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As a result of this business first mentality, rather than properly fund neighborhood schools, officials in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York and even right here in Connecticut push a political agenda in which underfunded community schools are closed and replaced with privately - run «schools of choice.»

Not exact matches

GOP political advisors think the issue could push voters away from the GOP agenda and give Democrats a big boost in the midterms.

Rejecting traditional campaign techniques in favor of social media, the party pushed its agenda of, first, ending the generous state subsidies and salaries paid to Italy's political parties and elected politicians and, second, replacing them with a vaguely conceived Internet - based representation system.

«U.S. stocks sold off and volatility mounted Wednesday as renewed political turmoil in Washington cast doubt on whether President Trump can push forward with a pro-growth agenda that had helped drive stocks to repeat records,» Sue Chang reported for MarketWatch.

And extremists include those who use propaganda to fuel hatred, those who continue to incite others to mob frenzy, in order to push their political agendas.

Is it possible the political right wing pushing the «birther» issue in the US and other fringe agendas, might be pushing the Vatican through various shady channels in order to scare US nuns who support the poor in America, thereby hoping to squeeze a few anti-Obama votes come November?

Reuters: Islamists push own agenda in Iraq's Sunni protests against Shi'ite power Street protests in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland pose a new challenge to Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al - Maliki as shock waves from the Sunni - led insurgency in nearby Syria strain his country's fragile political balance.

Rubio, keep pushing the fringe agenda, and keep reinforcing you are full of crap in order to kill your political aspirations.

In conclusion, although I havent seen it yet, the movie comes off as depserately trying to push a political agenda, so if you want to avoid mixing your entertainment with politics I still recommend going to see Benghazi instead.

Instead of «political expedience», I'd describe it more like «can congressional Republicans do the minimum possible to maintain even the thinnest veneer of plausible deniability to keep this obvious criminal madman in office so they can keep pushing their congressional agenda», but that would be opinionating, so I left that part out:)

Sources Friday evening said Cuomo and the leadership of the party had reached a tentative deal for the incumbent Democrat to take the labor - backed line in exchange for pushing on key progressive issues such as the Dream Act, the public financing of political campaigns and the women's agenda.

Cuomo in this morning's interview insisted he wasn't concerned with political insider debate over the ballot line and instead wanted to successfully push the women's agenda next year.

There's three weeks to go in the legislative session, and advocates are pushing hard for two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda items — translating the federal abortion rights in the Roe v. Wade decision into New York state law, and enacting public financing of statewide political campaigns.

«In an era when our nation is increasingly concerned about the spread of fake news, it is unacceptable that a media conglomerate like Sinclair would force our trusted local news anchors to push a one - sided political agenda, valuing partisan politics over informing the American public,» Rhodes said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a news conference this morning did not mention the women's agenda as potential measures he'd like to push in the spring, but did note the Dream Act, public financing of political campaigns and changes to the teacher evaluation law were items he wished were in the budget.

Miliband is making a concerted effort to push next week's Paris climate change talks up the political agenda, with a Guardian article saying the UK should put in legislation a target to eradicate carbon emissions completely.

The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests, political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.

Political insiders expect James to push the WFP - labor agenda when she becomes public advocate, and possibly tangle with a Mayor de Blasio, if he takes a hard - line with unions in contract talks.

A heat wave swept Europe in the middle of this month and the rising thermometers pushed France's drought firmly up the political agenda.

Additionally, issues across the political, economic and social spectrum - from Trump in America, to Brexit in Europe, and the legalization of marriage equality in Australia - have pushed important issues to the front of the agendas of brands across all industries and made them begin to address diversity and inclusivity in 2017.

In an interview with Indiewire, the filmmaker was direct about the political implications: «You can get on your soapbox, you can push your political agenda or your religious agenda, against gay marriage, against racial equality, but you can't argue about these people in their home... Equality as a concept isn't something I think we ever achieve, it's something we make progress toward, and hope that we don't slip back and lose any of iIn an interview with Indiewire, the filmmaker was direct about the political implications: «You can get on your soapbox, you can push your political agenda or your religious agenda, against gay marriage, against racial equality, but you can't argue about these people in their home... Equality as a concept isn't something I think we ever achieve, it's something we make progress toward, and hope that we don't slip back and lose any of iin their home... Equality as a concept isn't something I think we ever achieve, it's something we make progress toward, and hope that we don't slip back and lose any of it.

The DeVos interventions are not about improving public education; they are about pushing a political agenda that is rooted in ideological obsessions rather than an understanding of how to improve schools.

Like the situation in Bridgeport, Special Master Adamowski has pushed his extremist corporate reform political agenda over the interests of the people of Windham.

«The StudentsFirst report cards are merely political scorecards designed to push the organization's state legislative agenda,» wrote Carolyn Fiddler from AFT in a statement released Monday.

You win political points by pushing an agenda that's a national agenda, and saying in New Jersey, in one of the most difficult, well - organized, union states — teachers» unions — you got to push this teacher incentive pay.

The nation's leading public education advocate, Diane Ravitch, along with a host of teachers, parents, academics and public education advocates have been heroic in their efforts to push back the Corporate Education Reform Industry and its truly un-American political agenda.

We live in a world of tremendous political upheaval and lobbying groups consistently push their own agenda.

It sort of reminds me of certain writers» organizations that try to lull you into believing they have your best interests at heart all the while it appears those in control are simply stroking their own egos and pushing their own social or political or who - knows - what agenda.

In MOH the Taliban were just a name — there was no political agenda being pushed.

In the panic and chaos, figures of power, both political and social, took advantage of the situation to spread their own propaganda to mold society as they saw fit and push forward their on agendas, keeping the truth away from public ears.

Senator Ted Stevens, who had previously accused the museum of, in the words of the Washington Post, «pushing a left - leaning political agenda,» was threatening to visit Gonzalez - Torres's show «to find a reason to close it down,» Rosen wrote.

I do think an artist has a role to play, but every artist is different in their approach to understanding and pushing against the current political agenda.

In Farad Manjoo's 1 post-fact society, water, like all previous environmental issues is used to push an ideology or political agenda with experts providing the «facts».

Some people (not all) in the Intelligence Community are pushing a political agenda, just as happened in the disastrous WMD fiasco (yes, I, and any knowledgeable person, knew the WMD stuff was fake before we went into Iraq).

According to a draft agenda for the meeting, the goals of this campaign included: (i) «[t] o establish in [the] public's mind that Exxon is a corrupt institution that has pushed humanity (and all creation) toward climate chaos and grave harm»: (ii) «[t] o delegitimize [ExxonMobil] as a political actor»...

College campuses have a fake hate crime «crisis», in which students paint swastikas on their own buildings, send themselves hateful emails, and other fake outrages to make themselves apparent victims and push their political agenda of silencing free speech on campuses.

Everyone seems to have missed one of my main points: the scientists themselves aren't personally pushing a green agenda; rather they are caught in a green political machine (UNEP / UNFCCC) and the whole system has made it advantageous for the scientists to support it.

What I take from Paul Nurse's comments is that, apparently, the climate scientists thought they could do «science» AND be heavily involved in radical political agendas that directly benefited their enterprise, and while doing so, NOT expect to get some push back by the tax paying public (who, after all, are paying their salaries while also being the targets of the CAGW activists).

These two articles provide a clear indication of the extreme lying that is promoted at the highest levels of the Obama administration and at UN agencies, all in the name of pushing a favored political agenda to control energy supplies and prices (i.e. more tax revenues).

«I have zero problem with the Heartland docs being released, with the caveat that if personal information relating to some individuals should have been redacted, as I think that the activities of organisations which attempt to influence public policy should be open to scrutiny in general, and especially where they are pushing misinformation on scientific issues to further a political agenda.

In July, E&E Legal issued an extensive report, Buying the Democrat Party Lock, Stock, and Barrel, that details among other things that activist billionaire Tom Steyer is using the Democratic Party to push his self - serving carbon - free energy agenda in the political arenIn July, E&E Legal issued an extensive report, Buying the Democrat Party Lock, Stock, and Barrel, that details among other things that activist billionaire Tom Steyer is using the Democratic Party to push his self - serving carbon - free energy agenda in the political arenin the political arena.

Bravo to the scientists on this site who are taking on the corporate apologist who themselves masquerade as debunkers of junk science in order to push their political and economic agendas.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Legal Newsline)- Some government officials in California are hypocrites pushing a political agenda that involves using private lawyers to sue and demonize ExxonMobil, the company is now arguing in a Texas state court.

Media reports indicate that the Ohio House is still attempting to push its political agenda to restrict patient access to Planned Parenthood's health centers as early as next week through HB 298, currently pending in the House Health and Aging Committee.