Sentences with phrase «time teachers union members»

Jefferson County full - time teachers union members can only opt out of the $ 764 in annual dues deductions by delivering a written request to the union office between September 1 and 15.

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We're a colorful group, composed of members of the great right - wing conspiracy like me, old - time Southern Democrats, retired union stewards, tree huggers, school teachers, Jews, evangelicals, atheists, Catholics ¯ but we are united in our passion for simple, honest government, and that isn't a partisan issue.

At nearly the same time, about a thousand members of the city teachers union arrived in Albany to rally for more education aid and against Cuomo's plans, which include tougher teacher evaluations and more charter schools.

The group, which includes teachers» union leaders and members of the NYPD, met for the first time yesterday.

Weingarten's push for Hochul drew some union members» ire at the time, but Cuomo's relationship with the state's teachers unions has gotten even worse since then, as he has pushed for more stringent evaluations.

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.»

If agency fees were deemed unconstitutional, teachers» unions in right to work states would have a harder time recruiting and supporting members.

At the time, the Boston Teachers Union required its members to show up in person on a school day to vote at the South Boston union hall, which had the effect of ensuring a low turUnion required its members to show up in person on a school day to vote at the South Boston union hall, which had the effect of ensuring a low turunion hall, which had the effect of ensuring a low turnout.

At a time when, according to education journalist and union watchdog Mike Antonucci, the National Education Association has lost 150,000 members over the past two years, and projects to lose 200,000 more members by 2014, teacher discontent appears to be rising.

Richard Garcia, a spokesman for the California Charter Schools Association, which has endorsed Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez, said the UTLA contract expiring at the same time of the election helps the teacher union encourage its members to participate in the election.

The state's largest teachers union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), saw a dramatic decrease in membership over a short period of time: falling from about 98,000 members in 2011 to about 40,000 in 2015.

A career union member, she is now immersed in a year - long journey, spending time in teachers» classrooms at schools across the socioeconomic spectrum...

On behalf of the California Teachers Association, Karen Sher, a veteran teacher and instructional coach and member of the Oxnard Union High School District board, said that the current law offers ample time for multiple evaluations to determine whether a probationary teacher should continue in the classroom.

She also said union members should be more active in lobbying the state Legislature for such changes as keeping teacher performance ratings confidential — an L.A. Superior Court judge ruled last week that those ratings should be released to The Times.

Over time, technology could make it so that schools require fewer teachers and thus fewer union members.

The teacher's union, UTLA, is asking members to protest at the meeting, and two anti-charter resolutions are under consideration, although in deference to the board's need to spend more time on other issues while the superintendent search continues, they were postponed until the board's January meeting.

It is now more - concerned with aiding and comforting its teachers union allies (and assuaging old - school members out of step with the times) than with addressing the most - critical economic and civil rights issue of our time.

A landmark agreement to use student test scores for the first time in evaluating Los Angeles Unified teachers was approved by union members Saturday.

Yes, yes, UFT leaders hate charter schools but you've already gifted the teacher union's members with a golden contract (19.5 % increase over 9 years with less student contact time and less accountability) so consider it even.

From The Chicago Sun - Times: Chicago Teachers Union officials say nearly 90 percent of their members have authorized a strike against the city's public schools.

Teacher pensions fit this precisely: their unions have significant influence on state politics, and a promise for pension benefits accrues to members slowly over time.

Reduce the union membership rate of pre-K through 12 and special education teachers by 4.8 percentage points — a loss of 88,000 members of teachers» unions over time.

Since then, the LA TImes has reported that District 4 School Board challenger Kate Anderson supports Superintendent John Deasy's teacher evaluation guidance and that District 4 School Board member Steve Zimmer supports the idea of a district - wide guidance but is concerned about potential delays caused by union objection.

The two - term board member, who is closely allied with the teachers union, said he cancelled due to scheduling issues, but an editorial in the LA Times questioned whether politics could have been a factor: the forums were hosted by the United Way - Los Angeles and ten other community and education groups that often don't see eye to eye with Kayser.

Both national teachers unions, which have a combined 4.5 million members nationwide, have requested that their members donate time to support union - endorsed candidates.

Jessica Tang, president of the Boston Teachers Union, said her members support any change to start times that is developmentally appropriate for young children and teenagers.

Their numbers are undoubtedly growing over time, which means that a growing percentage of union members will be TFA teachers.

Even after substantial membership losses, it is one of the largest teacher union locals in the nation, with more than 12,000 full - time equivalent members.

But Jaim Foster, a kindergarten teacher in Arlington, Virginia, said it was time for union members to put aside their differences and come together to elect Clinton.

Last spring, The Lens requested emails sent among Lusher board members around the time that its teachers asked it to recognize their newly formed union.

So is it time for the teachers unions to depoliticize just a bit, and take into account that a large group of their members are just not buying what they are selling?

Los Angeles schools chief John Deasy expressed disappointment Wednesday over a robo - call sent this week by the teachers union, urging members not to participate in the district's voluntary performance review system that for the first time includes student test scores in evaluations.

At the time of this reporting, CPS has not provided Substance with information on how to contact the «Faith Based Community» that paid for the expensive catering at a time when CPS claims it is facing an austerity budget which required it to refuse to pay the four percent raise guaranteed by union contracts to members of the Chicago Teachers Union and other unions representing CPS worunion contracts to members of the Chicago Teachers Union and other unions representing CPS worUnion and other unions representing CPS workers.

After a relatively tranquil Wednesday that included stops in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Toledo and highlighted collaboration between teachers» unions and school districts, the Detroit panel featured unrest from some audience members and far more questions than could be answered in the time allowed.

But board member Tamar Galatzan said that the timing of the proposal was suspicious, coming as it does while the school district and the teachers and administrators unions are negotiating a new set of evaluations as part of the Doe v. Deasy lawsuit.