Sentences with phrase «includes teacher union leaders»

The delegation to Ukraine includes teacher union leaders from the USA, Poland, Denmark and Bulgaria, along with the UK.

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Participating groups represented a broad spectrum of New York society, including pensioners, union members, teachers, students, faith leaders, business representatives, and more.

«If you work in a district like that, no matter how effective you are you come out with a scarlet A on your head,» he said, to applause from the audience, which included state legislators, Board of Regents members, school board leaders and teachers union officials.

The group, which includes teachers» union leaders and members of the NYPD, met for the first time yesterday.

Several board members who support repeal, including the Island's representative, Roger Tilles, questioned the agency staffers» analysis of the legislation, as did state teachers union leaders during a later news conference.

Monday's hearing at the Legislative Office Building in downtown Albany is expected to include testimony from the chancellor of the City University of New York, Matthew Goldstein; state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr.; State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, leaders of the teachers union and other officials.

NEW YORK, NY (12/18/2017)(readMedia)-- Last week, over thirty organizations, nonprofits, labor unions, including the New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, and civil rights organizations, including Statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American and LGBTQ community groups sent a letter demanding that Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders prioritize Early Voting in the 2018 - 19 budget.

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.

Leaders of labour unions in the State including Nigeria Labour Congress, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, and Trade Union Congress were also present at the meeting.

The former Memphis City School leader received a favorable response from those attending, including the leader of the city teachers union.

Liu has also, so far, managed to hang onto the support of key union leaders, including members of the teachers» union, DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, and Transport Workers Union Local 100 President John Samueunion leaders, including members of the teachers» union, DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, and Transport Workers Union Local 100 President John Samueunion, DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, and Transport Workers Union Local 100 President John SamueUnion, and Transport Workers Union Local 100 President John SamueUnion Local 100 President John Samuelsen.

President Bush included business leaders, university presidents, union and association leaders, policy analysts, and a public - school teacher, among others, on his 24 - member education - policy advisory committee, established last fall to provide him with innovative ideas.

Some networks are more diverse and also include principals, teachers, staff members, and local union leaders.

Negotiations between the district's school board and the East St. Louis Federation of Teachers broke down last month after union leaders rejected a contract offer that did not include...

The Broader, Bolder Approach to Education, a coalition of education professors and interest - group leaders, including the heads of the country's two largest teachers unions, have concluded that family income itself determines whether or not a child learns.

In an article for Education Next released a few days ago, I critiqued an education theory advanced by a group known as the Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA), a coalition of teacher union leaders and others, including Helen Ladd, a professor at Duke University, who co-chairs the group.

Rafferty made buy - in from all stakeholders a target goal, requiring all district staff to attend DuFour training, including central office personnel, board members, the union president, administrators and site teacher leaders.

Once, leaders of the 2.8 million - member teachers» union may have believed they had more to gain than lose from keeping publicly aloof from other unions, including the NEA's longtime rival, the American Federation of Tteachers» union may have believed they had more to gain than lose from keeping publicly aloof from other unions, including the NEA's longtime rival, the American Federation of TeachersTeachers.

Free of state and local mandates and constraints from union contracts, leaders reopening schools after the storm could hire anyone they wanted, including uncertified teachers, and dismiss teachers relatively easily.

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.

The interviewees included congressional representatives, commissioners of education, chairs of state boards of education, teacher and administrative union leaders, faculty members at schools of education, leaders of foundations related to education, and business leaders engaged in state education initiatives.

Future Is Now Schools has already begun discussions with community leaders in some of America's largest cities, bringing together all education stakeholders, including parents, teacher unions and district education officials.

Delaware, which requested $ 107 million to pay for its reform plan, brought a delegation that included Gov. Jack Markell, Education Secretary Lillian M. Lowery, Diane Donohue, the president of the statewide teachers» union, a district superintendent, and a leader from the state's business community.

Collaborative teams consisting of District and School Leadership stakeholders including central office, union leaders, principals, instructional coaches and teachers should attend.

Teacher union leaders cleverly bundle political funding with things teachers value, including access to insurance benefits, full salary during parental leave, and voting rights.

The Teach Strong campaign, launched today, is supported by a diverse group of stakeholders — including teachers» unions, civil rights groups, teacher voice organizations, and education policy leaders — that share a common vision for a society in which teachers are more valued and supported at all stages of their careers.

Critics, including many Democrats and teachers union leaders, say that vouchers threaten to destroy public schools by siphoning money to private schools that are not accountable to voters or taxpayers.

Negotiate with teacher union leaders, if applicable, to ensure teacher leadership roles are included in employment contracts or agreements and provide significant and sustainable compensation for teachers to serve in leadership roles in their schools, i.e. release time, stipends, authority, etc..

At the union's annual convention last week in Denver, where Eskelsen García was officially elected, some teachers said it's time for a leader who will play hardball with the feds and push back against Education Secretary Arne Duncan's agenda, which includes evaluating teachers in part by student test scores and supporting the growth of charter schools, often staffed by non-union teachers.

Then last Thursday, Weingarten popped up in Kiev, telling FoxNews that she went to Ukraine as part of a delegation of teacher union leaders from five nations (including the United Kingdom, Poland, Denmark and Bulgaria) as an act of solidarity and to «promote democratic values.»

Assemble a Team: Regional TURN Coordinators will work with school - district leaders to assemble a team that includes 1 district leader, 1 union leader and 4 teacher leaders who represent grades K - 12 and key content / specialty areas.

And that amount does not include the thousands of dollars the employer (ultimately the taxpayer) has to pay for contributions to the teacher / union leader's retirement fund, health benefits, unemployment insurance and workers compensation.

And then, in an incredible and impressive act of supreme arrogance, the CT Post reported that «in his letter to the union leader, [Pryor] said he takes the matter seriously, and he said it is important that school governance councils, which include parents, teachers and members of the community, are appropriately implemented.»

Also, if the station had bothered to dig a few inches below the surface, it would have learned that the CTBA board is packed with — no surprise — union leaders, including Illinois Federation of Teachers president Daniel Montgomery, as well as its Director of Governmental Relations, Jim Reed and Illinois AFL - CIO president Michael Carrigan.

Leaders of a national education reform movement, including Joel I. Klein and Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellors in New York and Washington have formed a statewide political group in New York with an eye toward being a counterweight to the powerful teachers» union in the 2013 mayoral election.

To date, Studyville's evaluation program has garnered support from key stakeholders, including teachers, school and district leaders, the teachers union, and the city school board.

And I am pleased to announce that this group will be chaired by Professor Becky Allen and the membership will include teachers and school leaders, as well as Ofsted and the unions — and I very much welcome NAHT's commitment to take part.

Some of the leaders involved in the discussions, including the teacher union (CEA), administrators (CASE) and school boards (CASB), advocated for more funding, but did not believe changes to the system were necessary.

The appointees, each an expert and prominent voice in the field, included current and former education officials from all levels of government, academic and policy researchers, civil rights leaders, the presidents of the national teachers» unions, education policy advocates and associations, and public interest lawyers.

In recounting the history of charters, the report reveals how a cause originally supported by education reform advocates, including the leader of a national teachers» union, was hijacked by libertarian ideology, advocates for big business, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who view the public education system as a playground for exerting their influence and ideas.

Participants include Lily Eskelsen García and Randi Weingarten, leaders of the two national teachers unions.

Among the comments is an impassioned defense of Malloy by a few of the blog's readers, including one named Tom, who I know and respect as a dedicated teacher, union leader and defender of teachers.

Along with the public interviews, the leaders of the district's employee associations, including the teachers» union, were invited to interview each candidate as a group.

The board wants to include students» test scores as part of a teacher's performance review, something union leaders have opposed because they believe that standardized test results are an unfair and incomplete measure of a teacher.

All five recommendations are unanimously endorsed by the 27 politically diverse commission members, including scholars, teachers» union leaders, state and local education officials, and education reformers and advocates.

But Moskowitz did criticize education figures, including teachers» union leaders, for opposing DeVos.

Here, states provide signatures of support from groups such as the state's teachers and principals — including the state's teachers» union or association — and businesses, charter school authorizers, and community leaders.

MLA, which isn't a charter, operates schools under the union contract, so it has faced less opposition from charter - school opponents, including some leaders of the teachers union.

That even those few NEA and AFT leaders who advocate for some modest version of systemic reform continually back other policies that do not help younger teachers — including the defense of defined - benefit pensions from which half of newly - hired teachers will never benefit — has also made them apathetic about even bothering with the unions that take so much of their take - home pay.