Sentences with phrase «of city teachers»

Three - quarters of city teachers are white, while the vast majority of students are not.

Seven years ago, city school leaders were desperate to stem the turnover of city teachers, and to hold on to the best.

Yet it seems the amount of city teachers who have faced termination charges double.

More than 92 % of city teachers earned an effective rating or higher that year.

ALBANY — The head of the city teachers union dismissed as «a load of crap» state Senate GOP efforts to tie the renewal of a law granting Mayor de Blasio control over the city school system to an expansion of charter schools.

In their letter to Merryl Tisch, chancellor of the state Board of Regents, and state Education Commissioner John King Jr., state United Teachers president Richard Ianuzzi and Michael Mulgrew, head of the city teachers union, stressed those concerns.

More Than Reading Scores and Stereotypes: The Voices of City Teachers and Students Education World recently visited three New York City schools whose students are predominantly poor children who belong to minority groups.

In a show of unity, the mayor and chancellor traveled with a large delegation, including Randi Weingarten, the president of the city teachers» union, and Ernest A. Logan, the president of the principals» union, who are often at odds with the mayor.

CHICAGO (Reuters)- Public school teachers in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three - year contract, ending a bitter dispute with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over school reforms that prompted the first strike of city teachers in 25 years.

The state Education Department and Buffalo's school district tried to ratchet up the pressure in advance of a critical meeting today of the city teachers union on the stalled system for evaluating teacher performance at six troubled schools.

United Federation of Teachers chief Mike Mulgrew reportedly is crowing that almost 97 percent of city teachers rated «effective» or «highly effective» this year.

At nearly the same time, about a thousand members of the city teachers union arrived in Albany to rally for more education aid and against Cuomo's plans, which include tougher teacher evaluations and more charter schools.

The shift in the political power balance has left de Blasio with the impression that he is free to directly criticize the network, which is also a primary opponent of the city teachers» union and its affiliates.

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

In New York, TNTP gathered data on the school staffing rules of the city teachers union contract.

«Our hope is that NYCEDF can be a catalyst for the sort of change that will make the UFT a real leader in the fight on behalf of city teachers and the public school system.»

Some choice bits: Cops booted an unruly group of city teachers union officials from a posh Albany eatery after they caused a ruckus over their dinner tab, the Daily News has learned.

With strong turnout, nearly three quarters of City teachers approved the new contract, to which an E4E Policy Team awarded a C grade (New York Times).

«What you're hearing is an unmistakable message to the governor that you can't pretend that education is important,» said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and former head of the city teachers» union, which endorsed NYSUT's new leaders.

More Than Reading Scores and Stereotypes: The Voices of City Teachers and Students During an Education World visit to three New York City schools, the children offered insights about their lives in and out of school, and the adults talked about their struggle and dedication to help these children overcome challenges.

«The irony of what is going on is, here is a woman who makes quite a substantial living on the ability to create schools by pushing thousands of children out of their school buildings, and now she is upset that someone is pushing back on her,» said Michael Mulgrew, the president of the city teachers» union.

ALBANY - The head of the city teachers union is taking aim at Gov. Cuomo's upcoming trip to Cuba, saying if the governor has time to visit the tiny Caribbean country next month he should be able to visit a classroom in New York.