Sentences with phrase «down federal reforms»

And the mistakes made by top - down federal reforms are continental mistakes.»

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Known as Mr. Fix - It by some of his cabinet colleagues, Kenney has pledged to bring in major reforms to the system, including beefing up the auditing powers of federal inspectors who are hunting down abusers.

One proposal that has taken a hit in popularity, however, is the governor's push to sue the federal government over the December federal tax reform law, which garners 49 percent support, down from 58 percent in January.

«As the 2nd most conservative member of the New York State Assembly in rankings by the New York State Conservative Party and the # 1 Legislator in scoring by Unshackle Upstate, a New York reform organization, I know we need to slash federal spending, balance the budget, end the bailouts, take leftover money from the Obama stimulus package to pay down the deficit and support repealing Obamacare.

The protests of academics about the federal university reform law that came into force in February have now calmed down.

Past federal policies, including No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, pushed corporate - styled, top - down reforms such as high - stakes testing and draconian accountability schemes.

Now consider that during the debate over the No Child Left Behind Act, the National Conference of State Legislatures sent members of Congress a letter criticizing the testing requirements as «an egregious example of a top - down, one - size - fits - all federal reform.»

If you want to understand why a strong federal role is needed in advancing systemic reform of American public education — and why arguments for a so - called «energized retrenchment» or backsliding in that role from some conservative reformers like Andy Smarick of Bellwether Education are unconvincing — consider what happened in 1946 after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Morgan v. Virginia.

As the clock ticks down for priority schools that have received a federal School Improvement Grant, the emerging question has been sustainability, with family - community partnerships surfacing as the key component needed to continue the reform work in priority schools.

Add to this the federal government's stated interest in creating more state - based retirement plans for the private sector and various other reforms coming down the pike, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) liquidity and money market fund reforms and key Affordable Care Act (ACA) deadlines — think Cadillac Tax — and it can make a benefit plan adviser's head spin.

High down payment requirements being proposed by federal regulatory agencies as part of the upcoming rulemaking under the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will unnecessarily burden homebuyers and significantly impede the economic and housing recovery.