Sentences with phrase «end state takeovers»

THE WAY FORWARD: End state takeovers and the privatization of public schools.

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In a dramatic turnaround from his election campaign calls for the 16 - year war to be brought to an end, Trump unveiled a new south Asia strategy designed to prevent a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, target Islamic State and al Qaida and stop mass terror attacks in the USA.

Cuomo in 2012 did not endorse a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate, choosing instead to make surgical endorsements of lawmakers from the mainline conference, the IDC and Republican Sens. Stephen Saland and Roy McDonald — both of whom voted in favor of the legalization of same - sex marriage (and both of whom ended up losing their seats).

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos told reporters Monday afternoon that an end - of - session agreement on controversial measures are «going to be more challenging» in the coming weeks now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's backing a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had pushed hard for a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate, but in the end could not flip seats held by Republicans on Long Island or in the Hudson Valley.

If such a fix is not adopted, along with a fiscal one as addressed previously, we will soon see a return to the status quo after the period of state takeover has ended — and the goal should be to be able to have true and effective local control in the long run.

And the pressure from the WFP won't end with the minimum wage: Lipton said the party will continue to push Cuomo to back a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate next year.

Sullivan is honest: When he talks to potential teachers he acknowledges the district's previous academic and financial woes ---- including a state takeover that began in 2008 and ended in July 2014.

Supporters of state takeover districts nationwide consistently make the mistake of seizing low - performing schools without having a clear end game or exit strategy for schools that recover or fail under state stewardship

We want an end to mayoral control, state takeovers and other privatization schemes that remove our right to hold public officials accountable for the education policy they set; and curiously target cities whose public school systems serve primarily African - American and Latino children.

With final decisions on what that takeover will look like looming at the end of this month, the back - and - forth between state and district officials is becoming a bit more heated.

Now, Oakland Unified's $ 9 million budget cut, while necessary to avoid full state takeover, will end up hurting students even more, particularly groups of kids who are already struggling.

Under the section labeled «community control,» M4BL called for an end to state and mayoral takeovers of school systems in favor of local, democratically elected boards, more equitable school funding and a de-emphasis on standardized testing.

Earlier this week a group of pro-charter pastors from West Louisville in conjunction with the extreme right - wing anti-public education think tank, the Bluegrass Institute of Public Policy, held a press conference to call on the Interim Commissioner to authorize a state takeover of Jefferson County Public Schools and to end the ability of the Jefferson County Teachers Association (JCTA) and the other JCPS employee unions to bargain collectively.