Sentences with phrase «by job protections»

As per a recent article in the New York Times, «nine public school students [emphasis added as I use students loosely] are challenging California's ironclad tenure system, arguing that their right to a good education is violated by job protections that make it too difficult to fire bad instructors.

Not exact matches

The sentiment was echoed recently by the outgoing head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, who credited the Obama administration with helping to create thousands of renewable energy jobs.

The appointment of even one SEC Commissioner with significant experience as a state securities regulator would dramatically improve coordination between state and federal securities authorities and bring a perspective informed by experiences from Main Street America where investor protection is personal and capital formation means real jobs.

In 2006, the Pension Protection Act made the retirement savings provisions of EGTRRA permanent and In 2010, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act extended the Bush tax cuts through 2012 (along with several new tax cuts created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009).

In the event that it creates change faster in the future than it has in the past — and the economy is unable to adjust jobs fast enough — the best protection is continual workforce training, education and re-education, supplemented by income assistance and relocation.»

The average family with a single earner with such job protections could probably squeak by for about 6 months on an emergency fund of about $ 6,000.

This is sad that our system is beset by Republicans that think the best way out of a recession is to eliminate more jobs and take away workers and social protections so they can further the system that caused the economic collapse in the first place.

Any change in the abortion law should be accompanied by changes in health - care benefits for women and children, in child care, in job protection, in comparable worth and in career advancement.

I have never heard money cited by a friend as a reason not to have kids but we have generous maternity leave entitlements and protection for our jobs in our country (Australia) so maybe that isn't so much of an issue here as in other countries.

This account of industrial activities by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) with particular emphasis on the 1984 - 85 strike is indeed an accurate historical account of the political significance of this union in its struggle for an improvement in work relationships and job protection.

Meanwhile, people who could do a much better job but don't have the same connections and protection offered by their status aren't even allowed a look in.

«Congresswoman Lowey is proud to serve the people of Rockland and Westchester by fighting for critical priorities like job creation, homeland security, and the protection of Social Security and Medicare for current and future retirees.»

The proposed compromise by the governor's office would have addressed issues raise by police departments and added protections for workers who carrying knives as part of their jobs.

We have therefore agreed that there will need to be: - a significantly accelerated reduction in the structural deficit over the course of a Parliament, with the main burden of deficit reduction borne by reduced spending rather than increased taxes; - arrangements that will protect those on low incomes from the effect of public sector pay constraint and other spending constraints; and - protection of jobs by stopping Labour's proposed jobs tax.

The budget would increase spending by two percent while expanding economic development and jobs programs and providing some protections for the poorest New Yorkers and immigrants.

arrangements that will protect those on low incomes from the effect of public sector pay constraint and other spending constraints; and protection of jobs by stopping Labour's proposed jobs tax.

Laura's vision for Esopus is to build the community by focusing on resident's needs and issues: Job security, infrastructure issues, rail and trail, improving recreation, addressing consumer protection, energy efficiency, animal protection and sustainable lifestyles — are some of the concerns that she will address in the legislature.

Gianaris» platform focuses on fighting pollution from power plants, preventing terrorism and attacks by sexual predators and consumer protection for airline passengers, while Arcabascio's campaign focuses on job creation, more hospitals, deregulation of insurance companies and education reform.

Cassie Conley, the planetary protection office's longtime chief, will face competition to keep her job, and she could be replaced by someone with less strict views on sterilization requirements.

Unemployment benefits do not discourage job seekers from returning to the workforce, according to a study carried out by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyzes the Spanish system of unemployment protection from a legal and economic perspective.

«By collaborating with conservationists instead of slugging it out, the wind power industry gains vital support to expand and create jobs, and wildlife gets the protection crucial for survival.»

In a frank essaypublished in 1995, he accused the conservation community of «helping a species go extinct» by placing too much emphasis on captive breeding of the Sumatran rhino at the expense of «the more difficult job of protection and management in the field».

«Getting the price of fuel under control by shifting to renewables is only half the job of consumer protection.

Those of us who work without job protections beyond civil rights laws are often astonished by the system of tenure that emerged in U.S. K - 12 education.

The protection that any worker has against his employer does not rest on endless rounds of bargaining backed by the threat of strike, but in his ability to leave his job to work for another employer who offers higher wages and better terms.

I was also fascinated by the story of the Ocean Hill - Brownsville controversy — whereby black leaders demanding «community control» wanted to fire many white, Jewish teachers — and the scars it might leave in terms of teachers» psychology around job protections.

Even ranking states on the number of education lawsuits filed by families to challenge the array of near - lifetime job protections and teacher dismissal policies that harm children would have been good to determine.

He said the law will improve the ranks of teachers by rewarding the most ambitious and competent while maintaining job protections for current teachers who don't want to change.

Pilot school teachers have no job protection within schools but remain in the BPS system if they choose to leave a school or are removed by the principal.

The prosecution's argument was that students» rights to a good education were being violated by teachers» job protections... protections that were making it too difficult to fire «grossly ineffective» teachers.

Under current state law, districts must decide by March of the second year whether to grant teachers permanent status or tenure, which provides due - process rights and job protections.

The case supported by Students Matter, Davids v. New York, challenges several job protections embedded into state statute, including «last in, first out,» which generally requires districts to lay off teachers in reverse seniority order.

The article summarizes, or I should say celebrates, the Vergara v. California trial, the case in which nine public school students (emphasis added as these were not necessarily these students» ideas) challenged California's «ironclad tenure system,» arguing that their rights to a good education had been violated by state - level job protections making it «too difficult» to fire bad teachers.

One month later, an advocacy group led by former CNN anchor Campbell Brown filed a lawsuit similarly trying to roll back teacher job protections in New York.

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.

Among these are the implementation of LCFF, with all school districts approving their Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) by July 1, the primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, the deadline for districts» administration of pilot versions of Common Core State Standards tests, and a ruling in the Vergara lawsuit, around teacher tenure and job protection laws and students» right to access equal education.

But NEA recently split with the Education Department on a court ruling out of California that struck down job protections defended by unions.

This reversal did not determine that the quality of education was compromised by tenure or job protections for teachers or that students were deprived of their constitutional right to an education.

Under Colorado's law, passed with bipartisan support and signed by Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. on Thursday, even tenured teachers who are found to be «ineffective» for two consecutive years could lose job protections, and possibly their jobs.

The call for Duncan to quit originated with the California Teachers Association, which was particularly outraged at Duncan's support of a recent court that struck down job protections in the state that are fiercely protected by the unions.

The Incite Agency, founded by former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs and former Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt, will lead a national public relations drive to support a series of lawsuits aimed at challenging tenure, seniority and other job protections that teachers unions have defended ferociously.

While this brief focuses on Act 10's impact on Wisconsin teachers based on the data available, the same forces driving changes in the teaching workforce can also affect the broader public sector.3 Proponents of Act 10 insisted that reducing collective bargaining rights for teachers would improve education by eliminating job protections such as tenure and seniority - based salary increases.

Thus, the highest number of points — 138 of the 500 - point scale that Duncan and his staff created for the Race — would be awarded based on a commitment to eliminate what teachers» union leaders consider the most important protections enjoyed by their members: seniority - based compensation and permanent job security.

So, Mr. Cunningham, thanks again for all that you and Education Post do to «honor teachers for the work they do every day as professionals», and shining the bright reformer spotlight on the serious problems in public education today — by attacking unions, working to eliminate teacher tenure and job protections, and supporting the proliferation of for - profit charter schools (under the guise of «school choice») that under - perform and siphon money away from public schools.

The bill represents a dramatic shift in a century - old practice by requiring teachers to be competent to receive and keep the job - protection rights.

The average family with a single earner with such job protections could probably squeak by for about 6 months on an emergency fund of about $ 6,000.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put out information that does a great job illustrating how badly military servicemembers have been and continue to be screwed over by crappy student loan servicers.

For example, with unemployment protection, if you lose your job while you still have a student loan balance, SoFi will temporarily pause your payments and even assist you in finding a new job by reviewing your resume, as well as offering you interview coaching and various tactics for negotiating, which can help you to get back on your «financial feet» more quickly.

Legal job protections end after only 12 weeks — if covered by FMLA.

Losing a job means this family may be left without the protection of insurance that was once provided by their employer.