Sentences with phrase «broad public opposition»

It will be strengthened by broad public opposition to the strikes, after ministers made an offer to unions proposing the protection of all accrued rights earlier this month.

Not exact matches

She underscored Hillary Clinton's opposition to the partial - birth abortion ban and to other incremental pro-life laws that enjoy broad public support.

Even his most conspicuous successes: the attack on Rupert Murdoch on phone hacking, his stance on bankers» bonuses and his opposition to intervention in Syria in 2013 earned praise from the parliamentary party and broad respect in the media, but did little to rehabilitate his rather pathetic public persona.

As Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas has argued, even more than broad public support, choice policies need the support of concentrated constituencies along with that of the general public to counter-balance the opposition of concentrated constituencies that want to curb or eliminate educational choice programs: «As much as reformers may be motivated to promote equity, a basic lesson about political reality is that more advantaged people tend to have more political power.»

Broad public support has tangible value when it brings the interests of the public at large against the concentrated opposition of unions.

Moreover, the broader public's opposition to the Common Core appears to rest on a shallow factual foundation.

The poll provides strong evidence from a nationally representative sample that most Americans support merit pay for teachers, while teachers oppose the policy by a large margin; there is strong opposition among the public to teacher tenure, while teachers favor it; and teachers are significantly more opposed to the federal RttT program than the broader public.

Polis» outrageous and inappropriate attack on Diane Ravitch may not have been some random, bizarre act on the part of an arrogant, self - serving Congressman but part of the corporate education reform industry's broader PR effort to dismiss the growing opposition to the privatization of public education.

Liberal Scott Brison joined Cullen in criticizing Conservative tax breaks the opposition parties say favour the wealthy at the expense of the broader taxpaying public.

In opposition of advocates, the broad majority of the general public, and even republican lawmakers, in November 2017, the FCC, is set to rescind the Open Internet Order.