Sentences with phrase «of teachers union president»

Last night, American Federation of Teachers union president Randi Weingarten appeared on FOX News to defend her union against charges leveled in our full - page ad in yesterday's New York Times.

American Federation of Teachers union President Randi Weingarten came to support the walkers, and even Pastors For Oklahoma Kids and other religious leaders came out to bless the efforts.

The delegation, which consisted of teacher union presidents Dennis Van Roekel and Randi Weingarten, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers Chris Minnich, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, joined with education ministers and teacher leaders from across the globe to discuss the need to close opportunity gaps and help children start school healthy and ready to learn.

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Fusco is the president of the Broward Teachers Union.

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union defied the school board to require teachers to pay more of their own retiremenTeachers Union defied the school board to require teachers to pay more of their own retirementeachers to pay more of their own retirement costs.

Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.

Jacqueline Vaughn, teachers union president, earlier had seemed more optimistic, but Gardner said: «I see no evidence of any reason to be optimistic....

Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis called the idea of a quota «morally repugnant,» especially with a federal judge ruling last month that CPS's recent firing of hundreds of tenured teachers was misTeachers Union president Karen Lewis called the idea of a quota «morally repugnant,» especially with a federal judge ruling last month that CPS's recent firing of hundreds of tenured teachers was misteachers was mishandled.

Earlier this week, Jacqueline Vaughn, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, questioned the need for a lunch program during the strike.

AFT President Randi Weingarten, a former head of the NYC teacher's union, and Rabbi Sharon Anne Kleinbaum were married at La Marina, a restaurant in New York.

NYC teachers union president Michael Mulgrew took shots at the de Blasio administration for the second time in two weeks — this time charging city leaders with gender bias over their handling of paid parental leave.

In the letter, the charter school organization's Kyle Rosenkrans writes to New York State United Teachers Union President Karen Magee and United Federation of Teachers President Micahel Mulgrew that they should focus their attention on struggling schools, not opposition to Cuomo's measures.

The CEO of the Northeast Charter Schools Network on Wednesday released an open letter to the presidents of the state's two teachers unions that criticizes their opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education policy proposals.

Mrozek's email was also forwarded to members of the Frontier Central Teachers» Association by union President Wendy Rayburg.

A year later, the election of another Albanian girl — the best pupil in her school in Crete — was also met with public outrage, to which the local teachers» union president reportedly responded: «This excellent student may be of Albanian origin but she has a Greek citizenship».

The President of the state's largest teachers union, New York State United Teachers, diteachers union, New York State United Teachers, diTeachers, disagrees.

Andy Pallotta, the president of the New York State United Teachers union, said he is «completely against» the proposal.

Andrea Flinders, president of the Kansas City teachers union, can list the school superintendents she has known over the past decade.

The President of the teachers unions does take issue with Cuomo's claim that the governor is the only true lobbyist for the school children.

Host Alan Chartock interviews Richard Iannuzzi, President of the New York State United Teachers Union.

Lee, a public school parent, was the Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE) candidate for president of the United Federation of Teachers union in 2016.

In their first joint appearance since the presidential election and since Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer bowed out of the race, the field of hopefuls criticized Bloomberg's emphasis on testing and his contentious relationship with the teachers union.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, compared Cuomo to Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor and potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate who busted municipal unions in his state.

United Federation of Teachers President Mike Mulgrew referred to Klein and the Department of Education as acting «nuts» and doing «nutty» things while addressing Big Apple union delegates Friday at a meeting in Washington, DC, attendees said.

However, the President of the state's teachers union - New York State United Teachers» Andy Pallotta - said controversy over the Common Core learning standards is not quite oteachers union - New York State United Teachers» Andy Pallotta - said controversy over the Common Core learning standards is not quite oTeachers» Andy Pallotta - said controversy over the Common Core learning standards is not quite over yet.

NYSUT just announced that delegates have re-elected Dick Iannuzzi to a 3rd term as president of the state's biggest teacher's union.

The longtime president of the statewide teachers union was ousted this weekend by delegates at the union's Representative Assembly.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said: «Delegates representing every part of the teachers union got a chance to have their voice heard on this issue and their message is clear — individual merit pay hasn't worked and doesn't work for schools and kids.»

Michael Rebell, an attorney who won a landmark case requiring the state to fund school districts more equitably, and Randi Weingarten, president of a national teachers» union, wrote in appendices to the report that they agree with much of the group's findings, including recommendations for increased access to pre-kindergarten, technology and learning models that connect high school and college, and merit pay for teachers.

Nearly 3,000 union delegates for New York State United Teachers voted this weekend to oust president Richard Iannuzzi, electing instead a slate of challengers supported by New York City's United Federation of Teachers.

The Republican candidate for Governor of Connecticut responded today to a recent accusation from the president of the nation's second largest teachers» union.

In an intense Delegate Assembly on Jan. 18, UFT President Michael Mulgrew explained to delegates the competing visions of teacher evaluation held by the UFT and the city Department of Education that have resulted in the union being in Mayor Bloomberg's direct line of fire.

As president of New York State United Teachers — a union whose 600,000 - plus membership is more than 70 percent women — I am proud to be leading a steering committee that is exploring issues of particular importance to women in today's society — issues like the minimum wage, child care and paid family leave.

But the president of Lawrence's teachers union, Frank McLaughlin, says the improvement is not due to state control but to resources.

He is an official with the teachers union there, a delegate to the Greater Syracuse Labor Council and board president of Cooperative Federal Credit Uunion there, a delegate to the Greater Syracuse Labor Council and board president of Cooperative Federal Credit UnionUnion.

Karen Magee, president of state teacher's union New York State United Teachers, or NYSUT, said the Assembly «mitigated some of the worst elements of Gov. Cuomo's toxic agenda after parents and teachers stood up to his bullyingTeachers, or NYSUT, said the Assembly «mitigated some of the worst elements of Gov. Cuomo's toxic agenda after parents and teachers stood up to his bullyingteachers stood up to his bullying.»

Morale among teachers in Buffalo is worse than usual, according to union president Phil Rumore, because of this spring's evaluations of students and teachers.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers said his union is very interested in paid parental leave.

As CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported, some of the governor's education proposals angered teachers union president Michael Mulgrew.

«No one wants to show their cards unless they have to,» said United Federation of Teachers president Mike Mulgrew, whose organization has an interest in seeing a working Democratic majority, which would presumably be friendlier to the union's interests than the Republican majority has been.

«Their goal is to defund unions and to destabilize them,» said Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers.

The on - topic and off - topic questions in the Q&A portion of the press conference included: the project status when de Blasio took office and how his approach to affordable housing differs from Mayor Bloomberg, whether there are any differences in Phase I of the project as being initiated now versus as approved by the Bloomberg administration, what he sees as a realistic percentage of units being «affordable» in projects located closer to or in Manhattan, whether he counts this project towards his goal of 200,000 affordable units, the NYPD officer recently arrested in India, the status of speed camera approvals from Albany, the FOIL delays and responses which did not produce any emails or documents in the Findlayter case, the NYPD / FDNY hockey brawl, Queens Library President Thomas Galante and the newly elected leadership of NYSUT (the state teachers union).

Michael Mulgrew, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, the city teachers» union, had urged the members of the charter schools committee on Wednesday morning to reject the regulations, which he said would lower standards for charter schoolteachers, and promised to sue if the new regulations were aTeachers, the city teachers» union, had urged the members of the charter schools committee on Wednesday morning to reject the regulations, which he said would lower standards for charter schoolteachers, and promised to sue if the new regulations were ateachers» union, had urged the members of the charter schools committee on Wednesday morning to reject the regulations, which he said would lower standards for charter schoolteachers, and promised to sue if the new regulations were approved.

The NYC teachers union piled on as American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten blasted Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, whose confirmation hearing will be tteachers union piled on as American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten blasted Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, whose confirmation hearing will be tTeachers president Randi Weingarten blasted Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, whose confirmation hearing will be tomorrow.

State teachers union President Dick Iannuzzi has gone as far as to suggest a vote of no - confidence for Education Commissioner John King.

The NASUWT has opened its Annual Conference in Birmingham by presenting its International Solidarity Award to Ahmed Jassam Salih, National President of the technical sector of the Iraqi Teachers» Union (ITU).

Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti is calling for an apology from the president of the New York State United Teachers union on Monday following bipartisan outrage over a mailer that depicts a victim of domestic violence.

The IDC unveiled their push at a Capitol news conference outside of the Senate chamber flanked by leaders of the state's politically active teachers unions, UFT President Michael Mulgrew and New York State United Teachers union Vice President Andy Pallotta as well as the «Patriotic Millionaires» who support increasing taxes on tteachers unions, UFT President Michael Mulgrew and New York State United Teachers union Vice President Andy Pallotta as well as the «Patriotic Millionaires» who support increasing taxes on tTeachers union Vice President Andy Pallotta as well as the «Patriotic Millionaires» who support increasing taxes on the rich.

Karen Magee, the president of the New York State United Teachers union, is planning to step down from the post in April and not seek another term.

The Syracuse teachers union president says she was suspended after she uncovered a fellow officer's inappropriate use of a computer during an audit.