Sentences with phrase «city parents union»

The first, filed earlier this month, comes from a group calling itself the New York City Parents Union.

«For too long our children have been condemned to low - performing schools,» said Mona Davids of the New York City Parents Union.

So it wasn't shocking that the New York City Parents Union moved last week to file its own Vergara tort in Richmond County Supreme Court, essentially dominating the education news cycle this Fourth of July weekend.

But earlier this month, the New York City Parents Union filed suit separately alleging that Brown's group failed to include scores of minority parents in their complaint.

Last month, the New York state attorney general filed a motion to combine two related New York cases, one filed by a group called the New York City Parents Union and one brought by Partnership for Educational Justice, a group backed by former CNN anchor Campbell Brown.

The lawsuit was filed by Mona Davids, head of the New York City Parents Union.

The latter suit, like Minnesota's, was also brought by Partnership for Educational Justice along with the New York City Parents Union.

One not impressed in the least by Mulgrew's claptrap is New York City Parents Union leader Mona Davids (H / T RiShawn Biddle) who fired back,

Meanwhile the push for families as real decisionmakers in education can be seen in New York City, where Mona Davids and the New York City Parents Union has pushed for families to have real power in education.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to news that California millionaire David Welch's advocacy group, Student Matters, will fund and coordinate the lawsuit by the New York City Parents Union that seeks to invalidate due process and seniority rights for teachers.

«We're deeply opposed to just having this rammed down our throat,» said Sam Pirozzolo, vice president of the New York City Parents Union.

«We have a few charter schools that are serving our community's needs, and if they no longer serve that need then I wouldn't be opposed to Success Academy coming to Staten Island,» said Sam Pirozzolo, vice-president of the New York City Parents Union, a volunteer organization that has been a vocal supporter of the charter school movement.

«I think it's absolutely outrageous,» said Mona Davids, president of the New York City Parents Union.

«New York City has never been the mayor's priority,» said Mona Davids, head of the New York City Parents Union, a student advocacy group.

We thank Senator Klein and the IDC for introducing this legislation to protect our school children,» said Mona Davids, President, New York City Parents Union.

Mona Davids, President of the New York City Parents Union (NYCPU) recalled that as a New York City public school student being marked absent when observing Muslim Holidays and until recently her own children have been marked absent for observing those holidays.

«They get these things outside of the home,» said Mona Davids, president of the New York City Parents Union.

The two lawsuits, since combined by the judge, were filed in 2014 by the Partnership for Educational Justice, the group headed by TV personality Campbell Brown, and the New York City Parents Union.

Not exact matches

Born in January, 1948 in the Polish city of Wroclaw, Tomaszewski would not have even played in the match that defined his career had his parents not been expelled from Vilnius, which was then part of the Soviet Union, after the Second World War.

Most new parents understand the importance of life insurance, but few realize that their odds of losing their income because of disability are far greater than dying young, says Mike Haggerty, director of financial planning services at Community America Credit Union in Kansas City, Mo..

The hotel workers union and affiliates of its parent organization, Unite Here, gave the firm $ 219,000 last year to represent its interests to city authorities.

«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors,» he said.

De Blasio's school discipline overhaul is drawing fire from the teachers union and parents who say the city hasn't done enough to back up the new policies that prompted a huge drop in student suspensions.

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 Poughkeepsie.

Meanwhile, hundreds of parents, children, teachers and union leaders protested Bloomberg's proposed education budget cuts outside City Hall on Wednesday.

«The whole world doesn't revolve around pre-K,» said Mona Davids, president of the New York City Parents» Union.

The Moral Mondays movement came to New York State on Jan. 12 as about 1,000 students, parents, advocates and union leaders from New York City and across the state converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schools.

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

«There's no impending strike at the moment,» Michael Cordiello, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, told reporters at a press conference at City Hall, where he and other union leaders slammed the Bloomberg administration for creating «unnecessary fear» among parents by warning of the stUnion Local 1181, told reporters at a press conference at City Hall, where he and other union leaders slammed the Bloomberg administration for creating «unnecessary fear» among parents by warning of the stunion leaders slammed the Bloomberg administration for creating «unnecessary fear» among parents by warning of the strike.

Ahead of the hearing, a crowd of lawmakers, parents, union leaders and even «Third Rock from the Sun «d actress Kristen Johnston rallied outside of City Hall to voice their opposition to the cuts.

Every Assembly Member from New York City received a visit in December from a delegation of UFT members, parents and community leaders as the union kicked off a new Fairness and Equity Campaign.

UFT, NYSUT's New York City affiliate, eventually broke with its parent union and went with Pataki.

Join this NYC parent and others in urging city officials and the teachers» union to come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

A widely criticized Department of Education plan that would have forced schools to fund after - hours activities out of their own budgets was abandoned after the UFT and its New York City Coaches Association joined with parents, community groups and the principals» union in blasting the idea.

Maybe Mayor de Blasio's spokesman is right: There's «zero» connection between the sweetheart deal the teachers union won from the city and $ 350,000 its parent union donated to Mayor Bill's Super PAC.

Born in Staten Island to Greek immigrant parents, Maragos moved to Long Island City five years ago while attending Cooper Union.

In their letter to the union, the candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, expressed their solidarity with the drivers, but said they were increasingly concerned about the impact the strike was having on public school kids, parents and drivers, as it entered its fifth week.

Thousands of parents, union leaders and teachers rallied at almost 200 city schools Thursday against Gov. Cuomo's proposed education reforms.

Maybe Mayor de Blasio's spokesman is right: There's «zero» connection between the sweetheart deal the teachers union won from the city and $ 350,000 its parent union donated to Mayor Bill's...

De Blasio's ostensible allies among the Senate Democrats are more aligned with the teachers» union view that mayoral control gives parents and local school boards too little power over city schools.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

The union cited a statement by Mayor Bloomberg that «to say that the parents shouldn't get what information is available is just an outrage,» in arguing that the city's nearly two - year delay in providing the emails represents a «constructive denial» of the requests under the state's Freedom of Information law.

New Utrecht HS teacher Mark Treyger, who is running for the City Council seat in Brooklyn's 47th Council District, accepts the union's endorsement accompanied by his parents, Naum and Tatyana Treyger; his wife, Christine Imbemba; and his daughter, Stephanie.

His parents insisted that he attend St. Michael's Catholic School in Union City where he took part in almost every after school activity, from the alter boys to the chorus.

with Kam Williams Headline: The Gospel According to Luke Derek Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 24, 1974, one of three boys who blessed the holy union of his parents, Marjorie and Maurice.

Since the state seized control of the city's troubled schools last December, Pennsylvania's plan to yield a number of them to for - profit EMOs has made front - page news and has drawn intense scrutiny from students, parent groups, and teacher unions.

Settled in a Cuban enclave community in Union City, New Jersey along with my parents and siblings.

When the local press reported that Edison was expected to assume management of many of the city's schools, the local teachers union mobilized in opposition, and groups of parent and student activists held rallies throughout the city.

Leadership for American education has increasingly been provided by big - city and state superintendents, professors of education, and officials of the education associations and teacher unions who see little need to respond to the uninformed views of the general public and of parents.

Future Is Now Schools has already begun discussions with community leaders in some of America's largest cities, bringing together all education stakeholders, including parents, teacher unions and district education officials.