Sentences with phrase «allied with teacher unions»

Plenty of liberals, on the other hand, are closely allied with teacher unions, which have almost always opposed charters (and other school - choice strategies), particularly when these occur outside their collective - bargaining umbrellas.

Billy Easton, with the Alliance for Quality Education, an advocacy group to increase school funding that is allied with the teachers unions, says his group is happy that the governor has created the commission.

Charter school supporters, like Loeb and the Post editorial board, often argue that Democrats who oppose charter schools (and are allied with teachers unions) are doing so to the detriment of students, especially children of color, who are more likely to attend subpar district schools.

I fear your advisors, especially those allied with the teachers unions, have convinced you that pulling back on your previous support of charter schools is a «gimmie,» a political move that costs you nothing... (R) apidly expanding charters offer many poor and minority children their best chance of emerging from K - 12 schools ready for a job or further education.

There are Democrats on the other side who are allied with the teachers unions, who oppose any end to tenure, which I disagree with.

The two - term board member, who is closely allied with the teachers union, said he cancelled due to scheduling issues, but an editorial in the LA Times questioned whether politics could have been a factor: the forums were hosted by the United Way - Los Angeles and ten other community and education groups that often don't see eye to eye with Kayser.

Not exact matches

Silver didn't address any of Cuomo's policy positions, some of which seem to be a direct hit on the speaker and his colleagues — like the one that would require full disclosure of lawmakers» outside income, for example, or the lifting of the charter school cap (not popular with the teachers unions, who are close allies of the Assembly Democrats).

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is seen as a close ally of the mayor, walked a more cautious line, but said that Bloomberg's hostile relationship with the teachers union had become counter-productive.

Cuomo has called the teachers union and their allies part of bloated bureaucracy that needs to be broken, teachers have responded with mass rallies at the Capitol and around the state, as well as negative TV ads.

But the push for having students opt out has been statewide, with the New York State United Teachers union and the other education groups allied with NYSUT robocalling parents urging them to not have their students take the tests.

The teachers union has a number of labor allies in this effort, including the new labor - backed Strong Economy for All Coalition, which is targeting nine senators around the state with a radio / mail campaign.

However, he remains an adamant advocate of measures like the Education Investment Tax Credit, putting him in line with Mr. Cuomo and State Senate Republicans, and at odds with Mr. de Blasio and his teachers» union allies.

With less than two months before the state budget is due, Governor Cuomo and education groups remain at odds, with the state teacher's union calling the fight a «war,» and Cuomo calling the teachers and their allies a bloated bureaucrWith less than two months before the state budget is due, Governor Cuomo and education groups remain at odds, with the state teacher's union calling the fight a «war,» and Cuomo calling the teachers and their allies a bloated bureaucrwith the state teacher's union calling the fight a «war,» and Cuomo calling the teachers and their allies a bloated bureaucracy.

The testing question also figures prominently into the debate over teacher performance evaluations, as the governor has proposed making state test results 50 percent — instead of the current 40 percent — of the evaluation system, a move that is strongly opposed by the teachers unions that are closely allied with the Assembly Democrats.

In the last day, the independent expenditure committee allied with the statewide teachers union has invested $ 12,489 in mailers supporting Small's candidacy.

ALBANY — Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers» union planning public forums to «fill the void» created by the ones the commissioner canceled.

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.

With less than two months before the state budget is due, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and education groups remain at odds, with the state teacher's union calling the fight a «war,» and Cuomo calling the teachers and their allies a bloated bureaucrWith less than two months before the state budget is due, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and education groups remain at odds, with the state teacher's union calling the fight a «war,» and Cuomo calling the teachers and their allies a bloated bureaucrwith the state teacher's union calling the fight a «war,» and Cuomo calling the teachers and their allies a bloated bureaucracy.

The Senate Democrats are closely allied with the statewide teachers» union, NYSUT, which is also spending millions to support Democratic candidates in races that could prove key to determining control of the Senate.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, whose Democratic conference is most closely allied with the teacher's union, says that's not happening.

But the Democratic members — many of whom are closely allied with the teachers» unions, and are at odds with Cuomo's push to make teachers ratings more heavily contingent on testing — said they had not seen exact language to describe what Heastie was proposing.

It's always been a bit of a mystery, even to Governor Andrew Cuomo's allies: What is his real goal in picking a fight with the state's teachers» unions?

De Blasio's ostensible allies among the Senate Democrats are more aligned with the teachers» union view that mayoral control gives parents and local school boards too little power over city schools.

«By threatening to oust incumbent Regents and rile up stakeholders, the teachers union and their allies are forcing the Regents to tamper with the state's new evaluation system, which was enacted with the full consent of the union,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

Teachers» unions have long found friendship among Democrats (with the exception of some liberal education reformers who are supportive of Obama - era education policies) so we might expect that as Democrat lawmakers were ousted during the recent wave of Republican victories, so were the NEA's allies.

Unlike the Excellence Commission, the Carnegie task force had powerful allies, including people and organizations with great staying power, notably the teacher unions themselves.

Teacher unions and allied opponents of school choice persist in searching for support in state constitutions, with mixed results.

TEACHERS UNION SIDES WITH CHRIS CHRISTIE AND TRUMP ALLY: Even as the race to replace Gov. Chris Christie gets underway, the largest teachers union in New Jersey is mounting a scorched - earth campaign against an unlikely foe — Democratic Senate President Stephen TEACHERS UNION SIDES WITH CHRIS CHRISTIE AND TRUMP ALLY: Even as the race to replace Gov. Chris Christie gets underway, the largest teachers union in New Jersey is mounting a scorched - earth campaign against an unlikely foe — Democratic Senate President Stephen teachers union in New Jersey is mounting a scorched - earth campaign against an unlikely foe — Democratic Senate President Stephen Sweeney.

Since traditional union contracts make it virtually impossible to replace an ineffective teacher, liberal education reformers and conservatives alike disagree with teachers» unions and their allies, which have generally treated any kind of reform as an existential threat.

It is now more - concerned with aiding and comforting its teachers union allies (and assuaging old - school members out of step with the times) than with addressing the most - critical economic and civil rights issue of our time.

But you would not realize that with the hysteria from Senate Democrats and their allies in the teachers unions who ran a massive campaign over the past month to discredit, and ultimately defeat, DeVos.

By contrast, Villaraigosa has been more closely allied with the charter school movement over a period of many years as well as being a harsh critic of teachers unions, both in Los Angeles and statewide.

But you would not realize that with the hysteria from Senate Democrats and their allies in the teachers unions who ran a massive campaign -LSB-...]

Coalition Members: PCAPS (Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools) includes: Action United, AFT Pennsylvania, AFL - CIO Central Labor Council, Fight for Philly, Boat People SOS, Jewish Labor Committee, Jobs With Justice, Juntos, Media Mobilizing Project, Neighborhood Networks, Occupy Philadelphia Labor Work Group, Pennsylvania Working Families Organization, Philadelphians Allied for Responsible Economy (PHARE), Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT Local 3), Philadelphia Home and School Council, Philadelphia Student Union, SEIU 32BJ Local 1201, UNITE HERE Local 634, Working America and Youth United for Change (YUC)

The statewide teachers union, the Florida Education Association, has been an outspoken opponent of the plan, along with Democratic allies in the Legislature.

It is beginning to look as though the Chicago Teachers Union, allied with Chicago parents, students and community groups, are powerful enough to make a good start.

«By threatening to oust incumbent Regents and rile up stakeholders, the teachers union and their allies are forcing the Regents to tamper with the state's new evaluation system, which was enacted with the full consent of the union,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

Another sign of the determination of Jindal and his allies: the howls of protest that teachers» unions made over the speed with which reforms were enacted.

But what we see nationally is that such reforms are being led by Democrats and enacted cooperatively with its traditional teachers union allies in recognition of their potential impact on students.

And I want to say hello to my friends from Illinois - Ed Geppert, the President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers; Marilyn Stewart, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union; and AFT Vice President Jim Dougherty, and all my allies with whom I've worked so closely.

Her steady support for reform, though we sometimes disagree with her, is preferable to the knee - jerk positions of the union - allied board members who consistently block charter schools and fight any efforts to hold teachers accountable.

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