Sentences with phrase «other teacher unions over»

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Union contracts, for example, could allow senior teachers, who typically are paid more, the ability to choose the school at which they teach, which could be seen as providing increased support for students in one building over others.

Loeb's donations to Gov. Cuomo and other New York Democrats and Republicans have come under scrutiny since last week because of a since - deleted Facebook post accusing Stewart - Cousins, who is black, of having done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood» by supporting public teacher unions over charter schools.

On the other side, the teacher unions hold great sway over the legislative Democrats.

That ad, and more like it (along with fliers and other attention - grabbers in what will likely be a low - turnout primary) was the product of an independent expenditure effort backed by the California Charter Schools Association, which has been a big force in battles with teachers» unions over charter schools in Los Angeles and at the state level as well.

NYSUT delegates elected a new president along with a slate of other new officers in a contested election at the state teachers» union's 42nd Representative Assembly.Karen Magee, the president of the Harrison Association of Teachers in Westchester County, won as president over incumbent Dick Iannuzzi in the election on teachers» union's 42nd Representative Assembly.Karen Magee, the president of the Harrison Association of Teachers in Westchester County, won as president over incumbent Dick Iannuzzi in the election on Teachers in Westchester County, won as president over incumbent Dick Iannuzzi in the election on April 5.

This follows a joint submission made to the STRB last week by NAHT and other teaching unions to address the decline in teachers» real pay over the last seven years.

Too often, we focus on the negativity that surrounds the profession in the news, and conversation turns to working conditions, class size, union issues or other outside forces that teachers have little control over.

As reported elsewhere, the survey asked about school spending, charters, vouchers, teacher unions, bilingual education, digital learning, state take - overs of troubled district schools, teacher unions, merit pay, teacher tenure, and many other matters.

Still, in the normal course of events, teacher unions tend to have important advantages relative to other groups in both incentives and resources — so, that over the long haul, they often (but not always) succeed in getting their favored candidates into office.

The EIS agm is often the forum for teachers to threaten industrial action, but strikes are usually avoided although the union has walked out with other public sector unions over changes to pensions.

A state opt - in mechanism — because of the sway teachers unions have over the Democratic Party — may exclude twenty - five states (six states totally controlled by Democrats and nineteen others partially controlled by Democrats).

He and others expressed concern to the board over the current standardized tests, and said his organization supports the teachers union - backed idea of removing standardized testing for math and English for grades nine and 10.

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 Chicago Teachers Union has been locked in a struggle with the city over pay, layoffs, and other sundry issues.

Laura Preston with the Assn. of California School Administrators said concerns had grown in the Capitol over the noisy divide between teachers unions and other educational organizations that could impede efforts to pass Proposition 30, the November ballot initiative backed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Colorado's do - over is a warning to other states that might use Blaine Amendments to derail school choice programs that threaten teachers unions and the public school monopoly.

His expertise is labor, education, and employment law with 40 years of experience representing, «over 100 school administrator associations, in addition to individual employees, school superintendents, and other public sector unions, including teacher, police, fire, secretarial, paraprofessional, nurse, and town hall employee units in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, termination matters, and unfair labor practice complaints.

* UPDATED A second round of protests is scheduled at LA Unified schools today as the district and its teachers union, UTLA, continue to lock horns over teacher pay raises, among other issues.

Even though they mostly talked past each other on issues like the deep budget cuts Trump has proposed and the desirability of school choice everywhere, the visit did seem to signal the end of the long war between the education department and the teachers unions over the school and teacher accountability issues that have dominated the relationship for the last 17 years or so.

Parent Trigger changes the dialogue from one in which district bureaucracies, including school boards, administrators, teacher unions and others fight over turf and economic interests to one driven by the question: «What is best for our kids?

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

Fueling the impasse announced yesterday between the teachers union, UTLA, and LA Unified is a dispute over so - called «unaccounted» sources of money that the teachers union says could be used for raises and other demands.

For more than a decade, the debate over public school reform has created friction between teachers unions, administrators, school boards, parents, policymakers, and other stakeholders in public education and has fueled disagreements over how to improve the quality of teaching and learning for children.

Over the weekend a quickly - formed school board candidate fund - raiser was put together by the Utah Technology Council, among others, with House Speaker Greg Hughes, R - Draper, and Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R - Sandy, called in to help raise money for some of the remaining school board incumbents feeling the heat from the Utah Education Association — the main teacher union in the state.

Delegates will also have the opportunity to network with over 400 other parents, teachers, union leaders, community organizations and district staff to learn what makes parent teacher home visiting unique and strong in their communities.

As a result of the campaign by parents, trade unions, teachers, heads and support staff to ensure our schools are properly funded, the Government has found # 1.3 bn over the next two years from other parts of the Department for Education's budget.

On October 28th, over eighty district superintendents, teachers, union representatives, classified staff and school board members gathered to hear from each other about their progress or plans for the CLASS Project.

The Australian Education Union said it is important any evidence database is not used in a punitive way or to reward some teachers financially over others.

Eva Ruiz, president of the Fresno teachers union, said her 10 - member executive board had a «very heated debate» over teacher evaluations and other issues before voting to support the grant proposal.

Caputo - Pearl and other teacher union leaders, local and national, have fought against the rise of charter schools, asserting that they undermine public education by draining financial support from public education systems and creating an educational caste system that favors some demographic groups over others.