Sentences with phrase «new political leadership»

Recognizing the vacuum of political leadership in K - 12 education, we must search for and insist upon new political leadership — both from currently serving Democratic politicians and newcomers to politics.

Recognizing the vacuum of political leadership concerning K - 12 education, we must search for and insist upon new political leadership — both from currently serving Democratic politicians and newcomers to politics.

Holding the consortia together is going to be tough sledding, as there are multiple centrifugal forces that will try to pull them apart: disagreements over cut scores, new political leadership in the states, possible cost overruns, problems with technology, and, probably most powerful of all, inertia — the fact that states have generally run their own standards - and - assessments regimes without much external meddling....

About a year ago, China's new political leadership launched a ferocious crackdown on social media, arresting influential bloggers with millions of followers on weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

In Colorado, a fight for new political leadership saw incumbent Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper clinging to a slim lead ahead of Republican opponent Bob Beauprez, while Sen. Mark Udall lost to his Republican challenger, Gardner.

Fortunately, there will be new political leadership in the White House and Congress in 2009 to implement practical solutions to serious global energy and environmental challenges.