Sentences with phrase «common sense reform of»

NAR supports the Senate bill, which provides common sense reforms of the FHA mortgage - insurance program while ensuring its financial solvency and not disenfranchising American families.

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The company also called on lawmakers to pass «common sense gun reform,» including the banning of assault rifles, high - capacity magazines, and bump stocks, enact universal background checks, and more.

Investors and securities markets continue to benefit from common - sense reforms enacted in the wake of the financial crisis, including policies that increase transparency regarding the activity of advisers to private funds, enhance systemic stability, minimize conflicts of interests, and hold bad - actors accountable.

Dick's said it is also calling on elected officials to enact «common sense gun reform,» such as an assault - style firearms ban, a minimum purchase age of 21, and a ban on high - capacity magazines and bump stocks.

In 1979 Mrs. Thatcher and her government began the return to true capitalism, but even after a decade of common sense reforms and rapid improvements in productivity, we calculate it will still take us another ten years or so to catch up with Germany and France, while the United States and Japan are still further beyond our reach.That is the price of trying to make capitalism do something which is not in its nature to do — promote equality.

«This year, we look forward to working with the legislature on again stopping the state Endangered Species Act repeal and moving forward a common - sense reform of that important law.»

A return to fault - based divorce is almost certainly out of the question as a political matter, but some plausible common - sense reforms could nonetheless inject a measure of sanity into our nation's divorce laws.

«Across the nation, several states including New York overcame the outsized voices of the guardians of the status quo and passed common sense gun safety reform that bans lethal assault weapons and helps keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill,» Cuomo said in the statement.

We may note that the media already seems to be framing the need to resolve the West Lothian Question (as opposed to the House of Lords or voting reform) as common sense, and the English - only days proposal as the only realistic solution on the table.

NKD and our allies worked hard to pressure all stakeholders to support these common sense reforms, and at the July 2017 meeting of the County Committee we learned that we had succeeded in achieving reforms, though with some dilutions.

In advance of the January 2018 meeting of the County Committee, we proposed a common sense reform to require a vote of the County Committee for choosing a candidate to fill a vacant public office seat, in the event that a primary election is unfeasible.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R,C,I - Schaghticoke), and Assemblyman Pete Lopez (R,C,I - Schoharie) today called for a «Spirit of «76» revolt by rank and file state legislators to clean up corruption and break the stranglehold on the Capitol that's been exerted by powerful leaders who time after time have prevented common sense reforms from becoming law in New York.

Here's this reaction from Willie Sullivan, the director of the Electoral Reform Society's Scottish branch: «This government's rigid «one size fits all» approach was never going to fit Scotland - its cold mathematical vision of equality flies in the face of real communities, simple geography and common sense.

Concerns over the proliferation of illegal tattoo shops and the spread of communicable diseases have increased due to the current opioid epidemic which has contributed to the spread of Hepatitis C. Legislator Burke's initiative is a common sense reform to ensure the health and safety of the residents of Erie County.

«We need to be talking about real solutions, and we need to pass common sense gun reforms that the majority of Americans support.»

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, whose credentials as a reformer will likely be debated in an approaching race to fill a Senate vacancy, said that «Cuomo's common sense reform proposals today include what I believe are essential measures to stem the tide of corruption in our state.»

Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, added: «The Ministry of Justice should recognise this policy is flawed and the ban on loved ones sending in books and other essentials to prisoners has little or no support from anyone with an ounce of common sense.

Flanagan did include «common sense» reforms to the SAFE Act on his to do list — a nod to the conservative upstaters who did not support him during the battle to replace Skelos as leader because of his «yes» vote on the controversial gun control law.

Flanagan tried to smooth things over by including «common sense» reforms to the SAFE Act among his top end - of - sesison priorities this year, even though he would be the first to admit that's more or less a non-starter with the Democrat - controlled Assembly and the governor.

The memorandum of understanding reached by Senate Republicans and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to not enact an ammunition purchasing database was a common - sense reform to the controversial SAFE Act gun control law.

«Dan Donovan has proposed a pension fund reform agenda, which calls for common sense measures to increase the integrity of the pension fund, prevent fraud and increase transparency.»

His knowledge of the law, platform of reform and common sense make him a very strong candidate indeed.

«Today, we are leading the way for CPS reform statewide with a comprehensive package of proposals that is common - sense, easy to implement, and long overdue.

Common sense reforms to ensure a competitive bidding process, allow the Comptroller to review contracts, and create a database of deals will ensure that the public's tax dollars are being spent appropriately.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The other members of the earmark - reform coalition are the watchdog groups Citizens Against Government Waste, Taxpayers for Common Sense and Public Citizen.

«We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to push a number of issues that are important to him but have been blocked by the Senate Republicans including raising the minimum wage, real campaign finance reform and passing common sense gun control measures like microstamping,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

«Concealed carry reciprocity is a common - sense reform that reduces confusion for law - abiding gun owners who wish to travel to other concealed - carry states,» Faso said in the statement, adding that out - of - state carriers would have to follow New York state and local prohibitions on weapons in bars, churches, public buildings and other institutions.

Early voting as allowed by 37 other states, reform of New York's archaic election laws, allowing victims of sexual abuse cases to reopen their cases and sue their abusers, common sense reforms to New York's gun laws, so many issues on the table that need to be addressed.

Assembly Republicans have criticized Kavanagh and his taskforce for taking nearly a year to recommend a series of «common sense» changes that don't actually reform the power structure of the Assembly.

Happily, this sort of common sense is starting to re-enter the conversation (thanks, in part, to the persistence of the folks at Harvard's Pathways to Prosperity initiative, who called in 2011 for a broader approach to education reform, one that includes high - quality career technical education).

On December 7, 2017, Fordham hosted a discussion with David Driscoll, the man behind many of the reforms that led to the Massachusetts Miracle, and the author of a new book, Commitment and Common Sense: Leading Education Reform in Massachusetts.

Common - sense reforms to teacher pension systems, such as those discussed in Education Next by Robert Costrell and Michael Podgursky (see «Peaks, Cliffs, and Valleys,» features, Winter 2008), would have a similar effect of making the returns to teaching more front - loaded.

On December 7, 2017, Fordham hosted a discussion with David Driscoll, the man behind many of the reforms and the author of a new book, Commitment and Common Sense: Leading Education Reform in Massachusetts.

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Q: Common Sense School Reform argues that, on its own, tough - minded accountability yields a shallow smorgasbord of options and facilities in schools, while competition offers highly specialized schools catering to very particular strengths and interests.

The truth is that proponents of common - sense curriculum reform — e.g., the notion that schools should choose textbooks and reading programs that can display some evidence of effectiveness — haven't had any levers by which to advance such reforms.

Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author, most recently, of Common Sense School Reform.

Q: Common Sense School Reform links the reluctance of parents to accept a competitive educational model with their own sentimental notions of educators as «spiritual» beings.

90, is director of education and policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and author of Common Sense School Reform.

This is a group of parents who want to work together to strengthen public education and restore common sense reforms.

Despite the overwhelming evidence that school choice works, opponents of parental choice have increasingly stepped up their efforts to defeat these common - sense educational reform measures.

Here's the story that shouldn't be ignored: The proponents of disastrous «school reform,» which has given us 20 + years of «test and punish» & such, are now positioning themselves as voices of common sense.

The common - sense reforms we're advocating are about rewarding teachers with the greatest success in the classroom — whether that's a tenured math teacher with 10 years of experience or a new science teacher with two.

Discussing the theme, «A Return to Common Sense: Restoring Developmentally Appropriate Education to Our Schools,» were a current superintendent, Dr. Bill Johnson; a principal; a mother, Jeanette Deuterman; a teacher, Dr. Anthony Griffin; and student Nikhil Goyal to give a full report from the frontlines of education reform.

He is the author of No Child Left Behind: A Primer (Peter Lang, 2006) and Common Sense School Reform (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

He is editor of When Research Matters (Harvard Education Press, 2008) and author of Common Sense School Reform (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

Unfortunately, Randi and the teacher unions oppose these common - sense reforms with millions of dollars in political cash, forcing reformers to go to court to fix the problems.

Parent advocates from across the country converged on New York City on Monday, February 7 for the first national forum of Parents Across America, a parent - led movement to make parent voices heard in the national debate over education reform — and to promote positive, common - sense solutions that will improve public schools nationwide.

Tallahassee - Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler has been elected President of the Florida Coalition of School Board Member (FCSBM), a statewide organization of school board members focused on the interests of students, parents, and taxpayers by advancing common sense student - first policies and school finance reform to eliminate wasteful spending and misuse of taxpayer dollars.