Sentences with phrase «to prevent teacher layoffs»

Union leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have argued that the city has enough money to prevent teacher layoffs altogether.

He is fighting tirelessly for education funding that our schools and kids need while preventing teacher layoffs.»

Mindful of criticism that she has moved to the right politically in her years as speaker, Quinn also mentioned her role in enacting a living wage requirement for businesses receiving city subsidies, in curbing deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of minor offenses, in protecting a woman's right to choose, and in preventing teacher layoffs.

Today I am proud to announce that Governor Cuomo heard our call, and at a press conference today at Yonkers City Hall, the Governor and I announced new State funding that will save all programs, including art, music and sports, restore full - day pre-k, and prevent teacher layoffs at Yonkers Public Schools.

Mulgrew took time to thank the Council for fighting to prevent teacher layoffs last year, but he challenged the lack of a significant funding increase in the mayor's preliminary budget for next year.

-- The school district also has access to the City's rainy day reserve, especially for the purpose of preventing teacher layoffs.

In a January interview with CBS LA, Deasy said preventing teacher layoffs was a possibility next year, but far from a certainty.

As mayor of San Francisco, Newsom set up a rainy - day fund that prevented teacher layoffs during the recession and state budget cuts.

Cuomo has argued that the city has enough money to prevent teacher layoffs altogether and both offices have accused the other of misrepresenting the size of state cuts to education aide.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew says Bloomberg should use retirement incentives to prevent teacher layoffs.

The bill, designed to prevent teacher layoffs and help states with their Medicaid payments, comes after months of foot dragging by Congress.

Make no mistake, we will do everything in our power to prevent teacher layoffs.»

In addition to preventing teacher layoffs, the June budget deal also saved 20 fire companies and numerous seniors» centers that have repeatedly been pegged for closure.

On August 10, Reid voted in favor of a bill that provided emergency funding to prevent teacher layoffs; President Obama signed the bill on August 11.

The message to the mayor from the more than 600 UFT members, parents, students and supporters at Brooklyn Borough Hall on May 5 was clear: he has the money to prevent teacher layoffs and child care cuts.

The money is supposed to be used to prevent teacher layoffs, although some districts already managed to avoid that with salary freezes and other give - back agreements with unionized employees.

For instance, if a district does not need the money to prevent teacher layoffs, it might use this windfall to hire new staff.

The federal government has made hefty financial commitments to education in recent years, including the implementation of No Child Left Behind and the subsequent waivers from the standards - based law as well as the influx of about $ 89 billion in stimulus dollars to prevent teacher layoffs, keep class sizes down and avoid program cuts.

A report from the Government Accountability Office earlier this month said school districts are planning to use the money mostly to prevent teacher layoffs.