Sentences with phrase «oppose education cuts»

A recent Siena poll showed voters support Cuomo and his budget conceptually, but oppose education cuts and support the millionaire's tax.

Specifically, they oppose education cuts (76 - 22) and Medicaid cuts (64 - 32), but support reductions for state workers — from pension reform to wage freezes and furloughs — and are split on layoffs.

Not exact matches

SNA said it supports the Senate agreement on school nutrition standards, and opposes the House bill, H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, which would restrict school eligibility for CEP and institute a block grant pilot that would cut funds for school meal programs.

While acknowledging the Governor's high popularity ratings, they noted that majorities of the public are opposed to key elements of his agenda, including giving tax breaks to millionaires and cutting healthcare and education spending.

Sixty - eight percent said his cuts to school aid and tax cuts would convince them to oppose him, while 67 percent said the Committee to Save New York would keep them from pulling the lever for Cuomo, after the pollsters» described the group as a «shadowy» organization «that raised more than $ 17 million from Wall Street, real estate moguls and other business interests to promote his agenda of education cuts and tax breaks.»

Democratic legislators, who opposed deep cuts in social services and education spending to close a $ 10 billion deficit, tried to alter the tax by introducing a «true» millionaires tax on the highest income earners.

«I saw that meeting as my doing my job of trying to find a way to convey, in any way I could, that the public and even his voters had fierce opposition to the education cuts,» she said, adding that she told Bannon their polling showed half of Trump's voters opposed his cuts.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's accusation this morning that school districts and their allies are playing politics with kids by using the threat of teacher layoffs to try to scare lawmakers — and the public — into opposing the governor's education funding cuts hasn't stopped them from doing... well... just that.

«When you look at their positions on cutting Medicaid, cutting education, opposing a woman's right to choose, blocking marriage equality and repealing gun safety laws, there's no daylight between ultraconservative Texas Governor Rick Perry and his ideological soul mate Rob Astorino.

The much deferred announcement is due at the end of the month, but some senior vice chancellors last month infuriated the Labour front bench by issuing an open letter opposing the tuition fee cut only days after meeting the shadow higher education minister, Liam Byrne.

The city opposes the measure, with a de Blasio spokeswoman saying it would «cost the city billions, resulting in severe cuts to vital services such as public safety and education.»

Korn points to a December Siena University poll that shows that 74 percent surveyed opposed Cuomo's proposed cuts to education, while 73 percent supported continuing the millionaires tax.

A floor above, outside the Senate parlor, teachers and education advocates opposed Cuomo's planned 7.3 percent cut to school aid.

It is hand - in - glove with the Australian Education Union, which opposes the government's plan, running advertisements saying that it would cut money.

Eli Broad, who endows the prize, was one of the few prominent education reform donors to publicly oppose DeVos» nomination, and recently said the proposed cuts to education programs in Trump's budget would «hurt the very communities that have the most to gain from high - quality public school options.»

These cuts are being opposed by over 75 education organizations along with the bipartisan education committee members who worked so hard to put the SSAEG policies together.

# 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 protection laws.

Utah labor unions, teachers rally for public schools Education > March meant to oppose school policies and budget cuts sought by Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

NSBA has and continues to vigorously oppose cuts to education, which adversely impact public school students and school districts.

Rather than requiring that any candidate seeking political support from teachers have a solid progressive record on public education and articulate clear - cut policies and positions that are diametrically opposed to the corporate education reform industry, there is a growing acceptance of candidates who have thrown their support behind the charter school industry and the broader education reform agenda.

«Tell Congress to Oppose Bill which Cuts Half a Billion Dollars in Special Education Funding Main Local School Districts Already Facing Big Cuts»

She spoke as the California Teachers Association and dozens of teachers lined up to oppose her bill and as she exchanged sharp words with the Assembly Education Committee chairman, former teacher Patrick O'Donnell, who at one point cut off her microphone.

The budget is likely to get a chilly reception from the public education world, much of which opposes spending cuts and private school vouchers.

Obama also voiced his determination to oppose what he called «reckless» spending cuts being pushed by many lawmakers in Congress, drawing a strong line at education funding.

Suzanne Bonamici (D) is a member of the Education and Workforce Committee who «consistently opposed efforts to cut financial aid for low - income students.»

The majority oppose cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security & Medicare, and also cuts in national defense, homeland security, anti-poverty programs, education etc..