Sentences with phrase «aft leaders»

At the end of the day, reformers must give up on the fanciful notion that NEA and AFT leaders can embrace systemic reform on anything other than a tepid level.

That even those few NEA and AFT leaders who advocate for some modest version of systemic reform continually back other policies that do not help younger teachers — including the defense of defined - benefit pensions from which half of newly - hired teachers will never benefit — has also made them apathetic about even bothering with the unions that take so much of their take - home pay.

Particularly for AFT leaders, including Weingarten and Mulgrew (whose Progressive and Unity coalitions have controlled the union since the 1940s), keeping retiring Baby Boomers happy is especially key to their power.

Why can't NEA and AFT leaders ever be reliable reformers?

More importantly, the activists haven't challenge the penchant for treating families as nuisances and afterthoughts that is rampant among NEA and AFT leaders (and in the agendas of the two unions).

It may be coincidence, but in the midst of this very public debacle, several national AFT leaders were quietly involved with the negotiations between Baltimore City Schools and the local union which resulted in the just announced path - breaking new pay - for - performance contract that will replace the so - called «steps» and «lanes» of the traditional teacher contract.

Not exact matches

A coalition of education leaders joined DonorsChoose.org founder Charles Best to announce the effort, including state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor; Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson; U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Melodie Peters, president of AFT Connecticut; and Tom Kuroski, president of the Newtown Federation of Teachers.

The 1.3 million - member AFT announced at its annual meeting late last month that it would stay with the AFL - CIO, and, in fact, AFT President Edward J. McElroy played a critical role in negotiating with leaders of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the other groups before they decided to split.

Recently, several prominent national education organizations (including the NEA, AERA, AFT, and NCTE) have called for addressing equity in schools and society, specifically recommending that we need to highlight the «systemic patterns of inequity — racism and educational injustice — that impacts our students,» and that educators and school leaders «receive the tools, training, and support they need to build curricula with substantive exploration of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.»

The institute is an offshoot of the 13 - year - old Teachers Union Reform Network of NEA and AFT Locals, or TURN, which brings together like - minded union leaders to exchange ideas on improving schools.

Ousted leaders had floated the possibility of forming an independent union, or joining with another AFL - CIO nurse union, as an AFT local outside of Kansas City did in June.

Given the public conversation about bias and injustice — especially recently — several prominent national education organizations including the NEA, AERA, NCTE and AFT have called for addressing equity in schools and society, specifically recommending that educators and school leaders «receive the tools, training, and support they need to build curricula with substantive exploration of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.»

It would've been irresponsible for any city leader to oppose Achievement First's expansion over politics, just as it's irresponsible for the AFT to insinuate Achievement First abuses its lottery system when, in fact, it's the Hartford school system that manages the lottery.

Luckily for the AFT, its staffers and leaders pay into defined — contribution retirement plans used by the rest of the private and nonprofit sectors.

It is rare to read an NEA or AFT mailer or attend any teachers» union event that does not rebroadcast the union leaders» political messages.

For help figuring out state plans, reporters can look at the plans themselves, talk to state - based associations, advocates, or union leaders, or contact national outfits like the Alliance for Excellent Education, Fordham, the AFT, or the Education Trust.

Not surprisingly, Weingarten (now AFT president) and other union leaders who constantly blab to the media have been very cricket - like about the school's closing.

Prop. 32 has already gained backing from Romero, who as head of the Golden State branch of centrist Democrat reform outfit Democrats for Education Reform, has already proven to be an even more thornier foe for the NEA and AFT (along with state Democrat party leaders who are servile to the unions).

Leaders of both the NEA and AFT have sought to rally the public to their side by talking up their vision for improving public education: More arts classes and fewer standardized tests, more equitable funding and fewer school closures.

The stage was set with the two public education luminaries, ready to square off on such lightning rod issues as tenure and teacher dismissal laws in the wake of last month's Vergara trial: Randi Weingarten, leader of the nation's second largest teachers organization, AFT, and Superintendent John Deasy, leader of the second largest school district in the...

John King and AFT Pres. Randi Weingarten Find Common Cause at Teaching Matters» Moderated Discussion (New York, NY)- October 23, 2013 The head of New York's education department and the leader of 1.5 million teacher union members came together today at an event...

While DCFT struggles to find continued relevance as a privileged middleman between teachers and district leaders, the Board of Education now looks to shake off the AFT - organized backlash and focus ahead on reforms that raise the bar of excellence for students, and improve communication with parents.

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AFT President Randi Weingarten returned today from Egypt, where she met in Cairo with leaders of Egyptian unions that were instrumental in the recent political and governmental changes there.

Education reform leaders and school choice advocates Dr. Howard Fuller, Derrell Bradford, Darrell Allison, and Kevin P. Chavous held a conference call following an astonishing attack on families and education reform advocates by AFT President Randi Weingarten.

Perhaps the leaders of the CEA, AFT, CABE and CAPSS should also read or re-read the commentary piece published last year by Wendy Lecker, one of the state's leading public education advocates.

on Where the hell are CT's union leaders as AFT National President Randi Weingarten supports parents who opt out

But at the very moment when parents need support, the present leaders of the CEA and AFT - CT have remained silent about the opt - out movement.

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to both the Big Apple and the AFT to propose a law allowing the state education department unilaterally put the new evaluations in place, the fact that the AFT's Big Apple and Empire State affiliates are among the most - influential donors to state legislators (including Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) makes Cuomo's threat a rather empty one.

At the convention, Badass Teacher leaders, Marla Kilfoyle and Jamy Brice - Hyde, shared the results of this year's BATS / AFT Quality - of Worklife survey of 30,000 educators http://www.aft.org/news/survey-shows-need-national-focus-workplace-stress.

Yet those education traditionalists, especially AFT officials in L.A., and their counterparts at the statewide affiliate and the NEA's Golden State unit, who want to simply blame school leaders for the failure to catch Berndt are also essentially refusing to hold their colleagues responsible.

Thought - leaders, policymakers, and advocates have lit up Twitter, and rightfully so, crying foul about a story that supports the tragically irresponsible claim made by the NAACP and AFT (American Federation of Teachers union) last summer.

Where the hell are CT's union leaders as AFT National President Randi Weingarten supports parents who opt out

Such naivete explains why the Obama Administration has continually promoted case studies of reform - minded school leaders working closely with NEA and AFT locals, why Class Struggle author Steve Brill floated the laughable idea of Weingarten becoming chancellor of New York City's traditional district three years ago, and why organizations such as Educators4Excellence and Teach Plus — which represent younger, reform - minded teachers who now make up the majority of NEA and AFT rank - and - filers (and are staffed by teachers who are themselves centrist and progressive Democrats)-- work so hard to aim to lead reform from within union ranks.

President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten has been the leader of the 1.7 million member teachers union since 2008 and is a well recognized national voice for educators and defender of public education.

Editor's note: NAR's Tax Reform Working Group leaders have met with AFT advocates and found their plan to be well thought - out.