Sentences with phrase «which conservative reformer»

Last winter, the race was shaping up to be an upbeat contest to see which conservative reformer could put forward the most compelling approach to expand opportunity.

Not exact matches

Since traditional union contracts make it virtually impossible to replace an ineffective teacher, liberal education reformers and conservatives alike disagree with teachers» unions and their allies, which have generally treated any kind of reform as an existential threat.

Centrist Democrat school reformers along with the more - sensible of movement conservative counterparts, governors from both parties, and civil rights - oriented players are opposed to proposals from true - believers to abolish No Child's testing provision, which rightfully requires states to administer reading, math, and science exams in exchange for federal education subsidies.

Given Trump's general opposition to criminal justice reform, the antipathy among Republicans and many conservative reformers to the Black Lives Matter movement (which has championed Obama's efforts), and the skepticism among so - called conservative reformers (most - notably Michael Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and his amen corner at Education Next) on school discipline reform, expect nothing more after January.

And would education reformers of a conservative stripe be wise to try this strategy in other states, many of which have constitutional provisions that can be construed like California's?