Sentences with phrase «teacher layoffs come»

Mayor Bloomberg in his Feb. 17 budget address threatened nearly 5,000 teacher layoffs come September — the first since the 1970s fiscal crisis — even as he called education his «number one priority» and spoke of the city's strengthening economy.

Mayor Bloomberg In his Feb. 17 budget address threatened nearly 5,000 teacher layoffs come September — the largest since the 1970s fiscal crisis — even as he called education his «number one priority.»

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The proposal came shortly after the State Senate passed a bill backed by Bloomberg that would reverse a rule protecting veteran city teachers from layoffs regardless of their effectiveness.

As a City Councilperson I need to do everything I possibly can to save the nearly 400 families of firefighters, teachers, police officers and teamsters that may be facing layoffs this coming budget year.»

«I just came from a meeting of thousands of teachers and they have lost all respect for the mayor,» said Mulgrew, «This is what they are telling me: â $ ˜ He is fighting for how to do layoffs instead of fighting against them.»»

Bloomberg and his Albany office worked feverishly to persuade Cuomo to add language to his budget bills that would allow the Department of Education more flexibility when it comes to layoffs, so that not only new teachers lose their positions.

Teacher layoffs would come on top of the mayor's proposal to slash child care subsidies for low - income families, which would put even more children at risk, Mulgrew said.

Though teacher layoffs were averted — a huge victory in the current fiscal climate — and the City Council restored some funding on the chopping block, Teacher's Choice was suspended for the coming school year in the final budget voted on Jteacher layoffs were averted — a huge victory in the current fiscal climate — and the City Council restored some funding on the chopping block, Teacher's Choice was suspended for the coming school year in the final budget voted on JTeacher's Choice was suspended for the coming school year in the final budget voted on June 29.

In an impressive display of unity and grassroots outrage, several thousand UFT members, parents and students came out on May 5 at four simultaneous rallies across the city to say no to teacher layoffs and child care cuts.

Each state sets its own laws governing teacher tenure, dismissal and layoff policies, and the rights the students assert are given under the state constitution, so similar efforts will come in state courts.

And when we talk about improving public education, and the very real and increasing threat that is coming from the corporate «education reform» types, who want to layoff teachers, ban or reduce collective bargaining rights, take - over public schools and transfer the care and control of our public schools to various third parties... let's not forget that many districts do not fund enough IA positions and every district fails to fairly compensate IAs for the incredible work they do.

The circumstances of those layoffs rubbed salt in the wound, plaintiffs said: Notices were delivered to teachers» old addresses, sometimes to houses that no longer existed, and they directed teachers wanting to appeal the layoff to come to the School Board's building, which Katrina had destroyed.

Some of the reduction in black teachers came as part of mass layoffs or school closings.

With teacher layoffs unavoidable in countless districts, the seniority question will be front and center in the coming weeks, as final budget totals determine how many people must go.

The announcement came as the New York State Senate geared up for a vote on a bill that would end the teacher seniority system and allow the city to conduct layoffs based on merit.

These quality - blind layoffs could force a new generation of teachers, like those recruited by Teach for America, out of classrooms in the coming months.)

Teachers find it «unattractive,» he said, to come into a system where job competence is not considered when layoffs are required.

The proposed layoffs come as negotiators for the school system and Chicago Teachers Union continue to bargain over a contract to replace one that expired June 30.