Sentences with phrase «by activist teachers»

On Being a Teacher is still widely read in ed schools and by activist teachers.

is still widely read in ed schools and by activist teachers.

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The event was led by teacher and Muslim activist Debbie Almontaser and her sister Naji at Newkirk Plaza in Flatbush.

The letter is signed by world - renowned scholar Noam Chomsky, along with journalist Naomi Klein, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and a host of other prominent scholars and activists, including some of the most established pro-public education voices.

They earlier said they planned to put in more activist Regents members amid calls by the public and New York State United Teachers, the major teachers union, to delay the process and place less emphasis on Teachers, the major teachers union, to delay the process and place less emphasis on teachers union, to delay the process and place less emphasis on testing.

To support the California Teachers Union in its fight to preserve due process and seniority rights in a lawsuit brought against it by an organization funded by a billionaire conservative activist;

And the school likely wouldn't have such classes, some teachers here say, if the U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights hadn't forced the Salt Lake City district to bolster its services for English - learners in response to a complaint by a local activist in 2001.

An exclusive Interview with Jasmina Kalezic a Montenegrin Teacher and Children Rights Activist, by: Kaveh Taheri Introduction: — Unlike other countries of the Balkan Peninsula, Montenegro was able to maintain its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

For Melissa Marini Švigelj - Smith, a parent, teacher, and activist in Cleveland, this moment in American education boils down to whether research will guide what happens in schools, or whether schools will continue to be graded through accountability systems created «by politicians who have no idea what goes into educating a child.»

About 100 education activists and teachers» union representatives called on Bill de Blasio to keep his promise of creating 100 community schools by the end of his second term in a rally on Wednesday evening, a request the de Blasio administration was apparently happy to be reminded of.

Earlier this week a poll of more than 1,600 teachers by the National Education Union and UK Feminista — a prominent feminist activist group — revealed that 27 per cent of secondary teachers would not feel confident tackling a sexist incident at school.

Parent activist Jeanette Deutermann states that she «was contacted by dozens of NYC teachers who were horrified by the scare tactics being used on parents in their schools, to coerce them into participating in this year's assessments.

Democrats and their allies among the teacher activists are following the playbook outlined by Saul Alinsky in «Rules for Radicals.»

Children are More than Test Scores is a blog run by teacher Jesse Turner, called the «Walking Man» due to his passionate trekking for children from Connecticut to Washington, DC in 2011, and for a myriad of other activist activities fighting for public schools.

The Education Activist: From Student to Teacher is the ongoing blog by student and activist Mel Katz who is studying education in NewActivist: From Student to Teacher is the ongoing blog by student and activist Mel Katz who is studying education in Newactivist Mel Katz who is studying education in New Jersey.

It was a bold and a controversial move by the mayor, who once was an activist member of the local teachers union.

Activists cite the recent strike by Chicago teachers as an example of successful resistance against unproven or wrong - headed reforms.

The case, brought forward two years ago by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and education activist Dave Welsh, challenged the court to weigh teacher job protections against a student's constitutional right to equal access to a quality education.

At the public hearing conducted by our Board on the proposed rule, there was testimony from fifty witnesses, the large majority in opposition, primarily representing the teachers» unions and advocacy groups, colleges of education, and assorted education activists.

A poll of more than 1,600 teachers by the National Education Union (NEU) and UK Feminista — a prominent feminist activist group — found that 27 per cent of secondary teachers would not feel confident tackling a sexist incident at school.

Created by teachers, curriculum specialists, and literacy activists, American Reading Company's systematic approach to fostering independent reading is turnkey, intuitive, and proven.

Parent Power activists such as the Connecticut Parents Union are already gearing up for a fight with the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association over expanding the reach of the state's Parent Trigger law; the fight is particularly tinged by revelations earlier this year of the AFT's presentation on how it unsuccessfully attempted to kibosh the passage of the Parent Power law and how it exacted revenge by ousting Jason Bartlett, the legislator who led the passage of the law and the neutralizing of his former colleague, Gary Holder - Winfield.

He spoke about how when community activist Khalid Ali was beaten up by the police and charged himself with assault, the teachers took days off to support his fight and got him out.

They will be joined by local community activists, civil rights leaders, and Hartford Public Schools teachers and education support staff who are supporting the parents» efforts.

The two major players in the debate — led on one side by the teachers union and on the other by activists in the business community — are as polarized as ever, showing no sign of compromise.

The Chicago Teachers Union sees itself as having been on the front lines of education reform for more than a decade, and this is now a radicalized union, taken over two years ago by an activist faction.

Jesse is an activist, public speaker, and a contributing author to 101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History, Education and Capitalism: Struggles for Learning and Liberation (Haymarket Books), and Why We Teach Now (Edited by Sonia Nieto, Teachers College Press).

Parent trigger is the latest flashpoint in the wars over «education reform» (a term now claimed by right - wing front groups, defensive teachers» unions and activists of many stripes).

When executives at Pearson, the world's largest for - profit education company, held their London shareholder meeting Friday, they were greeted by activists from the American Federation of Teachers, urging them to oppose so - called «gag orders» restricting teachers from revealing information about Pearson's Common CorTeachers, urging them to oppose so - called «gag orders» restricting teachers from revealing information about Pearson's Common Corteachers from revealing information about Pearson's Common Core tests.

District One incumbent James Garvey is opposed by Lee Barrios, retired special education teacher from Mandeville, and Sharon Hewitt an education activist in the St. Tammany Parish public school system.

While labor activists like to think of the strikes as a sign of a resurgent labor movement, a recent article by Jason Walta, senior counsel for the National Education Association, the largest teachers» union in the country, strongly indicates otherwise.

It was founded around 2007 by Whitney Tilson, a hedge - fund manager and longtime Democratic funder and activist, in an effort to take on the «entrenched» power of teachers unions.

Prodded by grassroots activists and what's left of teachers» unions, Democrats went all out to defeat DeVos.

Attacks against the «Common Core» standards, led by Tea Party activists and conservative pundits and lately joined by some teachers» unions, have reached a crescendo of distortions that put students» welfare at risk.

A recent article by Chicago Teachers Union staff coordinator and activist Jackson Potter inspired me to renew my call for the use of boycotts to fight corporate school reform.

Jose Lara, a prominent leader of the LA teachers union, UTLA, was recently named the 2015 Social Justice Activist of the Year by the National Education Association (NEA).

Bain et al v. CTA et al, a lawsuit brought by StudentsFirst, a Sacramento - based activist outfit founded by Michelle Rhee, was filed on behalf of four public school teachers in federal court in California.

The Stockyard Institute was influenced by an awareness of neighborhood histories and an under recognized group of community artists, architects, radical teachers, and local activists where a deep consideration of the social and civic forms of engagement were as critical to their practice as to their lives.

And Baronnes now Bryony, ever the activist is also a board member of the 10:10 Campaign, which was behind the «No Pressure» blowing up sceptics, including children in a classroom, by their teacher, PR disaster..

By comparison, one major Native activist, leader, teacher had no sense of humor at all - very odd for an Indian-most Indians I know are way into humor.

Week by week, we heard from teachers and college professors, LGBTQ community leaders, youth activists, faith leaders, recent immigrants, and longtime volunteers.