Sentences with phrase «where teachers unions»

Her focus is on education, where the teachers unions have blocked meaningful reforms for years; protecting bad teachers from being terminated, promoting based on seniority instead of merit, taking over local school boards with hand - picked, union - financed candidates, attacking charter schools, prioritizing teacher compensation and job security over student achievement, and pushing a social agenda in front of academic fundamentals.

And in Virginia, where teachers unions do not have collective - bargaining rights, labor leaders often rely on political pressure to get their voices heard.

The first example of this is public education, where the teachers unions exercise veto power over virtually any innovations affecting education policy in California.

The most obvious example of public sector union hypocrisy is in education, where the teachers unions almost invariably put the interests of the union ahead of the interests of teachers, and put the interests of students last.

I asked you for some citation re your rather dramatic claims about the alleged «Faustian bargain» where teachers unions agreed to have CA's education spending lost in the nation, the class sizes highest in the nation, and all with the ultimate objective of having salaries, according to RAND, that are below the national average.

This will have the effect of strengthening the grip of unions where teachers unions are more popular than charter schools.

Right - to - work legislation followed in Indiana and Michigan, and in places where teachers unions were already struggling — like Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Tennessee — membership fell by 20 percent or more.

Charter - school supporters will need all the help they can get to try to get a charter - school bill through the Assembly, where the teachers unions hold considerable sway.

The state Assembly, where teachers unions hold enormous sway, has yet to take up the measure — though negotiations to reach a compromise are continuing.

I don't know, based entirely on the lede, the education one could be criticizing him for not pushing legislation to ban federal funding for schools where teacher unions have collective bargaining powers.

The State Assembly, where teachers union resisting the proposal hold more sway, did not include any such changes.

Teachers are literate and they vote so they are a powerful political force especially where teacher unions are strong.

Florida and Texas are mostly Republican - run states, where teacher unions are relatively weak and policy makers have tried to introduce more competition and accountability.

To give this event some perspective, this rally comes on the heels of a decision in Wisconsin where the teacher union is outright refusing to represent their members on a taskforce with the Governor and other policymaker to overhaul school accountability measures.

Not exact matches

«On October 26th a joint union lobby will take place in parliament where teachers from across Wales will be aiming to speak to their MPs about how these changes will impact on their daily lives.

Commenting on plans for local authorities to decide where new schools should open, Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the provUnion of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the pTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the pteachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the provunion, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the provider.

That Cuomo marched alongside the leaders of the city and country's most prominent teachers unions in the same park where the Occupy Wall Street movement erupted was a clear demonstration of the governor's eagerness to burnish his progressive credentials.

Christine Blower, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Academy chains simply do not have the resources or expertise to resolve problems where they occur.

In New York, charter school interests and the teacher unions each have pumped millions of dollars in recent years into state races, particularly in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority and are strong charter - school backers.

Independent expenditure committees have grown in influence in recent years in New York, especially in battleground state Senate races, where interest groups ranging from the teachers unions, charter school advocates and real - estate entities have sought to flex political muscle.

The statewide teachers union's VOTE - COPE continued to look to Long Island's third Senate district, where Republican Tom Croci faces Democrat Adrienne Esposito for an open seat being vacated by GOP lawmaker Lee Zeldin.

But the education reform legislation as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo was always considered to be a heavier lift in the Assembly, where the state's teachers» unions are especially close with lawmakers.

«The research confirms that schools and teachers need immediate support in order to help educate today's children and young people for a future where the UK is no longer a member of the European Union.

Several of our RTC members are just back from Chicago where they supported teacher union members in their campaign against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's bid for re-election.

Mr. Rodriguez, the representative of the district where the rally took place, argued that the Assembly had given a great deal to teachers unions and public education advocates by proposing a $ 1.8 billion outlay for schools in the budget.

Most were in the area of education, where Cuomo has squeezed the state teachers» unions for several months while Silver and his 107 colleagues have generally stood as allies.

If passed, that provision would be a win both for teachers» unions and for Flanagan's — and Senate education committee Carl Marcellino's — constituents on Long Island, where evaluations are particularly contentious.

In other districts informal civic groups will organize a slate of «reform» candidates for school board, and in at least one exurban Colorado school district, a bunch of people who were also leaders in the county Republican party where the school district was located put together a slate of unofficially Republican school board candidates to square off against a teacher's union slate of candidates.

Among unions, it broke through the close ties between Democrats and organized labor to pick up several endorsements from teachers locals, where members were fed up giving their support, their money and their votes to a governor who constantly tries to attack them.

But this popular idea is going nowhere fast in the Assembly, where majority Democrats are under the sway of teachers unions and other hostile interests.

Yet plenty of opposition remains in Mr. Heastie's Assembly, where Democrats aligned with the teachers» unions are unwilling to back a bill they see a backdoor vouchers program.

The real obstacle is in Albany, where Governor Andrew Cuomo's unremitting hostility to teachers» unions extends to CUNY faculty and workers.

Mr. Cuomo is quite likely to face resistance to some of his priorities from the Democratic - led Assembly, which tends to side with the teachers» union, while getting support from the Senate, where Republicans are in control.

Ending seniority was easier in Arizona, where Republicans control the Legislature, than it will probably be in New York, where Democrats are in power and the teachers» union still has influence.

As a result of discussions and an agreement among the parties, the UFT has been assured that Klinsky and Victory is supportive of the rights of teachers to organize into a union and to bargain collectively in charter schools where Victory provides management and support services.

THAT the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) condemns the union - busting campaigns undertaken by Victory Inc. in charter schools where it serves as the management organization; and

The teacher unions are also battling against charter schools - which, while public, need not be unionized, and which draw students and money away from the regular public schools where union members teach.

For unions, however, it means that administrators make decisions about where, when, and how teachers do their work and how incentives are structured - which is unacceptable.

He cites right to work Indiana, where teachers» unions have increased membership in recent years, while it has fallen in agency fee states like Michigan and Ohio.

He explains that overturning agency fees «would simply mean that the current situation in states such as Texas and Georgia would become the norm in California and the rest of the U.S.» As in states without agency fees, he argues, teachers» unions would continue to lobby, support candidates, interact with school boards, and where they can collectively bargain, represent teachers in collective bargaining.

Given the adversarial nature of the relationship, there was never any real possibility of teachers accepting joint responsibility for student performance outcomes, as was the case with unions in northern Europe, where the relationship has never been hostile.

States where a greater fraction of teachers were covered by a union contract in 1987 were much less likely to pass a charter law in the 1990s, more likely to pass a law later (if at all), and more likely to pass a weaker law.

One benefit of pursuing education reform through the judiciary is that the power of special interest groups — namely, the teachers» unions — is drastically diminished in courtrooms, where political lobbying and campaign contributions are far less influential.

Himself whip - smart and politically savvy, Brill made instant news when he took on the city's teachers union in a 2009 New Yorker story about the city's notorious «rubber rooms,» where bad teachers went to soak up full salaries while doing nothing.

Shanker is perhaps best known for his work as a union organizer in New York City, where he founded the United Federation of Teachers in 1960 and led the 1968 Ocean Hill - Brownsville strikes.

The district has been a flash point in Colorado, where the system's difficult relationship with its local teachers union led to the expiration of its contract with the Douglas County Federation of Teachers (DCFT)-- a remarkable outcome when one considers how unthinkable that would be even in big cities with contentious district - union relatiteachers union led to the expiration of its contract with the Douglas County Federation of Teachers (DCFT)-- a remarkable outcome when one considers how unthinkable that would be even in big cities with contentious district - union relatiTeachers (DCFT)-- a remarkable outcome when one considers how unthinkable that would be even in big cities with contentious district - union relationships.

After earning degrees in psychology from Union College, Brinkworth came to the Ed School where she dedicated her research to understanding teacher - student relationships.

«We know that students learn more when they are in smaller, more orderly learning environments where teachers and students alike are not distracted from the job at hand,» Mr. Clinton said in his recent State of the Union Address.

A sharp divide among Democrats was in full view at the party's national convention in Denver, where urban mayors and educators, gathered at a forum sponsored by Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), challenged the dominant role of teachers unions in shaping policy.

New York and New Jersey are also the only two states (to my knowledge) where teachers» unions put serious money into campaigns to encourage parents to opt out.