Sentences with phrase «key conservative principles»

The decision by David Cameron to introduce all women shortlists (AWS)- a move he described as a «step too far» just three years ago - is the latest in a long line of decisions taken by the Tory leadership to control the selection of Tory candidates and has, in the process, eroded key conservative principles.

Not exact matches

I do not elsewhere «skewer» conservatives for their devotion to the founders» intentions because of its resemblance to the principle of sola scriptura — I note this mostly as a bemused observation — but because, apparently unlike Reilly, I do not subscribe to a «Great Man» view of historical agency and historiography in which the mens auctoris provides the definitive key to the meaning of texts or historical events.

The key bulwarks against this kind of mission creep are, first, a definitive, public statement from the President - elect on the administration's position on Uncle Sam's role in schools; and, second, absent that, education officials» deep familiarity with today's policy issues and ability to apply conservative principles to them.

It's still possible at a fairly high level of abstraction to join moderate liberals and moderate conservatives around some key principles of education reform, much as the state - based reform groups joined under the loose umbrella of Policy Innovators in Education in their statement of «commitments.»

Conservative Leaders for Education (CL4E) released a video series outlining key principles that lawmakers, education officials and engaged stakeholders should use to help drive key state policy decisions that have now been properly returned to the states under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Neither President Obama nor the conservative Republicans are going to want to compromise on their key principles, and only time will tell if either will relent.