Sentences with phrase «includes meaningful reforms»

We need to keep up the pressure to make sure that any final deal includes meaningful reforms that will slow the flood of patent troll litigation.

Not exact matches

Since the dust has settled and the bills have seen the light of day, there is no mistaking that these meaningful reforms were not included in last week's budget.

Stec now hopes the former speaker's conviction will act as the catalyst for meaningful ethics reform, including pension forfeiture.

In a statement released Sunday, Republican Senate Leader John Flanagan of Long Island said any renewal of the laws «must include meaningful and systemic reforms which eliminate the abuses that exist.»

State Senator David Carlucci, an Independent Democrat whose district includes East Ramapo, says with the report issued, it is now time to pass meaningful legislation to reform governance and funding.

And then sit back and watch the district and union embrace meaningful reforms to win parents back, including getting rid of bad teachers.

Through the Meaningful Student and Family Engagement initiative, OKF increased district and school capacity to ensure the voices and priorities of over 500 youth and families of color were included in school improvement processes and reform efforts — including development of school plans, budgets, and policies at the district level and at three partner schools.

PEJ utilizes a variety of legal actions to achieve its mission, including pursuing impact litigation, amicus brief filings, Freedom of Information Act requests, and other law - related avenues that seek to achieve meaningful reforms of education laws or policies that fail to prioritize students» rights.

Oakland Kids First accomplishments include winning: a Meaningful Student Engagement policy and office within OUSD (2006); an increase in funding from 2.5 % to 3.0 % for OFCY (2008); a Code of Respect policy reforming discipline at three sites (2013), and a number of other victories that improved retention rates, lowered suspensions and fostered greater connections to school.

All school reform measures can include opportunities for all students in all grades to become engaged in education through Meaningful Student Involvement.

Fortunately, there are nonprofit education reform organization's like Achieve which give teachers the ability to evaluate open education resources against a set of meaningful criteria including alignment to standards, quality of assessment, and opportunities for deeper learning.

They include learning about learning; learning about the education system; learning about education reform; learning about student voice, and; learning about Meaningful Student Involvement.

The ASPCA co-opts meaningful shelter reform legislation largely by copying it but then including weasel words like substituting «may» for «shall».

Other meaningful reforms, like requiring shelters to scan for microchips, post found animals online, and make an effort to match lost and found animals are scuttled by including an exception if the shelter does not find it «practicable» to do so.

The LCO is a prime opportunity for defendants to advocate for meaningful legal reform, including the need for more exacting class certification standards.

Such efforts on the grassroots level, including excellent media coverage of trolls» extortionate practices and the hit on small businesses, created an opportunity for meaningful reform.

Contact your representative and tell them to pass the Innovation Act and to ensure that any final bill includes meaningful venue reform.