Sentences with phrase «teacher unions»

This stimulating 144 - page anthology looks at exemplary practices of teacher unions from the local to the national level.

Sadly, we must also educate the leadership of the largest and most influential local teachers union in the world.

The superintendents and school boards in these cities do not score points with teachers unions by working directly with charters.

Even after substantial membership losses, it is one of the largest teacher union locals in the nation, with more than 12,000 full - time equivalent members.

Education advocates and the state teachers union says at least $ 1.5 billion is needed for schools just to keep existing services for teachers and students.

While the standards remain in place in most states, they are opposed by conservative groups that fear expanded federal control and by teachers unions wary of their use in teacher evaluations.

We are writing with deep concern over two videos released this week involving local teacher union presidents.

Other states are passing laws to implement them, too, in some cases with more support from teachers unions than the public is led to believe.

One area in which I've done a few research updates is that of teachers union president leave time.

But as for teacher unions, readers are more likely to think they have done more harm than good.

The grades have sparked controversy for years, with teacher union leaders among those who contend the marks are misleading.

Having the local teachers union as a key player from the beginning is helpful then.

But the reality is that it is very hard to produce rigorous research on the effects of teachers unions on education.

The president of the state's largest teachers union says teachers welcome additional dollars for technology in the classroom.

The relative success of the national teachers unions in ballot initiative campaigns and legislative battles can greatly affect a state's bottom line.

The city teachers union didn't seem too concerned at the prospect of charter - school candidates flooding the school boards.

But the application asks states to show how many local teachers unions support the changes.

The powerful teachers union continues to pick losers in prominent races.

The left - leaning statewide teachers union is not generally viewed as a protector of conservative values.

A recent online survey by teachers union members showed that teachers feel unprepared for the Common Core transition.

The city teachers union has begun pushing a new property - tax proposal tied to its union employment program.

Teachers unions oppose additional charters — as well as the proposed tax credit, which they say will undermine the public education system.

And unlike the charter school abuses, traditional public school waste is typically institutional, and written into teacher union contracts and state law.

Around the country it's often at the core of contentious contract negotiations and legal battles between teachers unions and school district officials, politicians and lobbyists.

Another voice has also joined in opposition over the decision of teachers union officials to participate in the march.

The top performing school systems in the world have strong teachers unions at the heart of their education establishment.

Unfortunately labor unions including teachers unions have a different focus — to benefit their union bank accounts with your tax dollars more than the quality and success of students in those schools.

The problem is we have politicians and teachers unions who truly, truly, truly don't know what they're doing.

The views about teachers unions held by the affluent are more negative, with no less than 56 percent saying unions have a negative impact on their schools.

Certainly not a major teachers union leader at a time when the national movement is toward holding teachers accountable.

It is imperative that teachers speak out against teacher union bullying.

But it remains a disturbing spectacle when teachers unions count as a legal «victory» when disadvantaged children are returned to troubled, unsafe institutions.

Naturally, the state teachers union wants to kill the program.

The fact that teacher unions backed the study had no impact on its conclusions.

While teacher unions acknowledge this situation, they accept no responsibility for the loss of faith in our schools.

Teachers unions also have reportedly stepped up their resistance strategies and are increasingly coordinating opposition campaigns with local school districts and attorneys.

Big labor and the state's two big teachers unions.

Don't get me wrong — I am not implying that teacher union bosses don't care about children.

That's especially problematic because special interests like teacher unions love nothing more than one - stop shopping.

The highest - quality studies suggest that achievement among students is stronger in places where teachers unions are strong.

This is because teachers unions are a powerful entity.

Teacher unions fight to block new charters, especially the vast majority that do not fall under collective bargaining.

Instead, he was silent when the state's largest teachers union called for a three - year «moratorium» on using the Common Core for high - stakes decisions.

But certain characteristics are common to most of them - and give teacher unions great advantages in the struggle for influence.

They also are long - standing tenets of the agenda for most teachers unions.

As many people saw teachers unions as a positive force as thought that their role had been negative.

What this episode demonstrated was that what teacher unions care about has practically nothing to do with what's good for the kids and everything to do with what teachers want for themselves.

But the state's leading teachers union isn't backing off its criticism of the way teacher ratings are done in conjunction with the new Common Core curriculum and standards.