Sentences with phrase «federal bureaucrats»

Last month's proposed rules on school accountability are yet another reminder that it's time for federal bureaucrats at the Department of Education to get their hands out of our education system.

CFACT Senior Policy Analyst Paul Driessen warns that a pending Supreme Court case could leave property owners at the mercy of federal bureaucrats who would have absolute authority to order them to renovate their property to welcome endangered species — at their own expense, even if the species was not native to the property.

Yesterday's proposed rules on school accountability are yet another reminder that it's time for federal bureaucrats at the Department of Education to get their hands out of our education system.

This is a breathtaking expansion of federal power into one of the most sensitive aspects of American schooling, and substitutes the judgment of federal bureaucrats for local educators and officials.

Created by an act of Congress, it puts federal bureaucrats in charge of one - sixth of the economy, overrules state regulatory bodies (regarding insurance and much else), involves a massive redistribution of public and private dollars, and excludes any sort of «opt out» provision for states.

'' What gets taught, how, and when in our public schools are decisions best made by classroom teachers and education professionals on the local and state level, not by federal bureaucrats.»

Against this momentum, it was his Conservative colleagues, acting on PMO orders, who gutted Rathgeber's bill which would have revealed the salaries of top federal bureaucrats, along the lines of Ontario's sunshine list.

Congress can do little more than enact laws that tell federal bureaucrats to write rules for states, which write rules for school districts, which give directions to schools.

As a US Federal bureaucrat it appears he has violated the Hatch Act...

But we also quite simply need to hire more federal bureaucrats.

Many subnational government workers function as de facto federal bureaucrats.

But, my question is, is it permissible for a white federal bureaucrat to use that phrase (``... his own kind would take care of him») to describe his / her dealings with an African - American?

The total 2010 budget for the department as a whole would grow to $ 26.3 billion from $ 24 billion in 2008; the projection for 2009 is $ 33.9 billion, plus a whopping $ 39 billion for energy programs under the stimulus package recently passed and $ 1.6 billion for the Office of Science, which federal bureaucrats plan to spend primarily on building scientific facilities.

When I fear I'm forgetting any of this, I'll call an old friend or colleague who will call bulls $ % t... and remind me what I used to say about self - impressed federal bureaucrats.

A U.S. Department of Education statement showed federal bureaucrats are willing to admit that maybe they got a little carried away with the rush to test and then test again.

If that line sounds familiar, it should: Insisting that schools would be lost if federal bureaucrats didn't tell them what to do was standard fare under Obama.

While almost every state has gotten an official permission slip, federal bureaucrats retained the final word on whether a state's plan would pass muster, and those waivers were conditioned on commitments to adopt administration - approved education reforms.

Unsurprisingly, the National Pork Producers Council, according to the Pork Network blog, said «it would set a dangerous precedent for allowing federal bureaucrats to regulate on - farm production practices.»

With the help of federal bureaucrats willing to violate the cardinal rule of bureaucracy — by surrendering regulatory power to the marketplace — emissions trading would become one of the most spectacular success stories in the history of the green movement.

One senior federal bureaucrat said Australia had adopted a «done - to» model of Indigenous affairs policy: «I'll do health «to you» rather than the self - determination model which will give you the skills and empower you to do it for yourself... if you look at the Cape York Welfare Reform trial and if you look at the Intervention, then that was really the big culmination of «you can't do it for yourselves.»

Consequently, when our high level Federal bureaucrats or entities put something in front of the public, it's going to carry a fair bit of weight.

Critics of these proposals caution that they may not generate significant savings to the federal government, but will further entangle federal bureaucrats in the practice of medicine.

The real issue is what will happen as a result: eventually all subject matter will be essentially mandated by federal bureaucrats and some of this subject matter will be contrary to local, community values.

It was there that David Dodge, then Bank of Canada governor and a legendary long - time top federal bureaucrat, hired Carney in 2003.

As a US Federal bureaucrat it appears he has violated the Hatch Act defined as follows:

Lawmakers left it up to federal bureaucrats to define what exactly «safer» means.

Instead of looking for ways to replace that waning activity, federal bureaucrats are busy drafting plans for departmental spending cuts of five or 10 per cent, demanded under the Conservatives» so - called Strategic and Operating Review.

But it contains some zingy writing from a federal bureaucrat!

Phil Gramm and a federal bureaucrat who wanted to expand a programme of government child care.

Parents should be the primary decision makers on what is best for their children's educational futures and not penalized by state and federal bureaucrats,» said Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher.

On Astorino's Facebook page, he referenced the libertarian argument against the Common Core, writing: «I believe in local control of our local schools and not control by faceless state and federal bureaucrats.»

«This week, Andrew Cuomo said he backs his old agency, the federal bureaucrats at HUD, in their attack on Westchester County,» Astorino said in the video.

Of all the problems that could beset a federal bureaucrat, deciding how to shovel billions of unexpected dollars out the door in record time has got to be one of the least common and most enjoyable.

A federal bureaucrat using a school as a prop should occasion mostly yawns — when it's otherwise, we're investing symbolic Beltway posturing with an import out - of - whack with its actual significance.

Federal bureaucrats would do well to focus on targeted competitive grant programs to encourage the adoption of their desired policies in places that really want to pursue them.

And federal bureaucrats are also winners since these guidelines give them another pretext to meddle in local schools.

In that investigation, federal bureaucrats will ask if a discipline policy had an «adverse» (disproportionate) impact on a particular race, if the policy is necessary to meet important educational goals, and if other effective policies could be substituted without the «adverse» effect.

Second, they illustrate an almost endless faith in federal bureaucrats» ability to intervene effectively and positively in faraway places.

I'll tell myself every day: «I'm no smarter than I used to be just because I've been hired as a federal bureaucrat.»

Second, they illustrate an almost endless faith in federal bureaucrats» ability to intervene effectively and positively in far - away places.

Common Core is the latest attempt to bribe states, with money taken from the American people, into adopting a curriculum developed by federal bureaucrats and education «experts.»

I don't believe agenda - driven, federal bureaucrats are all-wise and all - knowing.