Sentences with phrase «for bold reform»

They may wish the urban districts well and hope matters improve, but their taste for bold reform is limited by a false contentment with their own situation.

Providing stability nationally would be the quid pro quo for bold reform locally to make the changes needed to the commissioning and provision of care.

The CBA Report proposes that a centre be created to collect such information but the lack of data did not stop it from calling for bold reforms.

Not exact matches

The size of Illinois» pension crisis requires even bolder pension reform that includes 401 (k)- style plans for public employees.

Mark Taylor's Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities began life as a widely noticed and controversial New York Times op - ed in 2009, after which it grew into a book.

In «Evangelii Gaudium» (The Joy of the Gospel), officially known as an «apostolic exhortation,» Francis calls for church reforms, urges Catholics to be more bold and joyful, and castigates elements of modern capitalism.

Considered Cuba's largest and most influential institution outside the government, the Catholic Church today acts as both a force for reforms and a mediator between the government and opposition groups, including some of the island's boldest dissidents.

People are calling for bold and thorough transformations that will radically reform existing conditions... The choice is not between the status quo and change; it is between violent change and peaceful change» (Between Honesty and Hope [Maryknoll, 1970], p. 179).

Schultz not only urged the passage of reform measures on the agenda but laid out bold ideas for the future.

To succeed politically, it will require some of the radicalism the Government has hitherto shied from: promoting home ownership and education reform more aggressively, for example, and later a bolder tax - cutting move.

If, in a few years» time, the SNP is legislating for a citizens» basic income and has embarked upon a thorough reworking of the fiscal status quo then it would have a good claim to be «radical» and «bold», but hinting at such widespread reform is rather different from actually implementing it.

In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold proposal for comprehensive ethics reform.

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in State of the State Address In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold proposal for comprehensive ethics reform.

In fact, I would urge the Governor to hold out for even bolder reforms, including the proposals I have outlined.

«He has laid out a bold agenda to reform and I am proud to stand with him and this diverse group of leaders to bring New Yorkers together — regardless of their party affiliation — under this big tent and behind this agenda for reform.»

Astorino spokeswoman Jessica Proud said: «Rob's never been the one looking for endorsement from other politicians, and frankly, a lot of reforms he's proposed are bold, and ruffling the feathers of the status quo.»

«We lost many of our strengths — optimism born of clear strategy, bold plans for change and reform, a compelling articulation of aspiration and hope.»

Governor Cuomo's has set aside $ 7 million for his Democracy Agenda - a bold set of reforms to ensure elections remain free and transparent and to modernize New York's antiquated voting system.

«The Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2016 is a bold step towards reforming a system which for too long has disproportionately punished low - level, nonviolent offenses,» she said in a statement.

Representatives for the group testified in favor of Cuomo's education agenda before the State Joint Committee on Education earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the State address.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened the first six legislative sessions of his tenure by making bold requests for reform proposals, and ended them by blaming opposition in the Legislature when nothing or a slimmed - down measure made its way into law.

Assemblymember Mark Schroeder said, «Governor Cuomo has laid out a bold agenda for reform that not only gets our state's fiscal house in order but puts New York on a path for future economic growth and job creation.

«Chris King says his «bold and progressive» plan as governor now includes abolishing the death penalty and legalizing recreational marijuana» via Mitch Perry of WMNF — Labeling it as «incredibly bold,» Democratic gubernatorial candidate King unveiled a criminal reform package on Tuesday that included a call to end the death penalty and full support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida.

Cuomo's sarcasm («quote unquote reform government») is pretty bold for the guy who prematurely shut down his own Moreland Act anti-corruption commission.

Labeling it as «incredibly bold,» Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King unveiled a criminal justice reform package on Tuesday that included a call to end the death penalty and full support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida.

The questions now are whether the spending review and our subsequent reforms will be bold enough to deal with the world as it is and whether we shall win the argument for change.

«It is for this reason that the legislative chamber has introduced bold and progressive reforms in the management of the finances of the National Assembly.

He said that, in addition to what the APC had already done, he envisioned a time when the party would take even bolder steps by modernising national infrastructure, reviving the textile industry, carrying out agriculture reforms by giving credit to farmers, and embarking on a mortgage reform that will provide affordable housing for millions of families.

For weeks now, Clegg has been surprising those (myself included) who did not take him seriously, by emerging as one of the boldest and most articulate advocates of reform.

Continue reading «Turbo - charge free schools, bold regulation reform, and a cap on national debt - leading Tories suggest five ideas for David Cameron...»»

(ABC / AP) President Donald Trump has called for bold action to improve school safety after last month's Parkland shooting, but a set of proposals the White House formally plans to endorse on Monday leaves most authority for reform up to the states and for consideration by a new federal commission...

«We're going to do everything we can to support the governor in advancing a bold education reform agenda that improves the quality of traditional public schools and expands choice for families,» the group's executive director, Jenny Sedlis, said in an interview.

«Public blame the Conservatives for breaking Coalition Agreement Main The Tory leadership needs to accept that boundary reform is dead and become much bolder as a result»

He used the cover of the Lib Dems to press ahead with bold reforms at the heart of his modernising project: making gay marriage legal, introducing Free Schools, overhauling Britain's something - for - nothing benefits culture and — controversially — committing to spend 0.7 per cent of UK national income on foreign aid.

In October 2014, researchers for the liberal advocacy group Center for American Progress cited the Pygmalion Effect as an argument in favor of the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards, a bold education reform adopted by more than 40 states starting in 2010.

Cuba announced Thursday it would allow its residents to buy and sell real estate for the first time since the revolution, in yet another bold free - market reform that effectively legalizes a practice Cubans have been secretly engaging in for years.

None of the bold reforms and technocratic fixes of any ideological stripe, no matter how well intentioned, can substitute for empowered parents.

Many have cited the series of accountability and choice reforms that Florida adopted between 1998 and 2006, under the leadership of Governor Jeb Bush, as the driving force behind the large and rapid improvement in student achievement (see «Advice for Education Reformers: Be Bold!»

Hurrah for the Education Policy Council of Florida's House of Representatives for endorsing the bold teacher - reforms of pending bill HB 7189, now headed for the House floor tomorrow or Thursday.

Both were named national superintendent of the year for introducing bold reforms.

While it's easy for those focused on the urban agenda to dismiss suburban reform as a distraction or a novelty, it may be more useful to think of high - performing communities as terrific laboratories for bold solutions and as the place where high - functioning systems working in advantageous circumstances may have much to teach about how to help schools go from good to great.

The conditions were ideal for this groundbreaking shift: a citywide consensus that the old system had failed; a once - in - a-lifetime opportunity to build a new system from scratch; the availability of federal school start - up funds; and the keen interest of education entrepreneurs, foundations, and support organizations in seeing this bold reform succeed.

Secretary Duncan likes to say that RttT is part of a «quiet revolution» in education, with states creating «bold blueprints for reform [that] bear the signatures of many key players at the state and local level who drive change in our schools.»

Is this a bold call for real social justice or a case of successful, bipartisan reform being overrun by identity politics and left - wing political agendas?

«Up and down the country, schools like St Andrew's are raising educational standards for our young people and helping the government to deliver on its bold reforms.

When we turn to her practical agenda, we can see just how important the teachers unions are to the Broader, Bolder coalition: most of the key reforms Ladd proposes have nothing to do with ending poverty in any direct way, but instead are directed toward employing more professionals for tasks outside the regular K — 12 classroom:

Again and again, Friedman hints at the need for bold education reform as he makes his case for greater competition in the marketplace, fewer labor restrictions, and lower barriers to trade.

President George W. Bush started things off in January, when he delivered a ringing address at a suburban D.C. high school about the urgency of reforming American high schools and offered a bold $ 1.5 billion plan for doing so.

But if poverty is the Broader, Bolder whip, the horses to be flogged are those pulling the school reform chariot: not to get them to run faster but to punish them for their efforts.

According to Center on Education Policy case studies in California and Michigan, officials are using an NCLB loophole, opting for superficial interventions — such as hiring improvement «coaches» or changing the curriculum — over implementing the bold reforms envisioned by the law's crafters.