Sentences with phrase «tenure as the legislature»

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Ravitch recalled during his brief tenure as lieutenant governor taking note of the numerous lobbyists who came to town when the legislature was in session.

During his tenure in the legislature, O'Connor has developed a reputation as a «work across the aisle» legislator best known for his solution oriented approach to critical issues affecting his constituents.

Education took center stage this budget season in Albany, with teacher evaluations, testing, and tenure the major points of debate as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature worked on the details of the spending plan, which passed this week.

During last year's address to the legislature, Malloy also mentioned teacher tenure in a statement that surprised some observers as a bold move by a Democrat.

The UFT took the fight to the state legislature, as state law precluded locals from having any say on tenure matters.

Teachers unions, who have the money and the membership to exercise considerable clout in many state legislatures, defend tenure, seniority and other job protections as simply guaranteeing due process.

This past Monday I was in Sacramento, California's state capital, talking with members of the legislature about recommendations for reimagining permanent status as tenure for teachers.

As teachers expressed frustrations with the changes inflicted on their profession by the legislature — not just low pay, but also cuts to classroom supplies and teacher assistants and the loss of tenure — the UNC system has experienced a 27 percent decline in undergraduate and graduate teaching programs from 2010 to 2014.

The independent commission of education experts was created by Governor Rick Snyder and the legislature in 2011 as part of the state's teacher tenure reform efforts.