Sentences with phrase «nonunion teachers»

Charter schools are often a subject of considerable public debate, since they receive public funding but may be privately operated and staffed by nonunion teachers, in contrast to traditional public schools.

The teachers» union appealed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which said that the contract violated the First and 14th Amendment rights of nonunion teachers by failing to establish an appropriate grievance procedure for those who thought their agency - shop fees were being misspent.

Charter schools receive public funding but, unlike public schools, employ mostly nonunion teachers and have autonomy in school districts, which allows them to set their own conditions, such as longer school days.

The state converted most of the campuses into charter schools, which hired their own nonunion teachers.

In Friedrichs, teachers are challenging the teacher union practice of collecting agency fees from nonunion teachers.

Charter schools are publicly funded schools, typically with nonunion teachers, that are granted more freedom by states in curriculum and hiring, and are often promoted as a way to turn around failing schools.

Five nonunion teachers and the state department of education sued the union in 2000, for allegedly violating the state law that requires nonunion members to opt in before the Washington Education Association can use their fees for political activities.

On average, union teachers may enjoy better salaries and benefits than nonunion teachers, but many individuals make tangible sacrifices under union contracts.

Last week, the court allocated time for U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement to argue in support of five nonunion teachers and Washington state when their appeals are heard by the court on Jan. 10.

Union teachers are 16 percentage - points more likely to have a master's or other advanced degree than nonunion teachers.

Union teachers also work 14 percent more hours per week than nonunion teachers.

Teacher certification arises as another common sticking point in any discussion about charters, which generally get more leeway to hire more uncertified and nonunion teachers, which they say lets them recruit people who don't come from the usual teacher - education tracks.

Many superintendents and principals in Kansas will not even let Garry Sigle give teachers information about his nonunion teacher organization.

This spring, a Colorado teacher emailed the state director of a nonunion teachers association, explaining why she wouldn't publicly speak for a bill extending the state's two - week window for ending union membership.