Sentences with phrase «teachers union called»

It comes as the state's teachers union called publicly Tuesday on the governor to move ahead with extending the taxes without an election - something Brown has said he can not do.

Teachers unions had spent the weekend lobbying against the plan, and afterward the Chicago Teachers Union called it an «assault» on public education.

Responding to President Donald Trump's recent proposal to provide firearms training to school personnel, the Baltimore Teachers Union called on Maryland's government to take a strong stance against the idea.

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.

Even the head of the teachers union called the mayor's decision «a bad mistake.»

The teachers union called the test results, which showed little improvement since last year, essentially meaningless because of the 20 percent opt out rate.

In fact, you may be hearing some chatter this week with the start of the state testing season, as the New York State United Teachers union calls for fixing the benchmarks used to determine whether or not your student is proficient.

Betty Rosa, the new Regents chancellor, justifies it all as opposing what she and the teachers unions call «high - stakes tests,» which supposedly just ruin the whole educational process.

Previously, the leaders of the nation's two largest teachers unions called for delaying test - based consequences for teachers as schools become used to the new exams.

Not exact matches

Brian Lightman, leader of the ASCL head teachers» union, said schools faced «serious shortages» in maths and science teachers and called for a more co-ordinated approach to teacher recruitment.

Negotiations between the board and the Chicago Teachers Union resumed Thursday afternoon, but a school board spokesman called the session «probably the least productive «so far.

Again on Thursday, Lewis called on CPS to sit down with union leaders to negotiate better terms for teachers if the school day and school year is extended.

Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis called the idea of a quota «morally repugnant,» especially with a federal judge ruling last month that CPS's recent firing of hundreds of tenured teachers was misTeachers Union president Karen Lewis called the idea of a quota «morally repugnant,» especially with a federal judge ruling last month that CPS's recent firing of hundreds of tenured teachers was misteachers was mishandled.

«In the short term, I call on the State Department of Education, local school districts and the union leadership to expedite their negotiations on a teacher evaluation system to prevent the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

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.»

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has today called at the TUC Congress in Liverpool for action to be taken against the umbrella companies making massive profits through the exploitation of supply teachers.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, today declared that only its Delta State Wing Executive Council, SWEC, can call off or suspend the strike action embarked...

The leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUJ, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the alleged invasion and brutalization of teachers oTeachers, NUJ, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the alleged invasion and brutalization of teachers oteachers of the...

Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has called on the 19 states governors that are owing teachers several months of salary to pay up within theTeachers (NUT), has called on the 19 states governors that are owing teachers several months of salary to pay up within theteachers several months of salary to pay up within the next...

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Thursday condemned what it called the «disrespectful» action of teachers in Ogun during the 2016 World Teachers Day CelebrTeachers (NUT) on Thursday condemned what it called the «disrespectful» action of teachers in Ogun during the 2016 World Teachers Day Celebrteachers in Ogun during the 2016 World Teachers Day CelebrTeachers Day Celebration...

On National Stress Awareness Day the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union is calling on Education Secretary Nicky Morgan to take seriously the high levels of stress teachers face and commit to reducing workload which is affecting their mental health.

However, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) warns that this remains an issue, and called for teachers to be involved in the debate on which teaching methods woTeachers (NUT) warns that this remains an issue, and called for teachers to be involved in the debate on which teaching methods woteachers to be involved in the debate on which teaching methods work best.

The Union has written to the Home Secretary to call for teachers to be exempted from proposals to raise the minimum salary threshold for migrant workers.

Bloomberg called Cuomo's bill «a sham» that appeared to have been drafted by the Teacher's Union, WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported.

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Cuomo has called the teachers union and their allies part of bloated bureaucracy that needs to be broken, teachers have responded with mass rallies at the Capitol and around the state, as well as negative TV ads.

This comes on the heels of a memo circulated yesterday by the state's largest teachers union, NYSUT, that called on legislators to reject major provisions of the education reform proposals that are in the spending plan's framework.

Teachers unions funneled $ 2.5 million into what Cuomo called «front groups» — AQE and New York Communities for Change — to do their dirty work attacking him for supporting charter schools and opposing tax hikes.

The Cuomo - WFP contretemps were renewed this week after Cuomo called public schools a «monopoly» and escalated a war of words with the statewide teachers union NYSUT.

Commenting on the DEMOS Report, which calls for school exclusions to be scrapped, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK today called on trade unions and others in society to continue to stand up to extremism in all its forms.

As this year's A-level students prepare to receive their results, the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, is calling on the Government not to squander their potential by further funding cuts to education and training.

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:

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The leaders of school districts, teachers unions, and parents are presenting a united front in calling for $ 2.2 billion dollars more school aid next year.

But the state's largest teachers union, New York State United Teachers, called the 2017 test results «virtually meaninglessteachers union, New York State United Teachers, called the 2017 test results «virtually meaninglessTeachers, called the 2017 test results «virtually meaningless.»

With less than two months before the state budget is due, Governor Cuomo and education groups remain at odds, with the state teacher's union calling the fight a «war,» and Cuomo calling the teachers and their allies a bloated bureaucracy.

Quinn, a close ally of the mayor, stood out this week as the only major Democratic contender who did not joint the teachers union on the steps of City Hall to call for a moratorium on school closures and co-locations.

The teachers unions also teamed up with other labor organizations in 2016 to form a new super PAC called the For Our Future PAC, which made millions of dollars in independent expenditures in favor of Clinton and other congressional Democrats.

«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors,» he said.

ALBANY — Teachers» unions are leveraging an unprecedented statewide protest of standardized testing in public schools as their latest weapon in a war with Governor Andrew Cuomo over education reform — whether the parent activists who began the so - called «opt out» movement like it or not.

But in Oklahoma — unlike West Virginia — when state union leaders called members back to school, teachers returned, even though the legislature had budged no further.

The so - called «gang of seven,» a group of Regents heavily influenced by the state teachers» union, tried to significantly water down the new teacher evaluation law.

New York State United Teachers President Karen Magee, whose union fought bitterly with the governor over the initial proposals, calls it a «momentous development.»

A hidden - camera video showing Yonkers teacher union leaders advising someone impersonating a teacher on how to avoid disciplinary charges has city officials calling for resignations.

The largest teaching union, the NUT, has joined forces with the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) which represents 28,500 school leaders, to launch a petition calling for greater consultation on the new English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBC).

Commenting on the launch of a consultation by the Secretary of State for Education on professional development for teachers and calling for expressions of interest in a College of Teaching, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «This Government can establish whatever framework it likes for professional development but unless teachers are given a contractual entitlement to access such development, the current system of inequality and ad hoc arrangements will continue, with access being on the basis of grace and favour and the whims and preferences of individual employers.

Teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, have today called for the introduction of a contractual entitlement for all teachers to high - quality continuing professional development (CPD) throughout their Teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, have today called for the introduction of a contractual entitlement for all teachers to high - quality continuing professional development (CPD) throughout their teachers» union in the UK, have today called for the introduction of a contractual entitlement for all teachers to high - quality continuing professional development (CPD) throughout their teachers to high - quality continuing professional development (CPD) throughout their careers.

Republican Sen. Bill Larkin's campaign has written to cable providers and a national ad buying firm calling on them to yank ads by a super PAC backed by the New York State United Teachers union which claim he received a 47 percent pay increase.

The NASUWT has called for political parties to commit to genuine engagement, dialogue and partnership if they are elected on 7 May, in a motion debated today at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK.