Sentences with phrase «robust federal role»

«Post-Obamacare, post — Dodd - Frank, in the Tea Party world, Republicans aren't interested anymore in a robust federal role in education,» said a senior GOP Capitol Hill staffer, who could not be named because he is not authorized to talk to the media.

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In all of these cases, Duncan implies that he's for a continued robust role for the federal government.

This is why movement conservatives not engaged in education discussions are naturally be more - supportive of measures such as the expansion of school choice (because they conform to their views that markets and private actions by families should be the deciding forces in education) than of other reform efforts that seem to involve what they may perceive more - robust federal or state government roles, or involve what they consider to be an abrogation of roles they think should be in the hands of families or local governments.

Democrats offered a single amendment in the nature of a completely alternative bill (PDF) proposed by ranking Democrat George Miller (D - CA) that would provide for a stronger federal role in school accountability and improvement as well as more robust resources than the Kline bill.

The goal of this pro-bono state - level support project is to ensure that each state's ESSA Implementation Plan has school library stakeholders at the table during development, a robust professional engagement during public comment to support the stakeholder objectives, and that every avenue to expand the role and stature of school librarians in each state is, as authorized under federal law, explored.

Without a functional democracy, there can be no federal role in responding to voter demand, not only for a clean energy economy that is less dependent on fossil fuels, but also for clean air, water, large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and a robust federal climate change science program.