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...Since Italy's first steps toward democracy, each government has relied on countless small parties to stay in power. More recently, the situation has been worsened by outdated political thinking that does not match the needs of today's younger electorate, which demands labor reform and efficient economic policies. As a result, most Italians no longer trust members of the old political guard, whose main interest has been to pass laws to increase their already conspicuous benefits. When elections approach, they try to shift blame for mishandling the political agenda away from themselves, amid endless cases of corruption, immoral behavior...
...Italy and its ever-changing ruling political class deserve. Since Italy's first steps toward democracy, each government has relied on countless small parties. More recently, the situation has been worsened by outdated political thinking that does not match the needs of today's younger electorate, which demands labor reform and efficient economic policies. As a result, most Italians no longer trust members of the old political guard, whose main interest has been to pass laws to increase their already conspicuous benefits. When elections approach, they try to shift blame for mishandling the political agenda away from themselves, amid endless...
...federal government to closely monitor how each state plans to improve the standard of the school that are deemed in need of improvement. However, the federal government can mandate a plan of action from each state to ensure that a fostering learning environment plays an important role in educational reform...
...Accountability through testing has been the driving force behind secondary educational reform in the past decade. From the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 to the No Child Left Behind Act of today, the federal government has put more pressure on states to develop tests that can be used to measure the proficiency of students in various topics . Unfortunately, the educational reform has overlooked some of the other things that are vital to the education of students. If all it took to improve the standard of learning in secondary schools were massive overhauls, then we would have...
...just and accurate reflection of public sentiment than do the biases of party leaders. Both Democratic and Republican national committees would do well to avoid a repeat of this election’s mistakes and abolish unpledged delegates before 2012. It will not be enough, of course; only wholesale reform can fully restore democratic ideals to the presidential nomination process. But it would be a start...