Sentences with phrase «war on the teachers unions»

At least going by his rhetoric, he seems to have almost declared war on the teacher unions and he has proposed a new system of evaluation, which is more heavily based on students» tests scores than the one currently in use.

Andrew Cuomo all but declared war on the teachers union when he ran for governor of New York eight years ago.

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The NYC - based teachers union is ratcheting up its war over charters in the wake of the Senate's 45 - 15 passage yesterday of a bill that would increase the cap on the schools from 200 to 460.

Not for nothing, but if you are going to take on an entrenched group like the teachers union in this state, you got ta be ready to really go to war.

The teachers, including New York State United Teachers Union Vice President Andy Pallotta, say Cuomo has declared a war on students, parents, and teachers, and is advancing a «test and punish»teachers, including New York State United Teachers Union Vice President Andy Pallotta, say Cuomo has declared a war on students, parents, and teachers, and is advancing a «test and punish»Teachers Union Vice President Andy Pallotta, say Cuomo has declared a war on students, parents, and teachers, and is advancing a «test and punish»teachers, and is advancing a «test and punish» agenda.

Remember last year, when Cuomo was in full - on war mode against the teachers unions, and trying to force education reform down the Legislature's throat by inserting it into his budget language and tying his proposals to a boost in school aid?

In his State of the State speech and in comments on Martin Luther King Day, Cuomo plunged into the school wars and poised himself to take on the state's teachers unions.

Four years ago, Cuomo was being followed around by environmentalists upset he was considering allowing a natural gas drilling practice known as hydro fracking and by members of the teacher unions upset after Cuomo during his re-election campaign had declared war on them.

As my Fordham colleague Chester Finn recently observed, longstanding bipartisan support for the education reform agenda has collapsed: «As Democrats pander to teachers» unions and minority grievances and Republicans focus on social issues and culture wars, little energy remains for school reform.»

The collection offers a comprehensive resource teachers can draw on to illustrate almost any topic or geographical region — the most popular images include a 1920s image of the Bryant and May match factory in London (birthplace of the first British trade union for women), a striking image of Victorian foundrymen in Maidenhead, and World War I Land Army girls at work in the fields of Devon.

Hanushek's key insight is that «we are seeing not a war on teachers, but a war on the blunt and detrimental policies of teachers unions,» especially when it come to purging classroom ranks of a smallish number of chronically weak instructors.

The teachers unions will undoubtedly fall back on the tired rhetoric that this is a «war on teachers.»

The Chelsea (Mass.) Teachers Union has declared «war» on a proposal to allow Boston University to manage that city's schools and is seeking to replace it with a school - improvement plan of its own.

offers a comprehensive resource teachers can draw on to illustrate almost any topic or geographical region — the most popular images include a 1920s image of the Bryant and May match factory in London (birthplace of the first British trade union for women), a striking image of Victorian foundrymen in Maidenhead, and World War I Land Army girls at work in the fields of Devon.

For years, teachers» unions have claimed that education reformers are mounting a «war on teachers.»

The candidates» views on charter schools, teachers unions and education reform have turned the race for state superintendent of public instruction into an expensive proxy war between big labor and big donors.

During the last few decades, particularly since the Reagan administration, the right has waged war on teachers and their unions.

Union delegates talk of schools being on a «war footing» and of teachers being in a «climate of fear», dreading the arrival of inspectors.

Then, he reverses the cherry picking process, «In fact, a majority of those polled (52 percent) side with teachers unions and educators who have been under attack as a new crop of governors — Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Florida's Rick Scott, New Jersey's Chris Christie, Ohio's John Kasich — declared war on public employees and the middle class.»

A couple of decades ago, you would not have seen teachers unions and other groups intent on preserving the educational status quo bother to go to war with charter schools.

Teachers unions have fought back with a «war on teachers» narrative, but school vouchers have gained significantTeachers unions have fought back with a «war on teachers» narrative, but school vouchers have gained significantteachers» narrative, but school vouchers have gained significant ground.

Bottom line: The war over charter schools is being waged on many fronts, so beware teachers unions bearing «gifts,» especially in an election year.

Predictably, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers — PFT's parent union — charged into the fray, calling the move (yawn) «a war on teachersTeachers — PFT's parent union — charged into the fray, calling the move (yawn) «a war on teachersteachers.»

The teacher union war on charter schools ramps up with empty billionaire and accountability accusations.

Even though they mostly talked past each other on issues like the deep budget cuts Trump has proposed and the desirability of school choice everywhere, the visit did seem to signal the end of the long war between the education department and the teachers unions over the school and teacher accountability issues that have dominated the relationship for the last 17 years or so.

Teachers» unions and parents revolted, saying that the governor had declared war on teachers and that there was already too much emphasis on standardizeTeachers» unions and parents revolted, saying that the governor had declared war on teachers and that there was already too much emphasis on standardizeteachers and that there was already too much emphasis on standardized tests.

Which means he just declared war on the teachers» unions, parents» groups, education schools, and the special - education lobby.

L.A. Unified school board members are scrutinizing charter petitions more closely and the teachers union is amassing a war chest to fight charter expansion, so now eyes are on how the pro-charter camp is going to proceed with its plan.

They have long been at war with the teachers» unions as they battle for better schools and better services and have advanced a systematic attack on teachers» unions all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, which will hear a case, Janus v. AFSCME, this month that could deal a major blow to public - sector unions nationwide.

After a loss in Indiana, the teachers unions» war on education intensifies in Chicago and California.