Sentences with phrase «key legislators»

Of course several key legislators have direct ties to their own charter schools.

Comments by key legislators at the hearing and in a recent interview suggest that the legislation has a good chance of winning Congressional approval.

The president is expected to meet next week with key legislators in the Senate on steps to move the bill ahead, Reuters reported Wednesday.

We have shared many great moments during the first six months of the year, including January's school choice rally, passage of numerous education reform bills during the legislative session, and a recent celebration of Lt. Governor Tate Reeves and key legislators for their work in providing new education opportunities for families across the state.

And even though it's mostly Gov. Andrew Cuomo who has taken a hit at the polls due to his championing of this gun control measure, state lawmakers are not immune to the anger felt by gun rights advocates — a fact that could spell trouble for key legislators in next year's elections.

The reliance of winning states on outside consultants and grant writers also meant that the commitment of key legislators, civic leaders, or education officials to the promised reform agenda could be pretty thin.

Or if the NRA promised «support» to key legislators on some rollback of gun control.

Key legislators need to be apprised of the findings to garner support for increased funding.

Career - technical education (CTE) is back in the policy spotlight, as Governor Schwarzeneggger and key legislators seek strategies to strengthen California's much - criticized high schools.

This significant success could not have been possible without key legislators who prioritized our budget request, the Governor shifting his position on where additional funding for after school should come from, and YOU!

For instance, this year, CER staff made over 10 visits to Harrisburg to help steer the Governor's education plan, participated in over a dozen strategic conference calls held with key legislators regarding school choice legislation, and secured hundreds of supporters for hearings and rallies.

City and state officials criticized the Baltimore school board Wednesday for conducting a secret search for a new schools chief that left the public and key legislators unaware that the process was underway.

Then visit the following four links to email key legislators to send them your thoughts:

The Real Estate Intelligence Report noted that the Institute will monitor real property legislative and regulatory issues of interest to both organizations, contact key legislators and government agency officials regarding the issues, and report to the leadership of both organizations regarding the initiatives.

As CEO of Reid Traditional Schools, which has a proven track record of academic and financial success, Mitchell has advocated for charters since 1995, mentoring new operators, attending legislative roundtables, meeting with key legislators and reviewing new charter applications for the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools.

The mayors says they planned meetings with several key legislators to hope to convince them to adopt the governor's plan, though Bloomberg had harsh words for the legislature's policy on pensions over the years, which he called a «charade».

This panel will discuss the possibility for a bill similar to the Modernization of Derivatives Act to emerge this Fall, the process for such a bill to move forward, and the substantive issues under consideration by key legislators.

Top 6 Stories From The First 6 Months June 29, 2016 by Brett Kittredge We have shared many great moments during the first six months of the year, including January's school choice rally, passage of numerous education reform bills during the legislative session, and a recent celebration of Lt. Governor Tate Reeves and key legislators for their work in providing new education opportunities for families across the state.

There is evidence that President Carter and key legislators would like to move faster and further in the direction of disarmament, but they can find no organized public support.

One way to find the cash, some key legislators suggest, would be to borrow it.

«The Governor and key legislators have set a positive tone for 2014 but there are also renewed calls for increased state spending, new taxes and new employer mandates,» said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «We believe it is important for New York to maintain its focus on state spending restraint and broad - based reforms.»

Key legislators and real estate execs are demonstrating a new openness to a State Assembly bill that would mandate higher wages for construction workers...

«The governor is working closely on a coordinated strategy with key legislators, groups, and advocates to see that marriage equality becomes the law of this state,» Vlasto said.

And NSF may have trouble doing anything other than that thanks to some pointed instructions from a key legislator.

Further comment on the Wisconsin situation would not be warranted but for the continued assertion by Governor Jim Doyle and key legislators that the state is a serious contender for RTTT funds.

Rep. Craig Horn (R - Union), one of the key legislators behind the pilot program, said he's not a fan of teacher pay for performance either.

In a dramatic meeting on September 18, 2008, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke met with key legislators to propose a $ 700 billion emergency bailout.

Key legislators, such as Senator Grassley (R - Iowa) and Congressman Goodlatte (R - Virginia), have been advocating for reforms that would encourage more EB - 5 investment in rural areas.