Sentences with phrase «teachers and their unions become»

In doing so, teachers and unions become complicit.

Not exact matches

The New York State United Teachers union on Friday blasted the appointment of former Education Commissioner John King to become the acting secretary of education and urged its members to call the White House to «express their displeasure.»

Before becoming an MEP, Lucy was employed as a senior manager for the National Union of Teachers for five years, and before that as a Business Manager at the Greater London Authority.

The unusually high percentage of school budgets that passed yesterday in spite of dire predictions by everyone from Gov. David Paterson on down has become fodder for the teachers union and its allies in the fight to restore $ 1.4 billion worth of education cuts proposed by the governor.

But although Cuomo has railed against he belief that the public education system has grown to become more about protecting the administrative bureaucracy and less about educating kids, the focus of his wrath has been the teachers unions and not — so far, anyway — superintendents, who I'm sure are breathing a sigh of relief.

In the memo that became public last Friday, Sugarman said de Blasio and his team had worked with the New York Hotel Trades Council union, the United Federation of Teachers, and political consultants to channel at least $ 971,000 in 2014 to three upstate Democratic senate candidates.

She said the need for the landmark engagement was crucial considering the fact that schools have resumed and there was need for key stakeholders such as principals, school administrators, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), public and private school guidance counsellors, evaluators and others, to become conversant with and abreast of the provisions of the policy.

Several downstate districts have become battlegrounds in the war between school reform advocates and teachers» unions.

Loeb has become a bete noir for liberal groups and the teachers unions for his pet concerns, especially the broadly encompassing issue of education reform.

At the same time, the two groups have become a major nuisance to Mr. Bloomberg's successor as mayor, Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, who campaigned on reversing some of his predecessor's policies and is friendly with the city teachers» union.

The contract showdown between the Buffalo Public Schools and its teachers union has been a long time coming.Perhaps surprising is that teachers are frustrated with those on both sides of the bargaining table, feeling caught time and again in the middle of what has become an epic battle shaped by politics, ideology and personalities.They feel many people in the community bl...

Buffalo teachers have become increasingly frustrated that union and school leaders have been unable to negotiate a new contract, and many have taken offense at the board's attempts to lengthen the school day and change other work rules without offering what they feel is adequate compensation.

James I've just put a bet on Gove as the next PM, I even know old fashioned teachers Union leaders who liked his reforms, something Charles Clarke was proposing If he becomes PM we'll have Tory government still 2040 and that's if remain just win too

It's at first at coy device, though it becomes less so as the series goes in its machinations from D.C. abstracts to grounded details, ones involving the Teachers Union, a powerful oil lobbyist and former colleague named Remy (Mahershala Ali), Claire's water nonprofit and an ambitious blogger named Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) who develops a mutually beneficial relationship with Underwood.

When the Boston School Committee and the local teachers» union announced last week that they had tentatively agreed on a new contract, the pact instantly became a hot - button issue in the city's eight - way mayoral race.

Yet San Diego became notorious for the fierce resistance of its teachers union, abetted by school board members, to any and all efforts at change, whereas there is hardly any reference to the role of the unions in Cuban's account of Austin.

The new National Education Union will become the biggest union of teachers and education professionals in the whole of Europe, as well as the fourth largest trade union in the UK, with almost half a million memUnion will become the biggest union of teachers and education professionals in the whole of Europe, as well as the fourth largest trade union in the UK, with almost half a million memunion of teachers and education professionals in the whole of Europe, as well as the fourth largest trade union in the UK, with almost half a million memunion in the UK, with almost half a million members.

He explains that overturning agency fees «would simply mean that the current situation in states such as Texas and Georgia would become the norm in California and the rest of the U.S.» As in states without agency fees, he argues, teachers» unions would continue to lobby, support candidates, interact with school boards, and where they can collectively bargain, represent teachers in collective bargaining.

But under the Obama administration, another left - right alliance — between teachers unions and small - government conservatives — became ascendant.

He joined as one of the organizers of NewTLA because he believed the union had to become more focused on student achievement and the professional growth of teachers if it were to continue to protect members» interests.

Both unions have supported legislation to encourage teachers to become certified, and in many localities unions have bargained salary incentives for board certification.

People also became less inclined to grant tenure to teachers, and, in those districts that scored below the national average, enthusiasm for teachers unions fell noticeably.

The foundation has already committed some $ 135 million to overhauling fundamental aspects of urban school districts: identifying new sources of talent for positions of authority; developing alternative training methods for managers, principals, and teachers union leaders; creating new tools for analyzing performance data; and working with school boards to help those sometimes obstructionist bodies become more focused on student learning than on petty power plays.

Concern that the AFT, and to some degree the NEA, was flip - flopping on the Common Core, which could encourage classroom teachers» resistance to the changes and endanger the effort's ultimate success, has become a common one among standards supporters and union critics.

The two formed a consulting group known as Picus and Associates and have become increasingly popular among groups seeking to expand school spending, be they plaintiffs in funding lawsuits, teachers unions, or state departments of education.

In «The Long Reach of Teachers Unions: Using money to win friends and influence policy,» featured in the Fall 2010 edition of the Education Next journal, Antonucci also reveals that teachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistTeachers Unions: Using money to win friends and influence policy,» featured in the Fall 2010 edition of the Education Next journal, Antonucci also reveals that teachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistriUnions: Using money to win friends and influence policy,» featured in the Fall 2010 edition of the Education Next journal, Antonucci also reveals that teachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistteachers unions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistriunions have become a force in matters beyond education policy, including weighing in on domestic policy issues such as taxation, healthcare, gay marriage and redistricting.

The union's 136 - member board of directors opposes the national board's decision to offer the opportunity to become certified to any teacher with a bachelor's degree and three years of successful teaching experience at one or more primary or secondary schools.

Much to Shanker's dismay, the charter school movement went in a very different direction, becoming a vehicle for avoiding unions and reducing teacher voice (and thereby increasing teacher turnover).

Teachers, meanwhile, are far more generous in their assessment of their unions» influence and appear to have become less critical of the unions over the past year.

Duncan has since become the bête noire of the teachers unions, but his selection and subsequent actions signified a clear continuity in education policy from Obama the candidate to Obama the president.

The Gates Foundation spread money across the political spectrum, to entities including the big teachers unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — groups that have clashed in the past but became vocal backers of the standteachers unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — groups that have clashed in the past but became vocal backers of the standTeachers and the National Education Association, and business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — groups that have clashed in the past but became vocal backers of the standards....

Charters have also become a touchstone for how people feel about a host of related issues: job protections for teachers, the role of elected school boards and teachers unions, and the privatization of schools.

«Since becoming Education Secretary I have visited schools across the country, spoken to a range of teachers, parents and experts and held talks with unions.

Many U.S. education reform initiatives have become fraught political fights between reformers and teacher unions.

The Baltimore Teachers Union became embroiled with EAI over numerous issues and opposed renewing the contract.

After nearly a decade of relatively harmonious labor relations, signs of rising teacher unrest have become increasingly evident in recent months, educators and union leaders say.

One «myth» is inelegantly phrased as: «While Teachers and Their Unions Use Poverty as a Convenient Smokescreen for Their Own Failures, It's Become Obvious That Grit and Merit Can Overcome Every Disadvantage.»

So no, it's not about unions becoming more responsive to its members, but rather forcing a left - wing agenda down teachers» — and students» — throats.

And a once - hostile school board has become increasingly charter - friendly, despite resistance from the teachers union.

In September, the NUT and ATL will form the National Education Union (NEU), which will become the fourth largest trade union in the UK and the largest teachers» organisation in EuUnion (NEU), which will become the fourth largest trade union in the UK and the largest teachers» organisation in Euunion in the UK and the largest teachers» organisation in Europe.

While the racial, social, political, and economic consequences of poorly performing schools are innumerable and harsh, they won't be felt by Burris who earned $ 268,000 as a principal; or Ravitch who became a fierce public school advocate only after her children completed private school; or Valerie Strauss — another private school parent — who uses her Washington Post real estate to bolster all the drivel teachers» unions send her (without mentioning her connection to communication contracts with labor).

Tanner Jesso, Fifth - Grade Teacher ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA «I quickly became active within my teacher's union because of its purpose as a crucial vehicle for education rights,» says Tanner Jesso, a third - year teacher and member of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association, where he was recently named chair of Florida's Young Remarkable Educators (FYRE), a branch the local AssocTeacher ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA «I quickly became active within my teacher's union because of its purpose as a crucial vehicle for education rights,» says Tanner Jesso, a third - year teacher and member of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association, where he was recently named chair of Florida's Young Remarkable Educators (FYRE), a branch the local Assocteacher's union because of its purpose as a crucial vehicle for education rights,» says Tanner Jesso, a third - year teacher and member of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association, where he was recently named chair of Florida's Young Remarkable Educators (FYRE), a branch the local Assocteacher and member of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association, where he was recently named chair of Florida's Young Remarkable Educators (FYRE), a branch the local Association.

The Indianapolis school board and teachers union recently became the first in the country to include Opportunity Culture roles in their new contract, offering pay supplements of up to $ 18,300 — 35 percent of the district's average salary.

With the state and various cities on the brink of insolvency, it's imperative that the electorate become more informed and demand that school districts and teachers unions do their negotiating in public.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The new head of the Michigan Education Association says the union became involved in a recall effort against a sitting legislator because voters are frustrated with public school funding and taxes, while a teacher and former local union president says teachers are frustrated with union spending on recalls, according to separate media reports.

Rhee, a veteran of the reform - minded Teach for America organization, became both demonized and lionized as she fired hundreds of teachers and convinced the local teachers» union to agree to merit pay based on student test scores.

When schools were «stigmatised» by bad Ofsted reports, recruiting staff and pupils became more difficult and schools could be «trapped in cycles of underperformance», said Mr Barton, leader of the ASCL head teachers» union.

Smarick's alternative suggests that the teachers unions become more conciliatory and flexible.

Teachers need encouragement from their union and other educators when pursing National Board certification, because, as Melissa Collins pointed out, only 30 percent of teachers become certified on their fiTeachers need encouragement from their union and other educators when pursing National Board certification, because, as Melissa Collins pointed out, only 30 percent of teachers become certified on their fiteachers become certified on their first try.

The choice should be clear: modernize and reshape teacher unions in ways that professionalize teaching and attract early career teachers or become a disappearing force that plays a marginal role in American public education.