Sentences with phrase «higher education unions»

The party secured the right to abstain from votes on the issue in the coalition agreement, but higher education unions and students will be watching the behaviour of Dr Cable and Nick Clegg closely for signs they are preparing to break their promise.

Not exact matches

Though it operates with the mission of providing high - quality, low - cost education for all, Bridge has drawn criticism from some education experts and teachers unions for the model it uses to make good on that mission.

This observation is true for China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the United States, where higher education is linked to higher perceived importance of the respective country to Canada's prosperity.

EdvestinU is not like other lenders — whereas most other lenders are typically for - profit banks or credit unions, EdvestinU is a non-profit lending program offered by the New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation.

With whom now will Union form a cooperative fellowship to participate in healthy and diverse discussions about Christian higher education?

Despite attacks on the economic practicality of higher education, most students see a college degree as a prerequisite for financial success — a union card, as it were.

In Catholic higher education, it may be that it's either the bishops or the labor unions.

As Kuyper's heirs immigrated to North America, they brought over his penchant for establishing and maintaining Christian institutions of all sorts, including a network of Christian day schools, a Christian trade union, more than one political organization, and a network of institutions of higher education.

She is the owner of CSM Consulting, an educational consulting firm, and founding director of The Parent Education Series in the Sequoia Union High School District.

This, according to the Universities and College Union (UCU), suggests the government's higher education policies are failing.

He iwas a a visiting professor at the Centre for Social Sciences (Tbilisi State University, Georgia) from 2010 to 2013, and has a strong interest in higher education reform in the former Soviet Union.

The union also released the results of a poll conducted by National Opinion Research that found 63 percent of New Yorkers would prefer to see a temporary income tax increase on the state's highest earners (1 percent for those who make more than $ 1 million and 2 percent for those who make over $ 5 million) over education funding cuts of between $ 800 million and $ 1.4 million.

They give their views on many of the issues at stake, including citizenship, currency, higher education, and the European Union.

Among the signatories to the joint letter are former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson, President of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain OBE, former government integration tsar Ted Cantle CBE, the General Secretaries of the National Education Union Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, as well as a number of high - profile authors, academics, and entertainers.

The government's plans for higher education will see universities facing «an era of survival of the fittest» as they deal with huge financial risk, a union has warned.

The University and College Union warned that tuition fees of nearly # 7,000 would end up becoming the norm because of the government's wider cuts to higher education funding, however.

On National Stress Awareness Day the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union is calling on Education Secretary Nicky Morgan to take seriously the high levels of stress teachers face and commit to reducing workload which is affecting their mental health.

Commenting on the Education Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «Ensuring that all children and young people receive their entitlement to the highest standards of education should be at the heart of any EducatEducation Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «Ensuring that all children and young people receive their entitlement to the highest standards of education should be at the heart of any Educateducation should be at the heart of any EducationEducation Bill.

The Union argues that changes proposed by the Government would have a detrimental impact on education services, narrow the curriculum and lead to real difficulty in attracting and retaining high - calibre individuals to the profession.

The unusually high percentage of school budgets that passed yesterday in spite of dire predictions by everyone from Gov. David Paterson on down has become fodder for the teachers union and its allies in the fight to restore $ 1.4 billion worth of education cuts proposed by the governor.

The launch will be held during the Continental Quality Assurance for Higher Education in Africa, organized by the Africa Union Commission, UNESCO Cluster Office, and AAU.

Now entering his second term, the governor appears to have lost high - profile debates in the state budget session to the state's teachers union on education issues while he's had difficulty in getting Senate Republicans to agree to disclosure legislation.

The Association of University Lecturers (AUT) and Natfhe union argue that their members are entitled to be paid more, particularly given the extra money coming into higher education through top - up fees from September.

Higher education minister Bill Rammell said yesterday's final offer of a 13.1 per cent pay increase over three years was rejected by union leaders «seemingly out of hand».

The first resolution, introduced by Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds, articulated the union's view on the role of testing in public education.

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.

The National Union of Students (NUS) welcomed signs that more students are recognising the value of higher education.

The Universities and Colleges Union has warned that 15,000 jobs are at risk if Peter Mandelson goes ahead with his proposed # 135 million cut in spending on higher education next year.

Universities and Colleges Union general secretary Sally Hunt has also accused Heaton Harris of McCarthyism and said higher education minister Jo Johnson should condemn his colleague's behaviour.

Delegates at the trade union meeting are expected to back a motion later which would condemn any attempt to divert public funding for higher education into the for - profit sector.

Commenting on the statement by the Secretary of State for Education setting out proposals to reform the system of primary assessment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.

Commenting on «The Hughes Report» into access to higher education, further education or work based learning Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» organisation said.

«Governor Cuomo and State Education Commissioner John King deserve high marks for standing up for our kids and successfully pressuring Buffalo School Superintendent Dr. Pamela Brown to void a highly questionable, secret side deal with the teachers» union that threatened to significantly undermine their teacher evaluation system before it was even implemented.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Tuesday that a call from teachers» unions for a three - year moratorium on using state exam results for «high - stakes» decisions is a «distraction» from the goal of improving New York graduates» outcomes in college and careers.

Beginning at 9:00 pm host Gary Axelbank will talk with Peter Murphy, the Policy Director of the New York Charter School Association, and Dr. Jessica Shiller of the Department of Middle and High School Education at Lehman College about student performance, a cap on the number of charter schools, funding, teacher's union issues, and more.

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.

Further moves to privatise post-16 education will undermine efforts to build strong further and higher education foundations in Britain, a union chief will warn today.

The appointment of Spectator writer Toby Young to the board of the main regulator of higher education has sparked a backlash from trade unions and Labour MPs.

Commenting on the Secretary of State for Education's session at Conservative Party Conference, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union said: «Michael Gove does not have a monopoly of concern that all children and young people should have high aspiration and the very best teaching and support to achUnion of Teachers, the largest teachers» union said: «Michael Gove does not have a monopoly of concern that all children and young people should have high aspiration and the very best teaching and support to achunion said: «Michael Gove does not have a monopoly of concern that all children and young people should have high aspiration and the very best teaching and support to achieve.

A group of veteran charter school proponents has filed with the State Education Department to take over East High and Waterfront, dropping union contracts and adding longer school days and longer school years.

Cuomo spent his first term attacking public sector unions, undermining funding for public hospitals and pursuing an education deform agenda that funded charter schools, pushed high - stakes testing and undermined public schools.

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.»

The National Union of Students (NUS) President Aaron Porter, who wrote a piece for Channel 4 News asking Lord Browne if he would like to start his adult life with debts of # 40k last week, said: «If adopted, Lord Browne's review would hand universities a blank cheque and force the next generation to pick up the tab for devastating cuts to higher education.

Responding to questions he said Barack Obama wanted Britain as a strong partner, which meant a United Kingdom remaining united and continuing as part of the European Union, and Labour would soon announce policies on student fees and higher education funding.

While teachers» unions remain near the top of the list of the state's highest - spending interest groups, a position they've occupied for decades, they no longer dominate education lobbying in New York.

Among the signatories to the joint letter are former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, President of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain OBE, former government integration tsar Ted Cantle CBE, the General Secretaries of the National Education Union Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson, and a number of high - profile authors, academics, and entertainers.

During her speech, the speaker blasted the Washington - installed fiscal control board that she said is destroying unions, workers» rights and the public higher education system in the interest of disposing of its crippling municipal debt.

UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak about the proposed federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues.

In response to the mayor's most recent attempt to point the finger at the union for the breakdown of evaluation talks, UFT President Michael Mulgrew observed, «Most people would be embarrassed that the state's highest education official has directly contradicted their statements about a new teacher evaluation system, but not the mayor.»

WHEREAS Victory Inc.'s union - busting campaigns have targeted charter school educators at Merrick Academy Charter School in Queens, Sisulu - Walker Charter School in Harlem and New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx, chapters of the New York City United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and charter school educators at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); and