Sentences with phrase «controversial reform policies»

Former DC Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee has gained national attention for her tough but controversial reform policies focused on large - scale firing of DC teachers.

This year, by far the most lopsided finding in the survey was about a controversial reform policy: school closures.

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WASHINGTON — Most business economists believe the Federal Reserve's controversial bond - buying stimulus program has helped boost the recovery, but differ on the effects of the healthcare reform law and other policies by President Obama and Congress, according to survey results released Monday.

Tony Blair has maintained he will not give up Britain's controversial EU rebate without «fundamental» reform of the common agricultural policy (Cap).

And while he praised Bloomberg's efforts to improve public health, snuff out smoking, and pass immigration reform, he vowed to improve the way the city deals with small businesses, bolster affordable housing, and reform the controversial stop - and - frisk policy to improve community relations with police.

Mr. Seabrook, the union leader who has been a proud obstacle to plenty of the reform efforts aimed at Rikers Island by Mr. de Blasio over the last several years — he filed court documents to try to stop a new use of force policy and has held City Hall press conferences decrying the mayor's policies and telling him to «shape up or ship out» — pointed to something that would probably be an even larger obstacle to closing down the city's controversial jail complex: resistance from residential neighborhoods who don't want inmates nearby.

This is based on the controversial policy of «constructive opposition» - cooperating with the Government on areas of agreement, like constitutional reform and, as announced last week, a common European foreign and security policy, and opposing it on others.

Stringer, who followed the distinctly more charismatic Cory Booker to the podium, called for reform of the Bloomberg administration's controversial stop - and - frisk policy.

Cuomo took an aggressive position during his budget and policy address Wednesday, threatening to withhold a significant funding increase for schools if lawmakers don't approve his controversial reform proposals, such as an amendment to the state's teacher - evaluation system that would increase the ratings» reliance on standardized testing.

While all of the Democratic candidates have proposed reforms to the policy, frontrunners Christine Quinn, the City Council speaker: and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio sparred over the substance of how the controversial policy would change under their watch.

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne will set out the controversial plans tonight, saying: «Welfare reform is one of the policy areas where Labour needs to win back trust.»

He promised to fight for affordable housing, reform for the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk policy, and women's reproductive rights.

The governor's proposal also calls for federal support to keep Brooklyn's ailing hospitals open, changing the controversial Common Core school curriculum, ending standardized testing for grades K - 2, begin construction of four new casinos in the fall, allow public funding of political campaigns and reforming the state's ethics policy.

The European Parliament has voted for sweeping reforms of the controversial EU Common Fisheries Policy.

The union representing NYPD sergeants has vowed to do what it can to block the City Council from overriding Mayor Bloomberg's veto on a bill to reform the controversial stop - and - frisk policy.

That recognition has driven a tidal wave of controversial policy reforms over the past decade, rooted in new evaluation systems that link teachers» ratings and, in some cases, their pay and advancement to evidence of classroom practice and student learning.

Is it even possible for federal policies to compel state and local officials to make controversial and painful reforms?

Says Howell, «The evidence suggests that by strategically deploying funds to cash - strapped states and massively increasing the public profile of a controversial set of education policies, the president managed to stimulate reforms that had stalled in state legislatures.»

The bonuses mark Miami - Dade's foray into performance pay, a controversial policy that is part of the Obama Administration's education reform agenda.

The evaluation of teachers based on the contribution they make to the learning of their students, value - added, is an increasingly popular but controversial education reform policy.

Many teachers today, including NEA members, have been angry at the Obama administration for education reform policies that they say have harmed public education, including its support for the expansion of charter schools and the controversial evaluation of teachers by student test scores.

In Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools: The Politics of Education Reform, longtime policy analyst Jack Jennings examines the evolution of federal education policy and outlines a bold and controversial vision for its future.

The District, which initiated major school reforms in 2007, has served as a test case for often controversial policies — such as expanding school choice, eliminating teacher tenure and tying evaluations to test scores — which have since been adopted by a growing number of states.

While the NCTQ board of directors is made up of Democrats, Republicans and independents, the report was funded by organizations such as The Walton Family Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that are strong supporters of a number of polarizing reform policies the report directly touches on, including the controversial Vergara ruling.

However, a controversial reform of the town planning system has many in Israel accusing the government of promoting environmentally destructive policies.