Sentences with phrase «right kinds of reforms»

«Folks are engaged in the right kinds of reforms and practices in the turnaround effort, but for me the proof will be in the pudding,» said Mitchell Chester, state commissioner for elementary and secondary education.

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This is only a fraction of what any kind of health care and entitlement reform of either left or right will be up against.

Right now, there isn't the funding but if we were able to tie international tax reform, tax all that money that the companies have overseas and put that in an infrastructure bank, there could be a trillion dollars of infrastructure funding and you could get the kind of funding we need for high - speed rail,» he said.

Now the lawyers who make the laws, the managers who run big pharma, and the doctors who prescribe the pharma are trained in expensive schools that teach a kind of token morality, (passed off as complete enough), whereby their chosen professions» wrongdoing is made somewhat obvious, but the practical teaching of powers for righting such wrongdoing is neglected, enfeebling them so that reforms and remedies appear impractically strenuous.

«I have a record of instituting the kind of reform and transparency that New Yorkers want in their government right now,» Rice said.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

At stake is not just the credibility of the reform movement but the prospect, at last, of convincing America that an excellent education is a civil right worth the kind of struggle that so far is exhilarating New Orleans with the possibility of transformational change.

Right now, I'm reading Jal Mehta's The Allure of Order, Diane Ravitch's Reign of Error, and Seymour Sarason's The Predictable Failure of School Reform as some kind of crazy puzzle where the parts eventually fit.

Given the need to improve the quality of instruction and the lack of clarity and shared knowledge about what systems and activities improve teaching, this is the right time to take stock of what is known; what kinds of activities are currently underway; and what will be needed going forward as reforms roll through the education system.

«With top - down reforms the people selecting the standards, designing the tests, setting the cut - scores, devising consequences for performance, writing the curriculum, and picking the instructional methods have to get it just right... for many different kinds of kids who may need different approaches.

Ravitch drives home the message that real education reform, the kind that serves all children and strengthens our public schools, is the civil rights issue of our time.

By preparing a new kind of teacher inside the classroom — providing the practical learning, the hands - on experience and the support network they need to be effective right away — NCTR and its teacher residency program partners are building a real movement for education reform from the ground up.

Whether it's attitudes about civil rights, eating meat, or other kinds of social reform, as a younger generation grows up and begins participating in public life, gradual yet seismic shifts in attitudes and policies can occur.

If Canadian copyright reform included broader fair - dealing rights — rights that many think should be adopted, but the Conservatives did not include in their draft bill — that kind of use would have been acceptable.