Sentences with phrase «support of the teachers union»

Unfortunately, a review of her proposal, SB - 6696, demonstrates that Gov. Gregoire decided that keeping the political support of the teachers union in the next election was more important than putting forward a serious proposal to win a RTTT grant.

So why is a prominent national charter group saying it will spend money this year to try to flip the chamber to Democrats — many of whom were elected with the strong support of teachers unions, charters» frequent nemeses?

Having the full support of teacher unions and the Democratic Party will allow charter schools to focus less on politics and more on educating children.

When I pressed him on whether the AG had specifically sought the support of the teachers union, Iannuzzi admitted: «I can't say that he reached out to me personally.»

Zimmer, who has the support of the teachers union UTLA, said he considers himself a «reasonable moderate» when it comes to charter schools.

I would work with university partners, the support of teacher unions and contributions from their members, and the investment of leading state governments to develop a national fund for debt - free teacher preparation to support sustainable staffing of hard - to - serve communities.

But such isn't the case in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island where opt out efforts continue to grow exponentially, all with the support of teacher unions and progressive organizations.