Sentences with phrase «teachers and union representatives»

We'll also be contacting the state Department of Finance, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, the California State Teachers Retirement System, the California Public Employee Retirement System, the Brown administration, state lawmakers and staff from both sides of the aisle, school officials, teachers and their union representatives, parents and interest groups — asking for help understanding this topic and also sharing our findings to seek further comments.

The groups included representation from classroom teachers and union representatives — they are a great example of the profession taking charge of their own development.

Michael Roatt, a music teacher and union representative, says if the data's released, it shouldn't be attached to any names.

Greg Amelio, an eighth - grade English teacher and a union representative, has taught at Mann since 1999 when 2,000 students attended.

We speak with Jesse Hagopian, a high school history teacher and union representative at Garfield High School.

«I think the national conversation is going to be in isolated pockets of mostly like - minded people,» said David Orphal, a teacher and union representative at Oakland's Skyline High School.

Not exact matches

The Canada and Quebec delegation included representatives from Common Frontiers, the Council of Canadians, Réseau Québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC), the Canadian Labour Congress, Unifor, the Canadian Union of Public and General Employees (CUPE) National, the United Steelworkers, Public Service Alliance of Canada, BC Teachers Federation, Fonds de solidarité (FTQ), Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), Centro international de solidarité ouvrière (CiSO), the National Farmers Union, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, many of which are member organizations of the TJN.

Following detailed negotiations between the States Employment Board and representatives from the NUT and NASUWT teachers» unions, agreement has been secured on a package of measures for teachers in Jersey.

The Coalition Government's «reckless» and «simplistic» attitude to health and safety threatens to put the lives of children and adults in schools and colleges at risk, representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union have argued.

«Now when this national committee was established, we expected them to have written to us, as we hold the collective bargaining certificate, that look; teacher unions, we are setting up a national implementation committee and therefore we want you to send us a representative.»

Participating groups represented a broad spectrum of New York society, including pensioners, union members, teachers, students, faith leaders, business representatives, and more.

Mr. Rodriguez, the representative of the district where the rally took place, argued that the Assembly had given a great deal to teachers unions and public education advocates by proposing a $ 1.8 billion outlay for schools in the budget.

The committee is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Scholarship Secretariat, Buffer Stock Company, Auditor General's Department, Ghana Education Service Teachers Union and National Security.

Among the labor leaders in attendance were leaders or representatives from Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union; the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union; Communications Workers of America District 1; and the United Federation of Teachers, which collectively provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to the community groups.

He spoke along with representatives from the American Federation of Teachers and the Connecticut Education Association, the state's two largest teachers»Teachers and the Connecticut Education Association, the state's two largest teachers»teachers» unions.

In the wake of a resolution passed this weekend by the Representative Assembly of NYSUT, the UFT will recommend that the city's Teachers» Retirement System (TRS) suspend any new investments with New Mountain Capital and union - busting Wall Street financier Steven Klinsky, whose Victory Inc. operates charters schools in New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois.

The same Public Agenda study quoted one New Jersey union representative: «I've gone in and defended teachers who shouldn't even be pumping gas.»

After the proposition passed, state union representatives immediately lobbied the state attorney general to issue a «clarification» explaining that performance pay actually meant an across - the - board bonus for every teacher in a school or district, regardless of performance, and that funding classrooms directly actually meant passing the funding through the district first so the district, rather than the school, can make the major funding decisions.

The pullout of at least three major labor unions from the AFL - CIO is unlikely to have much effect on the American Federation of Teachers — at least in the short term, union representatives and observers say.

[He] formed a transition committee that included the head of the teachers union, the nonteaching employee unions... administrators... and representatives of parent and ethnic communities.»

If a school won a bonus, money was distributed among teachers and other school personnel by a committee consisting of two administrators and two teachers union representatives at the school.

It means that teacher leaders like Saldana meet at least monthly with district leadership to discuss concerns that come forth from the teachers representative council of the union (which also meets monthly), so there's a constant flow of information between teacher and the district.

There were also practical sessions from conference sponsors the Incorporated Society of Musicians, who took delegates through their latest data on setting tuition fees, and the Musicians» Union, whose representatives took teachers through «All you need to know about building a private teaching practice».

If some teachers could earn improvements in their wages and working conditions from their own efforts rather than from the efforts of their organized representatives or affiliated politicians, then more - effective teachers would have little reason to support the unions financially or politically.

Union representatives also believed in the correlation between extra time in school and improved student achievement, and their support for the plan truly helped strengthen staff buy - in, motivating teachers to participate.

In the Washington Teachers Union race that took place last month, George Parker, a high school math teacher and an outspoken critic of former President Barbara A. Bullock, received 520 votes, just six more than Rachel Hicks, a union field representative and a colleague of Ms. BulloUnion race that took place last month, George Parker, a high school math teacher and an outspoken critic of former President Barbara A. Bullock, received 520 votes, just six more than Rachel Hicks, a union field representative and a colleague of Ms. Bullounion field representative and a colleague of Ms. Bullock's.

Last year, the caucus helped 85 of its members get elected to the 350 - member union House of Representatives and promoted the election a union president who appears to be amenable to reforms; the union has since agreed to grant individual schools flexibility over the school calendar, hiring and assignment of teachers.

Representatives from the administrators» and teachers» unions — the president and an executive board member — are invited to attend the central office no - agenda meeting each month.

At the end of the first full week of the teachers» strike in Oakland, Calif., both district officials and union representatives reported little progress and no end in sight.

The Expo is also the place to put faces to names — so whether it's buttonholing a member of the Music Education Council or a representative from your particular exam board, or seeking out advice by talking to professional associations ranging from the Incorporated Society of Musicians and Musicians» Union to the European Piano Teachers Association UK, Association of British Choral Directors or the British Kodály Academy — with around 150 exhibitors, it's likely that the person you're looking for is in the building.

Additionally, many teachers are pressured to join by union representatives and colleagues.

During the eight years (2007 to 2014) that the Education Next (EdNext) poll has been administered to a representative sample of American adults (and, in most of these years, to a representative sample of public school teachers), we have seen only minimal changes from one year to the next on such important issues as charter schools, merit pay, teacher tenure, teachers unions, and tax credits that fund private - school scholarships.

The only force standing in their way is the teachers union — «the champions of equity,» who «define solutions that drive excellence and success for all students,» as described by former NEA president Dennis Van Roekel in his keynote address to the Representative Assembly in July 2014.

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Buery and Fariña formally announced the partnerships at the Roberto Clemente School on the Lower East Side on Monday afternoon, joined by representatives from the United Federation of Teachers, the principals» union, and the United Way, which has funded the grant.

One key player the anti-testing crowd is looking to sway: Murray, a former teacher and union ally whom representatives for school groups hope will be open to their pleas.

-- Edwards, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, is a traditional Democrat on education issues, and has worked closely with Louisiana teachers unions, according to the Advocate: [http://bit.ly/1KEjg9P].

About 100 education activists and teachers» union representatives called on Bill de Blasio to keep his promise of creating 100 community schools by the end of his second term in a rally on Wednesday evening, a request the de Blasio administration was apparently happy to be reminded of.

But after making its way through the blue - state legislature, the bill prohibited differentiated pay for teachers, required union representatives on all state and local committees, barred charters from participating, banned fully online programs, cut the SEA's implementation budget, and more.

Thus, as a public union, the NEA (so too the American Federation of Teachers), is, essentially, spreading around tax dollars, money over which the taxpayer has no control, an income redistribution effort that could easily be mistaken for a kickback or, in states where union membership and dues are not voluntary, a not - so - hidden and not - so - representative tax.

After hearing impassioned testimony from parents, teachers, and union representatives, the Committee deadlocked 4 - 4 over approval of the legislation.

O'Donnell, a former teacher and teachers union representative, cast the sole vote against it, while Tony Thurmond, D - Richmond, a candidate for the 2018 race for state superintendent of public instruction, expressed concerns about the bill but didn't vote.

The interviewees included congressional representatives, commissioners of education, chairs of state boards of education, teacher and administrative union leaders, faculty members at schools of education, leaders of foundations related to education, and business leaders engaged in state education initiatives.

But the budget proposal drew condemnation from many in the education world, including teachers» unions, superintendents, school boards, and representatives of state education chiefs and urban school systems.

Representatives of teachers» unions compromised and signed off on much of the package.

In 2011, representatives of Meriden's union and management team were invited by the American Federation of Teachers to attend a conference organized by the National Center on Time & Learning — a Boston - based nonprofit devoted to researching and supporting expanded - learning - time initiatives.

The Comprehensive Assessment Committee has representatives including curriculum coordinators; program directors; special education administrators; school administrators from elementary, middle school, and high school levels; representative teachers from each grade span; and union representatives.

Teachers unions have a building representative in nearly every schoolhouse in America who reports to a regional representative, who in turn reports to the state and national levels.

Study methods included on - site interviews with district - level staff, teachers» association or union representatives, and principals, as well as analysis of district documents and materials.

It includes the above provisions allowing teachers to make objections to pay recommendations before pay decisions are made; and also provides for a formal appeals hearing at which the teacher can appear in person, represented if they wish by a union representative.