Sentences with phrase «role of the federal government in»

The primary objective of the Harper government has always been to diminish the role of the federal government in economic policy.

Quite the opposite; in fact, it should be taken more seriously than the reports of the C.D. Howe and Fraser Institutes because it represents alternative to the Harper Government on the role of the federal government in the economy, something that is clearly lacking right now.

Indeed, as part of the 2015 election, all political parties should be asked how they view the role of the federal government in the economy; what size of government (i.e. debt ratio) are they looking for; and how would they achieve it?

I think the question here is not so much about caring for the poor as it is about the appropriate role of the federal government in caring for the poor.

In general, those who follow an originalist philosophy of legal interpretation tend to view the legal role of the federal government in a more limited manner than those who do not.

This question misunderstands the reasons the Department of Education exists, it's core mission, and the role of the federal government in education generally.

As The Washington Post recently reported, «the Trump administration is reducing the role of the federal government in fighting discrimination and protecting minorities by cutting budgets, dissolving programs and appointing officials

Dissidents see Common Core as a threat to federalism, improperly amplifying the role of the federal government in K - 12 education.

«It's about the appropriate and effective role of the federal government in getting from here to there.»»

In the pilot episode, Jay Greene, Professor of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, and Joe Williams, Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform, discuss the role of the federal government in education.

I think there is a real debate about the proper role of federal government in education.»

For six years, the Obama administration, breaking with generations of practice, gave every indication that it saw few limits to the role of the federal government in primary and secondary schooling.

Over the past 50 years, the role of the federal government in K - 12 public education has been to ensure equal educational access and to provide resources for those students who need additional supports.

The dispute over his actions rather reflects a deeper disagreement over the proper role of the federal government in education, an ambivalence well captured by the Reading First law itself, which embodies a contradiction.

Teachers massively overestimated the role of the federal government in education, guessing it spent 30 percent of all school funding.

GOP policy makers traditionally favor school choice and limiting the role of federal government in schools.

In the current re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, many in Congress are eager to reduce the role of the federal government in education and restore power to states.

Jay Greene and Joe Williams discuss the role of the federal government in education in the pilot episode of a new show.

The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which barred federal funds from going to segregated schools, made it clear that Prince Edward County could not continue their practices legally and receive federal funding.29 This law, as well as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, was instrumental in elevating the role of the federal government in protecting students from discrimination in the nation's public schools.

They aren't seeing the role of the federal government in school reform.»

His push led to a backlash from Congress, which just passed a new federal education law that scales back the role of the federal government in K - 12 education.

With these massive cuts to the Department of Education, Trump and DeVos are again ignoring the long - standing role of the federal government in supporting great public schools for all students.

Block grants, instead, are more likely to de-emphasize the role of federal government in education, he said.

That's why it is so important to finally tackle the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the critical piece of legislation that sets out the role of the federal government in school funding and policy.

After all, most of the public intellectuals among movement conservatives are focused more on the expansive role of the federal government in civil society and the marketplace, while more populist conservative types are concerned about preserving what they consider to be traditional values such as the idea that the government that is best is the one at the local level that is, in theory, closes to the people (even if the virtual and real bankruptcies of cities such as Detroit and Vallejo, Calif., call that thinking into question).

While they disagreed on some issues, such as the role of the federal government in setting national standards and ensuring compliance with federal regulations, their answers to the question, «Should school reform be a national priority — and if so, why?»

The inaugural issue explores the role of the federal government in education in contemporary and historic terms.

Re: the US News article on top about ESSA: Chairwoman Foxx is right about the role of the federal government in America's K - 12 education system; and families can continue to pressure educrats like Mr Botel by opting out, wherever and whenever possible, from their local state schools until the federal government gives up on the continuing mistake of its annual testing requirement in two subjects only, which has produced no significant improvement in American education for 15 years now, but has cost us in lost opportunities, including time and energy that might have been devoted to non-tested subjects, including those in the broader curricula represented by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which requires assessment — including but not limited to external final exams — in six subjects distributed over at least five fields, an assessment approach that has been imitated by the world's leading educational jurisdictions, but is being discouraged by the ignorant Luddites in the the U.S. ED.

At the same time, I show how and why the role of the federal government in the governance of the American education system has grown dramatically in recent decades, to the point that, in practice if not in its rhetoric, the federal government has begun to act like a national school board.

The bill «unfortunately continues to propagate the large and ever - growing role of the federal government in our education system — the same federal government that sold us failed top - down standards like Common Core,» Cruz, who didn't vote, said in a statement Wednesday.

Those debates may have dissipated a bit with the newly passed Every Student Succeeds Act that reduces the role of the federal government in requiring test score accountability in teacher evaluations.

Howard Gardner covers a great deal of territory in this interview, from the role of the federal government in education to teacher education to charter schools, but what stands out most to me is his statement: ``... education in the arts needs no justification in terms of «transfer» to other subjects or to its generation of wealth; it is a «good» in itself.»

Webinars: The candidates» top education advisors have debated the nuances of Obama's and Romney's education views on everything from the future of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to the role of the federal government in funding education.

I support a limited role of the federal government in education to facilitate the education of students who are significantly more expensive to educate, such as disabled students, English language learners, and students from very disadvantaged backgrounds.

By design, under ESSA, the role of the federal government in education is greatly diminished, and states face critical and substantial policy decisions in framing school accountability and the academic standards and testing systems that underpin those structures.

Malkin, too, stresses the role of the federal government in the collection of private student data:

Much of the misinformation centers on the perceived role of the federal government in this state - led effort, with some characterizing the Common Core as national standards and an example of federal overreach that usurps state and local decision making about what and how students should learn.

This is not based on incompetence, but on a fundamental disdain for the historic role of the federal government in ensuring access and equity to public education for all children.

Those on the right say that the initiative is nothing more than a federal move towards a national curriculum that oversteps the proper role of the federal government in public education, which has traditionally been directed at the state and local levels.

Introduced by education committee chair Rep. John Kline (R - MN), the Student Success Act (H.R. 5) would significantly reduce the role of the federal government in education by moving spending and accountability decisions to state and local authorities.

Her views on the role of the federal government in creation and utilization of education research will no doubt be sought in the implementation of research provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and in the forthcoming reauthorization of IES (Strengthening Education Through Research Act).

DeVos» limited understanding of IDEA seems to presage a global ignorance of the role of the federal government in ensuring accountability for special needs kids, as well as other traditionally - disenfranchised groups like low - income students, students of color, and English - language learners.

When it comes to the role of the federal government in public schools, a majority of respondents said Washington should play no role in holding schools accountable, paying for schools or deciding the amount of testing.

FHA Commissioner David H Stevens addressed Senate lawmakers with comments concerning the role of the federal government in the mortgage loan industry.

The role of the federal government in student lending has also been on Trump's mind.

Co-hosts J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Dr. David Orentlicher, professor and co-director of the Center for Law and Health at Indiana University Schools of Law and Medicine and Attorney Joel L. Michaels, the partner - in - charge of the Health Law Department in McDermott Will & Emery LLP's Washington, D.C. office, to discuss legal issues surrounding healthcare reform, its impact on businesses, hospitals, and individuals and the role of federal government in the marketplace of health care insurance.

The study found that consumers often misinterpret the role of the federal government in the reverse mortgage market as providing consumer protections that are not actually offered.

This legislation is comprehensive, bipartisan and detailed beyond what we've seen so far.It would remake the role of the federal government in mortgage finance.

Not exact matches

Association president Gary Smith, of Brookfield Financial, opened the conference by imploring federal and provincial governments to play more of a role, lauding those provinces like Ontario that have launched venture funds, and taking credit for the repeal of Section 116 of the Income Tax Act in the Harper government's spring budget.

He was not always so enthusiastic about the expansion of the public system, however - especially expansion of the federal government's role in that system.