Sentences with phrase «big teachers unions»

As defendants, the state and its two biggest teachers unions tried to persuade the judge that in four weeks of testimony, the plaintiffs — nine students — did not present enough evidence to prove that the five contested statutes governing teacher dismissal, tenure and layoffs deny students right to an effective education.

Dean Vogel, president of the state's other big teachers union, the California Teachers Association, called the lawsuit, which is financed by Students Matter, «an ideological red herring, financed by billionaires to pit parents against teachers.»

Four years ago, New York's biggest teachers union did not endorse Mr. Cuomo.

James Ryan, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Rebecca Pringle, National Education Association secretary treasurer, discuss California's two biggest teacher unions losing the first round in the broadest court challenge yet to state laws protecting teachers» jobs, setting the stage for what could be a lengthy appeal.

• Risk underestimated the resistance to change from the organized interests of the K - 12 public education system, at the center of which were the two big teacher unions as well as school administrators, colleges of education, state bureaucracies, school boards, and many others.

As defendants in the Vergara trial were asking the court to dismiss the case, attorneys for the state's two biggest teachers union met with reporters outside the courthouse to offer a preview of arguments they intend to make if the judge denies their request, and the trial resumes next month with witnesses for the defense.

California's biggest teacher union contributed $ 20,000 to an organization that is a major supporter of the LA Unified school board District 1 candidate that UTLA is trying to defeat.

The defendants in the suit — the state and its two biggest teacher unions argued that the regulations are fine as they are and blamed problems with ineffective teachers on poorly - run schools and districts.

As defendants, the state and its two biggest teachers unions tried to persuade the judge that in four weeks of testimony, the plaintiffs...

When she later addressed the other big teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), she began with an attack on for - profit charters.

Big labor and the state's two big teachers unions.

The state's biggest teacher union, under fire from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for promoting a job - ratings system advantageous to its members, hit back Monday by noting that the state Education Department specifically cited that process as a possible approach.

A new pay and rewards system developed by a leading academy trust to recruit, retain and reward teachers has been backed by the country's biggest teacher union.

The Gates Foundation spread money across the political spectrum, to entities including the big teachers unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — groups that have clashed in the past but became vocal backers of the standards....

The state's big teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association, gave a memorable lesson to residents of the region in the just - concluded election: It's got money, it's extremely partisan and it's adept at using the political process to attain its goals.In this particular case, the primary goal is laudable — getting state government to make the payments for public - worker pensions.The fu... Read more >

Thinking otherwise is a group of advocates and interest groups, including leaders of the country's two big teacher unions, that calls itself the Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA) to school reform.

But it is not just about the money, as one of the local teachers notes, «It is liberating to declare our independence from the big teacher unions.»

The state was the chief defendant, joined by its two biggest teacher unions — the California Teachers Association (CTA) and the California Federation of Teachers (CFT).

Mills also supported the defense — the state and its two biggest teacher unions — on another key issue in the case, asserting that officials in her district have little difficulty identifying ineffective probationary teachers by the state deadline of March 15 in their second year.

Fraisse was the first to the stand for the defendants — the state and its two biggest teacher unions — after Judge Rolf Treu ruled yesterday that the case would proceed.

The state of California and its two biggest teachers unions are asking a state Superior Court to throw out a case about getting rid of «ineffective teachers,» saying passage of a bill now before Gov. Jerry Brown would make the lawsuit unnecessary.

The two big teachers unions have both called for aspiring educators to get better mentoring and more practical experience before they graduate.

In subsequent years, it's unlikely that the big teachers unions have found cause to regret that choice, as they have often disagreed with accountability - focused, charter - friendly Obama.

That vote followed a more direct vote of «no confidence» a few weeks earlier by the National Education Association, the biggest teachers union.

These positions have often brought the former Chicago Public Schools Superintendent to loggerheads with many of the nation's biggest teachers unions.

The Wisconsin Education Association Council, the biggest teachers union in the state, says they understand the budget crisis but feel the legislation will strip away the rights of workers.

Testimony resumes this morning in Vergara v California, with Troy Christmas of the Oakland Unified School District returning to the stand to face cross examination by lawyers for the defendants — the state and its two big teachers unions.

As chief defendant, California was joined by the state's two biggest teacher unions.

Under cross-examination today, LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy faced pointed questions from attorneys representing California's biggest teacher unions and the state in a controversial lawsuit that could turn the practice of teacher tenure on its head.