I join the county executive in his push to
see changes at the state level that will help case workers to better do their job and protect children in danger.
Other groups such as Educators4Excellence, Teach for America and Achievement First have more distinct niches including operating public charters and training educators to advocate
for change at the state level.»
The open question is how much of Louisiana's apparent gains can be attributed to standards, curriculum, and talent development driven
by changes at the state level — and how many other states will follow the path White and Kockler have blazed.
Lawmakers in both parties have been vocal about their discontent with current Secretary Arne Duncan's use of waivers and rewards to
effect change at the state level by way of advocating for the administration's favored program.
Unlike Governor Cuomo, they have both gone out of their way to take positive steps on climate change; A.G. Schneiderman by issuing a report detailing the need to address
climate change at the state level, Comptroller DiNapoli by effectively pressing the world's largest fossil fuel companies to disclose how their business plans fare in a low - carbon future.»
«They have targets on their back, and with a child who already has a disability, the damage can be greater,» said Ellen Callegary, an attorney and special - education advocate for more than 30 years, who is part of a coalition of advocates pressing
for changes at the state level.
«I have argued for a long time, having gone through a number of Byrd baths in my lifetime, if it's a
regulatory change at the state level, or private industry level, it's hard to make the case that that will have a direct federal budgetary consequence,» Bill Hoagland, a former Senate Budget Republican staffer who now works at the Bipartisan Policy Center, told me.
While
some changes at the state level appear to be large, up or down, -LSB-...]
While
some changes at the state level appear to be large, up or down, none of the changes from last year are statistically significant.
I asked if the decision to get involved at the federal level at a time when the GOP has a full slate of statewide candidates and is battling to retain and / or improve its slim hold on shared control in the state Senate indicates that Faso doesn't think much of his fellow Republicans»
changes at the state level, and he insisted that was not the case.
Still,
changes at the state level could soften the blow.
Legislators Rath and Lorigo join their colleagues in county government, including the County Executive, Comptroller and Sheriff, who have been vocal on this issue and are collaborating for
a change at the state level.
The Race to the Top selection criteria appear to be spurring some policy
changes at the state level.
«We're trying to create an environment for
change at the state level.»
I'd love to be able to do more and take care of some of these things, but until
it changes at the state level, I can't.»
Proposals exist to address climate
change at the state level, but their impact is inherently limited by Oregon's negligible share of global carbon emissions.
Investments in clean energy and other actions to address climate
change at the state level have already proven to be an engine of job creation.