And the debate over the role of law schools in preparing students for the reality of practice continues to rage in full force, with a diverse coalition comprised of both law professors and practitioners advocating
for substantial reform.
In a forum released today by Education Next, Nonie Lesaux of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Juan Rangel of a Chicago charter school organization, UNO, discuss whether these changing demographics call
for substantial reforms in the current instructional practices designed to address Hispanic students» needs, or whether improving education practices across the board is the best way to meet the needs of Hispanics.
Not exact matches
«Our companies believe that government surveillance practices should also be
reformed to include
substantial enhancements to privacy protections and appropriate oversight and accountability mechanisms
for those programs,» the company wrote.
Tax
reform did introduce
substantial additional complexity to tax equity finance, however not all of the changes have been negative
for solar companies.
The
substantial financial earnings made by individual Church of England Bishops from their privileged place within the House of Lords have come under scrutiny, leading to further calls from the British Humanist Association (BHA)
for their removal as a part of the impending
reforms to the upper chamber.
Any
substantial increase in the number of states with legal recreational cannabis
for adult consumption would represent an important milestone
for US drug policy
reform.
ALBANY — Good - government advocates are pinning their hopes
for passage of
substantial ethics and campaign finance
reforms on very public examinations of alleged corruption set to take place over the next six months.
[1] Even if it were the case, the advisable
reform of Articles 2 and 3 would require special procedures
for a total or
substantial reform (Article 168), which first require a 2/3 majority in the Congress and the Senate.
Liberal Democrats should press the government to propose
substantial reforms in Europe: a smaller European commission whose members are individually accountable to the European parliament
for their conduct of their office; a council that meets openly whenever it debates legislative matters; a core of human and social rights embodied in the next amended treaty.
«We understand the government's determination to deliver a
substantial programme of
reforms across the public sector, but we can not afford to get policing wrong, and unless greater clarity emerges in the very near future I fear that we run the risk of compromising the safety of citizens
for reasons of expediency,» he will say.
This agreement with a company that has
substantial business before the state came a day before Cuomo and the Assembly struck their two - way
reform deal, which doesn't require outside income disclosure
for spouses of significant others.
In a joint letter, education
reform groups thanked Governor Cuomo, Senate Leaders Skelos and Klein, and Assembly Speaker Silver
for the
substantial improvements you made to New York State's teacher evaluation law as part of this year's budget.
Politicians give lip service to tax
reform because we talk about it, but they will not produce any
substantial reform because it works
for them, it is doing just what they want it to do - redistributing wealth from the silent mass in the middle to the publicly noisy poor and the privately powerful rich.
Tellingly, he punctuated his speech this week by drawing the attention of his audience to the fact that the «most important thing he would say» was that the link between growth and rising prosperity
for working people had been broken, and that only
substantial economic
reform could restore it.
Although the legislature did pass an increased minimum wage in 2016,
substantial campaign finance
reform bills,
for example, have failed to get through both legislative chambers.
«We have no further plans to make welfare savings beyond the very
substantial savings legislated
for by parliament two weeks ago,» Crabb said in a statement to MPs confirming that the government would drop controversial
reforms to personal independence payments (PIP).
While the analysis did not examine secondary effects of subsidies, Gaspar said the results are «qualitatively robust» and allow experts to «safely conclude that energy subsidies are very large and their
reform will generate
substantial benefits»
for both governments and the people they represent.
A consensus
for change is developing, but as Bridget Terry Long points out in a new policy proposal commissioned by the Hamilton Project,
reform efforts often sidestep
substantial questions about how to improve academic preparation and — importantly — help students avoid remedial placement altogether...
For alongside the reforms he implemented, Klein provides a second list just as long of the reforms that just died: less binding teacher tenure, serious increases in teaching time, a streamlined disciplinary process for teachers, and a salary scale that would have allowed for substantial merit p
For alongside the
reforms he implemented, Klein provides a second list just as long of the
reforms that just died: less binding teacher tenure, serious increases in teaching time, a streamlined disciplinary process
for teachers, and a salary scale that would have allowed for substantial merit p
for teachers, and a salary scale that would have allowed
for substantial merit p
for substantial merit pay.
Sen. John Kerry appears headed
for a fall presidential campaign in which education will be playing a supporting role, with the Democratic nominee offering the politically popular blend of «
reform» and
substantial spending increases
for schools.
The
reform amounts to a
substantial increase in public financing
for private K - 12 schooling, while doing little to meaningfully increase school choice.
For example, the Gates Foundation's small school
reforms were widely panned as a flop in early reviews relying on student test scores, but a number of later rigorous studies showed (sometimes
substantial) positive effects on outcomes such as graduation and college enrollment.
President Barack Obama and Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced today the approval of ten states» plans to make
substantial school
reforms in return
for temporary regulatory relief from some of No Child Left Behind's mandates.
Save
for a few NAACP branches (including its affiliate in Connecticut, have stepped up in the discussions over Gov. Dan Malloy's school
reform effort, and advocated on behalf of Bridgeport mother Tanya McDowell, who will serve five years
for trying to provide her child with a high - quality school), the nation's oldest civil rights group offers nothing
substantial on addressing issues such as ending Zip Code Education policies, expanding school choice, addressing childhood illiteracy, and revamping how teachers are recruited, trained, paid, and evaluated (especially when it comes to bringing more black men into the teaching profession).
On the other hand, research on school
reform for decades has shown that school improvements tend not to deepen at single schools or spread across schools without
substantial support from district central offices.
It is clear that standardized testing can never close the achievement gap, that the Common Core Standards are not good learning and do not give students the skills they need
for their future, and that the education «
reform» effort is not
reform at all but a way to remove public education as a right
for all while it provides
substantial financial profit
for the investors.
The context
for this is a national
reform launched by the government in 2011, including
substantial annual investments in the education sector.
US System of Self - Regulation through SROs: Strengths and Areas
for Reform Questions What are the most
substantial / significant contributions of the current SRO system in the United States?
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For example, ongoing money market fund
reform's touted as protecting savers — in reality, it will conveniently re-allocate a
substantial chunk of this $ 2.6 trillion sector into government debt].
«
Substantial abuse» was expanded by the Bankruptcy
Reform Act, which went into effect on October 17, 2005, to include a Means Test which allows Chapter 7 only if a debtor has less income than the median
for the state of residence, or can pay less than 25 % of his or her unsecured debt from income remaining after meeting expenses over a 5 year period.
Prior to the BAPCPA
reforms, most people qualified
for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy so Chapter 13 was mostly used by homeowners that wished to keep their home and had significant equity, or those who owned other assets with
substantial value that they did not want to expose to liquidation and disbursement to creditors.
Features Tax Relief: The New Act and What It Means
for Individuals Tax Strategies: In addition to adopting the largest of the president's 2001 tax cut proposals, Congress included a
substantial number of
reforms that provide significant increases to the maximum contributions allowed
for retirement savings vehicles.
The resulting settlement brokered by the NY Attorney General resulted in
substantial reforms to transparency and governance, including requiring the board to plan
for getting back to free tuition, installing a financial monitor and requiring the election of new Alumni Trustees.
The Biggert - Waters Flood Insurance
Reform Act of 2012 and subsequent legislation require these subsidies to be phased out, which will result in
substantial premium increases
for nearly 1 million of the 5.5 million NFIP policies nationwide.
In this issue we cover the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive, diverted profits tax: notification deadline approaching, proposals
for reform of the
Substantial Shareholdings Exemption, the new France / Singapore double tax treaty, taxation of pensions and lifetime...
To judge from what I see at the annual conference of the Association of American Law Schools — it's a diagnosis of sorts to see so many members of an academic discipline attending this conference
for the sole purpose of subsidized dining with friends — a
substantial number are indifferent not only to talk of law school
reform, but to talk on almost any subject.
Among his career highlights includes playing a vital role on a shareholder derivative litigation team that obtained a US$ 38 million recovery
for SandRidge Energy, Inc. and
substantial corporate governance
reforms.
With
substantial prods from the EU, things are now better off
for claimants, though recent
reforms have sought to put further obstacles in the way of claimants: see my post here.
Tax
reform also limited business» abilities to carry over losses and deduct
for theft, which can raise
substantial liability
for crypto investors in 2018.
But the media conference held by Shorten, King and Collins
for the press gallery in the midst of the summit pointed to the difficulty in putting
substantial health
reform on the agenda.
The Commission has welcomed the
substantial financial commitments
for Indigenous health made under the COAG National Indigenous
Reform Agreement and the COAG National Integrated Strategy
for Closing the Gap in Indigenous Disadvantage.
To progress the targets
for closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, all governments have been developing fundamental
reforms recognising that
substantial investment is required.
Reform has been delayed, but it will eventually come, and any property that has a flood risk can see a
substantial change in premium
for flood coverage in the coming years, which can completely upset the cashflow model.