Sentences with phrase «union over performance»

Now, with L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy locked in a stalemate with the teachers union over performance reviews, a prominent group of advocates believes it can force the issue with a lawsuit, which is expected to be filed Tuesday.

Cuomo has also criticized the teachers union over performance reviews, and said he wants to break the «public school monopoly.»

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 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and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

The governor has also been in a feud with the teachers unions over new performance reviews and standardized testing related to the Common Core.

The opt - out effort this year has united different political strains: Republicans and conservatives are skeptical of Common Core as it pertains to a loss of local control for school districts, while the state's teachers union is encouraging the movement as well over concerns of how the results will impact performance evaluations.

The testing question also figures prominently into the debate over teacher performance evaluations, as the governor has proposed making state test results 50 percent — instead of the current 40 percent — of the evaluation system, a move that is strongly opposed by the teachers unions that are closely allied with the Assembly Democrats.

The public sector unions have tangled with Cuomo over all sorts of policy issues — from creation of a teacher performance evalution system and Tier 6 to his refusal to reinstate the so - called millionaire's tax (later assuaged by an overhaul of the state's entire tax code).

The state has recently sacked about 22, 000 primary school teachers over poor performance, generating protest and strike by the Nigeria Union of Teachers.

(See School Systems and Teachers Unions Mull Over Performance Pay.)

The bitter tug - of - war over Denver's performance - pay plan has ended with the teachers» union and the school district reaching a compromise agreement that includes a 3 percent pay raise for all teachers and higher starting salaries.

The answer, again, is that the teachers unions are opposed to performance - based evaluations (as are most districts), and they have used their power over the years to stand in the way of genuine reform.

So when Harlem Success Academy, a charter group in New York, proposed to take over P.S. 194's building after the school was shut down for poor performance, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the New York Civil Liberties Union took the obvious step: they filed a lawsuit claiming that the state pressed forward without proper consultation with local school boards.

The experiences of these six districts demonstrate how collaboration between teacher's unions and administration can be created and sustained over time to improve teaching quality and student performance.

Not only will principals finally receive more meaningful feedback on their performance but the union also agreed that student growth data — the major sticking point in the ongoing fight over teacher evaluations — could be one factor on which principals are rated.

The union filed a lawsuit this fall to stop the New York City Department of Education from turning over teachers» performance data to five New York news organizations that had filed requests for the information under the state's Freedom of Information Law.

Fletcher, who said he is «leaning» toward a reelection bid but has not officially decided, said he welcomed a «healthy debate» over his performance and union priorities.

Meanwhile, states as diverse as Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio and — you guessed it — Wisconsin are attacking union prerogatives such as valuing seniority over on - the - job performance and collectively bargaining for benefits.

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

Over the past ten years, the policies undergirding the national education reform movement — offering more school choice, weakening teacher union power, and creating new accountability systems (with incentives like pay - for - performance and teacher evaluations based partly on student test scores)-- have taken hold in the nation's capital.

Education reform in K - 12 schools has become politically fraught, dividing teachers unions, one of which endorsed Clinton during her 2008 presidential run, from Democrats in the Obama administration over issues such as teacher tenure, performance evaluations and school accountability.

Headlines about teacher and teacher union concerns over efforts to link teacher performance evaluations to student achievement scores leave one with the impression that teachers are either unwilling to be accountable for student achievement or that they are just resistant to changing their ways.

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.

As a result of commitments made under federal funding or prompting from community demands as well as courts - a number of districts are engaged with their local teachers unions over new evaluation systems that include student performance as an indicator.

As commissioner of education in New York, he butted heads with unions over higher academic standards, testing and teacher performance.

During her reign as head of the New York City teachers union, just 88 out of 80,000 teachers lost their jobs for poor performance over a three year period.

When the National Education Association held its membership conference over Independence Day weekend, it made headlines for endorsing Barack Obama early; for a speech Joe Biden gave about keeping the union - supporting «family» in tact; and adapting a teacher evaluation policy that would — barring a few caveats — take into account student performance on standardized tests.

Nick Brook, the deputy general secretary of the headteachers» union NAHT, said year - on - year changes to qualifications and the way scores are calculated had made it «extremely difficult» to compare the performance of schools over time.

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The performance will take place continually over 24 hours starting 8:00 pm January 28 until 8:00 pm January 29 at Mercer Union.