Sentences with phrase «teacher protests over»

The report was released as Arizona, Oklahoma and West Virginia continue to feel the aftershocks from teacher protests over low pay and cuts to school spending that shut down schools for days.

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Over the weekend students, teachers, parents and a whole array of civilians took to the streets to participate in the March For Our Lives protest.

The Nigeria Labour Congress is currently leading over one thousand workers in Kaduna state in a protest in solidarity with the 21,000 teachers sacked by the Kaduna State government.

This warning came on the heels of the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Kaduna State chapter to express solidarity with the over 21,000 teachers recently sacked by the state govTeachers, NUT, Kaduna State chapter to express solidarity with the over 21,000 teachers recently sacked by the state govteachers recently sacked by the state government.

ALBANY — Teachers» unions are leveraging an unprecedented statewide protest of standardized testing in public schools as their latest weapon in a war with Governor Andrew Cuomo over education reform — whether the parent activists who began the so - called «opt out» movement like it or not.

Plans for the protests circulated widely on social media on Saturday, as students, parents, teachers and neighbors gathered to express their grief over the fatal shooting of 14 students and three staff members at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Cameroon teachers on strike in battle over English or French Cameroonian forces have cracked down on protests in the English - speaking region that erupted last October, beating and arresting protesters, some of whom face the death penalty in military courts — under the same anti-terrorism law used to prosecute the journalist Ahmed Abba.

Following protests by school children, Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT against the Kaduna State government over sacking of 21,000 alleged unqualified...

Secondary school teachers employed by the Edo State Government on Wednesday staged a protest over the alleged reintroduction of the competency test by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.

Students in public Secondary Schools in Rivers State have staged a protest to register their grievances over the unavailability of teachers in their Schools.

The decade - long fight between Buffalo's school system and the Buffalo Teachers Federation over a contract surfaced at Wednesday's Buffalo Board of Education meeting where hundreds of teachers prTeachers Federation over a contract surfaced at Wednesday's Buffalo Board of Education meeting where hundreds of teachers prteachers protested.

Teachers have been holding rallies all around the state protesting Governor Cuomo's education proposals, and hundreds are expected to converge on the Capitol late Monday to protest over reliance on standardized tests, and other issues.

The state has recently sacked about 22, 000 primary school teachers over poor performance, generating protest and strike by the Nigeria Union of Tteachers over poor performance, generating protest and strike by the Nigeria Union of TeachersTeachers.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, came to Buffalo today to lend his support to teachers and parents protesting the rushed action taken by the School Board to allow charter schools to take over their public schools facing closure.

In the meantime thousands of teachers have taken to the streets in union - organized protests over Klein's instructional dictatorship.

Children fighting on the playground, teachers struggling to control a difficult class, parents arguing about the time their teenager should be home, neighbour disputes over land boundaries or anti social behaviours, protests against tyrannical leaders — conflict happens.

The formation last week of a support and advocacy group for homosexual teachers in Utah capped a series of protests over the Salt Lake City school board's ban on extracurricular clubs.

It is difficult to see ordinary churchgoers and teachers mobilizing in protest against benchmarking, though tempests in the Hill teapot have begun over less.

In the midst of statewide protests over low teacher pay and school spending, new federal data show that nine in 10 teachers spend their own money — often hundreds of dollars a year — on classroom supplies.

In the midst of statewide protests over low teacher pay and school spending, new federal data show that nine in 10 teachers spend their own money — often hundreds of dollars — on classroom supplies.

In recent weeks, teachers in Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma and West Virginia have taken to the streets in protest over lack of funding and low wages.

Over protests from the public and concerns from one of its members, the School Reform Commission awarded a contract Thursday to prepare 20 new teachers to work in the Philadelphia School District.

By my best estimate, under 10 percent of New York City's teachers participated in any kind of protest or public action over last year's threatened teacher layoffs.

Head teachers representing more than 5,000 schools across England are supporting a protest letter to the chancellor over «inadequate» funding.

Over the protests of its traditional Democratic allies and some of its own members, the New Jersey Education Association has endorsed Sweeney's Republican rival, who voted for President Donald Trump and has supported the deeply unpopular Christie, who once said a national teachers union deserved a «punch in the face.»

Pros and cons of Oklahoma teacher walkout coverage By Alexander Russo The Oklahoma teacher walkout is over and teacher protests in Colorado and Arizona are just picking up.

The recent dust up with American Federation of Teachers» prez Randi Weingarten and the disappointing education news out of the NAACP meeting in Baltimore are no exception; African American educators, advocates, moms, and dads from all over the country have raised their voices in protest and I am so grateful that they did.

When it comes to plausibility, head teachers» warnings of cuts to children's lessons will always win out over politicians protesting that funding is at record levels.

* UPDATED A second round of protests is scheduled at LA Unified schools today as the district and its teachers union, UTLA, continue to lock horns over teacher pay raises, among other issues.

Thousands of teachers from all over Arizona participate in a protest at the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and school funding on the first day of a state - wide teachers strike Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix.

Another sign of the determination of Jindal and his allies: the howls of protest that teachers» unions made over the speed with which reforms were enacted.

As you probably know by now, there will be a teacher workday that day due to the high number, over 1,000, of DPS teachers taking the day off to protest what they consider to be poor teaching conditions in the system.

An unexpected labor uprising has gripped some conservative states over the past two months as public school teachers have staged protests and strikes over low pay and strained education budgets.

With Michigan teachers unions outraged over the state's new right - to - work law that allows teachers to work without joining the union, the state's current teachers are preparing to close down schools in protest.

In the midst of statewide protests over low teacher pay and school spending, new federal data show that nine out of 10 teachers spend their own money — often hundreds of dollars — on classroom supplies.

They blog, post on Facebook, and organize protests against the efforts of Governor Haslam and Commissioner Kevin Huffman to take over their public schools and demoralize their children's teachers.

In Washington, Students Protest Common Core Exams and Maryville, Washington, Teachers Hold One - Day Strike Over Funding, Testing

It brought renewed urgency to the national debate over school safety, with young survivors tearfully calling for changes to gun laws, students walking out of classrooms to protest gun violence, and President Donald Trump urging schools to arm their teachers.

Students learn about and discuss strikes by teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Kentucky, and consider how they are connected to student - led protests over gun violence.