Sentences with phrase «federal leadership on»

To be sure, mistakes were made: Not understanding the limitations or unintended consequences of federal leadership on education; a disastrous, ill - timed excursion into teacher evaluation reform; a technocratic impulse that was insufficiently sensitive to parents» concerns about issues like student privacy; and on and on.

A report published earlier this month by the Washington - based Bipartisan Policy Center, for instance, called for greater federal leadership on climate - tweaking science.

Not exact matches

«To be candid, for those of us in the United States, there's an absence of leadership in the federal government right now and so it's incumbent on us to work together and step up and show what we can do between our various governments,» he said.

Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

Canada's new federal government, coupled with significant provincial leadership — especially from Alberta, with its big moves on climate change — mean our country is putting its best foot forward.

We believe PRPPs are an essential new tool that can help employers and individuals partner together to meet retirement goals and we applaud the federal government for its leadership on this issue.

The GSA has been listed on the «Best Places to Work in the Federal Government» for effective leadership, teamwork, pay, work - life balance, and innovation.

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But early in 2017, with new leadership and a new emphasis on domestic U.S. projects, Exxon's fortunes may be improving, in no small measure thanks to its allies in the Federal Government and its growing investment in U.S. shale.

It would also be helpful if the federal government would bring back tough on crime laws implemented by the federal conservatives under the leadership of Stephen Harper.

«The federal government has taken a leadership position on climate change policy while also enabling greater access to international markets for our natural resources, which ensures that Canadians receive full value for those resources.»

Kenney says he'll give up his federal seat on Oct. 1 — the day the Tory leadership race officially begins.

Yesterday, Jagmeet Singh decisively won the leadership of the Federal New Democratic Party (NDP) on the first round of balloting.

a sad commentary on our federal leadership, if you can call it that.

«Our alumni are in leadership positions on all continents: starting schools and even universities (for example Wyoming Catholic College), running pro-life programmes and post-abortion healing programmes (in the US, throughout Europe, and even in China), entering in politics (an Austrian graduate from our MMF program, Gudrun Kugler, is now a member of the Austrian Federal Parliament and she is in charge of women's, family and human rights issues).

We have been blinded by the possibility of spectacular legislation and leadership on the part of the federal government, and we therefore sometimes forget that not much happens in Washington until great pressure is exerted.

«OTA's leadership betrayed the more than 90 percent of Americans who support mandatory labeling of GMOs by working behind the scenes with federal lawmakers to craft a federal law that ensures food corporations will never have to reveal, in plain English on product labels, the GMO ingredients in their products,» Ronnie Cummins, international director of the Organic Consumers Association, said in a statement.

«In the short term, I call on the State Department of Education, local school districts and the union leadership to expedite their negotiations on a teacher evaluation system to prevent the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

An upstate - downstate divide is just one of several rifts within the conference that have emerged since Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on federal corruption charges last week touched off a furious round of discussions — both public and private — about whether the Manhattan Democrat is too damaged to continue in his leadership role.

«As the federal government turns its back on the environment, New York and states across the country are picking up the mantle of climate leadership and showing the world it's possible to address climate change while also creating good - paying careers,» Cuomo said.

After Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges in early 2015, Martins initially said he should keep his leadership post.

I worked hard on the highway bill to secure the federal funds for these important projects - and I'm thankful for the Governor's leadership on critical infrastructure projects like these.»

The leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUJ, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the alleged invasion and brutalization of teachers of the...

«The federal government's continued inaction on this issue has not only allowed the epidemic of gun violence to spread, but it has left it to the states to provide the leadership needed to confront this problem head on,» Gov. Cuomo said.

Gov. Cuomo says the federal government's inaction in tackling gun violence «has left it the states to provide the leadership needed to confront this problem head on.»

«However, despite the fact that 99 percent of this federal funding would go to traditional public schools, union leadership has tried to kill this education reform legislation because it increases the cap on public charter schools, which don't necessarily have to be unionized.»

Cuomo administration officials have said since 2016 that the state would act on its own to set lower limits for PFOA and PFOS for all water systems in the absence of federal leadership.

Though shrinking federal subsidies have severely curtailed the city's ability to offer affordable housing in the past, city officials spoke hopefully about favorable leadership on federal and state levels that might help to restore some of that long - lost funding.

In the wake of the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on federal corruption charges this morning, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP gubernatorial candidate, issued a statement expressing «confidence» that the Long Island lawmaker «will do the right thing and promptly resign his leadership position.»

The top two leadership posts in the State Senate has changed hands due former Majority Leader Dean Skelos being forced to step down after being indicted by federal prosecutors on bribery and extortion charges a few months ago.

I thank Congressman Brian Higgins for his great leadership on this issue by securing a number of federal grants to address lead poisoning, though I ask him and the rest of our Congressional and Senate delegation to do all they can to provide more federal funding to help us in our task.

Defrancisco expects lawmakers will meet again to discuss whether Skelos should keep his leadership role in light of an indictment this week on federal corruption charges.

Earlier this year, the Democratic Speaker of the Assembly, Sheldon Silver, gave up his leadership position after being brought up on federal corruption charges too.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was arrested last week on federal corruption charges, is expected to step down from his leadership position later today, according to multiple reports.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco is Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and was involved in the leadership battle in the Senate when former leader Dean Skelos resigned as Majority Leader after being arrested on federal corruption charges.

On the defection of a PDP Senator to APC, he said that the senator decided to move to a stable party as his former party was divided and lacked leadership in the state and at the federal level.

The delegation would rub minds with Federal and State authorities, as well as military leadership on the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons, in Nigeria.

However government did not implement the understanding reach between the union and Federal Government base on the intervention by the leadership of Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

«He's the only candidate in the race with a proven record of leadership on state and federal levels.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is calling on Cuomo and Albany leadership to pass legislation that would limit New York's involvement in federal immigration enforcement during the rumored special session this year to stave off Trump's mass deportation plans.

The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Intelligence Committee is requesting federal agencies preserve all records relevant to the committee's investigation into Russia's impact on the 2016 presidential election.

«The Senate leadership has been briefed by our lawyers on last Thursday's judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on whether the Senate has the legal authority to suspend a member for certain misconduct or not.