Sentences with phrase «part of that reform effort»

As part of this reform effort, Ottawa originally proposed a national value - added tax that would merge the new federal sales tax and the provincial retail sales taxes.

As part of the reform effort, Osinbajo said four Executive Orders meant to facilitate the reform programmes had been signed.

The spokesman said that as part of reform efforts to «create greater transparency» all of the administrators except Shaw will be paid with state money as of May.

As part of the reform effort, Florida stopped paying for the Stanford Test, the only norm - referenced test Florida's children took.

«The whole culture of the school is different,» said Evelyn Sandoval, a school psychologist who joined Oak Ridge as part of its reform efforts.

In «Make a carbon tax part of reform effort» (Concord Monitor, 9/19/11), Holtz - Eakin argues for comprehensive tax reform to include a carbon tax so that more of the «true cost of burning a fossil fuel... in the form of air pollution, a negative impact on human health, harm to the environment or climate change [is a] component in economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.»

Not exact matches

It will be a long week in Washington with a lot of moving parts that could overshadow the tax reform effort, which Republicans hope will be the first major legislative win since Trump took office.

Part spokesperson, part negotiator, Ivanka has led the White House's effort to promote the effort, using the small but important piece of tax reform as an opportunity to translate her campaign promises, which centered on helping women and working families, into polPart spokesperson, part negotiator, Ivanka has led the White House's effort to promote the effort, using the small but important piece of tax reform as an opportunity to translate her campaign promises, which centered on helping women and working families, into polpart negotiator, Ivanka has led the White House's effort to promote the effort, using the small but important piece of tax reform as an opportunity to translate her campaign promises, which centered on helping women and working families, into policy.

Marred by the «ideology of papal absolutism,» Humanae Vitae was for him part of Pope Paul's effort to «turn back the tide» of church reform begun by Vatican II.

Implemented in 2003 as part of an ambitious academic reform effort in Division I, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student - athletes through a team - based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student - athlete for each academic term.

But she added the meeting was held in part to brief her on the efforts for juvenile justice reform through raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

For the most part, however, what the first minister served up as part of a long - trailed effort to «refresh» her administration after more than ten years in office sounded familiar: educational reform («most radical change»), more cash to boost economic growth («raising our ambition») and the creation of a Scottish National Investment Bank.

But despite the efforts of the Attorney General's Public Integrity Bureau and those of U.S. Attorneys across the State, the cycle of corruption persists, in part due to the negligible impact of marginal reforms previously enacted in the wake of public corruption scandals.

Mettler examines three parts of the American submerged state — subsidised bank - based student lending, private healthcare, and tax expenditures — and details the Obama administration's efforts to reform them.

Sources close to Miliband have told Politics.co.uk any attempt by Miliband to shake up PMQs would form part of a broader effort to reform British politics and reconnect with voters.

«Moving away from having to review every single thing on paper is hugely important to the success of really making this a better process,» said Robert Cleary, the county procurement compliance director, who was hired last May as part of County Executive Edward Mangano's efforts to reform the contracting system.

«Therefore, we welcome the opportunity to review and discuss the Governor's proposal as part of our effort to arrive at a comprehensive reform package that rebuilds the public trust, and includes action on issues previously raised by members of the Senate Republican Conference.»

Rivera, Gianaris, and their fellow freshman senator, former Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, are part of the conference's effort to demonstrate a reshuffling in their ranks and a rededication to reform now that they're back in the minority.

This effort from the American Action Network has been focused on tax reform, part of a $ 500,000 digital ad campaign to push for the issue.

There's also some items included that are part of ongoing initiatives, like the effort to reform Medicaid and the downsizing of the state's juvenile justice system.

And so, the shutdown of the Moreland Commission as part of a weak ethics deal seemed to be the end of the latest efforts to reform Albany.

The NYPD is expanding its pilot program for body cameras, a central part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's police reform effort, by seeking companies to provide another 5,000 devices, according to a recent solicitation published in the City Record.

In an interview today, Miner said she understands Cuomo's effort to reform schools and to weed out bad teachers, but she said money must be part of the discussion.

It can be a valuable tool for health care systems and policymakers to guide care coordination efforts as part of health care reform,» she says.

There will be a new push next year to make the credit permanent, perhaps as part of a much larger effort to reform and simplify the U.S. tax code.

The Rockefeller Foundation last week launched a three - part, multi-million-dollar initiative designed to encourage widespread adoption of innovative school - reform efforts targeting the needs of at - risk children.

In Boston, MCAS is an important part of a seamless standards - based reform effort that includes clear expectations for what students should learn, curriculum aligned with the standards, high - quality instruction and professional development to help teachers improve their practice, and assessments that provide students with a way to demonstrate what they have learned and how they can apply it.

«We can only achieve ambitious reform in education policy through sustained effort, commitment and collaboration — teachers and principals must be a part of this — and this forum showed dedication to achieving that,» Ms Rodgers said.

Part of the reason that the small - schools effort was so remarkable is that it bucked the reform instinct to start when kids are young; it was also notable because it was so long in coming.

P.E. 4Life's Flannery says her organization has mobilized support for the program and advocates that a review of physical education standards be part of overall national education reform efforts.

The bonus pay is part of a series of reform efforts for the priority schools.

As part of district reform efforts, Alonso engaged all parties, including the teachers union and nonprofit groups.

The good news is that, in large part because of NCLB and the accountability measures that federal law has encouraged at all levels of school reform — not to mention the dogged efforts of Diane Ravitch and Sol Stern to keep Bloomberg and Klein on their toes — these arguments are smarter and more refined — and, yes, despite public relations — more transparent.

ASCEND is one of more than a dozen small, autonomous schools that have opened in Oakland, California, as part of a grassroots effort to reform the ailing school system.

Now comes the most important part in the process: how much of this feedback will be used to reform family engagement efforts, and most importantly training, professional development and university coursework in the area of engaging families?

Presidents at least as far back as Bill Clinton have made attendance a priority of their school - reform efforts, in part because of the social costs of youngsters not attending.

Vouchers, charter schools, testing, alternative certification, and other now - mainstream reforms are part of this broad effort to eliminate the public schools and oppress poor people.

The new frameworks are part of an ambitious effort by the state to make curriculum the linchpin of its school - reform efforts.

Second, TNTP does not view policy reform efforts as separate from the daily work of recruiting, training, and hiring high - quality teachers, but rather as an integral part of it.

But, if we can agree to set aside hyperbolic claims that reform has «worked» and avoid suggesting that missteps are just part of an evil scheme, we can get to the question I want to discuss: Why have good intentions and energetic efforts so often disappointed?

However, curriculum reform is both cost - effective and worthwhile and should become a more central part of the effort to improve the nation's schools.

Perhaps the best two pieces I've come across are from the Newark Star - Ledger's Tom Moran including an opinion piece on where things stand that notes district progress along with charter school improvements and reformers» misguided focus on the parts of the story Russakoff leaves out (Newark students are better off, despite the political noise) and also a Q & A with Russakoff in which the author rebuts a deeply flawed NYT review, proposes a forensic audit of Newark's $ 23,000 - per student spending, but calls the Zuckerberg - funded reform efforts a «wash» over all (Author Dale Russakoff discusses new book).

Teacher evaluation policy has undergone a lot of upheaval, but the ESSA transition can provide an opportunity to consider teacher evaluation as part of a larger effort to attract, retain, and leverage teacher talent in a way that may have been overlooked in recent reforms.

Establishing more stringent academic standards has been a key part of school reform efforts that began in the 1980s.

Creating a new system of schooling that replaces so - called zip code education with school choice has been part and parcel of the modern school reform effort.

Insight in action As part of community - engagement work that accompanied district reform efforts, teacher leaders worked on district mathematics committees, facilitated grade - level meetings, presented at school board meetings, led professional development sessions and took on many other leadership roles.

MCEE was created in June 2011 as part of Michigan's bipartisan teacher tenure reform efforts (PA 102 of 2011).

Assessment has been part of educational reform efforts for the past 40 years (Linn, 1998), initially serving as an indicator of reform or progress and more recently serving as a lever for reform.

If the aim of education reform is that all students should experience «gifted teaching,» then the expertise and support of educators of the gifted should be a part of those efforts.

She said the foundation shares Obama's priorities and sees itself as part of a larger reform effort.