Sentences with phrase «york city teacher union»

New York City teacher union President Michael Mulgrew said in a statement the evaluations were «a strategy designed only to raise test scores.»

That's Mike Mulgrew, president of the New York City teacher union, announcing UFT's endorsement of Bill de Blasio after a short debate at last Wednesday's Delegate Assembly.

Panepinto confirmed then that four staffers had left his Senate payroll since the end of December, including Daniel Corum, a former employee of the New York City teachers union who worked on the senator's 2014 campaign before joining his staff in 2015.

Kink, who led the Democrats» policy office, will head the Strong Economy for All Coalition, which, according to a recent Times report, will soon open with a $ 5 million budget, backed by SEIU / 1199, the powerful health care workers» union, and the UFT, the New York City teachers union.

The A.F.T. is run by Randi Weingarten, former president of the New York City teachers union.

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg once likened an endorsement from the New York City teachers union to a «kiss of death.»

One such group, the Strong Economy for All Coalition, will formally open next week with a $ 5 million budget, backed by S.E.I.U. 1199, the powerful health care workers» union, and the United Federation of Teachers, the New York City teachers union.

Five years earlier, Shanker, leader of the New York City teachers union, shook the city with a series of strikes to defend the rights of teachers who had been dismissed from Brooklyn schools.

Furthermore, knowing that it was funded by the New York City teachers union, it is impossible to cast the Thacher report as unbiased.

(Recently, the New York City teachers union won an arbitration decision mandating that «lesson plans are for the personal use of the teacher» and that supervisors may not «mandate specific elements of lesson plans.»)

For example, in this video we see former New York City teachers union vice-president Leo Casey pounding the table, demanding that charters be unionized.

Reporting from New York — The New York City teachers union argued Wednesday before the state Supreme Court that the nation's largest school district should not follow through with its plan to disclose evaluation information about some 12,000 teachers by name, saying it could do serious harm.

During her reign as head of the New York City teachers union, just 88 out of 80,000 teachers lost their jobs for poor performance over a three year period.

The New York City teachers union, the UFT, created the charter school intending to demonstrate that running a school under the city's collective bargaining agreement was not an impediment to success.

Not exact matches

In New York City, between 2007 and 2010, Fryer oversaw and evaluated a program jointly administered by the city's education department and its teachers union that distributed $ 75 million in cash incentives to teachers in some of the city's most low - performing schoCity, between 2007 and 2010, Fryer oversaw and evaluated a program jointly administered by the city's education department and its teachers union that distributed $ 75 million in cash incentives to teachers in some of the city's most low - performing schocity's education department and its teachers union that distributed $ 75 million in cash incentives to teachers in some of the city's most low - performing schocity's most low - performing schools.

An anonymous Senate Republican, who does not represent New York City, said his conference is growing aggravated by Mayor Bloomberg's «do - or - die» approach to lobbying on key issues - including the release of teacher performance evaluation data — an issue he lost on to the teachers» unions.

Mildred Grossman was an award - winning photographer, a teacher and an active member of the New York City Teachers» Union in the 1940s.

Harry Nespoli, chairman of the city's labor coalition, suggested letting New York apply some of the $ 400 million of unused cash from the union health - insurance fund to pay for teachers who would be fired under the mayor's $ 65.7 billion spending plan.

Though 99 percent of districts were able to reach an agreement on a plan with their local teacher unions, submit it to the state, and have their plan approved by the State Education Department before their January deadline, New York City failed to so.

At a Manhattan news conference, the Democratic attorney general praised Duffy's efforts to consolidate agencies and bring mayoral control of schools to New York's third - largest city over the objection of teachers unions.

Quinn tells WBFO News he believes the powerful New York State United Teachers Union has taken over the city school board, influencing the majority members.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D - Manhattan, whose large Democratic conference includes legislators friendly to the state teacher's union and New York City residents, has said he would be in favor of a cap, but with some exemptions.

In response to a question from a delegate about the Chicago Teachers Union strike, which led to a successful contract, and the UFT's current, long - running contract battle, Mulgrew contrasted the circumstances faced by educators in Chicago and New York City.

Brooklyn teachers Ashley Rougier (speaking) of IS 392 and Lesley - Anne P. Jones of PS 158 were among the proud New York City educators featured in the union's recent TV ad, which aired through Oct. 7.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

Nearly 3,000 union delegates for New York State United Teachers voted this weekend to oust president Richard Iannuzzi, electing instead a slate of challengers supported by New York City's United Federation of Teachers.

Cuomo has been pushing for such a tax ceiling since his campaign, and the Assembly had been seen as one of his most challenging hurdles, since the New York City Democrats that lead the body have close ties to teachers» unions, which have opposed the cap.

Teachers» unions and Democrats who dominate the Assembly were pleased to beat back the tax credit, while the religious organizations and charter school advocates who supported the measure were tided over with money and changes that will allow more charter schools to open in New York City.

King and New York State United Teachers president Richard Iannuzzi, whose union represents districts outside the city, also voiced support for Cuomo's involvement on upstate's «Capitol Pressroom» radio show.

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.

Among the groups involved are the state AFL - CIO, the city and state teacher unions, the state Rifle and Pistol Association, Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts, the state Conservative and Republican parties, the New York Civil Liberties Union, and Environmental Advocates.

In other words, don't count on Lipton to break the abusive cycle in which Cuomo kicks down at the unions, who kick down at the WFP, who then kick down at grassroots activists backing the Green Party campaign of Howie Hawkins and Jia Lee, the latter a New York City teacher and opt - out activist.

At 3 p.m., state Sen. David Carlucci and members of New York State United Teachers call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that authorizes the boards of education in union - free school districts and central school districts to establish wards for the purpose of school board elections, 20 S. Main St., New City.

The powerful Service Employees International Union Local 1199 and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council quit the WFP while the city United Federation of Teachers withdrew its funding.

Last year, Mr. Cuomo denied Mr. de Blasio the tax hike he sought to fund his universal prekindergarten initiative and later rammed through a law that guaranteed new charter schools free space in New York City, punishing the anti-charter teachers» union and the mayor, who was always a charter critic.

The demonstrators touted a study by the teachers union - backed Alliance for Quality Education, which used a formula developed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration to determine that the state still owes New York City schools $ 2.5 billion, or $ 2,667 per student.

The deal also includes the settlement of a bitter stumbling block between New York City's teachers union, the United Federation of Teachers, and the administration of Mayor Mike Blteachers union, the United Federation of Teachers, and the administration of Mayor Mike BlTeachers, and the administration of Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

Bailey has secured the endorsements of many of the unions that loom large in New York City politics — 32BJ and 1199 SEIU, New York State United Teachers and New York State Association of Nurses, among others — as well as Bronx officials like Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Hassell - Thompson.

Governor Cuomo recently wrapped up a rocky end of the legislative session, and has been feuding with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as well as the teachers union.

New York Communities for Change (NYCC): A vibrant community organization of working New Yorkers united for social and economic justice, NYCC has worked with the UFT on several organizing and social justice initiatives, including our historic campaign to organize New York City's 28,000 family child care providers and our ongoing effort to bring charter school teachers into the union.

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.

The Assembly is dominated by lawmakers from New York City and has traditionally been aligned with teachers unions and other left - leaning groups.

NEW YORK (1010 WINS)-- For the second straight year, the teachers union has filed a lawsuit to stop New York City's Department of Education from closing down 22 struggling schools.

The big - money free - for - all is pitting New York City real state, business, and charter school interests — which support the Republicans — against the teachers unions and other liberal activists backing the Dems.

The reform agenda touted by Mr. Cuomo has put the governor at odds, not for the first time, with teachers unions — who have often been allies of Mr. de Blasio and other New York City politicians.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Thousands of New York City teaching jobs could soon be eliminated under the spending plan being unveiled by Mayor Bloomberg Thursday, and the teachers union is not happy.

«This is the last issue we need to crack in New York City and to do that we need to locate the voters who are really concerned and who will vote on charters, vote on parochial schools, vote on the problems caused by the strength of the teachers» unions,» he said.

... the teachers» union leadership opposed any alternative candidate to the governor in last year's election, from the mild - mannered liberal Democrat Zephyr Teachout who challenged Cuomo in the party primary, to the radical Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones, who is himself a former New York City teacher.

Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum of people and organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant, education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number of groups leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.

A $ 15 an hour minimum wage, health care for all, increased funding for mass transit, support for teachers and other union members, stronger rent control and reversing income inequality are just a few of the way I will help city residents if elected governor of New York.