Sentences with phrase «key teachers unions»

One of Indiana's key teacher unions says public school educators feel disrespected, and it plans to work on restoring that respect during the upcoming legislative session.

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An anonymous Senate Republican, who does not represent New York City, said his conference is growing aggravated by Mayor Bloomberg's «do - or - die» approach to lobbying on key issues - including the release of teacher performance evaluation data — an issue he lost on to the teachers» unions.

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NYSUT was opposed to the tax credit, but the labor union had its hands full on other key issues, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to once again overhaul teacher evaluations, weaken teacher tenure laws and strengthen charter schools in addition to the perennial push for more school aid.

Scaling back the teacher evaluation law is a key issue for the teachers unions, who have influence with lawmakers as well as Democratic voters.

The New York State United Teachers union this weekend gave its endorsement to the two Democrats running this April to fill vacant seats in the chamber — two key races that could shift control of the chamber away from Republicans.

Other key Assembly Democrats said they will not lift the cap on charter schools without stricter conditions on operations of the publicly funded, privately managed schools — including restricting their ability to share building space with traditional public schools, preventing charters from «saturating» neighborhoods, and banning for - profit firms from running charters — parroting the objections of the teachers unions.

Green Party of New York Gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins talks about key campaign issue and introduces Lee, a public school teacher and union activist, who discusses the importance of Education to the campaign.

The NASUWT the largest teachers» union has advised members that they should have nothing to do with alternative arrangements for testing in the light of some headteachers» plans to boycott the Key Stage 2 SATs.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, comments on the key messages which have emerged from the Conservative Party Conference.

Niou, who works for Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, has garnered several key backers, including influential labor unions 32BJ and the United Federation of Teachers.

Phil Rumore of the teachers» union says he believes the shift in power on the school board means progress will be made on a number of key issues.

Teachers have not forgotten the claim by the former Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, that a key aim of the College would be to usurp the role of teacher trade unions, a claim that has not been repudiated by his successor.

Commenting on the latest sample tests results for Key Stage 2 Science, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher says union support is key to the effort with the Department of Education to train teachers.

An independent expenditure committee aligned with the New York State United Teachers union has dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars on mailers and TV ads bolstering Democratic state Senate candidates running in key swing districts.

Commenting on the publication of the Key Stage 2 assessment statistics, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said:

She said the need for the landmark engagement was crucial considering the fact that schools have resumed and there was need for key stakeholders such as principals, school administrators, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), public and private school guidance counsellors, evaluators and others, to become conversant with and abreast of the provisions of the policy.

This week alone, the New York State United Teachers union spent $ 85,000 on mailers in key Assembly primaries, but advocates who released Tuesday's report say there is a key difference.

Key legislative Democrats, with strong teachers - union backing, have sought to give the Regents, who are controlled by the Legislature's Democratic majority, sole control over charter schools.

Commenting on the publication of the Key Stage 2 SATs results today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT congratulates teachers for their hard work in ensuring that children have access to high quality teaching and are able to progress and achieve during their time in primary school.

Commenting on Ofsted's Annual Report, published today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «Sir Michael Wilshaw's final Annual Report as Chief Inspector of Schools confirms that it is the hard work, dedication and professionalism of teachers and headteachers that is key to delivering high educational standards and improvements, year on year.

Nevertheless, Cuomo's education policies this year has outraged a key Democratic Party constituency: the state teachers union.

Falk snared key endorsements in the recall race from unions, including the AFL - CIO and the statewide teachers union.

«The union played a key role in creating a new teacher evaluation model and we have been working to finalize its details,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew said.

The Senate Democrats are closely allied with the statewide teachers» union, NYSUT, which is also spending millions to support Democratic candidates in races that could prove key to determining control of the Senate.

The teacher's union, which is locked in a bitter war with Mayor Michael Bloomberg over the terms of a new teacher evaluation system, has repeatedly slammed the administration for using closures as a key method for turning schools around.

The past year has been a time of significant change in New York's education system, and key to driving the shift were teachers unions.

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.

Quite apart from public attitudes, a key to union success in many states is their ability to collect «agency fees» directly from teachers» paychecks, whether or not the teachers belong to the union.

Teachers unions put boots on the streets in key electoral districts (when is the last time an urban center was considered a «key electoral district?»)

Less than half of California school districts and only about a quarter of teacher unions have promised to make key education reforms required for the state to win $ 700 million in competitive federal grants, officials said Wednesday.

For years, the teachers» unions were the key players in the political money game to help further education policy objectives.

Hanushek's key insight is that «we are seeing not a war on teachers, but a war on the blunt and detrimental policies of teachers unions,» especially when it come to purging classroom ranks of a smallish number of chronically weak instructors.

Finally, we find that a majority of teachers often takes positions contrary to those of a plurality of both the public and the affluent on key issues such as teachers unions, the rights and prerogatives of teachers, and school vouchers.

When we turn to her practical agenda, we can see just how important the teachers unions are to the Broader, Bolder coalition: most of the key reforms Ladd proposes have nothing to do with ending poverty in any direct way, but instead are directed toward employing more professionals for tasks outside the regular K — 12 classroom:

There would be an outcry over possible interest - group contamination — or at least spinning — of key government data, as there was back when NCES got its teacher - salary data from the teacher unions.

And that is a key reason that, although the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)-- now merged as the National Education Union (NEU)-- have long opposed the tests, the main primary headteachers» union supports Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)-- now merged as the National Education Union (NEU)-- have long opposed the tests, the main primary headteachers» union supports Union (NEU)-- have long opposed the tests, the main primary headteachers» union supports union supports them.

Having the local teachers union as a key player from the beginning is helpful then.

Two key fault lines ran through the lively panel discussion of Terry Moe's new book, Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools.

One key player the anti-testing crowd is looking to sway: Murray, a former teacher and union ally whom representatives for school groups hope will be open to their pleas.

Asked for a key lesson for New York, Thomas, from the D.C. public school system, said it was to keep teachers — and unions — involved in deciding how educators will be evaluated, and by whom.

During the last administration, teachers» unions were forming low - key alliances with Congressional Republicans to fight Obama proposals that would have directed more funding to poor public schools.

By shifting money to pay for more academic counselors and librarians next year at the lowest - performing schools, administrators of East Side Union High School District in San Jose have revised the district's draft three - year Local Control and Accountability Plan, incorporating key recommendations of parents and teachers.

Further, teacher union opposition, and concerns expressed by key non-Milwaukee legislators, make legislative approval unlikely.

Teacher unions won collective bargaining rights in key cities and states during the 1960s.

Marla Ucelli - Kashyap is Assistant to the President for Educational Issues at the 1.6 million member American Federation of Teachers, where she leads a team of professionals working on key areas of policy, practice and professional development aimed at helping teachers and their unions improve education quality and their proTeachers, where she leads a team of professionals working on key areas of policy, practice and professional development aimed at helping teachers and their unions improve education quality and their proteachers and their unions improve education quality and their profession.

A new performance - based teacher evaluation system and reduced sick leave are the key issues preventing the Hawaii State Teachers Association from agreeing to a new contract with the state, union leaders and educators said.

Unions, especially the teacher's variety, had a lot on the line, and except for two wins, the rest of the key contests were nothing short of disastrous.

Over the weekend, negotiations with the teachers» unions and HELP committee members led to the release of a manager's amendment that removed a key provision.