Sentences with phrase «union leaders among»

The grades have sparked controversy for years, with teacher union leaders among those who contend the marks are misleading.

Not exact matches

The goverment said more than a week ago inflation will remain elevated in the next few months, and Prime Minister Lee said in his May Day speech that the No. 1 concern among union leaders is the cost of living.

Among them there were reports accusing the leader of a Teacher's Union of not being a teacher; of the Buenos Aires Province Governor raising her own salary by 100 % and even a claim that the US Government recorded Macri's Administration as being the most corrupt in the world.

Among the guests on the first show were the union leader Dave Prentis and the Labour MPs Kate Hoey and Caroline Flint.

In a sign of increased coordination among opponents of government cuts, student leaders have written to trade union officials to ask for their support.

RBS boss Stephen Hester's # 1 million bonus has sparked outrage among union leaders, the opposition and even a government minister.

The war of words among senior Conservatives over Britain's relationship with Europe has intensified, as David Cameron's attempt to make an upbeat case for staying in the European Union — styling himself the leader of «Project Fact» — was dismissed by Boris Johnson as «baloney».

The union nod comes as Cuomo has been consolidating support among labor leaders ahead of his push for re-election this year.

Around the table sat Mr. Cuomo; the leaders of New York's most powerful labor unions; Joseph Crowley, the top - ranked New York Democrat in the House of Representatives; and the two rival Democratic leaders of the State Senate — Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who leads the main group of Democrats, and Jeffrey D. Klein, who leads the breakaway group — among others.

As the UK looks to potentially renegotiate its links with the European Union, here is a flavour of the debate among British and world leaders about its place, and future, in Europe.

The protests are in contrast to the large, staged rallies in recent years organized by, among others, union leaders and charter schools, and featuring elected officials.

Seabrook, a popular but polarizing union leader, accused the de Blasio administration and Ponte of not allowing the union a «seat at the table» in crafting policy to enact changes at Rikers Island — which U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has described as having a persistent «culture of violence» among inmates and correction officers.

Last week Michael Gove gave a speech which, among other things, differentiated between opposing trade union leaders and trade union members.

To union leaders and public education advocates, it looks as if Cuomo negotiated the bill in order to appease the political left before a tough campaign season and then waited until after he won re-election to announce plans to veto it, exacting revenge on teachers, who are among his biggest critics.

In the letter, Jolie Milstein, president and CEO of the association, raised questions about whether union leader Gary Labarbera can marshal support for the plan among member unions, and whether the council is also willing to accept concessions on benefits, according to the newspaper.

When he officially took the helm as leader of the city school system he certainly inherited a number of challenges: poor graduation rates, gaps in special education services, burned bridges between his predecessor, Jean Claude Brizard, and the teachers union and the school board, among a host of others things.

The Chairperson in his acceptance speech said his focus would be on the unity of the continent and solidarity among the leaders which is the legacy of the founding fathers of the Union.

Among the labor leaders in attendance were leaders or representatives from Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union; the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union; Communications Workers of America District 1; and the United Federation of Teachers, which collectively provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to the community groups.

«There's no impending strike at the moment,» Michael Cordiello, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, told reporters at a press conference at City Hall, where he and other union leaders slammed the Bloomberg administration for creating «unnecessary fear» among parents by warning of the stUnion Local 1181, told reporters at a press conference at City Hall, where he and other union leaders slammed the Bloomberg administration for creating «unnecessary fear» among parents by warning of the stunion leaders slammed the Bloomberg administration for creating «unnecessary fear» among parents by warning of the strike.

The remark made Magee among the first high - profile union leaders in the country to explicitly encourage parents to opt the...

Legislative meetings in Albany are only part of the push to get GENDA over the finish line — an effort in which ESPA, Housing Works, and the New York Civil Liberties Union play prime roles among a broad coalition of labor, faith, women's, business, and law enforcement leaders.

2016: Kurt Godfried — Dr. Gottfried, a recognized leader in the scientific community on missile defense and nuclear terrorism who was among the founders of the Union of Concerned Scientists, was honored for his long and distinguished career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity in the use of science in public policy making.

President Bush included business leaders, university presidents, union and association leaders, policy analysts, and a public - school teacher, among others, on his 24 - member education - policy advisory committee, established last fall to provide him with innovative ideas.

An annual Harris poll routinely lists teachers among the professions Americans most trust (union leaders rank near the bottom).

The consensus among business leaders, policymakers, teachers» unions, and civic groups of what constitutes a good school has converged with a view of schooling that many parents and taxpayers have held for decades.

Excitement among union leaders and rank - and - file teachers was high.

His articles have been featured in the New York Post, the Boston Globe, the Palm Beach Post, the Fort Worth Star - Telegram, the Las Vegas Review - Journal, the New Hampshire Union Leader, National Review, National Affairs, Education Next, the Federalist, and Townhall.com, among others.

In particular, since a key goal of TURN is to create positive change in school and district practice by promoting innovative ideas among union and district leaders, APA's evaluation focused on the following target: To identify districts that have implemented substantive changes in schools as a direct result of participating in SW TURN.

In addition, they successfully pushed for proposals that would enhance union operations, which would allow it greater access to teacher information (such as demographics, personal contact information, and licensure, among others) and additional days for union leaders to be released from their teaching duties to carry out union business.

It brings local unions together to promote progressive reform in education and teacher unions, build relationships among key stakeholders and to cultivate the next generation of teacher leaders to influence education policymaking and improve teaching effectiveness and student learning.

It is our hope that exposure of the malignant effects of the unions on public education and the threat for the nation's future will provide some direction for a much - needed public discussion about an issue that may be among the most critical for our continued survival as a world leader.

The proposed changes have been welcomed by teaching unions, but many school leaders believe they do not adequately address problems with key stage 2 tests, which last year caused stress and anxiety among pupils and prompted a boycott in several regions.

More importantly, the activists haven't challenge the penchant for treating families as nuisances and afterthoughts that is rampant among NEA and AFT leaders (and in the agendas of the two unions).

Leaders at the state and city level (Scott Walker foremost among them) have been vindicated for pursuing bold strategies to rein in lavish pension and benefit plans or to limit directly the privileges many unions have enjoyed... and abused.

Yet within some districts and schools, union leaders and school administrators have found an alternate path to reform — one that is based on building strong relationships that facilitate collaboration among educators and is focused on teaching quality and educational improvement for students.

«Adamowski's style «was my way or no way» and «He is not a person who leads by building consensus among all stakeholders,»» according to the local teacher union leader.

Among the comments is an impassioned defense of Malloy by a few of the blog's readers, including one named Tom, who I know and respect as a dedicated teacher, union leader and defender of teachers.

Among the members of the cohort are 2 Nevada State Teachers of the Year (and 1 finalist), union leaders, veteran and new - to - the profession educators, and representatives of the traditional and charter sectors from urban, suburban and rural districts.

Our campaign generated more excitement than ever before — both inside the union and among social justice and education thought leaders who supported my run for president of the union.

The state process involving school districts developing new teacher evaluation plans is more fluid than it originally appeared, based on extensive discussion on Monday, February 4, among State Department of Education officials, union leaders, school superintendents, principals, and other stakeholders.

They did so because if the bill failed, it would go to a ballot measure — and, in a national atmosphere in which support for charters was rising among both Republicans and Democrats as well as championed by the Obama administration, the union leaders were convinced that such a ballot measure would pass and leave lasting damage on Massachusetts» public schools.

There is also wide agreement among business leaders, labor unions, economists and elected officials that making significant investments in America's roads, rails, and airports will not only put hundreds of thousands of people to work quickly, it is crucial to the nation's future economic growth and prosperity.

Through profiles at Arizona State, Cooper Union, and San Jose State — among several others — IVORY TOWER reveals how colleges in the United States, long regarded as leaders in higher education, came to embrace a business model that often promotes expansion over quality learning.

During Sierra's Q&A, she called Turkey one of the leaders among developing countries creating clean power and energy efficiency projects, and said the region is acting aggressively on climate change in order to help it meet requirements to join the European Union.

Among them there were reports accusing the leader of a Teacher's Union of not being a teacher; of the Buenos Aires Province Governor raising her own salary by 100 % and even a claim that the US Government recorded Macri's Administration as being the most corrupt in the world.