Sentences with phrase «meaningful reform from»

He later didn't rule out a pathway to citizenship to reporters, but said it shouldn't stop meaningful reform from taking place.

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«The next president of the United States will pass meaningful immigration reform so that it will be solved, and not by executive order,» Bush said, referring to President Obama's executive order from November, which legalized the status of 5 million undocumented immigrants.

This is why I continue to stand with many of my Republican colleagues from New York in advocating for the inclusion of meaningful SALT provisions in a final tax reform package.»

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas in a statement said the latest overturned conviction «should not detract from the continuing need to embrace comprehensive and meaningful reforms to fortify our government contracting processes from manipulation, self - dealing and pay - to - play corruption.»

But the government in Kiev needs meaningful help from Brussels to restructure its debts, to prevent oligarchs from washing money in Western banks, to protect poor citizens from the harsh implications of reforms, and to enhance the rule of law and institutions of civil society.

The current Conservative government can and should take something from these findings to ensure that future reforms to local institutions are meaningful and effective.

Quite apart from the fact that proportional representation is * fair *, and therefore a far better starting point for a Parliament that is responsive to the will of the people, the difference between Caroline and most Labour or Conservative MPs is that she is trying to ensure that a referendum on voting reform actually offers a meaningful choice.

Flyers sent this week accuse Rivera of «Playing Us For Fools» and excerpts heavily from the June 21 New York Times editorial, «The Old Albany Hustle,» which criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders for failing to enact any meaningful ethics reforms this year.

As the future congressman from this great district, I know Keith stands ready to deliver on the same fundamental issues he has fought for alongside me in the legislature — bringing more affordable housing to our neighborhoods, pushing through meaningful criminal justice reform and ensuring that all of our children have every chance to succeed with the promise of a first - rate education.

If a good portion of the corruption comes from downstate Dems that is more reason for Flanagan to stand up for limits on outside income and meaningful campaign finance reform.

Bob McManus on what he hopes to hear from Cuomo regarding education reform: «Any proposal that lacks meaningful mechanisms for ridding the schools of incompetent teachers — that is, for cracking the union hold on the process — is also fraudulent.»

On Monday, former Mayor Ed Koch will release signed commitments from three major announced candidates for governor and one «unannounced candidate» to adhere to «meaningful» legislative redistricting reform if elected.

In reality, a convention represents the one chance we have to free ourselves from the corruption of Albany and work outside the normal legislative process to enact meaningful and substantial reforms.

Saving the Port Authority from any meaningful reform is going to be worth years of favors to call in and dole out as they see fit.

Another legislative source said Silver, under intense pressure from Cuomo and his fellow Assembly members to pass meaningful ethics reform, concluded the ethics measure was needed to «to help the Legislature get out from under a cloud of scandal.»

One of the main reasons for the lack of movement on party funding reform is that although the public has the view that influence can be bought, people in no meaningful way support the introduction of significant state funding to offset the loss of revenue from a cap in donations.

A joint statement from former legislative staffers who have worked for lawmakers they have accused of sexual harassment called for «meaningful» reforms to how the state handles sexual harassment allegations.

Also on tap to be announced tomorrow: The release of signed commitments from the three major announced candidates and one «as - yet unannounced candidate» for governor to «adhere to specific meaningful reform of the state redistricting process» if they are elected.

Commenting on the publication of the Barclay Review of Business Rates, Moira Kelly, chair of the CIOT's Scotland Technical Committee, said: «Ken Barclay and his team have today fired the starting gun on the process of reforming Scotland's business rates system and presented the Scottish Government with an opportunity to lead from the front in enacting lasting, meaningful reform.

«When analyzing the legislative session from a macro perspective it is very clear that the high profile issues, like minimum wage and paid leave, negatively impact small business while there are limited efforts to enact real, meaningful reform,» Durant said.

The only problem for the filers of the suit is that if they decide to dig in and deny the new Governor and the people what they are demanding from the crooked legislators - that being meaningful ethics reform - many wont be around next year to enjoy the fruits of their suit should they be successful [which is unlikely].

Is this investigation motivated by a much bigger political game in which Governor Cuomo encouraged / spurred / initiated Sugarman's investigation to achieve a number of goals: (a) torpedo the efforts of democrats to regain the state senate by scaring off potential big democratic donors (it is widely reported that the governor prefers working with a GOP controlled senate); (b) distract the press from Albany's complete failure to pass meaningful ethics reforms; (c) hurt his political foe, Mayor de Blasio.

In an op - ed article written for publication in the Albany Times Union, Cuomo said when the Democrats were in power in the Senate from 2009 through 2010, they «squandered the opportunity,» and failed to pass any «meaningful reform.»

Sadly, nearly all of the meaningful reforms I recommended were shot down in discussions and stripped from consideration.

These lawsuits will only distract us from the hard political and policy work necessary for meaningful reform.

At the same time, hold districts accountable from the state and federal levels, by making their (bad) results transparent and forcing them to adopt meaningful (and unpleasant) reforms in their failing schools.

With the NEA opposed to meaningful accountability, genuine school choice, and anything resembling merit pay, politicians have little to gain from trumpeting reforms that might get schools back on track.

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Finally, we see the parent trigger as a distraction from the real work our schools require — implementing proven, common - sense strategies for parent involvement and meaningful education reform.

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.

A crescendo of support from education researchers, analysts, reform advocates, and lawmakers about the need for additional learning time for our nation's under - performing students may well result in the coming months in meaningful reform.

brothers come from Marxist backgrounds but really are, when it comes to education reform, not progressives but reactionaries — fervently protective of the status quo — blindly pro-union, claiming that more money will solve our education woes, all the while fighting against every meaningful way of improving the system.

The joke here is that both Casey and the Klonsky brothers come from Marxist backgrounds but really are, when it comes to education reform, not progressives but reactionaries — fervently protective of the status quo — blindly pro-union, claiming that more money will solve our education woes, all the while fighting against every meaningful way of improving the system.

Equipped with the knowledge and expertise gained from Assignments Matter, readers will be able to create meaningful learning experiences for their students and come to appreciate the author's belief that «assignments may well be the missing link in school reform efforts to improve student achievement.»

The Parent Trigger is a distraction from the real work our schools require — implementing proven, common - sense strategies for parent involvement and meaningful education reform.

From the introductory chapter through the conclusion, the reader is presented with research that supports meaningful student involvement in school decision - making and research, students» perceptions of detracking, gender, school support, and learning environments, students» experiences of identity - based curricular reform and school governance.

But right now the current system prevents her from remaining a local union member unless she helps fund the very policies that are blocking meaningful reforms that she believes are vital for teachers and students in California.

Amid local efforts to improve education outcomes in districts with fewer resources, superintendents expressed worries last year that lawmakers would not pass meaningful school finance reform without a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court ordering them to do so.

Fool me repeatedly with A Nation at Risk, Goals 2000, No Child Left Behind, Standardized Assessment Systems on Steroids, 21st Century Schools, scientifically research based programming, evidence based programming, charter school options, privatization, and the Every Student Succeeds Act, and the shame becomes amorphous as we disengage from the belief that any government led «reform initiative» will produce meaningful results.

Her focus is on education, where the teachers unions have blocked meaningful reforms for years; protecting bad teachers from being terminated, promoting based on seniority instead of merit, taking over local school boards with hand - picked, union - financed candidates, attacking charter schools, prioritizing teacher compensation and job security over student achievement, and pushing a social agenda in front of academic fundamentals.

Doubt that meaningful reform can come from within the legal system.

Partly this stems from the observation in Meaningful Change for Family Justice: Beyond Wise Words (PDF) that despite the innovations and overhauls to date, «reports and inquiries continue to call for further reform, saying that the changes to date, while welcome, are simply not enough.»

As a result, Congress tried again in 2014 and came close to achieving meaningful reform with a proposed law called the Innovation Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a large margin, and which enjoyed bipartisan support from influential Senators like John Cornyn (R - Tx) and Chuck Schumer (D - NY), as well as President Obama.