Sentences with phrase «teachers and union staff»

According to teachers and union staff, the program does not have basic functions that are routinely found in other computer programs, such as an «auto save» feature.

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The government in a statement on Monday said it has noted the attempt by some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Union of Teachers to expose staff and students to danger arising from the ongoing court action against their members.

Commenting on the Government's response to the Women and Equalities Committee's report on sexual violence and harassment in schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «There is absolutely no place in our schools for sexual harassment or violence towards either pupils or staff.

The affected unions are: Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG); Ghana Medical Association (GMA); Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT); Coalition of Concerned Teachers; National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT); Public and Health Service Workers Union; Ghana Registered Nurses Association; the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association and others.

Commenting on an interview given to the Daily Mail newspaper by Children's Minister Elizabeth Truss in which she describes talks of «chaotic» pre-school provision and calls for them to take on more qualified staff, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, union, said:

Organised Labour is represented by Dr Kwabena Otoo, Trades Union Congress; Mr J.N.O. Ankrah, Civil & Local Government Staff Association of Ghana, Mr K. Ahenekwa - Quarshie, Ghana National Association of Teachers; and Mr Kenneth Koomson, Ghana Federation of Labour.

The unions included the Ghana Medical Association, the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT).

The unions include the Ghana Medical Association, the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, CLOGSAG and the Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT.

With less than three months to the December polls, a number of labour unions including the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA), Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), and recently staff of the Electoral...

In a filing obtained by The Post, GOP chair Ed Cox charged that NYSUT, the state's largest teachers» union, and its campaign arms have exceeded contribution limits to state Senate Democrats and also share staff, which violates the law.

National standards to regulate supply teacher agencies are urgently needed in order to stem the exploitation of staff and the cost to the taxpayer, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, heard today in Manchester.

Teachers and employees at CUNY have now gone six years without a raise and five years without a new contract, said Sharon Persinger, Treasurer of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the union representing more than 25,000 CUNY faculty and sStaff Congress (PSC), the union representing more than 25,000 CUNY faculty and staffstaff.

If the majority of staff vote for affiliation with a statewide labor union called the New York State United Teachers, the library's board and management must begin negotiating a collective bargaining agreement.

The Chicago Teachers Union announced on Jan. 29 that its members had voted to merge with the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff.

Teachers, firefighters, librarians and council staff are among those taking part from several trade unions, with rallies due to be held across the UK.

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.

Harvard Gives Christie's Education Plans a Warm Welcome New York Times, April 29, 2011 «Speaking to almost 200 students and staff members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the New Jersey governor drew rounds of applause with his talk of sharply limiting teacher tenure, rigorously evaluating teachers and administrators, curbing the power of teachers» unions and pledging to appoint more - conservative justices to the State Supreme Court.»

The 93 staff members of the sole high school in Central Falls, R.I., the state's poorest school district, were told they would be dismissed, using federal regulations as a justification, after negotiations between the district superintendent and the teachers» union broke down over...

Teaching union, the Association of Teacher and Lecturers (ATL) has launched a campaign, «It's About Time», to raise awareness about the impact of workload on education staff, including the proposal of increased administration staff.

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.

It was essential to get not only staff buy - in, but also the support and endorsement of the Boston Teachers Union (BTU).

Some networks are more diverse and also include principals, teachers, staff members, and local union leaders.

It will be the largest union in most schools, bringing together everyone in their workplaces - teachers, lecturers, support staff, heads and managers — and empowering them to share their expertise and improve their working lives.»

Finally, under the heading of unintended consequences, I am very fearful that placing sole responsibility for standard setting with the federal government could result in the worst of all possible worlds: national standards and assessments that embrace the conventional wisdom and social agendas of the education «experts» who staff our schools of education, teachers unions, and national associations.

Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Every parent, teacher and school staff member knows the debilitating effect a chronic lack of money has for the quality and type of education schools can give to children and young people.

The union said that with less support staff, teachers and teaching assistants would increasingly find themselves having to step in to pick up their work.

The Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP), Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Unison, which represents school support staff, have joined together to urge to government to drop the Education Bill from the Queen's Speech at the opening of Parliament.

At an annual conference in Manchester, the NASUWT teachers» union heard that regulation is needed in order to stem exploitation of staff and the cost to the taxpayer.

A snapshot survey of a sample of heads, teachers and school support staff who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) reveals the extent to which poverty is damaging the educational opportunities for children from poor families.

American schools, and particularly schools serving our poorest kids, should be far better, freer of stupid bureaucracies and self - serving teacher unions, staffed by better people, and supported by systems that encourage quality instead of fighting it.

The National Union of Teachers has called for an inquiry into how the government handled criminal allegations against Kings Science Academy after its founder and two staff were found guilty of fraud.

Teacher unions representing the majority of education staff in England and Wales have submitted a joint statement calling for a significant pay increase for teachers and school leaders.

The research, carried out for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) by UCL Institute of Education, carried out in - depth interviews with staff in five primary schools piloting the assessments and questioned 1,131 NUT and ATL members in a snapshot survey.

We represent more teachers and support staff working in independent schools than any other union.

Teacher unions representing the majority of education staff in England and Wales have submitted a joint statement calling for a significant pay increase for teachers and school leaders, and setting ou...

Mary Bousted, general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said the union did not support the use of surveillance technology to monitor children and staff.

Rafferty made buy - in from all stakeholders a target goal, requiring all district staff to attend DuFour training, including central office personnel, board members, the union president, administrators and site teacher leaders.

In 2003, Thorstenson began laying the groundwork to implement a PLC at Work model by having her whole staff read Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Takes by the DuFours and two other co-authors, and by meeting with the school board, teachers, parents, administrators and union leaders to achieve consensus on going forward with the model.

Unbowed, Mr. Klein said the new test results reinforced some of his beliefs and policies: he said he would continue to close low - performing schools, for example, and would keep pushing to pay more to teachers who work in hard - to - staff neighborhoods or subjects, which the teachers» union has resisted.

The National Education Union stands up for the future of education by bringing together more than 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independent schools and colleges across the UK.

In preparation for Friday's one - day teachers strike Chicago Teachers Union staff passed out picket signs and flyers to tteachers strike Chicago Teachers Union staff passed out picket signs and flyers to tTeachers Union staff passed out picket signs and flyers to teachersteachers.

ATL is an independent, registered trade union and professional association, representing approximately 170,000 teachers, headteachers, lecturers and support staff in maintained and independent nurseries, schools, sixth form, tertiary and further education colleges in the United Kingdom.

Union City, Kirp argues, is successful because it fosters a culture of continuous improvement of existing staff and schools, utilizes bilingual instruction, and guarantees high quality pre-school — eschewing high stakes accountability, Teach for America teachers, and school choice.

How do you meaningfully engage teachers unions and communities in the need to replace ineffective schools and staff?

Teacher retirement plans have real clout with Wall Street hedge funds, and the unions that staff the boards deciding how to invest that money also have clout.

Lobbyists, communications staff, and, in the case of this hearing, teachers on a panel asked to state the union's position from their perspectives as classroom teachers also speak on behalf of the CTA.

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Real terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today by the School Cuts alliance of education unions.

No matter which side prevails in labor disputes between union management and staff, one group always loses — teachers and education support employees.

It brings together the voices of more than 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independent schools and colleges across the UK, to form the largest education union in Europe.