Sentences with phrase «between teachers and their unions»

Most writers — and I'll include myself in this — are pretty quick to draw a line between teachers and their unions.

In Moe's telling, however, the lack of distance between teachers and their unions does not reflect well on unions but rather reflects poorly on teachers.

Compulsory union dues are a burden on the First Amendment rights of all public employees, but the relationship between teachers and unions highlights the constitutional problems especially well.

Not exact matches

Good labour relations in education and positive working relationships between provincial governments and teacher unions are a critical ingredient in the relative success of our public education system.

The Center for Union Facts, an anti-union organization that is part of lobbyist Rick Berman's family of front groups, received $ 1.55 million between 2007 and 2010 from the Bradley Foundation and spent heavily to support Walker and smear teachers unions with an anti-union website during the 2011 fight over public sector collective bargaining rights.

In New York City, between 2007 and 2010, Fryer oversaw and evaluated a program jointly administered by the city's education department and its teachers union that distributed $ 75 million in cash incentives to teachers in some of the city's most low - performing schools.

Negotiations between the board and the Chicago Teachers Union resumed Thursday afternoon, but a school board spokesman called the session «probably the least productive «so far.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier today told Susan Arbetter on «The Capitol Pressroom» that the 2010 teacher evaluation law, now the subject of a contentious lawsuit between teachers unions and the state Education Department, was flawed because it's too complicated.

Following detailed negotiations between the States Employment Board and representatives from the NUT and NASUWT teachers» unions, agreement has been secured on a package of measures for teachers in Jersey.

Further proof of my assertion not long ago that education is developing into a serious sticking point between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver came in the form of a statement from the governor that blames «Assembly - led» legislation passed in 2010 for the current fight between the teachers unions and school districts over the creation of teacher evaluation systems.

The release of the latest round of standardized test results on Wednesday re-opened an ongoing political battle between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state's teachers unions.

Silver and the Democratic - run Assembly now have to decide between low - income, mostly minority parents demanding charter schools as an option for their kids, and the teachers unions, their longtime allies, which are trying to rein in charters.

Faso was never accused of a crime or personally held liable for the improper pension contact, but the Albany Times Union cited «a source close to the investigation» in reporting that «Faso arranged or tried to arrange meetings between the investment firm Kellner DiLeo & Co. and officials at the state Common Retirement Fund, as well as the teachers, police and firefighter funds.»

A provision said tougher evaluations can't pass without agreement on specifics between teachers unions and school districts.

Reforms that ended forced dues systems in Michigan preceded 20 percent reductions in teachers union memberships, while Wisconsin saw a 51 percent decrease between 2011 and 2016.

With teacher contract negotiations seemingly at a standstill, and a battle over the state's new receivership headed to court, tensions between Buffalo union and school district leaders are on the rise.

Some aspects of the rating system would be optional, so they would require negotiations between school districts, teachers and principals» unions.

A new approach for our schools by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «The CBI report has recognised the important link between high - quality education systems and economic competitiveness.

Though many major, city - based unions are involved in the independent expenditure, Lhota seized on the United Federation of Teachers so he could draw distinctions between himself and de Blasio on education issues.

The race for Skelos» former state Senate seat in Nassau County has turned into a proxy war between charter - school advocates, who support Republican Chris McGrath, and teachers unions, which back Democrat Todd Kaminsky.

A local politician is urging a resolution to the teacher evaluation battle between the state and the local teacher's union.

This year's state exams, which third through eighth graders will begin taking this week, immediately follow a bitter battle between Cuomo and teachers» unions over evaluations as well as tenure, merit pay and turnaround strategies for chronically underperforming schools.

Paterson tried to force the tax cap issue by including it in his last budget extender bill, (much to the pleasure of both AG Andrew Cuomo, who is also a cap supporter; and Long Island Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson), which theoretically would have made the Legislature choose between accepting an unpopular (at least among Assembly Democrats and the teachers» unions) policy proposal and shutting down the government.

The Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) has created a widening gap between Syracuse and the wealthier school districts in New York, even though was implemented in the 2010 - 11 school year during the recession in order to alleviate the hole in the New York state budget, according to New York State United Teachers, a teachers» union in thTeachers, a teachers» union in thteachers» union in the state.

The discussions between state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. and teachers» union leaders are aimed at settling a lawsuit brought by the unions that threatened to block new job ratings for thousands of teachers which are due for release in June.

NYSUT spokesman Carl Korn confirmed yesterday evening the call between Cuomo and state United Teachers Union President Dick Ianuzzi took place.

A long - running feud between the Williamsville school chief, Scott G. Martzloff, and the district's teachers union has reached a pivotal point.

In an article published in Artvoice, he writes that the teachers contract was resolved in a one - on - one meeting between union president Philip Rumore and Superintendent Kriner Cash.

The evaulation system was the product of an accord between the Board of Regents and the state United Teachers union.

The rally comes as a study released by the teacher union affiliated Alliance for Quality Education finds that under Governor Cuomo, funding inequality between rich and poor schools has grown wider.

The deal also includes the settlement of a bitter stumbling block between New York City's teachers union, the United Federation of Teachers, and the administration of Mayor Mike Blteachers union, the United Federation of Teachers, and the administration of Mayor Mike BlTeachers, and the administration of Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

The ad follows weeks of escalating tensions between Bloomberg and teacher's union president Michael Mulgrew, who just last week compared the mayor's governing style to that of ousted Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

Members of the Transport Workers Union got a total of 19 percent in pay raises between 2009 and 2016, compared with 12 percent for the city's teachers union over the same peUnion got a total of 19 percent in pay raises between 2009 and 2016, compared with 12 percent for the city's teachers union over the same peunion over the same period.

When he officially took the helm as leader of the city school system he certainly inherited a number of challenges: poor graduation rates, gaps in special education services, burned bridges between his predecessor, Jean Claude Brizard, and the teachers union and the school board, among a host of others things.

Several downstate districts have become battlegrounds in the war between school reform advocates and teachers» unions.

I asked Brynien if he thought Cuomo, who is at odds with progressives in general, but at war with the teachers and state workers unions, might have sufficient time to patch things up between now and a potential White House bid.

Perdido Street School blog: What That Meeting on Long Island Between Teachers Union Leaders and Cuomo Signifies

Teachers, parents, union leaders and even some school superintendents and board members in New York are clothed in blue to show their concern for what they see as an overemphasis on testing, an under - emphasis on state education funding, and inequitable spending between districts.

The rally comes as a study released by the teacher union - affiliated Alliance for Quality Education finds that under Cuomo, funding inequality between rich and poor schools has grown wider.

In this week's Press Pass conversation WBFO's Eileen Buckley and Buffalo News Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes review the contents of that letter and the battle «receivership» is creating between the teacher's union and district.

WBFO's Eileen Buckley and Buffalo News Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes review the contents of a Buffalo Board of Education letter and the battle «receivership» is creating between the teacher's union and district.

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.

It's unclear why the teachers unions have pulled back support from AQE, but there are indications that daylight has emerged between the group's priorities and those of the unions.

But Mulgrew assured that no matter what happens, teacher jobs are secure for the remainder of this year thanks to a deal reached in June between the mayor's office, City Council and the teacher's union that saved 4,000 teaching jobs that had been on the chopping block.

In the report, StudentsFirstNY also presents recommendations for New York City schools including financial incentives for retaining effective teachers and an agreement between the City and the teachers» union on a new teacher evaluation system.

Parents in Kafanchan have called for dialogue between the Kaduna State Government and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to end ongoing strike by public school...

The results of the poll come in the final weeks of negotiations between the City's teachers» union and Department of Education.

Beyond probationary periods, certification requirements and evaluations, education reform leaders are looking to take on larger long - term sticking points between their groups and New York's city and state teachers» union, including merit pay.

The contract showdown between the Buffalo Public Schools and its teachers union has been a long time coming.Perhaps surprising is that teachers are frustrated with those on both sides of the bargaining table, feeling caught time and again in the middle of what has become an epic battle shaped by politics, ideology and personalities.They feel many people in the community bl...

Maybe Mayor de Blasio's spokesman is right: There's «zero» connection between the sweetheart deal the teachers union won from the city and $ 350,000 its parent union donated to Mayor Bill's Super PAC.