Sentences with phrase «come under fire for»

The aim was to shine a light on schools that persistently failed to serve their neediest children, but the law has come under fire for being unrealistic and overly punitive, and for causing schools to narrow their lessons in order to prepare for math and reading tests.

The basic skills tests required for entry into teacher preparation in the state — only a small part of the selectivity measures described above — have recently come under fire for being biased against African American and Latino test takers, as their passage rates are significantly lower than those of white test takers.

FEBRUARY 09, 2011 → Florida Gov. Rick Scott already has come under fire for proposing to slash public education funding just days after saying he wouldn't do such a thing.

(Alternate terms for «Soft skills» include» 21st Century skills» and «Non-cognitive skills,» both of which come under fire for similar reasons).

Spielman's speech has already come under fire for lack of evidence and has been taken by some as the latest attack on Muslim children in British schools.

The standards have come under fire for their inconsistent implementation, which has left many teachers feeling they lack the training necessary to help their students meet the higher bar.

Gifted education programs come under fire for two main reasons.

Even companies such as WNM Communications, which has come under fire for charging schools sky - high rates for basic connectivity, say they're hopeful.

The LGfL has also come under fire for putting pressure on schools to quickly renew contracts.

Much of the blame has been placed on education schools, which have come under fire for failing to produce enough high - performing teachers.

Outspoken director Spike Lee has come under fire for giving out his father's Brooklyn, New York address during a rant about the area's...

Quentin Tarantino's Western has come under fire for (among other things) being misogynist.

The film has come under fire for what some perceive to be the redemption of a racist cop.

Iron Fist has recently come under fire for a number of reasons; if reviews are to be believed, it's nowhere near the gold standard of previous Marvel - Netflix collaborations, while many have accused the show of whitewashing, due to the decision to cast a white actor, Finn Jones, in the title role.

Shortly before his controversial casting as Gillert Grindelwald ahead of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Johnny Depp had come under fire for his actions against then wife, Amber Heard.

Gods of Egypt has come under fire for «whitewashing» its cast.

Vanity Fair had routinely come under fire for seemingly disregarding the Hollywood «It» potential of actors like Gabourey Sidibe, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2010, when the «Hollywood Issue» featured only white actresses.

Also, while Hollywood can sometimes come under fire for its depictions of black culture, Black Panther seems to be a testament to the legacy of the first African superhero in mainstream comics.

The film industry has recently come under fire for representing certain types of individuals on screen but not actually hiring actors who are living those realities, including the recent horror film Hush; Kate Siegel, a non-deaf actress, was cast in the role of Maddie, a deaf writer.

Sinclair Broadcast Group reportedly owns about 200 TV stations across the US, and has often come under the fire for its pro-Donald Trump news coverage, through their various local news reports.

But it's also come under fire for its alleged support of torture, which has probably killed its chances.

Victoria Beckham has come under fire for using «skeletal models» at her New York fashion week show, while in London the third plus - size fashion

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Globally recognised retailer ASOS has come under fire for allowing a «racist» listing on the site which featured a black man modelling a T - shirt with «Slave» written across it.

It is the latter ordinary mineral-less refined table salt that is used in restaurants as well as most prepared and processed foods, and it is the refined table salt that recently has come under fire for possible links to autoimmune disease (see Study links processed table salt to autoimmune disease, Shaking Out Clues to Autoimmune Disease (National Institutes of Health), and [Refined] Salt Linked to Autoimmune Diseases).

It is the latter ordinary mineral-less refined table salt that is used in restaurants as well as most prepared and processed foods, and it is the refined table salt that recently has come under fire for possible links to autoimmune disease.

For years, Chinese officials have come under fire for allegedly allowing the use of organs from executed prisoners for transplants, including for foreigners coming to the country for so - called medical tourism.

Meanwhile, networking and routing company Cisco Systems of San Jose, California, has come under fire for supplying routers with site blocking, filtering and logging functions to China.

The two big winners in Sunday's elections have both come under fire for antiscientific positions

Wilmar International, a Singapore - based company that bills itself as Asia's biggest agribusiness group, has come under fire for several of its plantation projects in Nigeria.

► This week brought two more updates to the story around surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who has come under fire for his work implanting artificial tracheas.

Despite these forthright conclusions, the commission has come under fire for being too timid.

Recently, Elsevier has come under fire for exercising it's rights under copyright law by asking various platforms to remove copies of articles published in its journals.

The Australian government and a major university have come under fire for backing a proposed research centre to be run by the controversial Bjørn Lomborg.

Scandals: Gatling has come under fire for her ties to former district attorney Charles Hynes, whose tenure was marred by accusations of fraud and wrongful convictions.

The Queens Democratic Board of Elections commissioner, who in the past has come under fire for conflicts of interest, is quickly becoming one of the highest earning recipients of Queens court patronage, Gotham Gazette has learned.

The Speaker had come under fire for his own expenses claims in the past, but it was his reaction to the allegations levied against others that provoked harsh criticism.

Mr. Quaitoo, who is also the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, had come under fire for saying in an interview on Accra - based Starr FM, that northern farmers could not be trusted in their assessment of the damage from the army worm invasion.

Lord, another deputy Commons Speaker, has also come under fire for claiming more than # 8,000 over five years for his garden.

Mark - Viverito came into office vowing a more democratic approach to Council proceedings, but has come under fire for blocking a vote on a pair of controversial police reform bills called the Right to Know Act.

The board has come under fire for approving a $ 392,000 salary for Galante, who has been the subject of scrutiny by the City Council and the FBI concerning his outside income and questionable operation of the taxpayer - funded nonprofit.

Mark - Viverito had come under fire for her ties to de Blasio as well as for a recent report in the Daily News that she failed to disclose rental income from a Harlem apartment building she owns.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo too has come under fire for not more actively supporting the bill, despite calling it a «priority.»

On the eve of the Rochester and Strood by - election, UKIP candidate Mark Reckless has come under fire for suggesting that migrants settled in Britain could be asked to leave.

The group had come under fire for empowering Republicans even after Trump took office.

And one of de Blasio's most prominent foes, Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz, has recently come under fire for a New York Times article demonstrating that students with disciplinary issues have been effectively forced out of some of the network's charter schools.

The school, JHS / MS 80, has come under fire for dismal math and English test scores as well as allegations that its principal downplayed other violent incidents.

The Commission has come under fire for the new logo which critics say is unnecessary especially when it has other pressing matters to deal with ahead of the elections this November.

Rangel has come under fire for alleged financial wrongdoing and harming the credibility of Congress, according to the ethics complaint.