Sentences with phrase «little public support for»

After the failure of communism, he says, there was little public support for collectivist ideology.
As in past years, the 2017 poll shows little public support for using public money to send children to private schools.
The most recent Education Next survey of public opinion found little public support for the «opt out» point of view.
In an attempt to see off the proposal for votes at 16, the government declared there was little public support for such a move and it would have looked like an attempt to rig the contest.
You can expect very little public support for the Diamondbacks over the weekend as they travel to L.A. to take on the vaunted Dodgers.

Not exact matches

In my view, there would be little public support within Canada for a bail - out of HCG, either directly or through backing white knights (domestic or foreign).
But these strategies have very little hope of being realized, largely because the very media which could generate public support for them are almost totally controlled by commercial interests which will see to it that the public never receives this message.
The Bobcats are getting little public support, which is unusual for favorites.
My husband wasn't for a homebirth so going to a small public hospital that fully supports natural birth with as little interventions as possible was the next best thing.
Use this Lite - on - Shoulder Open Tail Baby Sling when you want to give your little one lots of comfort and plenty of support while still offering a discreet breastfeeding option for situations where you might need to nurse your baby in a public place.
And there is little support from the public for the mother who has changed her mind... the public is on the side of «what about the adopters»?
These include proportional representation, which the left and the party generally are divided on, and for which, as indicated by the 2011 alternative vote fiasco, there is little public support, but it is linked to the proposal for an electoral pact with some of the smaller parties, and for that reason needs to be considered well before the election, as does the issue of winning back the Labour vote in Scotland, or at least starting to.
ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was disappointed the state budget doesn't include the Dream Act or establish a fuller system of public campaign finance, but suggested there was little he could do to swing support for either measure in the State Senate.
As Tony King points out in his commentary, support for Cameron must be largely image based, since the majority (61 %) of the public had little idea on what Cameron's views were in regard of levels of public spending on reform of public services.
There is strong public and political support for a responsible transition for coal - impacted communities and increasingly little public or political support for continued coal bailouts.
«MWA's vision for a network of public docks that are available for little or no fee to the users will help restore this community's lost connection to our waterways — connections that are desperately needed to grow the waterfront and foster waterway stewards that can advocate for a healthy estuary,» reads the letter of support.
The CSD schools operated with a severe funding disadvantage from the outset, receiving little more than the Base Student Cost (BSE) allocation, with no support that would make up for their lack of municipal tax revenue that is the largest source of funds for South Carolina's traditional public schools.
Nonetheless, current public support for teacher tenure is just 29 %, a little more than half the size of the opposition.
In «The Common Core Takes Hold,» Robert Rothman of the Alliance for Excellent Education acknowledges a number of McShane's concerns: states» shrinking budgets will likely impact the funding necessary for implementation; there is little to no quality monitoring of the new resources that are being created; the new assessments — and the technology required to implement them — are hugely expensive; the public at large is poorly informed and their support for the standards is waning; and a significant drop in student test scores following implementation of Common Core - aligned assessments is a real concern.
With little or no general public funding left to address the necessary conditions for learning, the initiative process in California gave us Healthy Start, Family Preservation and Support, First Five, mental health in schools, and vast afterschool programming, too many of which were designed as short - term grants that required annual renewals and proof of sustainability rather than the ongoing funding we know the neediest schools must have consistently.
In a little over four months, twenty students, two teachers and I will leave for Thailand, where we will live through mid-April of 2018 with support from Thrival Academy: Indy, a free pilot program at Arsenal Tech High School this year (which will hopefully open its doors as a free public charter school for the 2018 - 19 school year).
# 2 — The conservative upheaval finds little support in public opinion — Public opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protectionpublic opinion — Public opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protectionPublic opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protectionpublic education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protection laws.
A recent survey initiated by State Board of Education Chair Donna Bahorich, and to which over 27,000 educators, members of the public, and even students responded, indicates that there is very little support for our current system of high - stakes testing.
So proponents claiming the mantle of «education reform» have been quick to jump on the one - sided election results as proof - positive of widespread voter support for their ideas, which include competitive charter schools, vouchers to transfer public education money into private hands, and harsh accountability measures to punish schools and teachers for the circumstances they have very little control over.
Education Reform Advocacy Now Inc. is part of the massive three - headed corporate education reform behemoth that includes Education Reform Advocacy Now, Inc.; Education Reform Now, Inc. and Democrats for Education Reform, the related Political Action Committee that donates directly to pro-corporate education reform candidates and supports opponents of candidates who don't support the reformer's efforts to turn schools into little more than testing factories, while diverting scarce public funds away from real public schools and redirecting them to privately owned charter schools.
By the same token, when under - funded and under - resourced public schools do not show «adequate yearly progress,» our response should be to find out why these schools are struggling, and provide them with the materials and support they need to improve — not for the charter management companies that run these schools to walk away before the end of the school year, forcing families to scramble to get their kids placed into public schools with little notice and no assistance.
Detail: I am grateful to the Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg, ManyBooks.net, Smashwords and some other sources of public domain and commercial e-books for supporting the Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS), which is a good way to help turn $ 20 phones into little libraries and also let people bypass oppressive centralization.
07/24/13 - Cleveland Scene - Caged: How Ohio Politicians Keep the State's Puppy Mill Business Booming with Little Regulation 06/27/13 - Animal Law Coalition - Proposed OH Puppy Mill Regulations «Terrible» 05/13/13 - Bargain Hunter - Dog kennel inspectors will be focused on Holmes county, surrounding areas 11/29/12 - The Best Friends Blog - After decades of frustration, a new strategy against puppy mills Excerpt from this article: In the case of puppy mills the greatest efforts have gone into exposing the horrors of factory farming pets, with the intent of generating public support for legislative measures that will improve conditions in high - volume breeding operations.
And while Elder Geek doesn't want to officially take credit for any major changes in SOPA / PIPA support, the Entertainment Software Association has officially repealed its support for SOPA via public statement, a little more than a day after we posted our video opposing their support of the bill.
For European users, a little something extra is planned, you will be able to receive SpotPass content from supported public Wi - Fi hotspots and a free application will be available in the near future that will provide a short - form video service that will feature specially selected video content, including 3D movie trailers, comedy clips and music videos.
According to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, «Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies», not only is public support of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing greSupport Policies», not only is public support of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing gresupport of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing greenhouse
According to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, «Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies», not only is public support of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions: All the tax incentives, blending targets and other public support policies in the EU, US, and Canada total $ 25 billion per year, but will ultimately result in less than a 1 % reduction in emissions from transport bSupport Policies», not only is public support of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions: All the tax incentives, blending targets and other public support policies in the EU, US, and Canada total $ 25 billion per year, but will ultimately result in less than a 1 % reduction in emissions from transport bsupport of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions: All the tax incentives, blending targets and other public support policies in the EU, US, and Canada total $ 25 billion per year, but will ultimately result in less than a 1 % reduction in emissions from transport bsupport policies in the EU, US, and Canada total $ 25 billion per year, but will ultimately result in less than a 1 % reduction in emissions from transport by 2015.
[68] The substantive elements of the termination that the Board found unreasonable included: the principal ordering Mr. Dorval to use codes given the evidence that policy (of RSCHS and Edmonton Public School Board) supported involvement of teachers» professional judgment and consultation; the order being simply announced with little or no consultation; questions or concerns being ignored; little or no communication to students and parents about the codes or their enactment; the failure of the principal and the appellant to respect the professional rights and duties of the teacher regarding assessment of his students; and the discriminatory singling out of Mr. Dorval for discipline when other teachers who also challenged and refused to follow the principal's order were not disciplined.
Singapore citizens who, due to age, illness, disability, are permanently unable to work, have little or no means of income, and have little or no family support, may apply for Public Assistance.
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