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The head of New York's education department and the leader of 1.5 million teacher union members came together today at an event dedicated to «Finding Common Ground» — and did.

John King and AFT Pres. Randi Weingarten Find Common Cause at Teaching Matters» Moderated Discussion (New York, NY)- October 23, 2013 The head of New York's education department and the leader of 1.5 million teacher union members came together today at an event...

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Earlier today, Silver made a very friendly appearance before members of the Alliance for Quality Education — a group partially funded by the teachers union that often comes under fire from the Cuomo administration.

«If you work in a district like that, no matter how effective you are you come out with a scarlet A on your head,» he said, to applause from the audience, which included state legislators, Board of Regents members, school board leaders and teachers union officials.

Members of the new majority elected to the Buffalo School Board Tuesday do not appear to be looking for a major reset regarding Superintendent Kriner Cash and the agenda he has laid out for the schools, but there are some major issues on which they will likely take a different approach — especially when it comes to the teachers union contract.

For years our complacent community has come to accept as reality the lie that the complicity of members of the Board of Education and its executive staff with you, as President of the teacher's union, is good for the kids.

Back in 2002 a group of educational travel companies came together and pioneered a robust verification scheme which featured an audit of all members every year by independent experts By measuring against a comprehensive code of practice that had been developed with, amongst others, health & safety experts, teachers» unions», head teachers» associations, outdoor advisors and top legal advice, the audit ensures all aspects of a company's business was examined, this includes worldwide health & safety management, financial security, consumer protection, fair terms and conditions and, for when it does go wrong, a commitment to independent arbitration.

The heavy - hitters from the national teachers» unions weighed in: The 3.2 million - member National Education Association, for example, came out in opposition to core elements of the criteria.

Almost all the revenues of teachers unions come from member dues.

The referendum came soon after union members overwhelmingly approved a new teacher evaluation agreement and after the restoration of unpaid furlough days.

By highlighting rank - and - file teachers marching with parents for alternative reforms, and by offering inspiration to union members seeking a different form of unionism, the strike has shifted the terrain for battles still to come.

By Fordham's own, constant admission, most states have cruddy standards, and one major reason for this is that special interests like teachers» unions — the groups most motivated to control public schooling politics because their members» livelihoods come from the public schools — get them neutered.

But Jaim Foster, a kindergarten teacher in Arlington, Virginia, said it was time for union members to put aside their differences and come together to elect Clinton.

On Saturday, two days before Clinton's big economic policy speech, the 1.6 million - member American Federation of Teachers announced the first big union endorsement in the 2016 cycle when it came out for the Democratic front - runner.

«It's the teachers union that quarters and threatens members and tells teachers mistruths about the bills that cause this situation to come to a boiling point.»

The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the state's dominant teachers union, has made it clear that it does not suffer gladly what it sees as traitors to its cause and members, and it will make its voice and electoral machine well - heard in the coming months with all 120 legislative seats on the ballot.

«It would mean that if teachers unions want their members» money, they'd better come up with an attractive, responsible, user - friendly organization that listens to its members and provides services that are focused on working conditions for its members, not politics and social issues.»

To give this event some perspective, this rally comes on the heels of a decision in Wisconsin where the teacher union is outright refusing to represent their members on a taskforce with the Governor and other policymaker to overhaul school accountability measures.

But board member Tamar Galatzan said that the timing of the proposal was suspicious, coming as it does while the school district and the teachers and administrators unions are negotiating a new set of evaluations as part of the Doe v. Deasy lawsuit.