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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.»)
Furthermore, knowing that it was funded by the New
York City teachers union, it is impossible to cast the Thacher report as unbiased.
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.
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.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg once likened an endorsement from the New
York City teachers union to a «kiss of death.»
The A.F.T. is run by Randi Weingarten, former president of the New
York City teachers union.
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.
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.
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.
New
York City teacher union President Michael Mulgrew said in a statement the evaluations were «a strategy designed only to raise test scores.»
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 scho
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 scho
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 scho
city'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 Bl
teachers union, the United Federation of
Teachers, and the administration of Mayor Mike Bl
Teachers, 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 Pough
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 Pough
teachers 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.