Sentences with phrase «education reform referendum»

The final reports from Bridgeport's November 2012 education reform referendum are in and it turns out that the corporate education reform industry and its supporters spent at least $ 562,955.16 in their effort to pass Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch's anti-democracy initiative, a proposal that would have eliminated the City's democratically elected board of education and replaced it with one appointed by the mayor.

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The process that culminated in the 2011 referendum not only saw a significant amount of institutions sprout and bloom as major actors in favour of electoral reform, but also served as a course of education for voters unfamiliar with alternative methods of voting.

In Michigan, where legislative action on school reform has been put on hold until questions of funding equity have been settled, voters will face two ballot referenda — each with a different sales - tax equation — that could add new funds to the education coffers.

In Idaho, they fought to get on the November ballot three referenda that, if passed, will annihilate Superintendent Tom Luna's sweeping reform efforts that could bring about a quality education for all students in the state.

Whether voters saw the race as a referendum on education reform or a vote of confidence in an incumbent, Torlakson will remain the primary voice on education in California for another four years.

Note the Joint Select Committee's final report recommendations on engagement processes moving forward, including the role of National Congress, the ongoing public awareness and education role of Recognise, and the need to reform the referendum process.