Sentences with phrase «controversial reforms»

Just a few short weeks ago research minister Edelgard Bulmahn's controversial reforms of the academic sector were passed by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's cabinet.

What matters here is the size of Labour's majority - and its ability to push through controversial reforms with impunity.

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.

Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved controversial reforms to the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on 18 September.

Controversial reforms Greece promised to pass into law by Wednesday include reforming the VAT system, overhauling pensions and signing up to plans that ensure immediate spending cuts in the event of breaching creditor - mandated budget targets.

Some speculated that Governor Cuomo was trying to pull PBA President Pat Lynch onto his side to support whatever controversial reforms he tries push through on police oversight as part of a larger criminal justice reform package when he suddenly embraced the 75 % - of - salary - payout for officers permanently injured in the line of duty last week.

A third term of Labour government will press ahead with a more radical, more controversial reform package, the party's election chief will say today.

«We have no further plans to make welfare savings beyond the very substantial savings legislated for by parliament two weeks ago,» Crabb said in a statement to MPs confirming that the government would drop controversial reforms to personal independence payments (PIP).

Disgraced and forced to resign, no - one is surprised when Harry disappears one night off a bridge into the Thames... With MI5 on its knees in the wake of the Qasim debacle and facing controversial reform, former agent Will Crombie is brought back to uncover the truth they feared - Harry's still alive.

The most controversial reform implemented under Driscoll's watch was requiring that students perform at a certain level on the state's 10th grade test in order to graduate.

Since 2007, DCPS leaders Michelle Rhee and Kaya Henderson have led controversial reforms like a new evaluation system, a comprehensive pay - for - performance plan, and school closures.

The involvement of the Broad Foundation especially is likely to cause a stir, as the group is linked to aggressive and oftentimes controversial reforms in schools, including outright closures and staff overhauls now being championed by Cerf and Christie as options for New Jersey.

Malone is no stranger to controversial reform movements.

She became a fierce critic of President Obama's education policies and his chief education initiative, Race to the Top, which was a multi-billion-dollar competition in which states (and later districts) could win federal funds by promising to adopt controversial reforms, including the Common Core State Standards, charter schools and systems that evaluated teachers by student test scores.

And, thanks to the Madison citizens and BOE who support its district educational leaders to evaluate controversial reform initiatives with rigor and trust their educational expertise to bring joy and creativity back to learning as well as teaching.

From teacher pay to charter funding to a bitterly controversial reform bill for North Carolina's low - performing schools, the state legislature covered a wide range of education issues this year.

Bills to create an online court and introduce controversial reforms on whiplash will be brought forward in the next two years, the Queen's speech has confirmed.

While some hope that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will be able to push through controversial reforms and replicate the success Germany achieved a decade ago in boosting its competitiveness, there's a reason that Germany has been the only large European economy to pull of this trick.

The Greek government has seen a sharp fall in its popularity as it implements the controversial reforms under the country's bailout program.

Creditors have given the Greek government until Wednesday to push controversial reforms, including sales tax increases and pension reforms, through parliament.

It's the first time the register's been updated since the government's controversial reform was finally implemented this summer.

The shock figures emerged as the House of Lords prepares to vote on calls for the controversial reforms to be either scrapped or delayed.

In a significant speech, he will outline Coalition plans to ensure teaching is based on «excellence», saying that controversial reforms are needed to «bring back the values of a good education».

The controversial reforms have come under fire from health professionals, including the nursing union.

This spring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and health secretary Andrew Lansley were forced into a humiliating climbdown on large parts of the controversial reforms.

David Cameron was accused of lying about tax credit cuts to win the general election as the House of Lords debated the controversial reforms.

Ed Miliband today pledged to push through his controversial reforms to Labour's links with the unions, saying that the «bigger risk» was to keep things as they are.

Delivering his autumn statement and spending review, the chancellor said he would abolish the controversial reforms altogether — rather than opt for a fudge, as many had expected.

Ministers are pressing ahead with their controversial reforms of public sector pensions before a new strike on Thursday by tens of thousands of workers.

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.

The two men also agreed that it would be wrong to try to mitigate the impact of the controversial reforms through changes to the personal tax allowance or by the increases to the national minimum wage due to be brought in by 2020.

The controversial reform plan that is still being negotiated in Washington, D.C. would either modify or completely eliminate the ability of New Yorkers to deduct state and local taxes from federal tax burdens and likely have deep economic impact for

The letter represents the latest salvo against a controversial reform effort launched roughly 4 years ago by CIHR President Alain Beaudet.

The letter — so far signed by more than 900 researchers, including many prominent scientists — represents the latest salvo against a controversial reform effort launched roughly 4 years ago by CIHR President Alain Beaudet.

This is especially relevant to the UK, where the education secretary Michael Gove has justified some of his controversial reforms by referring to the country's performance on the international educational stage.

As readers will likely recall, this was Russakoff's inside, edgy, hugely readable take on Mark Zuckerberg's $ 100 million gift to Newark and the messy, controversial reforms that followed.

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

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

The superintendent of the nation's second - largest school district plans to retire next year after serving less than two years amid massive layoffs, controversial reform and a construction scandal.

These controversial reform efforts sparked highly publicized battles with the teachers» union, politicians, and charter opponents — but they also dramatically improved education for at - risk children.

Achievement school districts may be reporting mixed numbers in other states, but the controversial reform model — which could effectively turn over management of low - performing public schools, including hiring and firing powers, to for - profit charter operators — seems bound for a pilot program in North Carolina.

A controversial reform measure headed for the 2016 ballot could cut public pension costs by giving taxpayers a say on retirement plans — but it could upend collective bargaining in the process, according to several analyses.

It's a controversial reform but one that can play an important role in providing an effective education for all students.

AccountabilityWorks and the Pioneer Institute write their estimate does not account for «additional expensive or controversial reforms» that may be needed to ensure the new standards» success, such as implementing merit pay or decreasing class sizes.

The district could turn over operations and staffing in lagging schools to for - profit charter management organizations, some of which lobbied for the controversial reform last year in the N.C. General Assembly.

TAXPAYERS are set to foot the bill for a $ 12 million carbon tax advertising campaign in an announcement that has angered independent MPs, who will have the deciding votes on the controversial reform.

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