Sentences with phrase «against public school teachers»

Because billionaires evidently need to be defended against public school teachers and parents who are concerned about hedge fund managers bent on destroying their kids» schools and turning teaching into an entry - level gig.

Unfortunately, the contemporary manifestation of these schools is riddled with right wing conservababble against we public school teachers, spewing forth with their vomit of political rhetoric.

Moreover, the change in the stifling use of standardized tests as a weapon against public school teachers will deal a deadly blow to the corporate education reformers in the country who relied on these tests for denigrating teachers as well as for closing public schools and for the expansion of charter schools.

The charter schools bill pits the new GOP leadership against public school teachers and administrators.

Not exact matches

When Catholics dominate the public school boards they sometimes discriminate against non-Catholic teachers.

Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at Citypublic debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at CityPublic Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.

The Fund for Great Public Schools, a teachers» union PAC, spent $ 28,471 on support for Ceretto and $ 26,803 on advertising against Morinello.

The UFT is hitting the airwaves today with a 60 - second radio spot that slams for - profit charter school management companies as «more interested in making money and ducking accountability than fighting for our kids» and spending «millions on false attacks against teachers and public schools.»

A longtime city public - school teacher says her supervisors made her life a living hell by hurling anti-gay slurs at her and calling her son an «abomination against God» because she's...

And now, the for - profit charter school crowd is spending over a million on false attacks against teachers and public schools.

Charter school supporters have often targeted AQE as being beholden to its benefactors in the teachers unions, a line of attack that AQE has repeatedly pushed back against, while AQE has decried any shift towards charter funding as a betrayal of the public education system.

Teachers» unions and public - school advocates have railed against Cuomo, arguing that he's prioritizing privately run charters over traditional public schools.

Join Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones at the New Possibilities for Public Education: Rally for Kids and Schools as they stand with educators and parents dedicated to saving public schools and talk about how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks against tePublic Education: Rally for Kids and Schools as they stand with educators and parents dedicated to saving public schools and talk about how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks against tSchools as they stand with educators and parents dedicated to saving public schools and talk about how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks against tepublic schools and talk about how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks against tschools and talk about how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks against tschools, the privatization of education, and the attacks against teachers

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

The UFT, which represents teachers at three Victory charter schools in New York City, has cited Victory management at the New York State Public Employment Relations Board for firing educators for union activity, coercing employees to withdraw their union support and discriminating against employees who are union supporters.

They were asked what types of guns they owned; reasons for ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes on gun policies, such as bans, arming teachers and violence against the government; and the sources of violence, ranging from God's absence in public schools to media violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.

The teacher unions are also battling against charter schools - which, while public, need not be unionized, and which draw students and money away from the regular public schools where union members teach.

«In speaking with the theme, we need a counterrevolution to what's been going on to speak against current rhetoric of bashing teachers and bashing public schools.

In an unprecedented move, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office brought criminal charges of grand theft last week against 43 public - school teachers who received salary increases based on fraudulently obtained college credits.

Here we find curriculum organizations, teacher education organizations, and educational policy organizations working together against standardized testing, the privatization of public schooling, the school to prison pipeline, advocating for parent and community involvement in schools.

Teacher advocates have railed against «privatization,» ignoring the fact that moving schools along the public - private continuum in this way can offer educators the opportunity to reimagine the schoolhouse, create schools they yearn to teach in, emphasize the metrics they think are appropriate, and put teachers in charge.

Public - sector unions were told by their attorneys that their members could sue if they did not defend the teachers in court against school district management seeking to deprive them of their jobs.

The United Federation of Teachers, along with some parents whose children attend the New York City public schools, has filed a lawsuit against the city to force that repairs be made on what it calls «disgusting, demoralizing, and even dangerous buildings.»

In A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education, Richard D. Kahlenberg (author of the excellent Shanker biography Tough Liberal) and his Century Foundation colleague Halley Potter (a former teacher at Two Rivers Public Charter School in D.C.) weigh today's charter movement against Shanker's vision and find it too market - driven, too willing to tolerate racial segregation, and overall, disappointing.

Their profiles are juxtaposed against sobering statistics and research, among them, this shocking reality: There are 3.2 million public school teachers in the United States; 1.8 million of them will soon retire, and there aren't many candidates yearning to take their place.

The 2009 Education Next - PEPG Survey of Public Opinion (see «The Persuadable Public,» features, Fall 2009) asked public school teachers about their views on education reforms their unions work tirelessly against, among them, charter schools and meriPublic Opinion (see «The Persuadable Public,» features, Fall 2009) asked public school teachers about their views on education reforms their unions work tirelessly against, among them, charter schools and meriPublic,» features, Fall 2009) asked public school teachers about their views on education reforms their unions work tirelessly against, among them, charter schools and meripublic school teachers about their views on education reforms their unions work tirelessly against, among them, charter schools and merit pay.

The United Federation of Teachers, which represents most of the teachers in New York City public schools, has come out strongly against the proposed outside evaluatoTeachers, which represents most of the teachers in New York City public schools, has come out strongly against the proposed outside evaluatoteachers in New York City public schools, has come out strongly against the proposed outside evaluator piece.

While many in state capitols and Washington, D.C. are placing bets against state and national accountability systems that range from No Child Left Behind to Common Core State Standards, the public remains faithful to its long - standing commitment to hold schools, students and teachers accountable.

Chicago Public Schools has filed a charge against the teachers union with a state labor board over Friday's one - day strike.

A public school teacher who speaks out against a school practice she disagrees with — STAAR testing, say — is protected from government retaliation by the First Amendment.

Patti Lehman, a 45 - year - old Olympia preschool teacher, said she voted against charter schools because she fears the measure would drain funding from existing public schools.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The new head of the Michigan Education Association says the union became involved in a recall effort against a sitting legislator because voters are frustrated with public school funding and taxes, while a teacher and former local union president says teachers are frustrated with union spending on recalls, according to separate media reports.

CMSA is perhaps best known for having fired a pregnant teacher in 2010 who was involved in organizing a union at the school, then defending itself against a labor relations board action by claiming it was a private, not a public school.

The endorsed slate, which ran on a platform of support for the corporate education reform industry, went down to a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of local Democrats who support local teachers, local schools and local public education.

FundEducationNow.org is determined to arm children, parents, teachers and concerned citizens with the power to speak out against the Florida Legislature's plan to defund public education, disrespect professional educators and cause deep and lasting harm to the state's 2.6 million school children.Thanks to thousands of volunteer hours and in - kind donations, FundEducationNow.org quickly grew into a statewide non-partisan alliance of dedicated advocates.

Now, in addition to lazy, greedy politicians and bureaucrats, we also have to deal with the multi-million dollar attack campaign against teachers and public schools coming from the corporate sector, and from both the right - and left wing.

The revolt against standardized state and federal testing has also affected the way public school teachers are evaluated.

«While CCSA's endorsed candidate Antonio Villaraigosa literally declared a «holy jihad» against teachers, Gavin Newsom has been a career - long supporter of public educators and public education — including reputable, innovative, nonprofit public charter schools.

«We believe in publicly funded public education and we believe that we can have a system in Chicago that is equal to or exceeds school districts in Finland or Japan,» she says of the colleagues with whom she has reshaped the Chicago Teachers Union into a leading force in the fight against school privatization, closures, cuts and the gimmickry that too often passes for education policy.

New York's Department of Education plans to release performance ratings for about 18,000 public school teachers Friday, the largest such disclosure in the country and the climax in a battle that has pitted the teachers union against parents, taxpayers and news organizations that demanded the data.

Teachers and Rutherford County administrators have also seen some low - performing children sent away from the charter and back to the traditional public school system just before end - of - grade tests, an important measure of how schools stack up against each other, said Dr. John Mark Bennett, the chair of the county school board and a local family physician.

Malloy implemented an extremely prejudicial evaluation system for teachers, brought in Common Core and its associated testing (SBAC), crushed the OPT OUT movement, reduced funding for public schools while increasing funding for Achievement First Charter Schools, increased funding for CONNCan (a private Charter School advocacy group), appointed Stefan Pryor (CEO of Achievement First) as Commissioner of Education, vastly increased standardized testing throughout the state, and tried to abolish of tenure for teachers, all endorsed and supported by Melodie Peters against the wishes of the membership schools while increasing funding for Achievement First Charter Schools, increased funding for CONNCan (a private Charter School advocacy group), appointed Stefan Pryor (CEO of Achievement First) as Commissioner of Education, vastly increased standardized testing throughout the state, and tried to abolish of tenure for teachers, all endorsed and supported by Melodie Peters against the wishes of the membership Schools, increased funding for CONNCan (a private Charter School advocacy group), appointed Stefan Pryor (CEO of Achievement First) as Commissioner of Education, vastly increased standardized testing throughout the state, and tried to abolish of tenure for teachers, all endorsed and supported by Melodie Peters against the wishes of the membership in CT..

By providing parents, students and teachers with a way to engage in the process, set districts priorities and lift up our democratically elected School Board, we are giving education justice a fighting chance against education «reformers» who seek to privatize and profit off our public schools.

From The Chicago Sun - Times: Chicago Teachers Union officials say nearly 90 percent of their members have authorized a strike against the city's public schools.

The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) will be seeking an injunction in Los Angeles County Superior Court to stop what it says is illegal interference by officials at Alliance College - Ready Public Schools against a unionization effort by some of its teachers.

So no one should be surprised that the AFT's Big Apple local, the United Federation of Teachers, has allegedly been caught engaging in such activity as part of its effort against moves by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his school reform allies to expand school choice and transform the Empire State's public education systems.

During the 2012 - 2013 public school year, actions against high - stakes tests included a successful teachers strike in Chicago, an effective boycott in Seattle, student walkouts in Denver and Portland, demonstrations in Providence and opt - out movements in dozens of communities.

CPS's 10 year slash - and - burn campaign against regular public schools, teachers, and communities is the status quo.

The teacher unions are running Tustin Councilmember Rebecca Gomez and Irvine School Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrollSchool Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrollschool application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolled in.

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