Sentences with phrase «statewide teachers union»

The left - leaning statewide teachers union is not generally viewed as a protector of conservative values.

The California State Board of Education moved forward on regulations Wednesday that would change teacher seniority rules statewide despite heavy resistance from statewide teacher unions.

Similarly, Democrats frequently selected statewide teachers unions as one of the most important groups informing their position on teacher evaluation policy.

A lawyer for Florida's statewide teachers union asked a judge Wednesday to block the counting of votes cast on the Legislature's proposed state -LSB-...]

Wisconsin's powerful statewide teachers union said 40 percent of its staff members were laid off Monday as a result of the law pushed by Gov. Scott Walker and passed by the Legislature curbing collective bargaining rights.

Joining ISTA's rally were members of Indiana's other large statewide teachers union, the Indiana Federation of Teachers, and other advocates for public education.

A lawyer for Florida's statewide teachers union asked a judge Wednesday to block the counting of votes cast on the Legislature's proposed state constitutional amendment to loosen class size limits.

The education provisions sparked fierce resistance from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and the powerful statewide teachers union, which mounted an almost nonstop effort over the past few days to block them.

But the EITC itself remains controversial for some Assembly Democrats as well as the statewide teachers union, the New York State United Teachers.

Her campaign was heavily supported by the statewide teachers union.

Expenses records filed with the state's lobbying regulator show the education battle show at least $ 757,093 was spent by both pro-charter school groups or the statewide teachers union during January and February.

While the super PAC backed by the statewide teachers union faltered in aiding Democrats in down - ballot state Senate races, the education reform group StudentsFirstNY is taking a victory lap today as the chamber will largely remain the same.

Heastie said the opt out movement — which was endorsed by the statewide teachers union — is a broader sign that parents are dissatisfied with the direction education has taken in the state with the Common Core standards.

Although they haven't been anywhere near as public about it as their colleagues at CSEA, officials at the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, have also quietly turned off the campaign cash spigot and is reassessing its contribution habits for everyone from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on down following the passage of Tier VI.

The spending plan also includes new protections for charter schools in New York City, a move that continues to put the governor at odds with the statewide teachers union.

AQE, as you'll recall, is receiving $ 425,000 from the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, to help run a grassroots campaign against Cuomo's education cuts.

The Cuomo - WFP contretemps were renewed this week after Cuomo called public schools a «monopoly» and escalated a war of words with the statewide teachers union NYSUT.

The longtime president of the statewide teachers union was ousted this weekend by delegates at the union's Representative Assembly.

But the event also comes as Cuomo is taking a post-budget victory lap and as he faces fresh skepticism from organizations like the Working Families Party and the statewide teachers union over his fiscal priorities.

The statewide teachers union filed a federal lawsuit late Wednesday over the state Department of Education's policy of requiring teachers to sign confidentiality agreements before scoring tests based on the Common Core standards.

The statewide teachers union, NYSUT, whose political influence is strongest in the Democratic - led Assembly, has railed against the new evaluation law and how it is tied to teacher tenure.

The statewide teachers union, NYSUT, is already on the defensive — and on the airwaves with a close to $ 1 million TV ad campaign, which has been answered with an ad from StudentsFirstNY, a pro-charter school organization.

In the last day, the independent expenditure committee allied with the statewide teachers union has invested $ 12,489 in mailers supporting Small's candidacy.

As President Donald Trump calls for specially trained teachers to carry firearms in schools to guard against another mass shooting, the proposal is being rejected by New York's statewide teachers union.

Democrats, meanwhile, were backed by a coalition led by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the statewide teachers union.

The chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee on Wednesday would not repudiate a mailer from the statewide teachers union that depicts a battered woman and accuses Republican candidates of blocking domestic violence legislation.

The statewide teachers union's VOTE - COPE continued to look to Long Island's third Senate district, where Republican Tom Croci faces Democrat Adrienne Esposito for an open seat being vacated by GOP lawmaker Lee Zeldin.

The investment tax credit, which is aimed at encouraging donations to public schools and non-profit scholarship programs for private schools, remains a heavy lift for Assembly Democrats, who already trying to calm the statewide teachers union for approving a variety of Cuomo's education reform proposals.

They also point recent endorsements from the statewide teachers union as well as 1199 / SEIU, the latter of which endorsed Grisanti in 2012.

The statewide teachers union on Friday announced it had issued early endorsements to three incumbent Democratic state senators who are expected to be in competitive races this fall.

The statewide teachers union has tallied projected reductions from 232 districts that have crafted their budgets so far and determined they collectively plan to eliminate 13,560 positions — mostly through layoffs.

The statewide teachers union this week filed papers in effort to stop Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature property tax measure in 2014: a rebate program aimed at property taxpayers.

The appointment of Betty Rosa as the new Regents chancellor in New York signals a big victory for the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, in the battle over the direction of education in New York — a battle waged with millions of dollars in campaign spending and brute political tactics from both sides over much of the past decade.

But the Assembly Democrats angered one of their closest political allies, NYSUT, by approving (though not unanimously) education reforms that the statewide teachers union staunchly opposed.

Nolan also expressed her dismay over the recent decision by a SUNY committee that allows some charter schools to certify their own teachers — a move that is being challenged by the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, and its NYC affiliate, the UFT, both of which are longtime allies of the Assembly Democrats.

The graduation rates were cheered by the New York United Teachers, the statewide teachers union.

The statewide teachers union spent big money to assist the Democrats in their quest for power in the Senate, angering many people — including some Democrats — with its controversial mailer that featured a photo of a battered woman and the claim that Republicans wouldn't protect domestic violence victims.

The statewide teachers union is protesting the use of its logo in a mailer knocking Democratic Westchester County executive candidate George Latimer, saying its use was unauthorized by the labor group.

Falk snared key endorsements in the recall race from unions, including the AFL - CIO and the statewide teachers union.

AQE raises funds from members, nonprofit foundations, and prominent unions, particularly the New York City and statewide teachers unions, though that final funding stream has slowed to a trickle of late.

Falk has won the endorsement of the statewide teachers union and the largest union representing public workers.

Representatives from the statewide teachers union, the American Federations of State, County and Municipal Employees, the Sierra Club, Emily's List, the American Federation of Teachers, and others spoke in support of Falk.

The statewide teachers union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, announced in August it was laying off 42 people — 40 percent of its staff — as a cost - savings step.

The attorney representing the Duval school board, Ron Meyer, had also represented the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union, when it challenged the Opportunity Scholarship program in Holmes.

«Florida is rated the fifth - best state on quality of our public schools by Education Week's Quality Counts report, despite the fact that the state is ranked close to the bottom in funding for schools and teacher pay,» said Andy Ford, president of the statewide teachers union.

Oregon's opt - out law, which was backed by test opponents and the statewide teachers union, had some officials worried.

The statewide teachers union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, announced in August it was laying off 42 people — 40 percent of its staff — as a cost - savings step.

«I'm sure he's gushing over Betsy because, if she's confirmed, it would give these policies a national stage,» said Joanne McCall, a Bush critic and president of the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union.