Sentences with phrase «new teacher union leadership»

John Bestor on CEA Election — Just look to Massachusetts to see what new Teacher Union leadership can bring

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Are you thinking about the leadership of the state's largest teachers» union, the New Jersey Education Association?

... the teachers» union leadership opposed any alternative candidate to the governor in last year's election, from the mild - mannered liberal Democrat Zephyr Teachout who challenged Cuomo in the party primary, to the radical Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones, who is himself a former New York City teacher.

There's a big change in the New York State United Teachers union, as members elected new leadership after months of unreNew York State United Teachers union, as members elected new leadership after months of unrenew leadership after months of unrest.

The most interesting story coming out of the landmark Vergara and Harris decisions is the coming irresistible - force - immovable - object collision of reformers» aggressive new litigation strategy and teachers unions» stout - defense approach to leadership.

We're in a period of profound change in teacher - union leadership, with more combative leaders in ascendance, But what the unions really need are leaders able to craft winning platforms with a new orientation.

Florida's union also is considered weak because the state's Republican leadership has adopted laws — such as a new one on teacher merit pay — that run counter to what the association thinks is best.

Worse yet, I was personally present with local and national union leadership when they acknowledged that reality and celebrated that much of the money donated by Mark Zuckerberg was going to go into the pockets of their teachers rather than towards a radical expansion of the charter sector — as had been the case, for example, in New Orleans.

In passing the new policy at its assembly here, the 3.2 million - member union, the National Education Association, hopes to take a leadership role in the growing national movement to hold teachers accountable for what students learn — an effort from which it has so far conspicuously stood apart.

Mr. Rutledge held leadership positions on the Baltimore Teachers» Union Executive Board, New Teacher Steering Committee, and Negotiations Team, and was appointed to the Joint Oversight Committee responsible for implementing the landmark performance pay and peer review systems.

«The strong leadership by the mayor, the chancellor and a progressive teachers» union has allowed a school system the size of New York City to dramatically improve student achievement in a relatively short period of time,» Mr. Broad said in a statement.

Now the DOE will work overtime to spin doctor the failure to reach an agreement on new teacher evaluations, mandated by New York State's version of Race to the Top, as the fault of Michael Mulgrew and union leadershnew teacher evaluations, mandated by New York State's version of Race to the Top, as the fault of Michael Mulgrew and union leadershNew York State's version of Race to the Top, as the fault of Michael Mulgrew and union leadership.

This petition demands broad and democratic discussion about the new evaluation system which would include that (1) our union immediately poll the membership with regard to the new measures agreed upon by our leadership (2) provide more frequent updates on the negotiations, (3) host forums at chapter, borough and city - wide levels where members can discuss this new system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatinew evaluation system which would include that (1) our union immediately poll the membership with regard to the new measures agreed upon by our leadership (2) provide more frequent updates on the negotiations, (3) host forums at chapter, borough and city - wide levels where members can discuss this new system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatinew measures agreed upon by our leadership (2) provide more frequent updates on the negotiations, (3) host forums at chapter, borough and city - wide levels where members can discuss this new system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatinew system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatiNew York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and information.

Yonkers Federation of Teachers president Patricia Puleo said her union's delegates are free to decide for themselves who they'll vote for in April, and she questioned whether new leadership would make a difference in how the state Education Department goes forward with implementation of the Common Core standards.

Ultimately, a successful case would create a new class of teacher: union members who aren't coerced into supporting their leadership's political activities.

However, to leave readers with the impression that a movement which has been growing for four years and which has resulted, this Spring, in over 175,000 test refusals in New York State alone, is working at the behest of the national teachers» unions is not only disrespectful of parental leadership, but also it is disrespectful of facts.

Now called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Republican and Democratic leaders, along with the Corporate Education Reform Industry and the leadership of the teachers» unions are heralding the new system which continues the effort to privatize public education, turn schools into little more than testing factories and undermine teachers and the teaching profession.