Sentences with phrase «teachers represents nearly»

Another way to think of it is this: 3.7 million teachers represents nearly 2.8 % of the civilian labor force and 8 % of all college graduates in the labor force in 2010.

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Nearly 250 teachers, administrators, board members and parents representing public Waldorf schools spanning the east coast to the west coast and everywhere in between participated in this revitalizing weekend.

As a former special education teacher and an attorney representing parents of struggling learners, I'm in schools nearly every day of the week in one of the largest school districts in the country, Miami.

If you combine the campaign spending of all those entities it does not match the amount spent by the National Education Association, the public - sector labor union that represents some 2.3 million K — 12 public school teachers and nearly a million education support workers (bus drivers, custodians, food service employees), retirees, and college student members.

Randi Weingarten serves as the current president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation's primary labor union, which represents nearly 1.6 million tTeachers (AFT), the nation's primary labor union, which represents nearly 1.6 million teachersteachers.

Under intense pressure from the state teacher union, Senator Peter Groff, representing Denver, offered most of the 16 amendments to the Spence bill - nearly all of which were defeated.

Parents Rally to Save Classroom Breakfasts Union officials representing school cafeteria workers led a noisy rally of parents Tuesday to save a Los Angeles Unified classroom breakfast program that feeds nearly 200,000 children but was in danger of being axed after sharp criticism by teachers.

The new system is strong, though not perfect, and it represents a dramatic leap forward over the past system that told nearly all teachers they had succeeded, even when students had failed.

The race for the three board seats generated nearly $ 17 million in campaign spending, a massive sum that signaled the importance these races represented for both charter school advocates and teachers unions as they battle over the direction of charter school growth in the state.

While these results only directly represent the volunteer sample of nearly 500 Oakland teachers, we believe they raise important questions and can launch a conversation about Oakland teachers» engagement.

With nearly 40,000 members, the Oklahoma Education Association represents many, but not all of the state's teachers.

Our three organizations, representing the nation's nearly 100,000 principals, applaud the Senate for its passage of the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), which includes many of our recommendations to provide principals with necessary support, training, and resources to help students and teachers achieve their greatest potential.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, 4.85 million English language learners, or ELLs, were enrolled in public schools during the 2012 - 13 academic year, representing nearly 10 percent of the total K - 12 student population.17 Nearly one student in four speaks a language other than English at home — the same is true for only about one in eight teachers.18 Teaching also remains a female - dominated profenearly 10 percent of the total K - 12 student population.17 Nearly one student in four speaks a language other than English at home — the same is true for only about one in eight teachers.18 Teaching also remains a female - dominated profeNearly one student in four speaks a language other than English at home — the same is true for only about one in eight teachers.18 Teaching also remains a female - dominated profession.

Chester, however, has gained the ire of those opposed to standardized testing, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the union that represents about two - thirds of the Bay State's nearly 72,000 public school tTeachers Association, the union that represents about two - thirds of the Bay State's nearly 72,000 public school teachersteachers.

Powerful teachers unions are able to use their nearly unlimited resources to create a bully pulpit for themselves — drowning out the voices of people like me — who represent the voice of parents.

During our 15 + years of consulting, we've had the privilege of working with hundreds of teachers and school leaders representing nearly every school setting imaginable.