Sentences with phrase «more comprehensive reforms»

Short of those more comprehensive reforms, the Smarter Sentencing Act or the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act would be a good start.

ALBANY — Despite having previously praised an ethics deal enacted by the Legislature in June, Gov. Cuomo will not support a legislative pay raise unless the Legislature agrees to more comprehensive reforms, an aide said Sunday.

Since the November 2012 elections, they see a willingness of Silicon Valley executives to go along with a bigger, more comprehensive reform bill, Emily Lam, senior director of federal issues for Silicon Valley Leadership Group, says.

Dadey, with Citizens Union, says if Cuomo does not use his powers to try to steer the legislature toward more comprehensive reform, then he risks being seen as part of the problem.

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This priority has given rise to an ambitious and comprehensive agenda of reforms to make the global financial system more resilient.

As a result, religious advocacy groups invariably favor comprehensive immigration reform that will allow for increased legal immigration, more rapid family reunification, and the legalization of irregular aliens.

Religious leaders that attended the meeting said the president spent more than an hour with them, and after making a few remarks at the top of the meeting he let each group discuss their priorities and problems with comprehensive immigration reform.

More recently, Cardinal Mahony offered a comprehensive account of the Church's position on comprehensive immigration reform at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

The long - awaited rule stems from the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care reform law of 2010, and comes more than three years after the proposed rule was issued in April 2011.

«Today's House vote is a major milestone towards passage of the first comprehensive tax reform legislation in more than 30 years.

«Comprehensive reform with public funding at its core would restore New York's democratic integrity and make state lawmakers more accountable and responsive to ordinary voters.

«More than ever, spending decisions must be made more transparent as an integral part of the comprehensive ethics reforms that New Yorkers deserve,» said Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens UnMore than ever, spending decisions must be made more transparent as an integral part of the comprehensive ethics reforms that New Yorkers deserve,» said Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Unmore transparent as an integral part of the comprehensive ethics reforms that New Yorkers deserve,» said Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union.

New York needs comprehensive reform: lower contribution limits, an independent enforcement agency, no more loopholes, and most importantly a system of matching small contributions with public funds.

Even if Citizens United is overturned, a more comprehensive system of campaign finance reform would need to be instituted.

A new 50 - state study, Undocumented Immigrants» State and Local Tax Contributions, by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that undocumented immigrants» tax contributions would increase significantly under the Obama Administration's executive actions and even more substantially under comprehensive immigration policy reform.

«There was a strong consensus from the Meeting that it would be better to take some of the heat out of this public debate; this would entail taking forward a calmer internal party review of funding which would be more comprehensive and balanced (including importantly, addressing the Conservative multi-million pound donations at and between elections) and putting that forward as part of Labour's manifesto offer for party funding reforms.»

Fundamental flaws at the BOE were identified in a comprehensive report fromDecember 2013 by the city's Department of Investigation, which recommended more than 40 reforms.

In a statement issued two weeks ago, Flanagan called for more comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Mr. Walker envisions himself working on comprehensive tax reform, «rationalizing the size of government,» a more focused program of economic development and generally trying to get the state's finances in order.

«I want to make sure that we have a bill that's actually tracking through the legislation so that we have the time needed to do what we need to do in terms of reforming the Port Authority,» Lanza said, adding, «We're going work with him to make sure that the bill that gets to his desk this time around is even more comprehensive.»

DiNapoli says he hopes the governor and the legislature will reconsider, and enact more comprehensive public campaign finance reform before the end of the legislative session.

The mayor gave comprehensive immigration reform as an example, which he said is a fundamental issue for New Yorkers given that the city has half a million undocumented immigrants, saying the reform «would do arguably more for New York City than any city in the country.»

The forum at the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center in Plainview included discussion of comprehensive immigration reform and the...» read more

ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman isn't impressed with the proposed ethics deal Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced yesterday, saying at an unrelated press conference Monday that the reported compromise, full details of which have not yet been made public, seems more like a tweak than a comprehensive reform.

Sixty - nine percent of registered voters say they don't think members of Congress will be able to break through the partisan gridlock to pass a comprehensive reform package this year, while 27 % have more faith in their elected leaders, according to the Quinnipiac University survey released Friday.

The mayor said he would have a more comprehensive statement on the package deal, which included minor reforms to the city's rent laws.

That measure is a more comprehensive set of reforms that would build upon the SLA revisions by allowing farm wineries to consolidate and simplify distilling manufacturing licenses, raise production limits and lower licensing fees for craft manufacturers, expand marketing opportunities, modernize shipping laws, and increase retail outlets where small craft manufacturers can sell, serve and offer samples.

«The new and comprehensive reforms the Council will introduce today are needed to create a more responsive, transparent and inclusive legislative body that can be a stronger force for effective city government,» said Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

But they designed and then implemented a program that did the same things that had disappointed when they were called «comprehensive school reform,» «restructuring,» «reconstitution,» or something else — give more money to the very districts running the persistently failing schools and ask those districts to implement a list of mandated interventions.

«Reform conservatives» in particular are showing an openness to new ideas, such as an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, child tax credits, and more comprehensive wage supports.

In years past, school reform meant bigger schools, more «comprehensive» systems, and more tightly centralized control.

CMOs have so far scaled faster and seemingly with more consistency than any of the many failed dissemination and replication strategies of the past, including comprehensive school reform.

In addition, Kentucky and Vermont have incorporated portfolios into their statewide assessments of student achievement — another effort to offer a broader picture of student achievement, and the now - defunct Massachusetts Reform Review Commission convened representatives from various stakeholder groups to devise a strategy for expanding the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System to make it fairer and more cComprehensive Assessment System to make it fairer and more comprehensivecomprehensive.

There are tips and downloadable guides, practical advice, and videos that show how to get started on a high school transformation that some are calling the first comprehensive high school reform in more than century.

Because few states have adopted comprehensive approaches to reform, state policy provides agencies and school districts with general directions for improving teaching and learning, but guidance for more specific means of achieving the goals in question is limited.

Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

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Since the mid-1990s, one increasingly employed approach for raising student achievement — school - level adoption and effective implementation of externally developed, research - based comprehensive school reform models — has been tried in more than 8,000 schools nationwide, most of which are high poverty and low performing.

It is important to note that to satisfy the 11 components of CSR listed in No Child Left Behind, many schools choose to adopt a comprehensive school reform strategy that combines one or more locally or nationally developed approaches that are deemed research - proven.

As one of the foremost leaders in education and education reform in the nation, the Boston University School of Education provides comprehensive teacher preparation in more than 20 concentrations.

He is the Co-Director of the Talent Development Middle and High School Project, which is currently working with more than 100 high - poverty secondary schools to develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive whole school reforms.

The Fordham Institute said «No one has been more successful in providing a comprehensive reform plan for a system that is failing America's children.»

Leadership development is «certainly part of school improvement, and a crucial part at that,» he writes — but it is incomplete if it is not part of more comprehensive organizational and system reform.

As one of the leaders in education and education reform in the nation, the Boston University School of Education provides comprehensive teacher preparation to students in more than 20 concentrations.

The legislation also indicates that one purpose of the recognition program is to help spur systemic collaboration and coordination within and beyond schoolhouse doors and to promote a shift from narrowly defined student achievement and traditional education reform to broader, more comprehensive efforts that recognize the crucial out - of - school factors that influence teaching and learning.

Among other findings, MDRC's research demonstrated that «successful system - wide reform through the creation of new schools is possible» and that «comprehensive whole - school reforms can turn around struggling high schools, improve student achievement, and put more students on a successful path to graduation.»

That is also true of the Comer Process, which is a more comprehensive elementary and middle school reform model, developed and derived especially for low - income neighborhoods and schools, with high components of minority students.

Since the mid-1990s, one approach for raising student achievement — school - level adoption and effective implementation of externally developed, research - based comprehensive school reform (CSR) models — has been tried in more than 8,000 schools nationwide.

At this stage in the modern movement to redesign high schools, states should focus on policies that provide opportunity, encouragement, and support for local innovation — including those described above — rather than more sweeping policies that mandate statewide comprehensive reforms.