He has said, out loud and repeatedly, that the status quo in British state education is not good enough.

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This subtle shift will motivate unions to bargain in sincerity and not hide behind status quo, and it will also allow state employers to bargain in good faith for structural and work rule changes.

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Connelly begins his race with two huge problems: his lack of a connection to the state of Maine and the status-quo political environment.

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It fact, advisors to former Governor Romney will tell you that the state-based reform was only adapting to the status quo in the federal tax code, not an attempt to change it.

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