Sentences with phrase «negotiations over a teacher»

He inherited a deadlocked negotiation over teacher evaluations between the Bloomberg administration and the United Federation of Teachers that exposed the state to the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds.

Mayor Bloomberg in his State of the City address on Jan. 12 proposed merit pay for teachers, vowed to step up efforts to remove ineffective teachers, blamed the union for the breakdown of negotiations over a teacher evaluation system in 33 restart and transformation schools and announced that he would open 50 new charter schools in the next two years.

Not exact matches

With teacher contract negotiations seemingly at a standstill, and a battle over the state's new receivership headed to court, tensions between Buffalo union and school district leaders are on the rise.

that the issue of whether to limit public access to the teacher evaluations popped up in the last - minute budget negotiations over the weekend.

Bloomberg in turn accused the union of walking away from negotiations over a new teacher evaluation system.

Heastie did not offer details on his negotiations with Cuomo over the controversial education proposals, including a plan to overhaul teacher evaluations and one to provide the state with the power to take over failing schools and districts.

Over the course of negotiations, the district has proposed giving teachers a 10 percent raise and a bonus to make up for the time working under an expired agreement.

Negotiations over a new Buffalo teachers contract are at a tipping point, and October looks like it may be the month when it all topples, with significant political and economic effects for the school district.In the course of the last week, Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore walked away from the bargaining table and then mobilized a crowd of hundredsteachers contract are at a tipping point, and October looks like it may be the month when it all topples, with significant political and economic effects for the school district.In the course of the last week, Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore walked away from the bargaining table and then mobilized a crowd of hundredsTeachers Federation President Philip Rumore walked away from the bargaining table and then mobilized a crowd of hundreds of t...

The 93 staff members of the sole high school in Central Falls, R.I., the state's poorest school district, were told they would be dismissed, using federal regulations as a justification, after negotiations between the district superintendent and the teachers» union broke down over...

The root of this difficulty is that both sides in public - employee negotiations find it in their interest to reduce the wage portion of the overall collective bargaining agreement — which, in the case of the Chicago public school teachers, is quite high at over $ 75,000 per year — in favor of larger pension benefits under a «defined benefits» plan.

In a letter sent on behalf of some families Wednesday to L.A. Unified Superintendent John Deasy and the school board — and just before the district begins negotiations with the American Federation of Teachers» City of Angels unit over a new contract — Barnes & Thornburg's Kyle Kirwan demanded that the district «implement a comprehensive system» of evaluating teachers that ties «pupil progress» data to teacher evalTeachers» City of Angels unit over a new contract — Barnes & Thornburg's Kyle Kirwan demanded that the district «implement a comprehensive system» of evaluating teachers that ties «pupil progress» data to teacher evalteachers that ties «pupil progress» data to teacher evaluations.

Greater power over the curriculum and the choice of texts has been a long - standing goal of the California teachers unions, which have sought, unsuccessfully, to pass state legislation that would have placed the issue squarely into collective bargaining negotiations.

Friction with the Sacramento City Teachers Association started early, during tense negotiations in response to state - forced budget cuts, over higher class sizes, furlough days, pay cuts and hundreds of preliminary layoff notices.

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.

Randi Weingarten, who as the president of the American Federation of Teachers personally oversaw negotiations over the Newark contract in 2012 and hailed it at the time, on Monday called Ms. Anderson's departure «an opportunity to undo the many mistakes made under her leadership.»

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While negotiations between the union and district have stalled over the issue of how much weight to give student test scores, E4E - LA members found that teachers would support incorporating student growth data, but worry about focusing myopically on one high - stakes test.

Karen Vieth, a Sennett Middle School teacher, described in her blog delivering a speech at the Chicago Labor Temple in which she drew a connection between the Chicago teacher union contract negotiations and Madison's upcoming discussions over an employee handbook to replace the current contract.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he would seek the right to take over teacher evaluation planning in New York City if local negotiations fall through again, f...

Negotiations between the city and union over new teacher evaluations broke down in December.

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Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union are in the midst of very tough negotiations over a new contract.

That idea, broached by the city earlier in contract negotiations over a new teachers contract, was again shot down by a Chicago Teachers Union official who promised a fight if it is teachers contract, was again shot down by a Chicago Teachers Union official who promised a fight if it is Teachers Union official who promised a fight if it is pursued.

Amid an atmosphere of nationwide unrest over teachers» wages, negotiations between the Volusia County teachers union and the school district have stalled once again due to disagreements over salary, dress code and workload.

Three - dozen teachers express their anger to the school board over deadlocked contract negotiations.

LA School Report has learned that LAUSD has filed a «declaration of impasse» in their negotiations with UTLA over teacher evaluations, and as a result the negotiations have gone to mediation with the Public Employee Relations Board.

Negotiations over wages and teacher tenure can often be difficult, though the two sides try to meet in the middle when possible.

The letter, dated Tuesday, came as the union and school district say they want to begin formal negotiations over a new teacher evaluation system.

Two deputy chancellors dispatched to broker a deal with the union walked away from negotiations around 10 a.m. after the sides reached an impasse over the appeals process for negative teacher ratings.

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