Sentences with phrase «such as teacher unions»

The search for more competent executive leadership can often roil interest groups within the school system, such as teacher unions and school administrators, whose power is in part tied to having one of their own, a former teacher and administrator, running the system.

In his infomercial on behalf of for - profit education enterprises, there is a technological determinism that assumes no opposition from or conflict with special interests such as teacher unions, administrators, and education bureaucracies.

If it does, it can be a crippling blow to public - sector unions, such as teachers unions.

Finally, we find that a majority of teachers often takes positions contrary to those of a plurality of both the public and the affluent on key issues such as teachers unions, the rights and prerogatives of teachers, and school vouchers.

Such quotes were bound to circulate among education reformers and give traditional opponents of school choice, such as teachers unions, heartburn.

Democratic strategist Sachin Chheda said Evers, who worked as deputy state superintendent before taking the department's top position, has an advantage because even in years when Republicans have done well, voters have been hesitant to elect candidates who were not endorsed by other educators, such as the teachers union.

Not exact matches

The right - to - work drive in Michigan is the latest of a series of setbacks for labor unions in the United States, beginning in 2011, when Wisconsin's Walker pushed through the legislature limits on public sector unions such as teachers.

Cuomo has had an at - times truculent relationship with teachers unions, especially when it comes to support for charter schools and other concerns of the education reform movement, such as stronger teacher evaluations.

«It makes this page uneasy knowing that many of the opponents to real reform in Albany are contributors to Cuomo's campaign such as public employee and teachers unions.

And public unions such as teacher's unions don't just extract money from the state they do labor too (like teaching our kids), and, like other unions, they unionize to negotiate for better compensation and look out for their own interests, like just about every union out there does.

The salty speech came on a day when union officials discussed hot - button issues such as teacher seniority rights and charter schools.

That refusal further frustrated some employees who have disapproved of the union's tactics, namely the «Boycott the Desmond» campaign, which has cost the hotel at least a million dollars, according to management, and persuaded such patrons as New York State United Teachers, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and members of the Senate Democratic Conference to publicly withdraw their business.

Cuomo has been pushing for such a tax ceiling since his campaign, and the Assembly had been seen as one of his most challenging hurdles, since the New York City Democrats that lead the body have close ties to teachers» unions, which have opposed the cap.

She echoed the union's concerted push for more school aid and a moratorium on using students scores on Common Core - aligned exams for «high stakes» decisions, such as teacher evaluations.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

Education unions, such as those representing teachers, gave Senate Democrats $ 1.2 million and Republicans $ 218,618.

Unions representing public sector workers such as teachers, train drivers and doctors will have to pass a much tougher test before being allowed to strike.

She said the need for the landmark engagement was crucial considering the fact that schools have resumed and there was need for key stakeholders such as principals, school administrators, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), public and private school guidance counsellors, evaluators and others, to become conversant with and abreast of the provisions of the policy.

Labour unions such as the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association (FUSSAG) have embarked on various industrial actions seeking their welfare.

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.

Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum of people and organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant, education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number of groups leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.

This year alone, the groups saw major elements of their platforms come to pass, such as tying teacher evaluations more closely to test scores, adding hurdles to earning tenure and increasing the number of charter schools, measures all unpopular with the unions.

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

The teacher unions backing the group usually target hedge funds and their roles in prominent issues, such as Puerto Rico's debt crisis.

Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher Project say a lawsuit against New York State inspired by the Vergara case could change local tenure laws and present a long - awaited opportunity to legally assess long - term sticking points with the unions, such as merit pay and seniority rules.

In the many responses to Gov. Cuomo's efforts to introduce formal and public teacher evaluation, teachers, union leaders and educational leaders have offered little but delaying tactics, such as more study is needed or how about conducting small trials.

Many had stories about friends, often in the humanities, who were overworked as teaching assistants, or paid months late; the collective bargaining a union offers could potentially lead to a contract with the university that addresses such issues and helps student teachers in such situations.

Thoughtful, well - intentioned advocates such as Charles Kerchner and Adam Urbanski call for unions and districts to work together to foster professionalism, create pleasant working conditions, and involve teachers in governance and decisionmaking (see «Reform or Be Reformed,» forum, Fall 2001).

In challenging the use of value - added models as part of evaluation systems, the teachers» unions cite concerns about the volatility of test scores in the systems, the fact that some teachers have far more students with special needs or challenging home circumstances than others, and the potential for teachers facing performance pressure to warp instruction in unproductive ways, such as via «test prep.»

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Reductions in education funding have led to cuts in provision such as breakfast and after school clubs, music lessons, SEN support and the Education Maintenance Allowance which helped students stay on in education.

But because the law applied only to schools and not to other public employers, such as police and fire departments, teachers unions argued that it engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.

He explains that overturning agency fees «would simply mean that the current situation in states such as Texas and Georgia would become the norm in California and the rest of the U.S.» As in states without agency fees, he argues, teachers» unions would continue to lobby, support candidates, interact with school boards, and where they can collectively bargain, represent teachers in collective bargaininas Texas and Georgia would become the norm in California and the rest of the U.S.» As in states without agency fees, he argues, teachers» unions would continue to lobby, support candidates, interact with school boards, and where they can collectively bargain, represent teachers in collective bargaininAs in states without agency fees, he argues, teachers» unions would continue to lobby, support candidates, interact with school boards, and where they can collectively bargain, represent teachers in collective bargaining.

[Teachers can reference a recent speech such as a State of the Union address.]

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 internal debate has serious implications for the organization, several of its leaders say, because any changes in the way teachers are rewarded would inevitably affect how instruction is delivered, how schools are organized, and what role teachers» unions play in such areas as collective bargaining.

Other factors, such as household income, ethnic makeup, and union membership among teachers, can also affect a district's demand for certain qualities.

competing «priorities»; and being asked to resolve seemingly contradictory dictates — such as RTT's twin mandates that winners demonstrate buy - in from teacher unions and that they also present bold reform plans unlikely to earn such support.

Still, there are some built - in tensions that Cerf has not been able to soothe, such as his relationship with the Newark Teachers Union.

The National Union of Teachers said that the Government should focus on issues such as insufficient school places, a drop in the number of applicants for teaching and fact that the number of teachers leaving the profession each year is at a 10 - year high and has increased by 25 per cent sinTeachers said that the Government should focus on issues such as insufficient school places, a drop in the number of applicants for teaching and fact that the number of teachers leaving the profession each year is at a 10 - year high and has increased by 25 per cent sinteachers leaving the profession each year is at a 10 - year high and has increased by 25 per cent since 2010.

The union saw this as proof that the district could afford raises for teachers and that some unpopular budget cuts, such as increases in class size, were unnecessary.

In the summer of 2008, just prior to implementation, the district and union disagreed on whether the ratings teachers received under the EITP would be used for teacher accountability purposes, such as tenure decisions.

In the current issue of its membership newspaper, NEA Today, the union notes that four years after the first statewide teacher - competency law was passed, «politicians are no longer promoting such statutes as a cure - all for education problems.»

In some systems, such as in Cambridge, the facilitators had to work with teachers unions to develop specific language so rounds would not be used as a way to evaluate and punish teachers.

For instance, unions have steadfastly defended policies that undermine education reform, such as: No junior teacher, however competent and in demand, should ever be paid more than someone who has been on the job longer.

In «The Long Reach of Teachers Unions: Using money to win friends and influence policy,» featured in the Fall 2010 edition of the Education Next journal, Antonucci also reveals that teachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistTeachers Unions: Using money to win friends and influence policy,» featured in the Fall 2010 edition of the Education Next journal, Antonucci also reveals that teachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistriUnions: Using money to win friends and influence policy,» featured in the Fall 2010 edition of the Education Next journal, Antonucci also reveals that teachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistteachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistriunions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistricting.

Wilson and Conyers have presented with many professional organizations such as NEA, Jamaica Teachers Union, ASCD, Title I, Learning Forward, American Educational Research Association, International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, National Association of Secondary School Principals.

The interests of teachers and their unions don't always coincide with those of students, but on the really big issues, such as overall investment in education, the convergence of interests is strong.

Such dismal figures may make it possible for a motivated group, such as the local teachers union or advocates of a particular curricular innovation, to disproportionately influence election outcoSuch dismal figures may make it possible for a motivated group, such as the local teachers union or advocates of a particular curricular innovation, to disproportionately influence election outcosuch as the local teachers union or advocates of a particular curricular innovation, to disproportionately influence election outcomes.

During the eight years (2007 to 2014) that the Education Next (EdNext) poll has been administered to a representative sample of American adults (and, in most of these years, to a representative sample of public school teachers), we have seen only minimal changes from one year to the next on such important issues as charter schools, merit pay, teacher tenure, teachers unions, and tax credits that fund private - school scholarships.

When the United Federation of Teachers first began to bargain collectively in the early 1960s, Albert Shanker was distressed that the New York City school board was willing to discuss only traditional issues like wages and benefits and rejected the idea of bargaining over broader policies that the union proposed, such as the creation of magnet schools.