Sentences with phrase «united teachers»

New York State United Teachers opted not to endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican challenger Rob Astorino or any of the minor party contenders, including Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins.

Back in April, when the New York State United Teachers thought Common Core testing was a risky experiment, the union launched an unsuccessful attempt to stop the exams from being given.

Carl Korn with New York State United Teachers said the commissioner doesn't get it.

«PSC's fight is our fight,» said Karen Magee, President of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), which represents 600,000 active and retired workers within the state's schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities.

Earlier this month, when I became the first woman elected president of New York State United Teachers, I knew that she would be proud.

In an aggressive move against testing, the New York State United Teachers union started robocalling members Thursday with a reminder they can have their children refuse next week's state exams.

It's a battle that — as president of New York State United Teachers — I'm very comfortable having.

New York State United Teachers President Karen Magee says teachers are angry over what they see as Governor Cuomo's increasingly negative view of their union, and the public education system in general.

There's a big change in the New York State United Teachers union, as members elected new leadership after months of unrest.

The Buffalo Teachers Federation and New York State United Teachers didn't file court papers against Receivership as planned last week.

Rumore said the BTF and New York State United Teachers continue a full review.

New York State United Teachers Vice President Andy Pallotta points out that the state is now running a surplus.

It's disturbing that the New York State United Teachers Union is preparing a lawsuit against the state and its taxpayers for enacting a 2 percent property tax cap.

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A coalition of 100 groups called New Yorkers Against Corruption has mobilized against the convention, including the New York State United Teachers, New York State Rifle and Pistol Association and the Adirondack Council.

Andy Pallotta, the president of New York State United Teachers, the UFT's state affiliate, said: «This proposal tells the people of this state that we care more about nail salon customers than charter school children.

The president of New York State United Teachers, Andy Pallotta, says he's heard from his members in the days since the Florida school shooting, and many have expressed alarm about the idea of arming teachers.

Cuomo has less - than - rosy relationships with other labor unions, including public - sector organized labor and the New York State United Teachers union.

Not all super PACs were unsuccessful: A PAC aligned with the New York State United Teachers union shored up incumbents to provide a bulwark in the Assembly.

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.

New York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta is expected to make the call in testimony to a joint legislative panel on education spending.

The graduation rates were cheered by the New York United Teachers, the statewide teachers union.

«New York's working families who rely on vital public services such as education and health care are not breathing a sigh of relief from the so - called property tax relief recommendations presented today by the state's Tax Relief Commission,» said Stated United Teachers President Dick Ianuzzi.

It includes a New York State United Teachers union logo, citing a cut in funding for school districts.

The New York State United Teachers Union announced a slate of endorsements ahead of an April 24 special election to fill a formerly Republican - held Assembly district.

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

The Funding For Great Public Schools is backed by the New York State United Teachers union, listing its treasurer as NYSUT Vice President Andy Pallotta.

The New York State United Teachers spent $ 858.846.

The issue is at something of an impasse: Republican - backed efforts to provide armed personnel in schools has been staunchly opposed by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie as is the New York State United Teachers union.

Education groups control the state's biggest super PACs, and while reformers and unions will likely take sides along most partisan lines in November, supporters of charter schools and tax credits for donations to private schools have focused on targeting eight incumbent Democrats in the primaries, forcing the New York State United Teachers to play defense in support of allies.

(Andy Pallotta, president of the New York State United Teachers, said he was «thrilled» by the address.)

Groups participating in the press event included New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), Citizen Action of New York, Strong Economy for All Coalition, NYS Council of Churches, Hunger Action Network of New York State, Indivisible, Communication Workers of America (CWA), New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), and the Fiscal Policy Institute.

Both Senate bills also include a sweetener for a pocket of the charter school sector and a legislative priority for the New York State United Teachers.

A collection of school groups, including New York State United Teachers and the New York State School Boards Association, is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to release the proposed education aid runs for the 2015 - 16 fiscal year.

That apparently didn't include Amber Small or Chris Eachus, both running in competitive races with the backing of New York State United Teachers.

Johnson previously worked for the New York State United Teachers and the state Public Employee Relations Board.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

The Conference Board — an umbrella group of school boards, administrators, parent - teachers associations and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)-- said New York's school districts would need a minimum state aid boost of $ 1.2 billion next year to maintain current services.

Andy Pallotta, president of New York State United Teachers, which backed Pellegrino, said the union played a major role in Pellegrino's victory.

Public employee unions, in a lobbying campaign spearheaded by the largest statewide teachers» union, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), asserted that the Triborough Doctrine's status quo guarantee wasn't strong enough.

Damien LaVera, who after serving as Schneiderman's communications director between 2013 and 2016 became a public relations consultant and started his own firm, will begin on Monday as the communications director for the New York State United Teachers.

In a letter sent Monday to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders, the New York State Educational Conference Board — a group of seven organizations including the New York State School Boards Association and New York State United Teachers — asked state officials to clarify what aid estimates schools should use when they are developing their own budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.

New York State United Teachers, or NYSUT, which has 600,000 members statewide, quickly denounced the idea of an extended moratorium.

Leaders of New York State United Teachers, a politically influential statewide union group of more than 600,000 members, later dismissed the idea that double - testing posed a serious risk.

This week alone, the New York State United Teachers union spent $ 85,000 on mailers in key Assembly primaries, but advocates who released Tuesday's report say there is a key difference.

The coalition, made up of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), New York StateWide Senior Action Council, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), sent a united message that safe staffing saves lives.

Karen Magee, a former elementary and special education teacher in Harrison, is president of the 600,000 - member New York State United Teachers.

Our brothers and sisters in Texas are hurting right now,» said Carl Korn of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT).

New York State United Teachers president Richard Iannuzzi is calling for a three - year moratorium on using the test results for «high - stakes» decisions, such as whether to promote a student or discipline a teacher.

New York State United Teachers, a statewide union, along with national and city - based groups, is hoping to leverage the outrage expressed by parents, teachers and lawmakers over state education commissioner John King's decision to «suspend» four town - hall meetings after a raucous forum in Poughkeepsie.