Sentences with phrase «attack teachers and their unions»

Hawkins said Cuomo's fundraising is why he has favored corporate interests over the needs of workers, attacking teachers and unions, impeding efforts to make the minimum wage a living wage, and largely ignoring wage theft which costs low - income workers in NYC alone an estimated billion dollars a year.

Tucked into the safety of a right - wing «think tank,» the Malloy we have come to know couldn't resist the opportunity to attack teachers and their unions while accepting the accolades of the corporate education reform industry.

Not exact matches

The mailer mentions a «teachers union,» but doesn't specify whether that means NYSUT or UFT, that is «attacking Senator Klein because he put kids first rather than boosting their pensions and increasing their salaries,» adding:

Among them: Tim James» «We speak English» spot; Les Philips» forged Obama photo ad; Dale Peterson's angry horse - and - Winchester spot; and the ad from the state teachers union attacking Bradley Byrne for allegedly believing in evolution.

Teachers unions funneled $ 2.5 million into what Cuomo called «front groups» — AQE and New York Communities for Change — to do their dirty work attacking him for supporting charter schools and opposing tax hikes.

Her schools have endured scathing reports on disciplinary procedures and attacks from teachers» unions and rival charters, noting that Success Academies rarely refill the seats of students who drop out or are expelled, leading to far smaller class sizes.

«The STRB has delivered Michael Gove a huge blow by rebuffing his recommendations for further attacks on teachers» conditions and pay,» general secretary of the National Union of Teachers Christine Blowteachers» conditions and pay,» general secretary of the National Union of Teachers Christine BlowTeachers Christine Blower said.

Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson told NY1 that the ad rollout was meant to counter-balance a string of attack ads by the teachers» union and other critics.

The self - financed ad is intended to counter-balance attack ads by the teachers» union and other critics.

When attacking teachers and public sector unions was in vogue, he did that.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, today won the support of TUC Congress in Brighton for its campaign to highlight and challenge the Government's attacks on civil rights.

Such attacks are unlikely to be unleashed on Ms. Davids, an unemployed single mother, and the NYC Parents Union because they have been past allies of the UFT regarding parent leadership, supporting the community schools initiative, pushing charter schools to enroll more special ed students, and keeping teacher evaluations private.

The union leaders said the talks were not unusual and insisted they were not pulling back on their TV ads and social - media outreach attacking the governor's proposals to strengthen teacher evaluations, streamline disciplinary hearings and expand charter schools.

First, it determined that VOTE / COPE Committee, which has attacked Republican Assemblyman Sean T. Hanna's positions on hydraulic fracturing, women's health and gun control, is actually the political arm of the teacher's union, New York State United Tteacher's union, New York State United TeacherTeacher.

UPDATE: Johnson released a lengthy statement in response to the AFL - CIO attack, noting he has been a «strong supporter» of a property tax cap and charter schools, was «proud» to support Tier V — «a move that will save Long Island taxpayers $ 8.5 billion and save this state $ 35 billion over the next three decades» — and has been urging teacher and public sector unions to sit down with elected officials to «hammer out revised wage agreements that reflect the current economic reality.»

Instead of the privatization schemes pushed by Cuomo and Republican candidate Rob Astorino, Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones are calling for fully funded, quality public education, qualitative assessments instead of the punitive high stakes testing model, and an end to the attack on teacher's unions.»

Among unions, it broke through the close ties between Democrats and organized labor to pick up several endorsements from teachers locals, where members were fed up giving their support, their money and their votes to a governor who constantly tries to attack them.

As the Times reported on Wednesday, teachers unions along with other labor groups are not, as they did in previous years, launching major attack campaigns on the governor for his proposed cuts to education and other programs.

Howie will be addressing the proposed conversion of four schools from public institutions to for - profit charter schools, segregated schools, lack of funding for schools, high stakes testing, Common Core, and the attacks on teachers unions.

Those tough stances, however, elicited intense pushback from parents, teachers and the influential New York State United Teachers union, which launched a $ 1 million public relations campaign attacking Cuomo's pteachers and the influential New York State United Teachers union, which launched a $ 1 million public relations campaign attacking Cuomo's pTeachers union, which launched a $ 1 million public relations campaign attacking Cuomo's policies.

Tenure rights of New York teachers were the focus of heated arguments in a Brooklyn courtroom on Nov. 30 as lawyers for the UFT and other unions pressed a state appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit attacking those fundamental safeguards.

The mutual trust that grew out of this relationship persuaded the teachers and unions to make concessions that they would never have willingly made under savage attack.

In the absence of full - time virtual schools, teachers unions and other opponents use their resources to attack blended - learning charters, even though the latter do not differ in legal structure, brick - and - mortar presence, or enrollment practices from other charter schools.

But within a few years, the law came under bitter attack by teacher unions, local school officials, and small advocacy groups.

His verbal attacks on teachers and the teacher union were not matched by any significant attempts to address problems with teacher quality.

In a pointed attack on the Michigan Education Association, the Michigan legislature last week cleared a bill that would set fines and penalties for local teachers who strike over contract disputes and limit the teachers» union's collective - bargaining clout.

And when he does criticize, Klein also reaches for compliments — teachers union boss Randi Weingarten may have been the bane of his professional life, and in Klein's view she missed the chance to be truly revolutionary, but she is «whip smart» and avoided ad hominem attacAnd when he does criticize, Klein also reaches for compliments — teachers union boss Randi Weingarten may have been the bane of his professional life, and in Klein's view she missed the chance to be truly revolutionary, but she is «whip smart» and avoided ad hominem attacand in Klein's view she missed the chance to be truly revolutionary, but she is «whip smart» and avoided ad hominem attacand avoided ad hominem attacks.

The union's general secretary, Chris Keates, commented: «Excessive workload and attacks on teachers» working conditions are having a profoundly negative effect on women teachers» mental and physical health and wellbeing and undermining the quality of education for children and young people.

Yet it is pretty much political suicide to say there is any problem other than insufficient funding... and you will be attacked for «not supporting public education» if you imply any other government - funded alternative or even support basic literacy tests for teachers (Yes, the teachers unions are opposed to basic literacy tests for teachers!!!

But the best examples may come from the recent conflicts between reform advocates and critics in which race and class have been explicit topics of the debate - when Newark's Cami Anderson is under attack for being a white interloper in a black community, or when Chicago's Rahm Emanuel is accused of being a racist murderer by the head of the Chicago Teachers Union.

At the same time, the privatization push has gone hand in hand with the ratcheting up of attacks on teachers unions by partisan groups, like Karl Rove's American Crossroads and Americans for Prosperity, seeking to weaken the union - backed Democrats in the 2012 election.

But Ritz countered Bennett's air attack with a strong ground game, drawing on the organizational assistance and financial support of the state's teachers unions.

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten attacked Betsy DeVos in recent remarks, questioning the secretary of education's motives and saying she «demonizes» and «demagogues» teachersTeachers president Randi Weingarten attacked Betsy DeVos in recent remarks, questioning the secretary of education's motives and saying she «demonizes» and «demagogues» teachersteachers unions.

Although Students For Education Reform has yet to file their IRS forms for this past tax year, in their first three years of business the group collected at least $ 6 million from corporate education reform groups, including a major start up grant form Democrats For Education Reform, an anti-union, anti-teacher, pro-charter group that have run attack ads against the Chicago Teachers Union and other groups speaking out for the rights of teachers and sTeachers Union and other groups speaking out for the rights of teachers and steachers and students.

Addressing headteachers at the annual conference of school leaders» union NAHT in Liverpool, the shadow education secretary said the government «wouldn't survive their own Ofsted inspection», as she attacked restrictions on teacher pay and problems stemming from the school accountability system.

The organization works with ALEC to write and promote education reform policies such as school grades, mandatory grad retention, high stakes testing, unmitigated charter growth, corporate tax scholarships, competency based education, personal learning accounts, virtual learning, tying student test scores to teacher evaluations, weakening teachers unions and attacking the constitutional authority of school boards.

This campaign, it says, is really «a proxy for a broader assault on public education itself» and is coming at a time when public schools have been weakened by funding cuts, «vitriolic political attacks on teachers and their unions, and state programs to privatize schools through vouchers, charter schools and other «school choice» measures.»

But while talking to the party faithful at the convention, a very strident Vogel spouted typical teacher union talking points and was unsparing in his attacks.

And now the Koch brothers and deep - pocketed conservative activists are attempting to use that anxiety to push an anti-public education agenda of vouchers, privatization, and attacks on teachers and their unioAnd now the Koch brothers and deep - pocketed conservative activists are attempting to use that anxiety to push an anti-public education agenda of vouchers, privatization, and attacks on teachers and their unioand deep - pocketed conservative activists are attempting to use that anxiety to push an anti-public education agenda of vouchers, privatization, and attacks on teachers and their unioand attacks on teachers and their unioand their unions.

Mayor Emanuel's actions last summer weren't an attack on the Chicago Teacher's Union or a departure from Democratic politics but rather an issue of race and self destiny.

Amid a controversial lawsuit charging that the state's teacher tenure and dismissal laws were depriving students of their constitutional right to a quality education, billionaire philanthropists seeking to overhaul public education and powerful teachers unions poured more than $ 20 million into television attack ads and nasty mailers.

Three years without a contract with no transparency in the negotiation process, while teachers, the union, and public education are under systematic attack.

Chris Keates, leader of the Nasuwt teachers» union, attacked the government's claim that the GCSE was a «broken qualification» and said it had «proved itself to be a robust and reliable qualification».

Gonzalez said talks with the parent union started out collaboratively, including teacher involvement during staff development days, then quickly snowballed into what he felt was an attack on him and other teachers by Parent Revolution and the parents they trained.

The potentially game - changing Vergara v. California lawsuit, which attacks key aspects of California law on how teachers are evaluated and fired, opened in Los Angeles last week and has been accompanied by an aggressive public relations campaign unmatched by the opposing side — the State of California and its teachers unions.

As the Chicago Teachers Union has shown, social justice unionism is the only way to counter the attacks on public education and working people, which affect all communities but disproportionately affect people living in poverty and communities of color.

Caputo - Pearl said his «Union Power» group believes Fletcher has been too passive in fighting attacks on teachers and plans to organize the broader community to press for smaller classes, pay raises and protections for campuses against charter schools and other outside groups.

Jackson's determination that the Constitution must be amended to include a right to an equal education for all, to Rev. Jackson's concern that parents need to do more and demand more, to corporate reform's attack on teachers unions and the very basics of public education.

Then, he reverses the cherry picking process, «In fact, a majority of those polled (52 percent) side with teachers unions and educators who have been under attack as a new crop of governors — Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Florida's Rick Scott, New Jersey's Chris Christie, Ohio's John Kasich — declared war on public employees and the middle class.»

The elected officials have been attacking the union's sacred cows with a ferocity that hasn't been seen before — eliminating seniority and tenure, introducing merit pay, defining teacher accountability, more school choice programs, etc. are all on the agenda.