Sentences with phrase «about teachers unions»

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has spoken openly about teachers unions as the core cause of the country's education problem.

Those two points often get lost in the din about teachers unions or tenure.

«The big ideas that are being debated are not the ideas that they put there,» said Charles Kerchner, a professor of education at Claremont Graduate University, who has written several books about teachers unions.

Over time, teachers tend to get very comfortable with all the perks that unions provide, even though they're bad for kids — collective bargaining, seniority, tenure, a job that is virtually guaranteed for life, etc. (In Special Interest, Moe's excellent new book about teachers unions, Chapter 3 and Appendix C deal with young teachers.)

Talking about the teachers unions to England's Education Secretary Michael Gove, Canada once said, «Our charter schools were not unionized.

In an April 2013 speech in Minnesota, when talking about teachers unions Perry said «we need to call out the roaches.»

In collaboration with YouGov, The Huffington Post conducted a poll last week on Americans» views about teachers unions and teacher tenure.

He then talked about the teachers unions» role in the problem.

One note: Whether we're talking about teachers unions backing political candidates or across - the - aisle support for parent trigger laws, it's become abundantly clear that education policy doesn't always fall along clear party lines.

President Obama talks with Matt Lauer about teachers unions, charter schools, Race to the Top, and other topics as part of this week's Education Nation coverage on NBC.

The views about teachers unions held by the affluent are more negative, with no less than 56 percent saying unions have a negative impact on their schools.

And how about the teachers unions that protect teachers who teach what the want to teach instead of teaching their curriculum.

Exactly — I support collective bargaining by workers but as a parent I find very little to admire about the teachers union and its tactics.

Beyond inflammatory rhetoric about teacher unions, pay - for - performance, and other hot - button school policies, we need to be thoughtful about how our decisions affect teachers — and, ultimately, our children.

A problem facing many child and youth programs is that they are largely absent from mainstream education conversations and the popular media, which are dominated by debates about teacher unions, test scores, and school budgets.

Speaking to a full house, the three powerfully elucidated and clarified some of the fault lines in the heated debates about teacher unions.

The idiocy of Van Roekel's attempts to portray NEA as a little David fighting Goliath was pinpointed by Antonucci in 2009 when he wrote about teacher union political spending.

In a statement, Governor Mitch Daniels said the lawsuit is about the teachers union putting its financial self - interest ahead of Hoosier children and low - income families.

And no one knows more about teacher union rigidity than former New York City school chancellor (and Democrat) Joel Klein.

To learn more about teacher union bullying across the country, please read Heartland Institute researcher Joy Pullman's Bullying Teachers: How Teachers Unions Secretly Push Teachers and Competitors Around.

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Is she concerned about possible pushback from teachers» unions?

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

Bennett took to the union's Facebook page at noon, about an hour before the district's plans were released, pledging to defend teachers» «personal leave, comp time and your contractual right to work in safe conditions.»

Just listen to their rants about evil teacher unions on the radio.

When I first started teaching in Chicago, I was skeptical about being a member of the Chicago Teachers Union.

«On October 26th a joint union lobby will take place in parliament where teachers from across Wales will be aiming to speak to their MPs about how these changes will impact on their daily lives.

Moe, who has been writing about education reform for more than two decades, argued last year that «The teachers unions are the raw power behind the politics of blocking [education accountability reform].

Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.

Commenting on Nick Clegg's latest announcement about the Pupil Premium, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «Introducing competition for funding amongst our schools is quite unacceptUnion of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «Introducing competition for funding amongst our schools is quite unaccTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «Introducing competition for funding amongst our schools is quite unaccteachers» union, said: «Introducing competition for funding amongst our schools is quite unacceptunion, said: «Introducing competition for funding amongst our schools is quite unacceptable.

Commenting on reports of the announcements the Prime Minister will make at a Downing Street Summit today about action proposed to be taken against certain public service workers, including teachers, who fail to report sexual abuse of children and young people, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers» union in the UK said: «No one can fail but to be shocked by the horrific abuse of young girls revealed by recent investigations, including the Report today on Oxfordshire.

Although they haven't been anywhere near as public about it as their colleagues at CSEA, officials at the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, have also quietly turned off the campaign cash spigot and is reassessing its contribution habits for everyone from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on down following the passage of Tier VI.

Green Party of New York Gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins talks about key campaign issue and introduces Lee, a public school teacher and union activist, who discusses the importance of Education to the campaign.

President Obama has chosen his side in this fight, sending his Vice President last year to assure the nation's largest teachers union that «you should have no doubt about my affection for you and the President's commitment to you.»

And public unions such as teacher's unions don't just extract money from the state they do labor too (like teaching our kids), and, like other unions, they unionize to negotiate for better compensation and look out for their own interests, like just about every union out there does.

The party, which has received $ 243,000 in donations from the United Federation of Teachers and the state teachers union since 2008, slipped in a question about charters in its 18 - page 2010 State Legislature Questionnaire for canTeachers and the state teachers union since 2008, slipped in a question about charters in its 18 - page 2010 State Legislature Questionnaire for canteachers union since 2008, slipped in a question about charters in its 18 - page 2010 State Legislature Questionnaire for candidates.

Could it be that the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers» union and one of the most politically powerful special interests in history, isn't really about educational effectiveness after all, and that the Democrat Congress is in the pockets of the NEA?

As the John Mahama - led administration's tenure ends on January 7, some teacher unions have expressed their disappointment about the outgoing administration's handling of the various teacher related issues that came up within the period.

Following the submission today of the NASUWT response to the Department for Education consultation on «Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the Teachers» Pension Scheme», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retTeachers» Pension Scheme», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retteachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retirement.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, has responded to the Chief Inspector's comments about the standards of education in schools in Liverpool and Manchester.

But although Cuomo has railed against he belief that the public education system has grown to become more about protecting the administrative bureaucracy and less about educating kids, the focus of his wrath has been the teachers unions and not — so far, anyway — superintendents, who I'm sure are breathing a sigh of relief.

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.

WFP, the major health - care union SEIU 1199, teachers unions, and hospitals spent about $ 15 million on campaigns and lobbying in 2008.

Speaking about the federal models for schools identified as Persistently Lowest Achieving, Mulgrew said that the union could not come to an agreement with the DOE on the transformation or turnaround models because the UFT wanted a teacher to be able to discuss an informal observation write - up with an administrator, but the DOE refused to require that.

Multiple area elementary schools are being considered for closure and new teachers with less union seniority are again nervous about whether they will have jobs next fall.

Khan will speak about his experiences at the Show Racism the Red Card launch alongside QPR captain Clint Hill, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis and National Union of Teachers» head, Christine Blower.

Are you thinking about the leadership of the state's largest teachers» union, the New Jersey Education Association?

If Paterson is serious about salvaging the state's budget, and his own reelection chances, here are a few things he can do: Confront the health - care and teachers» unions by name.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain, associate editor of the Times Union about a charter school proposal that would allow uncredited teachers to work, and a push to sue pharmaceutical companies that produce opioids.

parents, students, teachers and other district workers rallied Tuesday morning to counter the U.S. education secretary's recent testimony about public schools.Local teachers union president Annie Irvine...