Sentences with phrase «statewide union support»

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At the time, he was the last remaining statewide elected official who had supported civil unions over marriage for gay couples.

They have received substantial local union support, and thus the broader support of the statewide labor movement.»

They have received the support of our local union affiliates in their districts, and now the statewide labor movement is proud to endorse their candidacies.»

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

He'll be in NYC today for a major rally with labor unions to drum up support for his $ 15 statewide minimum wage proposal.

In August 2014, the Times Union reported that Percoco, then serving as Cuomo's campaign manager, privately contacted several former members of a statewide anti-corruption commission and encouraged them to issue public statements supporting the governor and affirming the panel's independence.

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he supported the closure of underperforming schools statewide, which drew criticism from teachers unions.

The Senate Democrats are closely allied with the statewide teachers» union, NYSUT, which is also spending millions to support Democratic candidates in races that could prove key to determining control of the Senate.

Brewer, a first - time candidate, has received support from «11 police unions — including, most recently, the statewide California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations,» according to the Voice of San Diego.

The study found that after multimedia technology was used to support project - based learning, eighth graders in Union City, New Jersey, scored 27 percentage points higher than students from other urban and special needs school districts on statewide tests in reading, math, and writing achievement.

Mr. Duncan praised the two states, which edged out front - runners Florida and Louisiana, for mustering strong district and teachers» union support for their plans, for having superior data systems, and for submitting comprehensive proposals that touched «every single child» statewide.

Students statewide took an average of 10 standardized tests during the 2016 - 17 school year, according to a survey of 1,764 teachers conducted by the teachers» union, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, which supports the bill.

Betsy Kippers, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, a statewide teachers union, said the state should support its public schools so students across the state have access to quality education.

The statewide teachers union, the Florida PTA, the Florida School Boards Association and other groups filed the lawsuit in August, arguing the tax credit scholarship program unconstitutionally created a «parallel» system of publicly supported schools and violated a state constitutional provision barring state aid for religious institutions.

The request faced staunch opposition from the statewide teachers union, a powerful player in Sacramento, and a lack of support from the state Department of Education.

Villaraigosa's support for a legal challenge to state tenure laws and his accusation that teacher unions blocked change while he was mayor, made the former Los Angeles union organizer a pariah to his old union, and to the statewide CTA, years ago.

However, while many teachers are quietly doing their best to help parents, Connecticut's two statewide teachers unions, the Connecticut Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers — Connecticut Chapter, have been virtually silent when it comes to supporting parents and their right to opt out of the Common Core SBAC test.

In nearby New York, the statewide New York State United Teachers Unions (NYSUT), the Rochester Teachers Union and a number of local teacher unions has voted to stand up and speak out in support of their students and paUnions (NYSUT), the Rochester Teachers Union and a number of local teacher unions has voted to stand up and speak out in support of their students and paunions has voted to stand up and speak out in support of their students and parents.

Although a specific number of points is not allotted for the union support, Ms. Weiss said a state would «probably not» earn the full 10 points without support from the statewide teachers» union.

Buchanan's bill was supported by teacher unions but widely attacked reform groups and newspaper editorial boards statewide.

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