Sentences with phrase «dramatic reforms»

Consider all of the supposedly dramatic reforms of the last several decades; every single one of them took for granted the district structure.

Evidence from previous school improvement initiatives suggests that the most successful efforts often involve the most dramatic reforms, especially around staffing.

There are less dramatic reforms and a costs management pilot would be a key reform to suppress expenditure seen to be wasteful.

«The more broad ranging proposals involve giving rights to the computer, which I think would require more dramatic reform in order to recognize an algorithm as a rights holding entity.

«All of the people that work on this issue, the good government groups and watchdogs, think at this point you need dramatic reform given what has happened in Albany.

In other words, Klein clearly recognizes that he has to show he's willing to make dramatic reforms in order to distance himself from both Smith and Savino.

They would give disadvantaged students their first real alternative to violence - prone, low - performing public schools and create pressure for those schools to bring about quicker, more dramatic reform lest they lose enrollment.

Albany leaders reached an agreement on dramatic reforms to day care oversight in response to a Daily News series on hidden dangers in city child care facilities.

As part of this, the UAE has implemented its plan for «First - Rate Education», which outlines dramatic reforms to the curriculum, a strategy for improving teaching through professional development and a commitment to encouraging the development of 21st Century skills in schools.

Arne Duncan brings that rare ability to build consensus among multiple stakeholders around dramatic reform efforts, while at the same time demanding increased accountability and intelligent use of data.

NRDC has a clear vision for how the U.S. can do its part, and while the existing nuclear fleet has a role in that transition, that role is a limited and diminishing one and requires dramatic reforms in oversight and vigilance by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has traditionally been the weakest of watchdogs.

Cuomo also talked a bit about the «dramatic» ethics reform he's working on with legislative leaders, although he didn't offer much in the way of details on that, other than to say: «Is dramatic reform hard to accept and hard to pass?

«There needs to be dramatic reforms implemented to avoid mistakes of the past, otherwise this is a game of musical chairs where we are changing people and not the policies,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of good government group Citizens Union.

«I think that there is a lot more support than people think in the Legislature itself for dramatic reforms,» the AG said.

«Reforms only come when elected officials believe the consequences for them would be worse if they don't institute dramatic reforms.»

As a state senator since 2013 and a former Assembly member for four terms, I will not accept a pay hike unless it is accompanied by dramatic reforms.

I understand that it was difficult for the Legislature because it was so dramatic a reform,» said Cuomo, sitting between Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, the tough - talking Republican who would serve as one of the panel's three co-chairs.

The Law Commission is proposing dramatic reforms to «complex and inaccessible» sentencing law to reduce costly errors and delays in the judicial process.

The remarkable transition in Tennessee shows that states are capable of dramatic reform when the political leadership is committed to focusing public attention on the problem.

Without dramatic reforms, they'll continue to fail teachers and leave in place unfair, unsound retirement systems.

February 2012 — The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research found that four years after undergoing dramatic reform efforts, including turnarounds, low - performing elementary schools in Chicago closed the achievement gap in test scores by almost half in reading and two - thirds in math compared to similar schools that did not receive intervention.

«The Common Core system I think almost everyone uniformly agrees needs dramatic reform.»

Ministers have already made dramatic reforms to incapacity and unemployment benefits.

This is the most dramatic reform needed, as well as one of the most difficult to achieve, except where already present, as in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Albany leaders reached an agreement Tuesday on dramatic reforms to day care oversight in response to a Daily News series on hidden dangers in city child care facilities.

The United Arab Emirates has implemented its plan for «First - Rate Education», which outlines dramatic reforms to the curriculum, improving teaching through professional development and a commitment to developing 21st Century skills in schools.

What has not received much attention, but is a more dramatic reform, was the decision to reorient the district so that its schools and instructional approach are focused on building 21st century skills.

Opinions on schools: A team of journalists from the Orlando Sentinel demonstrated last week beyond any doubt whatsoever that dramatic reform in Florida's Tax Credit Scholarship Program is desperately needed, and that it should be implemented quickly, before any more students in the program are damaged any further.

In 1906 the newly elected Liberal government proposed an Education Bill which sought a dramatic reform of English schooling.

In State of the State address, Cuomo calls for «dramatic reform» of New York's education system.

The dramatic reform package — called the «Clean Up Albany Act of 2011» — creates an independent Joint Commission on Public Ethics with «robust enforcement powers» to investigate both the executive and legislative branches of government.

The ad calls the plan «unprecedented» and says it will achieve «dramatic reform» by capping costs without jeopardizing patient care.

During his gubernatorial campaign, Cuomo said the member item process needed «dramatic reform,» and said any legislative earmarks should be posted online before funding was approved in the state budget.

«Ours is a different kind of campaign where we are working to develop a citizen coalition around a new agenda of competence and integrity in government to bring sweeping change and dramatic reform to Albany,» Cuomo said in a press release.

Washington's application included new teacher and principal evaluations; a focus on science, math and technology; and a new school accountability system to force struggling schools to make dramatic reforms.

The dramatic reforms come as part of a government drive to improve schools», pupils» and employers» confidence in the qualifications, ensuring that young people have the knowledge and skills needed to go on to work and further study.

Dauphin also worked with numerous New Orleans charter schools and charter management organizations during a period of dramatic reform and growth following Hurricane Katrina.

Dramatic reform will come about only when we are able to disentangle mental health difficulties from medical care.