Sentences with phrase «united teachers issued»

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We're a colorful group, composed of members of the great right - wing conspiracy like me, old - time Southern Democrats, retired union stewards, tree huggers, school teachers, Jews, evangelicals, atheists, Catholics ¯ but we are united in our passion for simple, honest government, and that isn't a partisan issue.

A state Supreme Court judge in western New York on Friday issued a show cause order in a Senate Republican - backed challenge against a super PAC tied to the New York State United Teachers.

The press officer for the 600,000 member strong, New York State United Teachers tweeted its union members reported schools losing tests to blank screens and other issues.

United Federation of Teachers president Mike Mulgrew issued a statement saying he opposed giving the chancellor the authority to «unilaterally» fire a teacher and ignore an arbitrator's decision to the contrary.

As president of New York State United Teachers — a union whose 600,000 - plus membership is more than 70 percent women — I am proud to be leading a steering committee that is exploring issues of particular importance to women in today's society — issues like the minimum wage, child care and paid family leave.

A viewer could be forgiven for not recognizing that entity as the political arm of the statewide teachers» union, New York State United Teachers: the advertisement, which criticizes Mr. Hanna for his positions on issues like hydraulic fracturing, women's health issues and gun control, never mentions edteachers» union, New York State United Teachers: the advertisement, which criticizes Mr. Hanna for his positions on issues like hydraulic fracturing, women's health issues and gun control, never mentions edTeachers: the advertisement, which criticizes Mr. Hanna for his positions on issues like hydraulic fracturing, women's health issues and gun control, never mentions education.

Though many major, city - based unions are involved in the independent expenditure, Lhota seized on the United Federation of Teachers so he could draw distinctions between himself and de Blasio on education issues.

Tuesday evening, CUNY Institute for Education Policy (CIEP) will host a one - on - one conversation with the President of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), Michael Mulgrew: «This unscripted conversation will cover a wide range of pressing issues facing New York State's teachers and their studentsTeachers (UFT), Michael Mulgrew: «This unscripted conversation will cover a wide range of pressing issues facing New York State's teachers and their studentsteachers and their students.»

A spokesman with the United Federation of Teachers said they reported the issues three years ago.

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.

New York State United Teachers also issued a statement saying it stood firmly with educators and students in defense of DACA.

«New York State United Teachers today issued early endorsements to three incumbent state senators who have reliably stood with parents and educators in fighting for fair and equitable funding while vigorously opposing the climate of over-testing that is harming students and public schools,» NYSUT said in a statement.

At 11 a.m., United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and otherTeachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and otherteachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and other issues.

Standing alongside United Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten — who, in an effort to ease the passage of mayoral control, has dropped her objections to the version passed by the State Assembly — Hizzoner issued the kind of threat that senators might actually listen to.

The United Federation of Teachers sidestepped the issue of Black's departure.

The issue is at something of an impasse: Republican - backed efforts to provide armed personnel in schools has been staunchly opposed by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie as is the New York State United Teachers union.

The New York State United Teachers union on Thursday issued endorsements in a slew of congressional and state legislative campaigns, backing candidates in battleground races, but also staying clear of some others.

New York State United Teacher's President Karen Magee says the boycott undermines the new system, and predicts Cuomo and lawmakers will have to revisit the issue.

Later Saturday, de Blasio addressed the issue again at the United Federation of Teachers» spring conference to a crowd that is often at odds with Cuomo.

Carl Korn, spokesman for New York State United Teachers, said local chapters are autonomous and decide their own courses of action on all sorts of issues.

After the election, the United Federation of Teachers issued a report calling the group «a letterhead stacked with super-rich backers.»

Bloomberg pseudo-nemesis Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, issued a statement praising the bill and the legislature.

Elections are about choices, and [New York State United Teachers] made the choice not to endorse any candidates because there were issues with everybody.»

While the rationale is perhaps a bit misguided (some evidence suggests that our students already experience as much instructional time as their peers ~ and other research confirms that teachers in the United States spend more time on instruction than teachers in other nations do) ~ there are certainly reasons to focus on the issue ~ not least of which is the summer learning loss that disproportionately impacts our nations most disadvantaged youth.

The National Council on Teacher Quality, in conjunction with U. S. News and World Report, has issued an ambitious report evaluating the quality of teacher preparation programs in schools of education across the United Teacher Quality, in conjunction with U. S. News and World Report, has issued an ambitious report evaluating the quality of teacher preparation programs in schools of education across the United teacher preparation programs in schools of education across the United States.

Teacher resources include introductory essays for each theme with information for further study and discussion as well as a host of well - planned lesson plans that cover such topics as Exploring Enumerated and Implied Powers, Clear and Present Danger, Gender Issues in the United States, and others.

In a sudden shift in negotiating positions last week, officials of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the United Teachers - Los Angeles agreed to table the two most controversial issues in their current contract talks, apparently averting the possibility of a strike that would affect 550,000 students, according to district officials.

«An objective observer of the District of Columbia schools must conclude that our superintendents, principals, and teachers are being asked to do an enormously difficult job with one hand tied behind their backs,» says the report, issued last month by Parents United for the District of Columbia Public Schools.

«The provisions dealing with teacher quality in No Child Left Behind have done a wonderful job of focusing attention on the issue of teacher quality in the United States,» said Jack Jennings, the director of the Washington - based Center on Education Policy, a nonpartisan advocacy group that sponsored the gathering.

Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert's increasing frustration with educational policies that favour «no excuses» and «compliance», and that ignore the broader issues of poverty and inequality, is shared by many others across the sphere of education — and this widespread disaffection has led to the assembly of a diverse cast of teachers, school leaders, academics and poets who unite in this book to challenge the status quo.

When the United Federation of Teachers first began to bargain collectively in the early 1960s, Albert Shanker was distressed that the New York City school board was willing to discuss only traditional issues like wages and benefits and rejected the idea of bargaining over broader policies that the union proposed, such as the creation of magnet schools.

All school districts in the United States employ occupational therapists who have the expertise to assist parents, teachers, and students in dealing with this important public health issue.

Officials of the district and United Teachers Los Angeles also said they agreed on several nonsalary issues, including forming a task force on reducing class size, particularly in the lowest - performing schools and for 8th and 9th grade mathematics classes.

Our goal is to unite its members around key issues, collaborate with internal and external constituents, and lead strategic actions to impact P - 14 and teacher education.

Let us address the most obvious issue in these elections: the teachers union, United Teachers Los teachers union, United Teachers Los Teachers Los Angeles.

The Boston United group, which includes many parent organizers and community leaders from the city's minority neighborhoods, will be the more conciliatory of the two, sidestepping controversial issues such as merit pay for outstanding teachers in favor of a greater role for parents in school decision - making.

Against this backdrop of educational reform in the United States and China, and along with intensified global economic and educational competition, this is an opportune time to conduct an international comparative examination that sheds new light on and shares new perspectives about the complex issue of teacher effectiveness (Crossley & Waston, 2003).

The October 19th issue of the United Teacher states that, «the union continues to push back against LAUSD's proposal to link a percentage of a teacher's evaluatioTeacher states that, «the union continues to push back against LAUSD's proposal to link a percentage of a teacher's evaluatioteacher's evaluation to...

«We have taken on the complexity and controversy of this issue and produced a new way forward for teacher evaluation, one that unites ideas from our union and our district and considers input from our peers, community members and most important - our students,» said April Bain, a math teacher at Downtown Magnets High School.

The issue has long been a sticking point for the powerful New York State United Teachers union, which has thrown its support behind the bill and is hoping to convince lawmakers to act on it before the state's legislative session ends in mid-June.

The issue has long been a sticking point for the New York State United Teachers union, which has thrown its support behind the bill and is hoping to convince lawmakers to act on it before the state's legislative session ends in mid-June.

Teacher retention in the United States is an ongoing issue that affects student achievement and school climate.

'» Prominently featured throughout the article are the United Teachers of Los Angeles and its president, Alex Caputo - Pearl, who claims that collective bargaining is «an important tool available to fight for equity and justice» and should go beyond issues like salaries and work rules.

United Teachers Los Angeles president Alex Caputo - Pearl says extensive input from teachers over the summer points to conditions in the classroom and the future of health benefits as among the issues most important to the union memTeachers Los Angeles president Alex Caputo - Pearl says extensive input from teachers over the summer points to conditions in the classroom and the future of health benefits as among the issues most important to the union memteachers over the summer points to conditions in the classroom and the future of health benefits as among the issues most important to the union membership.

Last week, United Teachers Los Angeles issued a statement that looked forward to a post-Deasy era.

High - performing charter schools can close the opportunity gap The new charter - school initiative before Washington voters, writes Teachers United executive director Chris Eide, is designed to help with one of our state's most pressing issues: closing the opportunity gap.

... Fletcher's stand, his most aggressive position yet on this issue, is laid out in a survey of the 10 candidates running for president of United Teachers Los Angeles.

The two - term board member, who is closely allied with the teachers union, said he cancelled due to scheduling issues, but an editorial in the LA Times questioned whether politics could have been a factor: the forums were hosted by the United Way - Los Angeles and ten other community and education groups that often don't see eye to eye with Kayser.

Mainly for international readers, this section provides a brief history of teacher education in the United States and discusses such issues as who grants the teaching license, recent developments and future trends in teacher preparation (e.g., high - stakes testing, disallowing «education» as a major, alternative certification), and the emergence of the bilingual education endorsement.

Wisconsin, with good but stagnant achievement levels overall and some of the worst results in the U.S. for minority children, has not been a player on teacher reform issues that have swept across the United States.