Sentences with phrase «city teachers hold»

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The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension Fund; and the New York Board of Education Retirement System, as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City of New York, Officer of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares of common stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, whose address is the same as that of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares of common stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board of Investment on behalf of the State Employees» Retirement System of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares of common stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System of Illinois and the General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.

Around 150 parents, teachers, students and interested community members turned out for a March 23 meeting of the city's Panel for Educational Policy held at Brooklyn Technical HS.

In an intense Delegate Assembly on Jan. 18, UFT President Michael Mulgrew explained to delegates the competing visions of teacher evaluation held by the UFT and the city Department of Education that have resulted in the union being in Mayor Bloomberg's direct line of fire.

Moreover, as recently as January, the New York City teacher pension fund divested holdings in five publicly traded firearms manufacturers, for investments valued at $ 13.5 million.

New York City Councilmember Robert Jackson will receive the United Teachers Federation's (UFT) most prestigious award, the John Dewey Award for Excellence, at the UFT's Spring Conference, which is to be held on Sat., May 12th at the New York Hilton.

Unlike the state's Common Retirement Fund, which represents state workers other than teachers, however, the state Teachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back thteachers, however, the state Teachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back thTeachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back the names.

At the Red Room press conference where Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic legislative leaders — minus Skelos — had announced the med - mar deal, Klein said a vote would be held Thursday evening on the bill, along with bills that would create a 25 mph in New York City and adjust the state's teacher evaluation law.

At 1:30 p.m., the NYC Council holds a stated meeting, where Councilmen Jumaane Williams and Mathieu Eugene alongside Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito honor Diana Wright, a Brooklyn teacher who wears a prosthetic limb, City Hall, Council Chambers, Manhattan.

The OREA Spring Luncheon for retired teachers and staff from the Oneida City School District will be held on Wednesday, May 2, at Lakeview Restaurant at the Oneida Community Golf Course.

Two rallies were held in New York City this fall; one for students and parents, the other for teachers.

«I ran for NYC Council in 1997 after a career as a teacher, city planner, small business owner, district manager of a community board, and having held a number of civic leadership roles.»

UFT President Michael Mulgrew praised the vote by the three teacher members of the New York City Teachers» Retirement System to sell the $ 13.5 million pension fund holdings in publicly traded securities of gun and ammunition manufacturers as «the right thing to do» in the wake of the December school shootings that left 20 children and six adults dead in Newtown, Conn..

Teachers in the Ithaca City School District are holding a rally and march today to demand better pay and benefits.

Prior to this, he was working to make ends meet as a bartender and substitute teacher, but at 30 - years - old, he was unlikely to make the final cut of the Eagles roster after the open tryout the Eagles held in the city.

It held classes in the city zoo while its new building was being renovated, with six teachers and only 120 kids to start — many of them living in cars or sleeping on couches at friends» houses.

She is a former New York City public school teacher and holds a PhD in Urban Education from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York.

Dr. Starr began his career as a special education teacher in New York City and holds a doctorate degree in administration and social policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

7 - 14 — English: «Reconstructing Language and Learning for the 21st Century: Connecting With Our Classrooms,» conference, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, the International Federation for the Teaching of English, and the New York University, for teachers, administrators, and researchers, to be held in New YoTeachers of English, the International Federation for the Teaching of English, and the New York University, for teachers, administrators, and researchers, to be held in New Yoteachers, administrators, and researchers, to be held in New York City.

2 - 3 — Science and mathematics: «Hands - On Science and Math,» institute, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for teachers and administrators, to be held in Kansas City, Mo..

In my early research into what happened in Montgomery County, I met John Hoven, then co-president of the Gifted and Talented Association of Montgomery County and now a national advisor to NYC HOLD (New York City Honest Open Logical Decisions on Mathematics Education Reform), a nonpartisan advocacy organization that provides information to parents, teachers, and others on math education issues.

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.

The national charter network Uncommon Schools held a day - long professional development session for 200 district school teachers in Brooklyn on Tuesday, the second of four yearly training sessions in New York City.

As for New York City, the UFT held out in negotiations with the city for a stronger appeal process for teachers rated ineffectCity, the UFT held out in negotiations with the city for a stronger appeal process for teachers rated ineffectcity for a stronger appeal process for teachers rated ineffective.

Earlier, E4E educators held a rally urging the United Federation of Teachers and the city to come to agreement on a fair and useful teacher evaluation system.

«When teachers are fully informed and empowered, they hold themselves and their students to high expectations,» said Ama Nyamekye, executive director of the Los Angeles chapter and a former New York City teacher.

The U.S. Department of Education and Asia Society released a report last week entitled, «Improving Teacher Quality Around the World: The International Summit on the Teaching Profession,» addressing lessons shared during the two - day event held in New York City in March.

The philosophy behind these tests is that teachers are the only factor to be held responsible for student performance, ignoring socio - economic realities, special needs, institutional racism, restrictive curriculum and school - level and city - wide administrative mismanagement.

Research shows that black teachers connect more deeply, hold higher expectations, and provide stronger role models for black children, who make up nearly 90 percent of the city's public school students.

«The model here is the model I'm trying to create throughout the city: Principals who are not scared to be held accountable, teachers who will motivate you, and parents who get involved.»

Her past professional experiences include being a dropout prevention mathematics teacher, assistant to the chief of accountability for Baltimore City Public Schools (2001 - 2004), director of accountability for Montgomery County Public Schools (2004 - 2007), and has served as the vice-president of the American Education Research Association Division H, Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools, as well as held leadership roles in the Directors of Research and Evaluation and National Association of Test Directors.

Chicago, IL Event Description, Location and Time: On November 20th at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall, at least 100 parents, teachers, students and community members will hold a press conference in front of the Mayor's office to demand sustainable community schools.

Jennifer repeated the City Hall mantra that teachers hold off on a strike authorization vote until the arbitrator's report is in (read the full text here).

One thing holding up King's decision might be an arbitration process that the city and United Federation of Teachers have entered into to resolve a dispute about labor rules at the 24 proposed turnaround schools.

In 2005, Ms. Moskowitz, then a city councilwoman, ran for Manhattan borough president and lost — in part because of opposition from the teachers» union, the United Federation of Teachers, which was enraged by a series of hearings she held in the City Council that were critical of work rules embedded in the union's contrcity councilwoman, ran for Manhattan borough president and lost — in part because of opposition from the teachers» union, the United Federation of Teachers, which was enraged by a series of hearings she held in the City Council that were critical of work rules embedded in the union's cteachers» union, the United Federation of Teachers, which was enraged by a series of hearings she held in the City Council that were critical of work rules embedded in the union's cTeachers, which was enraged by a series of hearings she held in the City Council that were critical of work rules embedded in the union's contrCity Council that were critical of work rules embedded in the union's contract.

Pursuing reforms inconceivable in big cities where unions hold sway, Fagen and the board have sidelined the local teachers» union and charged forward.

At a delicate moment for the UFT's talks with City Hall on a new contract, Ms. Moskowitz held hearings on the teachers union's work rules and other restrictions in the contract.

Joel I. Klein, who presided over a radical reorganization of the New York City school system and drew praise and criticism for efforts to raise test scores and hold teachers accountable for them, resigned on Tuesday as chancellor after eight years in the job.

Speaking ahead of his association's annual conference in Birmingham, Mr Hobby said he had held a meeting with 100 head teachers in the city to discuss the claims.

In order to harness that enthusiasm, the district held a series of personalized learning summits to engage postsecondary school leaders, city officials, school leaders from neighboring districts, local business leaders, parents, and teachers in the development of the personalized learning initiative.

At the top of this pyramid was a group of city superintendents, who utilized rudimentary tests and cost accounting procedures to compare teachers and schools in an effort to hold practitioners accountable and derive the most bang for their buck.

In cities, poor schools are having a particularly hard time holding on to African - American teachers.

Based in New York City, Hunter College has offered the Master's in Bilingual Education for Spanish - speaking teacher - candidates since 1983, as well as a bilingual extension for those who already hold New York State teacher certification.

No person shall be eligible to hold a position as city superintendent, district superintendent, deputy superintendent, associate superintendent, or assistant superintendent of schools unless he is the holder of both a valid school administration certificate and a valid teacher's certificate, but any person employed as a deputy, associate, or assistant superintendent in a purely clerical capacity shall not be required to hold any certificate.

Two rallies were held in New York City this fall; one for students and parents, the other for teachers.

In one 1st grade class at Center City's Brightwood campus, for example, the teacher held 25 children rapt as she animatedly read to them about igneous rock.

Idaho teachers unions held rallies in Boise and 10 other cities in the state on Monday to protest proposed layoffs for hundreds of teachers and limitations on their collective bargaining, according to Reuters.

This year, the «Office of Effectiveness» is holding monthly development seminars for city principals, and the District contracted with non-profit The New Teachers Project to help screen principal applicants for new posts.

The city said that it would begin offering training on Thursday to allay concerns among teachers, and that workshops would be held throughout the summer.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, The Our City, Our Schools Coalition and other groups held a spirited rally outside the SRC building before heading in to watch the historic vote.

As chair of the Council's Education Committee, I had visited hundreds of city schools and held controversial hearings on everything from toilet paper to the teachers union contract.