Sentences with phrase «role of unions»

We will also further explore the changing roles of our union, school and district leadership in building and strengthening collaborative partnerships to improve teaching effectiveness and student learning.

We will restore fair and balanced labour laws that acknowledge the important role of unions in Canad...

And the historic role of the unions sits uneasily alongside Miliband's youthful «new politics» narrative.

Nothing about the broader role of the unions.

Although the teacher plaintiffs disagree with the political agenda and activities of their unions» leadership, they value the collective - bargaining role of the union, as well as cordial relations with other teachers.

It is accessible to individual labour activists who wish to deepen their understanding of the role of unions — both inside and outside the workplace — and should be widely adopted for use in post-secondary labour studies courses and union educational programs.

She has grasped that the role of the unions must expand beyond securing better terms and conditions for workers — the long - term survival of the movement demands it.

But it veered off into a broader debate about the role of unions in society.

And following the election of Neil Kinnock as leader, the role of unions in policy formulation diminished.

Instead of managing highly institutionalised political funds, the role of the union leadership would be to mobilise its membership to actively support progressive causes through choice.

Labour MP Diane Abbott has defended the role of unions in her party, saying without them it is «a bunch of Oxford PPE [Philosophy, Politics and Economics] graduates looking for constituencies to represent.»

... The quid pro quo for Liberal Democrat support was predicted to be pledges from David Miliband on reform of party funding (reducing the role of the unions), a referendum on full proportional representation, constitutional reform and talks about the creation of a new centre - left party — one which would jettison what remained of the left and the historic link with the trade union movement.

Yet San Diego became notorious for the fierce resistance of its teachers union, abetted by school board members, to any and all efforts at change, whereas there is hardly any reference to the role of the unions in Cuban's account of Austin.

But the film makes it clear that many teachers recognize the problems in the system and feel conflicted about the role of unions.

As the debate over collective bargaining continues to rage in Wisconsin and Indiana, it is good to keep in mind that it takes place in a context where the public has yet to decide exactly what it thinks about the role of unions in American education.

Some of the paper's most interesting discussions touch on new administrative structures and the role of unions.

But she also confessed to a «soft spot» for collaboration, expressed faith that districts and unions could collaborate to drive achievement, and cautioned that reformers eager to reduce the role of unions need to «be careful» about finding ways to «replace important protections» for teachers.

The share of teachers saying that teachers unions have a negative effect fell from 31 % to 23 % between 2013 and 2014, widening the gap between the public as a whole and teachers over the role of unions in American public education.

Attacks on collective bargaining and the role of the union, the nation's changing demographics, education reform efforts, and an explosion in the use of education technology and online learning have radically changed the role of educators and the system of educating our nation's students.

The presence of Democrats in the reform movement has led to a deepening rift within the party over the role of unions in education and teacher protections, particularly as the reform movement has so far failed to deliver on its promised outcomes.

«In the local associations that chose recertification elections, we saw a tremendous support for the role of the union in supporting educators so they can better help their students,» said WEAC President Ron Martin, a middle school social studies teacher.

9) Puerto Rico / Virgin Islands / National: At an event hosted by the Albert Shanker Institute, which supports public education and the role of unions, lawmakers and AFT President Randi Weingarten backed a bill that would provide $ 3.16 billion in aid for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in fiscal 2018 for education and Head Start.

And I was wondering if you had any thoughts about the role of the unions and what role they might play in future TALIS reports?

Moreover, it offers strong evidence for this alternative direction to the policy debate on public school reform by analyzing the role of union - management relations in educational quality.

Ms. Rhee said this week that she had called Mr. Parker shortly after his defeat in the union election, beginning a dialogue over several months about the role of unions in changing schools.

«For the last six months,» Bell said, «all the state of Wisconsin has heard from the governor regarding the role of unions is that we ought not exist, we don't have a value, and we didn't speak for educators.»

Put that data point together with this survey just released by Education Sector, and a picture begins to emerge where teachers are beginning to embrace some reforms focused on the profession such as «evaluation, pay, and tenure, and the role of unions in pushing for or against these reforms.»

Secondly, the role of a union is to protect the profession, not the system.

Diane Ravitch, what's your response to that, the role of unions in protecting what probably are some turkey teachers out there?

Deborah Meier is responding to a writing prompt in Richard Elmore's new book: I Used to Think... And Now I Think... 1 In this book, 20 leading educators, researchers, and policy analysts individually reexamine their longstanding views on such school reform topics as community schools, inclusion, the role of unions, the effectiveness of turnaround strategies, and even their faith that any single public policy can make a difference in improving schools.

By contrast, Fletcher offered in conversations last week that he's read The Times all his life and respects its coverage even when he takes issue with it, as he did with some recent work of mine criticizing the role of unions in thwarting a parent takeover of a Compton school.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in particular, might attach significance to the role of Union citizenship — if, of course, they ever got to consider the question, which the authors think is unlikely.

It further takes into consideration the role of a union (assuming a unionized workplace) as a party to the accommodation process: