Sentences with phrase «when teachers strike»

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My two girls have been home from school almost 2 weeks now (teachers strike), so they have a head start when it comes to boredom!

Now Nicole, I'm one of those people who dislikes marshmallows but will try anything at least once:) I had planned on making jam filled cupcakes today, maybe the bases for these as well then my girls can ice them tomorrow... When the strike is over, the teachers will most likely ask what did you do over the break?

So when said husband encouraged me to go on a health and wellness retreat last week, I frantically packed my bags before he could change his mind and ran out the door (OK that's not true, I argued with him about the what, when, where for each kid and the logistics of leaving a 9 month old who's nursing around the clock and a 9 year old who's out of school for weeks because her teachers are on a strike that seems like it will never end.

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No - one could have predicted that Ed Miliband was going to have a good week, especially when the video of him parroting the same point on the teachers» strike over and over again hit the airwaves.

Jonathan spoke to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he reacted to the threat by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to embark on strike over government's refusal to shift the date.

With a teacher contract that expired 12 years ago, and the latest unraveling of negotiations, Buffalo School Superintendent Kriner Cash is not ruling out the possibility of a strike.Cash said he would not assume that Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore will lead a strike, but when pressed, the superintendent said the district would be ready if a strike occu...

On December 26 an English teacher named Munwan was buying fish on the ferry dock of his town on the east coast of Sri Lanka when he noticed the ocean suddenly rise — just what an American magazine he had read described water doing before a tsunami strikes.

Jason Segal's (Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Bad Teacher) Tom and Emily Blunt's (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Adjustment Bureau) Violet are superhappy in San Francisco and are planning their wedding when disaster strikes: she does not get the local job she was hoping for, an academic posting that she has been working toward her whole life.

Under the ground in a research base live a number of soldiers, doctors, and even teachers, who look after a range of children who display independent cognitive thought, but also crave human flesh when struck by the smell of humans.

Despite some high - profile incidents — like the teacher «sick - out» which shut down 53 of Detroit's 235 schools last spring — strikes by teachers have become increasingly rare since 1975, a high - water mark, when there were 241 nationwide.

You were superintendent of Chicago Public Schools when the teachers union went on strike for the first time in 25 years.

Handed down this month, the unanimous ruling by the state's highest court said Kanawha County Circuit Judge John Hey had overstepped his jurisdiction when he issued the injunction against striking teachers statewide.

And so, when negotiations predictably bogged down at the end of the summer, Chicago teachers went out on strike for seven school days at the start of the 2012 — 13 school year.

Lewis and her team had been steamrolled in Springfield just a few months before, when the state legislature passed a bill that limited Chicago teachers» ability to strike.

When the strike ended with a new contract, Chicago teachers generally seemed satisfied with the results Lewis had secured, voting to ratify the contract and basking in the national attention they had won.

Strikes me that that there's a serious specification issue and potential tautology involved in asserting that the «top one - third of students» get the «best one - third of teachers,» especially when the gauge of teacher quality is student performance.

Now, it strikes me as ludicrous for the unions to sit quietly by and share the blame for timid, tepid leadership, or when unions passively take the blame for weak teachers when teacher preparation programs produce graduates of dubious merit.

Being struck or threatened by a student can undermine a teacher's authority — especially if the teacher loses control when reacting to the experience — and it can frighten other students.

When responding to a child who has struck or threatened a teacher, the first and foremost goal is to ensure that he doesn't do it again.

When I met with teachers in West Virginia a few years ago, I was struck by the culture of collaboration that has taken hold there.

While visiting Match, I was struck that teachers hardly seemed to notice when I ducked into their rooms, midclass, to watch them.

The teachers had been on strike for six weeks, but settled on Oct. 4 when negotiators reached a tentative agreement.

But the CTU president's comments indicate a new contract can be achieved this time around without the rancor of three years ago, when teachers went on strike for seven days.

«I don't know why the leaders would say that they're going to strike when we are delivering for the teachers on what we believe they deserve,» Ducey said in a radio appearance.

When interviewed last month about the prospect of a teachers union strike, Farley initially refused to answer the question directly.

Most teachers are working in excess of 60 hours and in my case inexcess of 70 hours a week and if they took strike action would lose a days pay (significant when you are paid so little) I do not know of any other professional career where professionals work in excess of 70 hours a week at 50 + with over 15 years experience.

Last year, teachers got a big win when a Wake County Superior Court judge struck down part of a 2013 law that would have stripped tenure from educators who had already received it.

Chicago Public Schools sent out a letter to families Wednesday encouraging us to make plans for April 1, the proposed «day of action,» when teachers are expected to participate in a one - day strike.

When teacher's strike, it usually hurts the children they claim to have entered the profession for.

When a California judge earlier last week struck down teacher tenure protections, his reasoning was that poor students were being harmed when bad teachers with seniority were retained while younger, better teachers were either not hired or let go in layoWhen a California judge earlier last week struck down teacher tenure protections, his reasoning was that poor students were being harmed when bad teachers with seniority were retained while younger, better teachers were either not hired or let go in layowhen bad teachers with seniority were retained while younger, better teachers were either not hired or let go in layoffs.

The defendants lost the case last June when Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down California's laws regarding teacher tenure, layoffs and dismissals by saying they deny students access to a quality public education.

The tense dynamic was on display when teachers walked off the job Thursday, leaving Gov. Doug Ducey to navigate Arizona's first - ever statewide strike.

North Carolina teachers» contracts, however, prohibit them from striking, and when organizers realized that walking out of the classroom could mean walking out of their jobs, plans changed.

Editorial: The Evil Empire Strikes Back Even when reform passes, teachers unions engage in massive resistance

But when you talk to progressive union leaders and the teachers at the vanguard of this new movement, it's striking how much they have in common — even accounting for disagreements around specific policies.

Morgan said it was «disingenuous» to suggest the government is not prioritising school funding, adding that it was also disappointing that the underpinning basis for the strike seemed to be teacher pay, when the «national average teacher pay is # 37,800».

Teacher Phil Clarke said it was «incredibly disappointing» to have to strike when students were facing exams.

When parents and community members knew that teachers were going to stand with them on the issues they felt were important to their families, it helped pave the way for community support of the strike.

The strike in West Virginia, which in 2016 ranked 48th in the nation for teacher pay, wasn't aimed only at securing higher salaries; it also sought to raise awareness about the countless burdens teachers shoulder, and at demonstrating that kids» learning and long - term outcomes suffer when educators are stretched too thin.

Kvaal's answer struck two themes: Obama «is clearly willing to challenge unions when he thinks that movement is needed,» and «he believes that we need to work with teachers and teachers» unions to strengthen our schools.»

But the teachers» complaints go far beyond compensation, and when viewed in the context of their other demands, it's clear that the strike gets at the heart of some of the biggest issues facing America's children: access to effective teachers, high - quality learning materials, and modern facilities.

When I became superintendent in Stamford, Conn., I was struck by how many people wanted their child to go to Westover Magnet Elementary School, so I visited the school and talked to the principal and teachers.

I was here when the last teachers strike occurred.

When the NUT calls strike action we understand that it can be a difficult time for head teachers.

In Detroit Public Schools, the Detroit Federation of Teachers threatened to strike when the emergency financial manager called for teacher merit pay and an end to the seniority system.

The teachers, at least when they were between strikes, decided I'd better see somebody because they thought I was shut down or depressed or something.

A $ 2,001,021.08 verdict in the Superior Court of Bleckley County for the wrongful death of a Bleckley County school teacher when a tractor - trailer owned by Bennett Trucking Company lost control, crossed center and struck her vehicle head on.

$ 20.2 Million Jury Verdict was awarded to the family of a 62 year old school teacher who suffered injuries when his car was struck from behind by a truck.

Instead I will be tending to Sprog 1's wound (I thought Sprog 2 — the non-stoic one — was going to faint or vomit when she saw it yesterday afternoon), entertaining the Sprogs on Wednesday during the all - day teacher's strike (I'm thinking Brave and yum cha), then minding Sprog 1 during her Thursday athletics carnival since I don't see much point in her attending with a cracked head.