Sentences with phrase «attacks on teachers»

«They don't understand that they've alienated a lot of educators throughout the country with some of their attacks on teachers,» said New York University education professor Pedro Noguera, who spoke at the SOS march.

Hearing someone speak out against the current attacks on teachers as you did in your The Last Word segment gives me hope that someday sanity will return to our discussions of public education in this country.

Unfair, inappropriate and mean - spirited verbal attacks on teachers and their unions have become commonplace.

In recent years, attacks on teachers, high - stakes testing and the encroachment of privatization have increased, threatening the ability of schools to play their vital role as pillars of our democracy.

In recent years, attacks on teachers, high - stakes testing and the encroachment of...

Attacks on teachers & the CTU.

The vote for CORE reflected the anger of rank - and - file teachers against the betrayals of the CTU, which has collaborated in the attacks on teachers and public education spearheaded by the city's Democratic mayor, Richard Daley, and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan, now US education secretary.

«There is a teacher recruitment and retention crisis caused by the coalition's relentless attacks on teachers» pay, pensions and conditions of service,» said its general secretary Chris Keates.

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.

Participate in discussions and workshops on building MORE leaders to stand up to the attacks on teachers, students and communities of New York City.

In the wake of the attacks on teachers and public schools this past year, the haters of teachers feel respectable as they write their venomous diatribes and post them widely.

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 unions.

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.»

Today, Mitt Romney squandered an opportunity to participate in a meaningful discussion of real education reform by attempting to disguise attacks on teachers and public education as meaningful policy proposals.

The number of politically and ideologically motivated attacks on teachers, students, and school buildings is rising, according to a report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO.

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.

Each chapter narrates one episode in the American history of teaching: how teaching became a feminized profession; initial movements toward the unionization of teaching; early teaching in segregated black schools; McCarthy - era attacks on teachers for their politics; conflicts between (mostly white) teachers and (mostly black and Latino) local control advocates; and then on through A Nation at Risk, No Child Left Behind, and Race to the Top.

Indeed, over the past three years, the number of reported bombings and burnings of schools, and attacks on teachers and staff, has risen dramatically, Khan says.

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.

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

Potential for theft, arson and violence — including attacks on teachers — are just a few examples from, sadly, a more extensive list.

Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Since 2010, there have been relentless attacks on teachers.

General News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Source: mynewsgh.com A photo grid of Mim SHS Teachers of Mim Senior High school (SHS) in the Asunafo North Municipality of Brong Ahafo Region, have declared an indefinite strike in protest against series of attacks on teachers by the community folks.

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.

In addition to the need for ethics reform, Hawkins will discuss Cuomo's education agenda and attacks on teachers; energy; taxes and fiscal relief for local governments; and poverty.

«The task of schools in closing the attainment gap is made even harder when teacher supply is in crisis as a result of attacks on teachers» pay, working conditions and professionalism.

«Attacks on teachers are attacks on children and young people.

«The crisis will not end until the government takes responsibility for and takes action to address the devastating impact of its relentless attacks on teachers» pay, workload and working conditions.»

Heastie, who says he's having private talks with the governor on education issues that do not include the Senate, also indirectly criticized Cuomo's public attacks on the teachers unions.

«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 Blower said.

«In the face of this and other attacks on teachers and headteachers, the NASUWT is balloting its members for industrial action.»

«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.

«Punitive measures whether administered by police, teachers, spouses or parents have well - known standard effects: (1) escape — education has its own name for that: truancy, (2) counterattack — vandalism on schools and attacks on teachers, (3) apathy — a sullen do - nothing withdrawal.

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.»

He observed, «The Vergara plaintiffs» attack on teacher due - process protections was and is a partisan political crusade masquerading as a court case.»

The researchers do not want the study to be viewed as an attack on teachers, or as a sign of failing schools.

«This is in no way, shape or form an attack on teachers,» Tony Bennett, the superintendent of public instruction in Indiana, tells Gabriel.

He admits that the director gets «a little heated in his attack on the teachers union» but concludes that the «final 10 minutes... is as compelling as any feature film.»

The head of the Los Angeles teachers union said, «This decision today is an attack on teachers.»

The leader of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, sees some of the proposals, in particular the pension issue, as an attack on teachers.

«That the response to this good news is yet another attack on our teachers is beyond belief,» he said.

In addition to cutting supports to teachers and after - school programs, this budget doubles down on its attack on teachers and working families by eliminating funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service, or CNCS, which provides volunteer support and educational awards for teachers in training and out - of - school time programming.

I have friends in both district and charter schools and this is not intended to be an attack on teachers in the districts whom I know work tirelessly.

The unrelenting attack on teachers unions has some measurable consequences, too.

This new attack on teachers is yet another attempt to demonize those of us in the trenches, while missing an important opportunity to tell remarkable stories about real - life problems and solutions in education.

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.

«The PFT is closely examining the district's legal pleadings and will be fighting the SRC's latest attack on the teachers and school staff of Philadelphia.»

Reclaiming the Teaching Profession gives educators and their allies a clear overview of the massive effort to dismantle public education in the United States, which includes a direct attack on teachers.

While Democrat legislators are strangely silent on Governor Malloy's latest attack on teachers and the teaching profession, Republicans in the State Senate, led by State Senator Toni Boucher, the ranking member of the Education Committee is speaking out about Malloy's bizarre veto of a bill requiring that the Commissioner of Education have some classroom experience.

Is there any Democratic leader in Connecticut or anyone in the leadership of the American Federation of Teachers or the Connecticut Education Association or any other union that will stand up and condemn Dannel «Dan» Malloy's continuing attack on teacher tenure and public school teachers?