Not exact matches
But such
reform movements, as
efforts to recover the genuine and liberative orientations
of the modern experience
of reason, were either ignored by the dominant modern cultures or, when they succeeded, they did so only
because they adapted the dominative power techniques
of manipulation and control typical
of the social orders and cultures against which they initially protested.
They represented several generations
of frustrated
efforts at religious
reform, and they sought out a new habitation
because they were convinced that their lives and fortunes were in danger at the hands
of the Crown.
«
Because of repeated
efforts to block this
reform by the Senate Majority, we request that you once again include closure
of the LLC Loophole in your Executive Budget proposal and ensure that it is included in the final enacted budget.»
«I support the tax
reform effort because overburdened families deserve tax relief so they can keep more
of their hard - earned money, but I can't support legislation that forces my constituents to pay for tax cuts elsewhere in the country,» Donovan said.
He said the police investigation had been a «shock to the system» and was on the whole a «good one»
because would result in changes in the way political parties were funded and had led to renewed
efforts to finish the
reform of the House
of Lords.
Advocates
of electoral
reform have argued the new system will force MPs to «work harder»
because they will need to broaden their
efforts beyond their core vote.
Reform party candidate John Mangelli and independent candidate Jonathan Clarke said last week they thought they had more time
because of challenges to their successful
efforts to get on the ballot but would file their disclosures soon.
The frantic
effort to save the policy comes as Ed Miliband delivered a speech saying David Cameron is «betraying the trust»
of the public
because of the
reforms.
And the governor said he is not concerned at this point about some claims that President Trump's
efforts to
reform the federal Affordable Care Act will blast a major hole in the state's budget
because of a change in federal reimbursement formulas.
«He may actually have a conflict
because as a member
of the City Council, his first obligation is to the people
of the city,» said Richard Brodsky, the former assemblyman who led a successful
effort to
reform the state's public authorities.
Cuomo's stance has a number
of advocates concerned that he has abandoned
reform efforts because the public has grown numb to the cloud
of scandal that hangs around the state capitol - a cloud voters appear to be attaching to the governor in public opinion polls.
For the best development I chose Race to the Top,
because the initiative, the key
reform effort of the Obama Administration, demonstrated broad political support for charters, merit pay and data - driven education
reform.
Part
of the reason that the small - schools
effort was so remarkable is that it bucked the
reform instinct to start when kids are young; it was also notable
because it was so long in coming.
The mayor's
reform efforts were aided by the fact that veteran teachers and administrators were excited again about school
because of the small - schools
efforts spearheaded by New Visions.
The good news is that, in large part
because of NCLB and the accountability measures that federal law has encouraged at all levels
of school
reform — not to mention the dogged
efforts of Diane Ravitch and Sol Stern to keep Bloomberg and Klein on their toes — these arguments are smarter and more refined — and, yes, despite public relations — more transparent.
He makes similar arguments about how
efforts to improve teacher quality, instructional approaches like Success for All, and high - expectation techniques practiced by educators like Jaime Escalante and Rafe Esquith are not promising models for
reform because their success is due to the selection
of students or other factors that can not be replicated on a broader scale.
Of particular interest is EM's claim on its web site: «Previous efforts to reform mathematics instruction failed because they did not adequately consider the working lives of teachers.&raqu
Of particular interest is EM's claim on its web site: «Previous
efforts to
reform mathematics instruction failed
because they did not adequately consider the working lives
of teachers.&raqu
of teachers.»
I told this story to a group
of two dozen or so
of my fellow ed reformers last week at an American Enterprise Institute convening on «race, social justice, and school
reform»
because I wanted to make two simple (some will say simplistic) points: our expensive and aggressive ed
reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day; and we don't all have the same ideas about what it means to serve the cause
of social justice — or whether it is even appropriate to place social justice issues at the heart
of our
efforts to improve outcomes for kids.
Presidents at least as far back as Bill Clinton have made attendance a priority
of their school -
reform efforts, in part
because of the social costs
of youngsters not attending.
Moreover,
because it was a top - down approach - a demand for effective management that business leaders, governors, and the public could readily understand - it came across as a natural extension
of mainstream
reform efforts to make the existing system work better.
Because of the way Congress creates and funds programs, the department traditionally operated in program - based silos, which led to similar silos in states and hampered
efforts to link together programs in comprehensive
reform.
Indeed, the reality
of the matter is that both
of California's teachers» organizations support Gavin Newsom
because he has pledged to work with them rather than join the billionaire boys club behind corporate education
reform efforts and the unregulated spread
of charter schools that will continue to drain funding from other public schools and, if left unchecked, ultimately undermine public education itself.
Since the 1960s,
efforts to
reform education — including various curricular changes, reading approaches, teacher preparation, money for the disadvantaged, and different instructional approaches — have failed to bring about true systemic change
because the
reforms fail to deal with a different definition
of learning.
While Kline's proposal to end the federal School Improvement Program, one
of the three key aspects
of the Obama administration's school
reform efforts, makes sense
because school turnarounds driven by districts, are a fool's errand, he doesn't offer anything that would address the critical question
of what to do with dropout factories and failure mills.
If not for No Child, the most - successful
of the Obama administration's
reform effort so far — Race to the Top and I3 — wouldn't have had a chance
of succeeding, largely
because there would have been no pressure in the form
of the proficiency and accountability provisions that No Child brought to bear.
It will take a collection
of men and women with entrepreneurial drive, operational savvy and passion for overhauling education so that all children can succeed in order to take on the challenges
of transforming a system that has poorly served so many kids for far too long.After all,
reform efforts are wasted if they fail
because of bad strategic, tactical and operational decisions.
While I generally agree that Betsy DeVos is bad for education
because of her inexperience in education and overt
efforts to use education
reform «to advance God's kingdom,» I take offense with your position that charters and choice are not what Latino families need, and here's why:
This is why movement conservatives not engaged in education discussions are naturally be more - supportive
of measures such as the expansion
of school choice (
because they conform to their views that markets and private actions by families should be the deciding forces in education) than
of other
reform efforts that seem to involve what they may perceive more - robust federal or state government roles, or involve what they consider to be an abrogation
of roles they think should be in the hands
of families or local governments.
Too often,
reform efforts have foundered
because of a district's inability to place in its schools the quality
of staff needed to effect radical change.
He decided to get involved in part
because he is an admirer
of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's
efforts at school
reform.
Because the real impact
of this year's election lies not so much with the results, but in what the
effort means for the evolution
of the school
reform movement itself.
These results show that several thousands
of New Orleans» children have brighter futures
because of current
reforms, and these
efforts — and the progress they promise — must continue to anchor education policy as we transition toward unification.
The goal
of standards - based
reform efforts is to change teaching
because without new approaches to teaching, most students» learning will not improve (Cohen, 1995).
Puckett, who taught at Chipman and quit
because of the changes following from NCLB, also contextualizes the eventual closure
of the school, and the devaluation
of what it stood for, in the broader context
of education
reform and accountability
efforts nationwide.»
Assessing What Really Matters in Schools: Creating Hope for the Future, by Ronald J. Newell and Mark J. Van Ryzin, asserts that» «since the 1960s,
efforts to
reform education — including various curricular changes, reading approaches, teacher preparation, money for the disadvantaged, and different instructional approaches — have failed to bring about true systemic change
because the
reforms fail to deal with a different definition
of learning.»»
Malloy summarized the situation saying he was needed
because «folks [were] spending a lot
of money to try and defeat an organized
effort at school
reform....»
Dual enrollment has also become a component
of many CTE programs
because its goals mirror those
of a variety
of CTE
reforms, including upgrading the CTE curriculum and building upon the promise and addressing the shortcomings
of previous CTE
reform efforts.
Allen informed attendees that education
reform stumbled in the early 1990s
because of what she called a «top - down error,»
because efforts to improve public schools were addressed through administrators, not parents.
Because sentencing
reform in the form
of the SRCA (or anything better) seems unlikely to move until there is a new President and / or Attorney General, criticizing
efforts to move forward with just prison
reform strikes me as tantamount to resigning oneself to the federal sentencing and corrections status quo until at least 2021.
Looking ahead: Republican Tallahassee had refused over and over, but responsible gun
reform is finally happening
because of the unstoppable
effort of children from our own community.