Sentences with phrase «against the teachers unions»

Remember last year, when Cuomo was in full - on war mode against the teachers unions, and trying to force education reform down the Legislature's throat by inserting it into his budget language and tying his proposals to a boost in school aid?

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.

As he has in the past, Bloomberg once again sees his education goals and his fight against the teachers union in Albany's hands.

«It's about the students, and somebody has to stand up for the students against the teachers union when their interests hurts the students,» Cuomo said.

Mr. Loeb urged that people «take up the fight against the teachers union, the single biggest force standing in the way of quality education and an organization that has done more to perpetuate poverty and discrimination against people of color than the K.K.K.»

In his eight years as Minnesota's governor, Tim Pawlenty's «push against the teachers union grew stronger,» Sherry writes, and he called for tying teacher pay to performance, bringing up the state's standards, and urging state lawmakers to authorize the use of a transparent growth model to see how well schools are really doing to improve student achievement.

As his eight years as Minnesota's governor wore on, TIM PAWLENTY's push against the teachers union grew stronger and more publicly divisive.

The tide has turned against the teachers unions, and they are in defense mode.

On Tuesday Education Next editor - in - chief Paul E. Peterson sat down with Jason Riley of the Wall Street Journal to discuss the forthcoming PEPG - EdNext poll showing that the public is turning against teachers unions.

Maintaining this double - game is essential because it disarms parents, media elites, and others who might otherwise mobilize against teacher unions and apply their own direct pressure to politicians.

Paul Peterson talks with the Wall Street Journal about a new survey showing that the public is turning against teachers unions.

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

Shows how and why liberals and conservatives managed to find common ground and align against the teacher unions to implement the testing everyone hates.

At the time, he was reported as saying that it would take a «holy jihad» against teachers unions to win mayoral control of schools, which Villaraigosa unsuccessfully fought for at the time.

Lefkowitz, the attorney who will be leading the New York case, has successfully litigated other cases that pitted him against teachers unions.

Malloy must have gotten a wholes bundle of money from charter school associates for him to go up against the teachers union in CT..

After winning a hard - fought battle against the teachers union to impose a new teacher evaluation system, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has turned to evaluating the training programs that...

After winning a hard - fought battle against the teachers union to impose a new teacher evaluation system, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has turned to evaluating the training programs that produce the city's teachers.

It is imperative that teachers speak out against teacher union bullying.

Not exact matches

Union leaders urged Wisconsin teachers to return to work at schools that are open on Monday, but large protests were expected to continue at the Capitol against a plan to cut collective bargaining rights and benefits to state workers.

Also he was deeply appreciative of the work of his teacher at Union, Reinhold Niebuhr, and appropriated much of Niebuhr's thought while defending against him some features of the liberal tradition.

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 City Hall.

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union voted to join teachers in England and Wales in Thursday's day of action against government cuts.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, has been deeply disturbed to hear of a savage attack on trade union activists in Baghdad as part of an ongoing campaign of intimidation against the country's trade unions.

The government in a statement on Monday said it has noted the attempt by some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Union of Teachers to expose staff and students to danger arising from the ongoing court action against their members.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has today called at the TUC Congress in Liverpool for action to be taken against the umbrella companies making massive profits through the exploitation of supply teachers.

This strike, the first Chicago teachers strike in twenty - five years, pitted Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel against the Chicago Teacherteachers strike in twenty - five years, pitted Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel against the Chicago TeachersTeachers Union.

- 68 is too late is a campaign launched by three trade unions - PCS, Unite and the National Union of Teachers - to mobilise the public against plans which could see the finishing line for access to state pensions moved ever further forward.

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.

Complaint filed by former AG against Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu for appearance at teachers union PAC event

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

Andy Pallotta, the president of the New York State United Teachers union, said he is «completely against» the proposal.

Those events unfolded as the state teachers union on Wednesday filed the first official petition asking State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to take action against the Buffalo board member.

Discrimination against older teachers in schools has become an increasingly serious problem, representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, have argued.

Certainly he's been against the tax cap and with the teacher's union staunchly behind him, he'll surely support watering down the tax cap to get rid the «or the rate of inflation whichever is less» part of the law,, not to mention that Sen. Latimer has introduced many new and higher taxes / fees.

Commenting ahead of tomorrow's TUC march in London against the Government's cuts and austerity programme, Christine Blower General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This march will send a clear message to Government that their programme of austerity measures is not worUnion of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This march will send a clear message to Government that their programme of austerity measures is not Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This march will send a clear message to Government that their programme of austerity measures is not teachers» union, said: «This march will send a clear message to Government that their programme of austerity measures is not worunion, said: «This march will send a clear message to Government that their programme of austerity measures is not working.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo sank to the lowest approval ratings of his career Wednesday, following weeks of attacks by teachers unions against his proposals to reform education.

Ari Paul argues that police unions deserve not solidarity from other city unions, but rather, healthy antagonism — public sector workers like teachers should take a forceful stance against police brutality.

Sources said Mulgrew announced at the convention that the union will run a Democratic primary fight against Manhattan Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, who has proposed a bill to curb the «last hired, first fired» provision that protects veteran teachers from layoffs.

«It will help us because the people against the convention are generally our people — the public sector unions like teachers, government workers and police» concerned the recent «radical wave could sweep a convention» and diminish or erase pension and health benefits, Schaffer said.

I know it's very fashionable to bash teachers» unions, but let's hear a tinyt bit of outrage against those who feed their greed in all other sectors of society.

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and National Union of Teachers (NUT) at schools, colleges and universities across London will tomorrow (Wednesday) take strike action in protest against changes to their pensions.

One of the TV ads from the New York State Teachers Union's Vote COPE that claimed Hanna approved sales tax increases, was declared inaccurate, as were claimes that O'Brien voted against bridge repair funding.

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.

Teacher's unions fought bitterly against the governor's proposals.

The teachers union worked unsuccessfully in the last election to help Democrats running against incumbent Republicans.

In a surprise move, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has given the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Kaduna State branch a strong backing to stage a rally against the sacking of 22,000 primary school tTeachers, NUT, Kaduna State branch a strong backing to stage a rally against the sacking of 22,000 primary school teachersteachers.

Dealbreaker.com reported Monday he's used such comparisons in the past — one of his previous Facebook posts in 2016 said that the teachers» union «has done more to perpetuate poverty and discrimination against people of color than the KKK.»

New York State's largest teachers union has filed a lawsuit against the state's property tax cap, arguing it's unconstitutional.

Those less - happy labor groups include public employee unions, who will offer formal testimony Friday afternoon at a legislative budget hearing, and teachers» unions, who are mobilizing against the governor at meetings around the state and trading press barbs with the second floor on a near - daily basis.