Sentences with phrase «of teacher unions»

Thus, a pattern was set of union collaboration with business interests looking to undermine the power and influence of teacher unions, a collaboration that still exists today as evidenced by union support for the Common Core.

The framework was developed by a task force consisting of teacher unions, school district associations, university officials, academic researchers and the governor's office.

The Recovery School District's move led to the layoff of all public school teachers and the elimination of any teacher unions.

When it comes to education, what gains we have made in the last 40 years in this country and state occurred with the direct help and participation of teacher unions.

Broad has become a major target of teacher unions for his efforts nationwide to reform public schools through charters and an academy that trains executives to run them.

It's the nature of the teacher unions, whose priorities are their officers and (acquiescent) members, and most definitely not the kids.

Mr Laws also said: «Most teachers and most of the teacher unions are incredibly positive about this and I believe they can implement it on time.»

Greene writes «But when the public face of the teacher unions is the Army of Angry Teachers, they no longer seem like Mary Poppins and begin to look a lot more like longshoremen beating their opponents with metal pipes.»

Through print and direct communication, MITUL aims to contribute to a national conversation about the role of teacher unions in key issues in public education.

The trend of re-segregating schooling along race and class lines saw important reversals, and the over-the-top demonizing of teacher unions also began to be rejected by voters and thoughtful commentators.

MITUL engages in broad communication, education and advocacy around the role of teacher unions in defining and leading public education reform.

The case also became a battle over the power of teacher unions to preserve protections that are not always available to other public employees.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could undermine the financial stability of teacher unions in California and 23 other states.

The only thing charter schools truly threaten is the status quo — and the power and influence of teacher unions...

«In some ways, they have over-succeeded,» said Joe Williams, executive director of the Democrats for Education Reform, a New York advocacy group, and a longtime follower of teacher unions nationwide.

Whilst the NUT make these embarrassing gestures, the chances of the teacher unions collaborating reduces.

The Obama Administration, charitable foundations, conservative critics of teacher unions, and various others are encouraging state governments to revise teacher evaluation systems to consider the impact of individual teachers on their students» achievement.

The U.S. Department of Education, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Education International (EI), the global federation of teacher unions, together with U.S. - based organizations — the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Asia Society, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the National Education Association (NEA), and public broadcaster WNET — hosted the first International Summit on the Teaching Profession March 15 - 16, 2011, in New York.

The administration doesn't want to let reform - minded school districts miss out on Race to the Top funding just because their states are recalcitrant dinosaurs in the grip of teacher unions, etc.S o they're going to try something unusual: channeling dollars AROUND the states and directly to districts.

Only the political dominance of teacher unions makes us consider the question.

The report uses thirty - seven separate indicators and a massive survey of education «insiders» to determine the relative strength of the teacher unions from coast to coast.

Even if you started with excellent, challenging academic standards, they would quickly be gutted at the behest of teacher unions, administrator associations, and probably even parents if many kids and schools didn't meet them and were punished as a result.

But when the public face of the teacher unions is the Army of Angry Teachers, they no longer seem like Mary Poppins and begin to look a lot more like longshoremen beating their opponents with metal pipes.

On Top of the News Peterson, Howell and West: Teachers Unions Have a Popularity Problem Wall Street Journal 6/4/12 Behind the Headline The Public Weighs in on School Reform Education Next Fall 2011 A new public opinion survey finds that the percentage of people taking a negative view of teacher unions is growing, -LSB-...]

I am no fan of teacher unions, for the same reason that Moe articulates — they too often support the status quo.

Leaders of the teacher unions warn, however, that the strikes that do occur may be long and bitter.

School board members, by and large, are not gripped by «strike phobia,» but rather reflect a very rational fear of the political power of teacher unions.

He correctly singles out the news media, where reports of the teacher unions» activity and influence are woefully inadequate.

Shanker acknowledged that the goals of teacher unions and the needs of students and effective schools could sometimes come into conflict.

They defend themselves by suggesting that the other side does that too: «But we were countering the claims by conservatives that the end of teacher unions would improve educational outcomes.»

But we were countering the claims by conservatives that the end of teacher unions would improve educational outcomes.

For example, rather than questioning the right of teacher unions to exist, Brimelow could have shown how effective unions are not inherently at odds with the creation of high - quality products.

Rogers depicts a «destructive divide between job - hungry lawmakers and a White House anxious to burnish its business credentials at the expense of teacher unions.»

Having said that, we can't resist eyeballing whether policies in a few high - performing states are more in line with the positions of reformers or of teacher unions.

The role of teacher unions in education politics and policy is deeply polarizing.

In school - board elections, the incentives of the teacher unions are strong and clear.

The aim of teacher unions is to promote the interests of teachers and to defend them against the interests of other groups.

Although the iron triangle metaphor has been invoked in condemnations of teacher unions, such criticism has often focused on the misguided actions of union bosses rather than on the views of the teachers that the unions claim to represent.

Not mentioned by Raymond and Hanushek is the fact that the research was originally funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and was published in a peer - reviewed scholarly journal six months before the consortium of teacher unions released this version of the study.

However, if we have higher aspirations for teachers, we must also have higher expectations of teacher unions.

A new public opinion survey finds that the percentage of people taking a negative view of teacher unions is growing, with more of the public saying that that teacher unions are a stumbling block to school reform.

Because of the teacher unions.

The presence of teacher unions is positively correlated with higher student achievement on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the American College Test (ACT), according to a new study presented in the Harvard Educational Review (Winter 2000).

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.

That poor but faithful messenger came to mind the other day when Diane Ravitch, a close ally of teacher unions, pulled a «Tigranes» in her blog post.

Critics of teacher unions assert that resources and specialized expertise give the union a pronounced advantage in the ensuing proceedings.

Yet the public's aversion to conflict, combined with the political heft of teacher unions, can make school boards unduly deferential to union demands.

Four years ago, Cuomo was being followed around by environmentalists upset he was considering allowing a natural gas drilling practice known as hydro fracking and by members of the teacher unions upset after Cuomo during his re-election campaign had declared war on them.

Might it simply be their hatred of teacher unions?

Submissions to the School Teachers» Review Body show that everyone else consulted — local authorities, head teacher associations, governor associations and all of the teacher unions — oppose the idea.