Sentences with phrase «protecting teacher interests»

A nearly $ 6 billion infusion from Proposition 30 and a Democratic supermajority in the Legislature are a welcome pre-holiday gift to public education from voters, but it also could set the stage for battles between those laboring for education reform and suddenly fortified unions protecting teacher interests.

Not exact matches

As the rule's new effective date approaches, will he protect the retirement savings of working people — carpenters and coal miners, teachers and technicians, firefighters and farmers — or allow a portion of the financial sector to continue to keep their clients in the dark about whose interests come first?

Our continuing industrial action campaign is the best means of protecting and safeguarding the interests of teachers and state education until the next general election.

Paladino was protecting the public's interest when he disclosed in a newspaper story secret details about contract talks with the Buffalo teacher's union — information he received during School Board's confidential executive session, his attorney said.

In his opening remarks, Paladino's lawyer Dennis Vacco said Paladino was protecting the public's interest by publicly disclosing secret information from the School Board's closed - door meeting about contract talks with the teacher's union.

«After watching teachers unions spend $ 60 million over five years to protect their interests, we are proud to serve as the much - needed voice of students in Albany.»

Buffalo School Board Member Carl Paladino was protecting the public's interest when he disclosed in a newspaper story secret details about contract talks with the Buffalo teacher's union — information he received during School Board's confidential executive session, his attorney said Thursday.

As is the case today, from 1940 to 1960 teacher educators sought to protect the interests of schoolchildren by socially engineering «desirable» characteristics in their teachers.

Naturally enough, those interests favor existing arrangements, which protect jobs; limit the demands placed on members, including their accountability for student performance; and safeguard the privileges of senior teachers.

Union leaders are elected by current members to protect their interests, and most teachers remain highly satisfied with their unions» conduct of collective bargaining.

He joined as one of the organizers of NewTLA because he believed the union had to become more focused on student achievement and the professional growth of teachers if it were to continue to protect members» interests.

The unions representing teachers emerged in the 1960s to make sure the interests of teachers were protected in those decisions, using such tactics as collective bargaining, legislative lobbying, and support of candidates friendly to their cause.

The term «teacher union leader» typically evokes a hard - charging labor activist who shares an adversarial relationship with the school district, is focused solely on protecting members» bread - and - butter interests, and flees from phrases like «school reform.»

Teachers interested in signing on for the Starburst project can register by sending Wagner e-mail at [email protected], beginning November 20.

These reform plans put the lie to the notion that the average teacher has an interest in her union protecting incompetent colleagues.

Koppich argues, however, that teacher interests can be protected via reform - oriented collective bargaining agreements that put student performance first by promoting flexibility and collaborative problem solving at the school level.

Other proposals include having awarding organisations collate registers detailing conflicts of interest, teachers providing annual declarations to protect the confidentiality of assessment materials, routine reviews of pupil work to look for unusual patterns, and sampling teaching plans to see if teachers are narrowing their teaching.

It seems odd to me the way Rhee seemed to imply turing her time in office that the DC public school system was full of lazy, incompetent teachers who fail to educate students and are interested only in protecting their own careers, but then, when she drills down on an evaluation system, doesn't suspect that those terrible teachers will try to cheat the system.

In a subsequent post on its website, the union went bonkers, claiming, «Corporate millionaires and special interests have mounted an all - out assault on educators by attempting to do away with laws protecting teachers from arbitrary firings, providing transparency in layoff decisions and supporting due process rights.»

The purpose of school personnel certification is to protect the educational interests of students, parents, and the public at large by assuring that teachers in this state are professionally qualified.

I do agree with this comment but the problem is that this government does not and will not listen to teachers nor parents.There have been many contentious issues over the past ten years and the government just ploughs on regardless.There needs to be a massive demonstration by society in order to protect the interests of students first.Politicians are notorious for telling us what we need and what is good for us and they have no clue what goes on in schools.I do not see a solution to this but the teacher unions must be much more vocal and really speak up for the teachers and parents in this country.

Opponents of the unions have claimed the moral high ground, accusing the two main national teachers unions — the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers — of protecting teachers» interests at the expense of children, accusations that have damaged itteachers unions — the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers — of protecting teachers» interests at the expense of children, accusations that have damaged itTeachers — of protecting teachers» interests at the expense of children, accusations that have damaged itteachers» interests at the expense of children, accusations that have damaged its image.

«The language that's being presented is more interested in protecting teachers,» Ashley said.

Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott said the union was «more interested in setting up procedural roadblocks» to protect underperforming teachers.

Teachers and Their Unions 8.18.10 - David W. Kirkpatrick - Teacher unions like to say they represent their members and look out for their best interests, including protecting their rights to speak out without reprisal.

This was interesting talk from the leader of an organization whose mandate is to protect teachers at any cost, with practically no regard for children's best interests.

The good news is that the majority of teachers are not interested in protecting colleagues who don't belong in the classroom.

If, he wrote, teachers have «no meaningful way to ensure» that their value - added ratings are accurate, they are «subject to mistaken deprivation of constitutionally protected property interests in their jobs.»

Hence, he also wrote, «On this summary judgment record, HISD teachers have no meaningful way to ensure correct calculation of their EVAAS scores, and as a result are unfairly subject to mistaken deprivation of constitutionally protected property interests in their jobs.»

Unlike teachers, lawyers are statutorily required to uphold the public interest in the administration of justice by preserving and protecting the rights and freedoms of all persons.

More to the point, in the 2001 TWU decision, the Court Found that the BC College of Teachers couldn't claim to protect the public interest by refusing to recognize teachers who graduated from TWU on the basis that they might be homophobes, it held that the public interest would only be advanced if it refused to allow individuals to be come teachers on the basis that they WERE homTeachers couldn't claim to protect the public interest by refusing to recognize teachers who graduated from TWU on the basis that they might be homophobes, it held that the public interest would only be advanced if it refused to allow individuals to be come teachers on the basis that they WERE homteachers who graduated from TWU on the basis that they might be homophobes, it held that the public interest would only be advanced if it refused to allow individuals to be come teachers on the basis that they WERE homteachers on the basis that they WERE homophobes.

Administrators are more interested in protecting themselves from blame than supporting teachers and pressure teachers to inflate students» grades.