Sentences with phrase «after the teacher unions»

Simply put, schools can't be trusted to get it right for the kids because the kids are the last thing they concern themselves with after teachers unions, administrative organizational charts, bus garage projects, etc., etc., and oddball foodie notions.

LA Unified has agreed to delay parts of a new student data management system that was set to launch districtwide on Tuesday, the first day of school, after the teachers union and other district employees raised concerns that the technology is riddled with glitches.

Not exact matches

In the»90s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when people saw their elderly teachers digging in dumpsters while young, moneyed mobsters drove around in luxury cars, the reality they were experiencing ran contrary to the Russian understanding of basic justice.

After seminary, purely by accident, I stumbled onto James Muilenburg at Union Seminary in New York, arguably the most compelling Old Testament teacher of his generation.

With community support, we eliminated high - fructose drinks from school vending machines and banned sweets from classroom parties (a hard swallow for those drinking the same sugary punch as Cookie Crusader Sarah Palin); changed the tuition - based preschool food offerings to allergy - free, healthful choices; successfully lobbied for a salad bar and then taught kids how to use it; enlisted Gourmet Gorilla, a small independent company, to provide affordable, healthy, locally sourced, organic snacks after - school and boxed lunches; built a teaching kitchen to house an afterschool cooking program; and convinced teachers to give - up a union - mandated planning period in order to supervise daily outdoor recess.

Commenting on the Institute of Education's report, The Social Composition of Free Schools after Three Years, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The findings of this Report come as no surprise.

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New York State United Teachers President Karen Magee shouldn't look so surprised that change is afoot after her union's political arch-enemy Gov. Cuomo won re-election this week.

The New York State United Teachers union sent a $ 25,000 check to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee March 22 — eight days after the vote — and another $ 60,000 earlier this month, records show.

There already is a moratorium on using the test results for teacher evaluations, after teachers and their unions objected to the idea.

The vote came a few months after the state's teachers unions, closely aligned with the Assembly, claimed a victory in December when the Regents, prompted by the governor and Legislative leaders, placed a moratorium on the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

There's already a moratorium on using the test results for teacher evaluations, after teachers and their unions objected to the idea.

After proposing an aggressive education reform agenda that would have crippled the teachers unions, those unions revolted.

The city's powerful teachers» union voted today to endorse Bill de Blasio for mayor — after snubbing him during the Democratic primary in favor of Bill Thompson.

Could it be that the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers» union and one of the most politically powerful special interests in history, isn't really about educational effectiveness after all, and that the Democrat Congress is in the pockets of the NEA?

The Cuomo - WFP contretemps were renewed this week after Cuomo called public schools a «monopoly» and escalated a war of words with the statewide teachers union NYSUT.

The state teachers» union is heading into session in a weakened state after spending millions in an unsuccessful effort to elect Democrats to the Senate, alienating Republicans in the process.

After a long campaign by the union, Cuomo signaled he'd be willing to amend the ratings to shield teachers from low student scores on Common Core - aligned exams, which the governor has said were «premature.»

Karen Magee, president of state teacher's union New York State United Teachers, or NYSUT, said the Assembly «mitigated some of the worst elements of Gov. Cuomo's toxic agenda after parents and teachers stood up to his bullyingTeachers, or NYSUT, said the Assembly «mitigated some of the worst elements of Gov. Cuomo's toxic agenda after parents and teachers stood up to his bullyingteachers stood up to his bullying.»

Last spring, after Albany's long season of scandals, plus a battering from the state teachers union over evaluations and Common Core, the governor was on the defensive, his poll numbers falling.

MANHATTAN — A day after the State University of New York approved new regulations to make it easier for charter schools to hire teachers without master's degrees — and even without bachelor's degrees — the city and state's teachers» unions filed a lawsuit to stop the standards from being implemented.

That move was criticized by the teachers unions, which does not take children out of the public schools, and holds their events after school hours and on weekends.

After the last round of elections, teachers union - backed candidates form the majority on the school boards of the three biggest districts in Erie County.

On Monday, Cablevision signed it would pull a TV ad critical of Larkin released by a super PAC aligned with the New York State United Teachers Union after Republicans raised issues with the spot's accuracy.

The state's teachers union is already gearing up for a major fight this budget season on education issues after Cuomo declared he wanted to end the «public monopoly» on education through a strengthening of charter schools.

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Students of the Colleges of Education who were after so many months, not paid their feeding grant arrears showed their displeasure in the media through their Association, Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana, National Union of Ghana Students and the Teacher Unions, until Government Released GHC 62.7 m Feeding Grant Arrears to be paid to Colleges of Education.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com

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Commenting on today's announcement that the Government is to bring forward the effective date from which the state pension age will only become payable at 68, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union said:, «Over recent years teachers have already faced hugely detrimental changes to their occupational pensions, compounded by year after year of real term cuts to thTeachers» Union said:, «Over recent years teachers have already faced hugely detrimental changes to their occupational pensions, compounded by year after year of real term cuts to thteachers have already faced hugely detrimental changes to their occupational pensions, compounded by year after year of real term cuts to their pay.

After last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York's teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state's tenure laws.

The Syracuse teachers union president says she was suspended after she uncovered a fellow officer's inappropriate use of a computer during an audit.

Education policy issues are due to dominate the legislative session once again next year after lawmakers and Cuomo agreed to changes in the state's teacher evaluation the state's teachers unions deeply opposed in part due to the weakening of tenure and making it harder to obtain.

To union leaders and public education advocates, it looks as if Cuomo negotiated the bill in order to appease the political left before a tough campaign season and then waited until after he won re-election to announce plans to veto it, exacting revenge on teachers, who are among his biggest critics.

New York State United Teachers, a statewide union, along with national and city - based groups, is hoping to leverage the outrage expressed by parents, teachers and lawmakers over state education commissioner John King's decision to «suspend» four town - hall meetings after a raucous forum in PoughTeachers, a statewide union, along with national and city - based groups, is hoping to leverage the outrage expressed by parents, teachers and lawmakers over state education commissioner John King's decision to «suspend» four town - hall meetings after a raucous forum in Poughteachers and lawmakers over state education commissioner John King's decision to «suspend» four town - hall meetings after a raucous forum in Poughkeepsie.

As CalWatchdog.com's Chris Reed argued, «That is good news for those considering taking on public employee unions in 2016 with ballot measures putting limits on government pensions or scrapping state laws allowing teachers to receive lifetime tenure after less than two years on the job.»

Garcia ran only after the top contender, a Chicago teachers» union boss, was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

This after Mulgrew delivered a coarse temper - tantrum before the state teachers union's annual convention.

National Union of Teachers (NUT) general secretary Steve Sinnott also praised the results, which come just days after the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) warned of an absence of basic numeracy and literacy skills among school leavers.

Commenting after the debate on motion 41 on the economy, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest tTeachers, the largest teachersteachers?

It probably didn't help matters that a number of local teachers unions backed Cuomo's primary opponent, Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, and then transferred their support to Hawkins after Teachout lost in September.

The waivers were granted after school administrators and the teachers union complained that there was not enough time to put them in place by the mid-November deadline.

The union noted that Bloomberg's statement came shortly after a TV ad by the union urging Bloomberg to come to an agreement on teacher evaluations.

There's a big change in the New York State United Teachers union, as members elected new leadership after months of unrest.

Billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg took a hard line, refusing to ink a deal with the Teachers (UFT) after the Wall Street meltdown, and eventually left 350,000 city employees in 152 unions working under expired agreements.

Cuomo's national strategy also explains other high - profile actions, including his belated embrace of a «women's agenda,» his refusal to permit «fracking» for natural gas even after repeatedly promising to do so, his anti-gun Safe Act, his embrace of the teachers unions he had once sharply criticized, and his recent high - profile crackdown on Korean - owned nail salons in the city that, according to a deeply flawed report in the New York Times, were exploiting their immigrant workers, said the source.

Pataki was Sheldon Silver's bitch year after year on anything SEIU and the teachers unions wanted.

Typically, the Assembly speaker addresses teachers in Albany at the union's annual «lobby day» after the session opens.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the teachers» union, said he urged the advocacy groups on Friday to have the Working Families Party remain neutral until after the Democratic primary.