Sentences with phrase «oppose teacher layoffs»

The mayor's budget proposal must be approved by the City Council, and some Council members have been vocal in opposing the teacher layoffs.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's accusation this morning that school districts and their allies are playing politics with kids by using the threat of teacher layoffs to try to scare lawmakers — and the public — into opposing the governor's education funding cuts hasn't stopped them from doing... well... just that.

Tuck, who supported the lawsuit and was heavily opposed by the teachers» unions, said he still believes the state needs «more rational policies around tenure and seniority - based layoffs,» but those would not be his first priorities were he to win.

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Fletcher, of UTLA, and other educators don't oppose outright the content within the agreement, which includes teacher - friendly provisions such as a commitment from the district to resolve any budget shortfalls without turning to teacher layoffs, and from school leaders to ensure teachers get the proper resources to fulfill new expectations under the Common Core State Standards.

Unlike Torlakson, who has been endorsed by California's two main teachers unions and the state Democratic Party, Tuck opposes California's generous teacher tenure system, has challenged the law that bases teacher layoffs on seniority and believes strongly that student's standardized test scores should be a factor in teacher evaluations.

Termination letters, as opposed to layoffs, ended that obligation and offered the city a choice in how it rehires teachers.