Sentences with phrase «teachers unions on»

She has vowed to raise $ 1 billion for her national advocacy group, StudentsFirst, and forever break the hold of teachers unions on education policy.

His leading opponent, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, early in his career worked for the United Teachers of Los Angeles and as a consultant for the CTA, but has been a harsh critic of the teachers unions on numerous issues over a period of many years.

At the same time, Connecticut has one of the nation's largest academic achievement gaps, and Governor Malloy has faced pushback from teachers unions on his efforts surrounding teacher evaluation.»

Obama has bucked the teachers unions on many occasions, though they poured resources into electing him in 2008 and again in 2012.

Instead, Torlakson will have to fight for his seat in a runoff against a fellow Democrat, former charter school executive Marshall Tuck, who has bucked the teachers unions on many issues — and who has been endorsed by every major newspaper in California.

California's teachers unions on Wednesday filed an appeal of the ruling, referring to the state judge's decision as «without support in law or fact.»

But the reality is that it is very hard to produce rigorous research on the effects of teachers unions on education.

Most strikingly, Democrats have a far more sanguine view of the influence of teachers unions on their community's schools: 39 percent consider them to have a positive effect, while only 19 percent see their effect as negative.

On education, 48 percent of respondents said they generally side with teachers unions on education issues, while 36 percent said they tend to stand with the governor.

Just listen to their rants about evil teacher unions on the radio.

House Speaker Michael Madigan blamed teacher unions on Friday for killing a proposal to send tax dollars to private schools, claiming the powerful lobby doesn't want competition for Illinois public schools.

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 New York State United Teachers union on Thursday will endorse Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle for the Rochester - area House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Louise Slaughter.

Those events unfolded as the state teachers union on Wednesday filed the first official petition asking State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to take action against the Buffalo board member.

Now entering his second term, the governor appears to have lost high - profile debates in the state budget session to the state's teachers union on education issues while he's had difficulty in getting Senate Republicans to agree to disclosure legislation.

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 statewide teachers union on Friday announced it had issued early endorsements to three incumbent Democratic state senators who are expected to be in competitive races this fall.

Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti is calling for an apology from the president of the New York State United Teachers union on Monday following bipartisan outrage over a mailer that depicts a victim of domestic violence.

The New York State United Teachers union on Monday launched a 10 - day radio ad campaign opposing the education tax credit proposal.

The New York State United Teachers union on Thursday issued endorsements in a slew of congressional and state legislative campaigns, backing candidates in battleground races, but also staying clear of some others.

(CNN)- A year earlier than usual, the nation's largest teachers union on Monday endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012.

MANHATTAN — Negotiations between the city and the teachers union on a new teacher evaluation system fell apart Friday, prompting the State Department of Education to suspend more than $ 60 million in federal funding that had been targeted at some of the city's worst - performing schools.

«I think that on issues of education, I've gotten in trouble with the teachers union on this — that we should be experimenting with charter schools.

The Chicago Teachers Union on Saturday rejected the recommendation for a four - year - contract made by an independent fact - finder, creating the possibility of a strike as soon as next month.

PHOENIX — In another blow to State Senator Steve Farley's gubernatorial campaign, Arizona's largest teachers union on Wednesday endorsed his Democratic primary opponent, David Garcia, for the state's top office.

People march in support of the Chicago Teachers Union on April 1, 2016, during a one - day walkout by Chicago Public Schools teachers.

A state labor panel on Thursday agreed to ask a judge to issue a temporary injunction against strikes like the one carried out by the Chicago Teachers Union on April 1 until the larger issue of whether such walkouts are legal is resolved.

Talks with the teachers union on a one - year deal were abandoned last week.

The Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday condemned school district plans to close four South Side high schools next year and send current students to surrounding schools before a new, $ 85 million campus opens to freshmen in 2019.

* UPDATED LA Unified met today's deadline and filed an application for a No Child Left Behind waiver without one of the key requirements of the U.S. Department of Education — an agreement with the teachers union on a three - level teacher evaluation system.

LAUSD Board OKs Deal With Teachers Union on Performance Evaluations The LAUSD school board signed off Tuesday on a deal with the teachers union to implement a new system that will incorporate student test data in performance evaluations.

The group is backed by the Gates Foundation and has been aligned with education reform groups that have battled the teachers union on many issues.

In some cases the Gates Foundation is immediately engaged in financing educators to offering direct challenges to teacher unions on such issues as the seniority system and and the use of student test scores to evaluate teachers.

New York has similarly struggled to deliver on its Race to the Top promises, failing to strike an agreement with the teachers union on evaluations and delaying the creation of a student data system.

I beat up on the NJ teacher union on a regular basis.

As of August 24, 2011, leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union have not received the proposal as part of discussions between the Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union on possible changes in the current union contracts, which do not expire until June 30, 2012.

If Simon & Garfunkel were expanding their 1964 song, «The Sound of Silence,» they could add a whole refrain about the sad fact that another day has passed with nothing but the sound of silence coming from Connecticut's teacher unions on the critically important issue of a parents right to opt their children out of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core testing program.

The city could lose nearly $ 60 million in federal aid for its failing schools after officials were unable to reach a deal with the teachers union on instructor evaluations.

Friedrichs is challenging California's largest teachers union on First Amendment grounds, arguing, in part, that mandatory union dues deny individual members the right of free speech through lobbying efforts and campaign contributions that don't necessarily comport with the views of all union members.

Not exact matches

The teachers union is also putting pressure on its pension managers, who oversee $ 3 trillion of teacher retirement savings, to push fund companies to shed gun - maker stocks, offer funds that specifically exclude gun - related investments or drop investment managers that refuse.

The teachers union is also putting pressure on its pension managers to get fund companies to shed gun - maker investments or offer funds that specifically exclude them.

Union leaders urged Wisconsin teachers to return to work at schools that are open on Monday, but large protests were expected to continue at the Capitol against a plan to cut collective bargaining rights and benefits to state workers.

Though it operates with the mission of providing high - quality, low - cost education for all, Bridge has drawn criticism from some education experts and teachers unions for the model it uses to make good on that mission.

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

Then, as if Emanuel's administration wasn't already besieged, the local teachers» union announced this week that its members had overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, which would put some 400,000 students out on the street.

The right - to - work drive in Michigan is the latest of a series of setbacks for labor unions in the United States, beginning in 2011, when Wisconsin's Walker pushed through the legislature limits on public sector unions such as teachers.

He noted that one candidate (Mr. Walker) said his battles with labor unions would prepare him to take on terrorists, and that another candidate (Mr. Christie) said a teachers» union deserved a punch in the face.

David Robinson, in his capacity as trade and education consultant for Education International, a global union federation claiming to represent 30 million teachers and other education workers, met with WTO negotiators during the ministerial to discuss potential impacts on public education.

I suspect our teacher unions would not be adverse to let some portion of their member teachers compensation be based on a test score bonus rather than the meddling of school boards.

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