrian airbase, FBI Director James Comey's firing, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appointment to investigate possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, the GOP healthcare fiasco, U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, North Korea's ongoing threats of nuclear annihilation, «Crazy Mika «tweets, the Mooch, Charlottesville, #MeToo, Democratic gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey, Roy Moore's Alabama Senate run, Paul Manafort's indictment, Mike Flynn's plea deal, an ongoing battle over the Consumer Financial Bureau, the annihilation of ISIS, a resurgence of al - Qaeda terrorist networks, the repeal of net neutrality, the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Republican tax reform, Steve Bannon's fall from grace, «shithole» countries and continuing Fire and Fury fallout.

The Upstate Republicans are preparing to battle over a tax reform plan that could hurt New Yorkers financially, a budget that cuts programs that are popular Upstate such as Meals on Wheels and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and an immigration crackdown at a time when Upstate cities are embracing refugees and new immigrants.

After last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York's teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state's tenure laws.

Burnham, who had become intensely popular in the party, is now taking the fought to Andrew Lansley over NHS reform — a winnable battle in which serious political profits can be made.

De Blasio has praised Seabrook as a «friend» and «great leader» in the past, but the two have battled more recently over the mayor's proposed reforms at Rikers Island.

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

But two rows behind Callaghan, elegant as always, is the redoubtable Barbara Castle, champion of the new child benefit — it was then only payable to women, not men — and recently sacked as social security secretary by Sunny Jim, an old enemy from their battle over trade union reform.

He has been regularly involved with the battle to secure the future development of both Bart's hospital and St Mary's Paddington (the two local hospitals) and is a champion for leaseholder rights over the proposed changes in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.

The Cuomo administration and the state Legislature are doing battle on a variety of fronts, perhaps none more intense than that over ethics reform.

The accusations are flying thick and fast between former NYC Mayor Ed Koch and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who are locked in a battle of wills over redistricting reform.

Plattsburgh City School District Superintendent Jay LeBrun attributes the overall decrease to the link between student scores and teacher evaluations — a major sticking point last year as educators battled with the state Department of Education and the governor over reforms that would have wedded the two.

The debate over electoral reform has moved to centre stage in the election battle, after Home Secretary Alan Johnson claimed he was a long time supporter of PR.

Within a span of just five days, Teachout's long - shot Democratic campaign won round one of a legal battle with Cuomo over her residency, though the governor is appealing the Brooklyn judge's ruling; got a much - needed infusion of some $ 50,000, thanks to a boost from the political action committee of Harvard law professor and leading campaign finance reform advocate Lawrence Lessig; and announced an endorsement from the Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest public union.

This weekend Clegg is again battling his own party over the extent of health reforms.

The Tory whips have a real problem on their hands over the upcoming Lords reform battle.

Eugene W. Hickok is right to say that the struggle to reform public schools is «a battle over ideas.»

But perhaps most substantially, there is a growing awareness in the world of education reform that the big battles over getting new teacher - evaluation laws passed or school accountability systems implemented are not the end of the story («The Teacher Evaluation Revamp, In Hindsight,» features, Spring 2017).

The No Child Left Behind Act's revolution certainly has reignited a battle of ideas over school reform.

Rather than articulating a broad, theoretical case for reforms that have been embraced by policymakers, the books of the «aughts» were more likely to engage in debates over evidence, articulate a strategy that had not been adopted, or do battle against the strategies that policymakers did adopt.

Plainly, the battles over school reform are far from over.

The warm greetings given by both Republicans and Democrats on the committee reflect Duncan's reputation as a centrist in the ideologically fraught battles over education reform.

A long feature story about battles over school reform in Newark appears in the current issue of the New Yorker.

But the reform battle is not over.

For years, teachers unions and major Democratic politicians and donors have battled bitterly over what education reform should look like.

Charter and education reform groups are gearing up for a battle over control of the State Senate.

The Cold War may be over, but the battle over school reform still rages.

The NJEA is not against every plank of the reform platform, and it was a key player in the final tenure law, but it has found itself more in battle with Christie over his plans than in concert with them.

Yet as seen with the battles over implementing Common Core reading and math standards, as well as the fights over implementing test score growth - based teacher evaluations, these reforms will be even more difficult to implement than the first round.

In fact, the current situation is analogous to the beginning of the furious debate over tort reform in the early 1990's, when business leaders were finally energized and organized to take on and win a protracted battle against a threat that had seriously jeopardized the state's economic viability.

The consequences of these neglected tactics can be seen today in the battles over implementing Common Core reading and math standards, as well as in the limited success of the No Child Left Behind Act in systemic reform.

The current situation is analogous to the beginning of the furious battle over tort reform in the early 1990's, when Texas business leaders were finally energized and organized to take on and win a protracted battle against a threat that had seriously jeopardized the State's economic viability.

In any event, AFT's latest battles against education reform have been centered on Michigan and Pennsylvania — the former because it recently stopped forcing its teachers to join the union as a condition of employment and the latter because of a squabble over education funding.

This week, we will look at the next possible directions that the battle over school reform may go in the coming two years.

And she has written five books, including «Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform» (2001) and «The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn» (2003), an influential examination of the censorship of school books by left - and right - wing pressure groups.

Malloy took questions from an AEI audience, including one about the legislative battle over Connecticut school reform.