Sentences with phrase «with the teachers union»

And, by a 2 to 1 margin, parents say we need elected officials who can work with teachers unions rather than officials who will stand up to teachers unions.

Some kicked the can down the road, signing three - year contracts with their teachers unions just before the new law took effect in 2011.

The proposal freed school districts to adjust employee work assignments without negotiating with the teachers union and promised to make objectives like merit pay, scheduling revisions, and tenure reform far more attainable.

He's accused of breaking the rules of an executive session of the board, and telling a local paper the details of confidential talks with the teachers union over a new contract.

The city could lose nearly $ 60 million in federal aid for its failing schools after officials were unable to reach a deal with the teachers union on instructor evaluations.

If that's the case, then he should devote every waking hour of his day to working out some kind of deal with the teacher unions to remove these teachers from the classroom.

Especially noteworthy was that it was all done with the teachers union as a key and willing partner.

They, along with the teachers unions and local officials, operate a Teacher of the Year contest.

She has jumped into bed with the teachers unions, which now own her.

The grades have sparked controversy for years, with teacher union leaders among those who contend the marks are misleading.

He has long been at war with teacher unions and his handling of school aid and pushing charter schools have brought opposition from school districts as well as teacher unions.

They are subject to the same measures of accountability and standards as traditional public schools, as well as the collective bargaining agreements made with teachers unions.

If we had a robust system of parental school choice, I would have no problem with teachers unions and collective bargaining.

So with two years to go until those evaluations are compiled by school districts, there is still leverage with teachers unions eager to avoid full disclosure.

Unfortunately, the headlines have too often been about the proposed teacher evaluations and conflicts with teachers unions and the education bureaucracy.

After a rocky start, he eventually found common ground with the teachers union, too.

Consider sharing this report with your teacher union representatives.

Among the others is a partnership with the teachers union around restorative justice and a plan to improve reading in early grades.

The superintendents and school boards in these cities do not score points with teachers unions by working directly with charters.

That list also includes increasing accountability through testing, another point of contention with the teachers union, and «Raise the Age» legislation increasing the age of criminal responsibility.

Rather than suffer in silence, or watching your students suffer, I hope my book will give you the courage you need to share your concerns with your teachers union and the community.

The «lack of funding» and poverty excuses are staples with teachers unions and their fellow travelers.

Only then would local districts have the incentive to both lobby states for changes in state laws and to negotiate tough contracts with teacher unions.

The school district, the nation's second - largest, is in negotiations with its teachers union to use the ratings as one piece in a new evaluation system.

A spokesperson for de Blasio said the mayor is concerned for the plight of new parents and is currently negotiating with the teachers union.

Through its two years of planning work with the teachers union, the district leadership demonstrated its commitment to the program and to evaluating teachers in a way that was systematic and fair.

They, along with the teachers unions and local officials, operate a Teacher of the Year contest.

Because of a deal that was made with the teachers unions, these teachers can not be fired.

Meanwhile, Cuomo has also had an at - times truculent relationship with teachers unions who are uneasy with his support for charter schools.

Charter school advocates ripped Sen. Bill Perkins, accusing him of «siding with the teachers union over parents and children.»

A proponent of charter schools, Cuomo is in a protracted battle with teachers unions over the direction of public education — as well as spending — in the state.

He found that «laws requiring school districts to engage in collective bargaining with teachers unions lead students to be less successful in the labor market in adulthood.

Plenty of liberals, on the other hand, are closely allied with teacher unions, which have almost always opposed charters (and other school - choice strategies), particularly when these occur outside their collective - bargaining umbrellas.

Kayser is so closely aligned with the teachers union, UTLA,...

As New York lawmakers hammered out the state budget Monday, state education department officials said the latest proposal would require many school districts to quickly revise their evaluation agreements with teachers unions in order to get increased school aid.

Cuomo has had rocky relations with the teachers union.

At the same time, groups that endorse teacher ratings that factor in student test scores and often clash with the teachers unions also applauded her appointment, with one calling her «an inspired choice.»

The latest numbers are close to the previous high of 62 percent that sided with the teachers union in an August 2014 survey conducted as Emanuel prepared to run for a second term.

In 2015, researchers Michael Lovenheim and Alexander Willen found that laws requiring school districts to engage in the collective bargaining process with teachers unions lead students to be less successful in later life.

Malloy is running for reelection, and the Democrat found himself at odds with the teachers union after suggesting it's too easy for teachers to get tenure.

While they find no clear effects of collective bargaining laws on how much schooling students ultimately complete, their results do show that laws requiring school districts to engage in the process with teachers unions lead students to be less successful in later life.

Senate Democrats needed to stand with the teachers unions who fund their campaigns.

Silver didn't address any of Cuomo's policy positions, some of which seem to be a direct hit on the speaker and his colleagues — like the one that would require full disclosure of lawmakers» outside income, for example, or the lifting of the charter school cap (not popular with the teachers unions, who are close allies of the Assembly Democrats).

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

Elected leaders of the 60,000 - student school district immediately south of Denver, Colo., unanimously voted to cut ties with the teachers union, and to keep taxpayer dollars and district resources from underwriting union politics.

It was a dramatic increase from the existing evaluation rubric, settled with teachers unions as part of the state's Race to the Top deal, that used state tests as 20 percent of a teacher's rating.

Elia also says schools may be granted one - year waivers to delay new teacher evaluations championed by Governor Cuomo and passed during the state budget, if they can demonstrate that they are working with their teachers unions towards designing new reviews.