Sentences with phrase «broader political support»

Even interventions with broader political support — such as adding more learning time to the school day — have bumped up against realities such as teacher contracts and bus schedules.

Some argue that vouchers targeted to low - income families more clearly serve the goal of enhancing equal opportunity and will win broader political support for that reason.

THE OFFICIAL REACTION: Finance Minister Vítor Gaspar said the ratings cut failed to reflect broad political support for the country's latest financial rescue program, and also a new income tax which he portrayed as «proof of the government's determination» to meet stated deficit targets.

«We need,» Watson notes, «to build a party that sets out a sense of long - term national purpose and mobilises broad political support».

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.

As scholars Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips write, «Reducing the black - white test score gap would do more to promote racial equality than any other strategy that commands broad political support.»

Most notably, universal pre-K is likely to have sustained broad political support for maintaining an adequate number of preschool slots and adequate preschool quality.

An argument for universal pre-k is that targeted programs in the U.S. tend not to sustain broad political support.

Alternatively, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger of the Breakthrough Institute have argued — in TNR and elsewhere — that a policy like cap - and - trade, which works by making dirty energy expensive, will never gain broad political support.

A prime example is the broad political support for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, relative to the more effective and less costly option of gasoline taxes.

Not exact matches

The support is also widespread and broad — the majority of people in all regions of the country and of all political persuasions (85 % Democrats, 65 % of Independents, and 51 % of Republicans) stand behind the actions.

Once an AED committee is formed it needs to develop a mission statement which will not only help the committee stay focused by constantly reminding its members of its purpose and goals, but, by clearly stating that purpose and goals to the larger community, will help generate the broad - based community and political support an effective AED program requires.

Yesterday's plant tour and shoring up of political support is part of a string of broader meat industry's attempts to rehabilitate BPI's maligned reputation.

In a broader sense, GDPR is a harbinger of the future, a future where voter data will not be so easily bought and sold, and one where grassroots infrastructures will need to be properly resourced in order to support large political organizations.

It extended Putin's support to encapsulate a broad constituency of Russian citizens, which includes both moderate patriots, who are ideologically supportive of political and economic modernisation, and more radical nationalists who reject the Western path of development (Bunin, 2014).

It is not clear, however, whether this increase can be attributed to Volodin's reforms: a similar rise in approval for the activities of President Putin, Prime Minister Medvedev, the Government, and regional governors suggests a broader shift in support for political institutions and individuals, rather than a localized response to the appearance of increased parliamentary professionalism.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

«By inviting a broad range of acts, not all of whom are known for being overtly political, to play in support of this under the banner of «People Powered», we are saying — Speak Out!

I'm not equating Speaker Silver to President Nixon, but I am pointing out that it's an age old political dodge to say a Politician, in spite of his lack of a moral compass, is just too valuable to let go, and after all he enjoys broad based political support.

While the Windrush scandal revolves around a particular group of people, the incident has broader implications for any political party hoping for support from Britain's wider black Caribbean population.

A group of political activists who came together to support Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders» presidential bid are keeping their word to maintain a permanent presence with a broader focus in Western New York.

However, this grouping is a rather broad one, as will be noted in more detail below, and hence would not be as successful in translating support levels into a similar proportion of seat numbers as would be the case for one of the larger political parties.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

Cuomo has supported public financing of political campaigns in the past, but has up until this point not included such a system in the state budget proposal — a process that the governor's office has broad power over.

«In the current economic environment, we recognise that a significant increase in state funding for political parties is not a priority and any such measure would need to command broad public support.»

Through 38 Degrees, Change.org, and Avaaz it has become possible to support single issue campaigns, rather than expressing political beliefs by dedicating our wholesale support to one party which encompasses a broad range of causes.

Her comment at the time supports the notion that the Congressman has a broader, brighter political future: «I think anybody that actually listened to Chris Gibson, or met Chris Gibson or has looked at any of his votes or any of his values, if they are willing to put away labels, I think they would be very impressed with the man as an individual and what he can do to unite people.»

I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a broader social background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular social class), and supporting the CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)

Let me quote the President when he announced the creation of the Ministry: «All of us within the political space are now agreeing that we have to take the issue of planning and development of our economy seriously, and that is why a lot of support has been given to the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), which has come out with a 40 - year programme for national development, set out in broad terms and targets».

Edward Braunstein won last week's Democratic primary because he had broad support from voters across his northeast Queens district as well as the backing of the party's county organization, political insiders said.

A Corbyn - supporting MP said that would only work if the party accepted the leader's «broad anti-austerity political and economic programme».

But as Andy Rotherham points out, forcing people to «go private» in order to get a customized education for their kids is not a great political strategy for building broad support for the public schools.

With broad support across the political spectrum, states and localities throughout the country are expanding preschool programs for low - income children.

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.»

After surveying a huge body of literature about the role of education in political socialization, political scientists M. Kent Jennings and Richard Niemi reported a broad consensus that interest in politics, the possession of political skills, political participation, and support for the liberal democratic creed all increase with years of schooling.

In addition, donors to the Democratic State Central Committee and political action committees supporting Malloy's re-election bid include the anti-teacher Democrats for Education Reform, one of the nation's leading corporate education reformers, billionaire Eli Broad, and Connecticut billionaire and education reform - funder, Steven Mandel.

But amidst the seemingly intractable political divisions, I have been heartened by the broad support at both the state and national levels for the adoption of the Common Core State Standards for education.

In fact, it is hard to imagine any other political issue receiving such broad, bipartisan support.

In the past the very notion of a single set of standards has been too hot a political potato for any real discussion, but the current effort appears to enjoy broad support.

Rather than requiring that any candidate seeking political support from teachers have a solid progressive record on public education and articulate clear - cut policies and positions that are diametrically opposed to the corporate education reform industry, there is a growing acceptance of candidates who have thrown their support behind the charter school industry and the broader education reform agenda.

Céline Condorelli is an artist who works with architecture, combining a number of approaches from developing structures for «supporting» (the work of others, forms of political imaginary, existing and fictional realities) to broader enquiries into forms of commonality and discursive sites, resulting in projects merging installation, exhibition, politics, fiction, display, public space, sound, writing, and whatever else feels urgent at the time.

Celine Condorelli works with art and architecture, combining a number of approaches from developing structures for «supporting» (the work of others, forms of political imaginary, existing and fictional realities) to broader enquiries into forms of commonality and discursive sites, resulting in projects merging exhibitions, politics, fiction, display, public space, sound, writing, and whatever else feels urgent at the time.

Supported by a community of like - minded populist artists, Catlett further elaborated her skill in communicating social and political messages to a broad audience with an economy of form.

But, according to Nisbet, he can be faulted for offering «arguments for action on climate change that evoke a vision of the future that reflects his own values and priorities, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem and to align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.»

Attempts to devise such a system would inevitably devolve into litigation and political struggle with differing results in various jurisdictions, impeding the important work of building broad, global political support for carbon taxes.

If the Kigali HFC Amendment is sent to the U.S. Senate for consent, it will need the broad support from Senators in both political parties to reach a two - thirds majority.

The core of the issue that I worry most about, as do others, is that arguments for action on climate change that evoke only one particular vision of the future will reflect only the priorities and values of certain parties, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem of climate change and align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.

As the Washington Examiner writes, «the change had broad support from home builders, state political leaders, and solar advocates.»

As a result, it is hard for political leaders to generate and sustain broad public support for ambitious climate policies3 or for citizens to take effective personal action4.

SENATOR REID»S CHALLENGE: The Majority Leader's actions effectively leave it up to those who support PHEVs and EVs to see if the broader EV community can muster political support to add the plug - in vehicle tax credits and other provisions to add to the natural gas vehicle tax credits that made their way into the draft bill.