Sentences with phrase «worst state in the union»

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The idea that Rick Perry, who has prospered politically and monetarily in perhaps the most politically corrupt state in the union (and I have worked in and observed the political systems of about half of them, including all of those considered among the worst) is some deeply religious, values - driven candidate is stupid beyond belief, and proof of either the gullibility or the hypocrisy of the base.

CSEA's leadership is really in no danger as long as the local jurisdictions provide acceptable contracts, while PEF is a state employee (in the vast majority) union, with all that entails, good, bad and benign.

Commenting on the reports in the media that the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, is to apologise to Parliament for errors contained in the Government's list of schools to be rebuilt or refurbished under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «The Government's decision to scrap over 700 projects to rebuild or refurbish schools was an unnecessary and disastrous development that history will judge to be bad for children, bad for education and bad for local communities and the economy.

But both the Hotel Association and the Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, have backed state and city legislation that would obligate Airbnb to register all its listings with local authorities — a requirement that badly dented the company's business in San Francisco.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

Viewpoint: How New York Transit Workers Broke the State Pattern Even unions not in a position to strike can beat back the worst of austerity.

«To be the only state in the union without a budget sends a bad signal around the country at a time when we want to recruit people and we want to recruit business.

The New York education sector has had its own controversy over race in the past week: Daniel Loeb, a political donor and chairman of the board of directors of Success Academy, the state's largest charter school network, said in a since - deleted Facebook post that state Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is black, was worse for racial minorities than «anyone who has ever donned a hood,» because of her support of teachers» unions.

The Shadow International Trade Secretary this morning reiterated his stance that remaining in the customs union would be bad for Britain and leave it a «vassal state».

The hedge fund manager, Daniel S. Loeb, one of the state's most prolific political donors, said in a Facebook posting last week that Ms. Stewart - Cousins was worse for minorities than «anyone who has ever donned a hood» because of her support for teachers» unions.

MANHATTAN — Negotiations between the city and the teachers union on a new teacher evaluation system fell apart Friday, prompting the State Department of Education to suspend more than $ 60 million in federal funding that had been targeted at some of the city's worst - performing schools.

So he's spending his time now accumulating power so he can remake the state into an economically revitalized — but centrist, anti-public employee union and corporation - friendly — «New York Miracle» to run on in either 2020 (if Hillary loses or has a very bad first term) or 2024 (when Hillary's second term would be up).

Hedge fund manager Daniel S. Loeb criticized New York State Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, saying in a Facebook posting that Ms. Stewart - Cousins was worse for minorities than «anyone who has ever donned a hood» because of her support for teachers» unions.

A separate study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, released earlier this year, projected that tidal flooding in East and Gulf coast states will only get worse.

European funding The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending institution of the European Union owned by its Member States, is supporting England's plans to improve its school estate by giving long - term loans to schools whose buildings are in a bad state.

Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, the country's second largest teachers union, has been a supporter of the Common Core State Standards for a long time but she has expressed concern in the last year over the way the standards are being implemented, saying that the rollout was «far worse» than the HealthCare.gov website.

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While the state looks to shore up school budgets, their union is standing in the way, trying to protect bad teachers in the process.

Leave it to the left - leaning teacher - union - friendly Center for American Progress to come out with a flatulent report lamenting the allegedly lousy state of teacher pay in the U.S. Even worse, much of the acolyte media dutifully bought the study hook, jive and half - truth.

You can't teach them because you don't have a state credential and worse, you aren't in a union!

This very bad bill amazingly had the support of the Washington Education Association — the teachers union in Washington State — even though it led to the firing of more than one thousand public school teachers in Washington State as any student in any other school district could sign up for this corrupt program and their home school district would lose $ 8,000 per student nearly all of which would be passed through the Steilacoom School District to K21 INC!

Over the last quarter century, the teachers unions have clearly been the most powerful force in American education, and they have clearly been using their extraordinary power — in collective bargaining at the local level, in the political process at the state and national levels — to undermine major reform and to burden the schools (via seniority provisions, the protection of bad teachers, and all the rest) with ineffective forms of organization.

To achieve badly needed education reforms in California, state legislators and local school board members must stand up to the powerful teachers unions.

But Ms. Weingarten, the union leader, cited another study this year from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes — also at Stanford — that looked at charters in 16 states and found that half did no better than traditional schools, and more than a third performed worse.

In a similar vein, Troy Senik wrote a piece for City Journal, «The Worst Union in America: How the California Teachers Association betrayed the schools and crippled the state.&raquIn a similar vein, Troy Senik wrote a piece for City Journal, «The Worst Union in America: How the California Teachers Association betrayed the schools and crippled the state.&raquin America: How the California Teachers Association betrayed the schools and crippled the state.»

But an alternate analysis is that the first - round loss will put pressure on local and union leaders to participate, because they might be seen as standing in the way of states receiving a badly needed cash infusion.

Homeowners Insurance — Texans paid an average of $ 1,448 for homeowners insurance in 2007, according to the NAIC — ranking the Lonestar State as the second worst in the union for HO - 3 costs.

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Yet the president, addressing climate in the State of the Union, was at his good - guy worst, leading with «I know that there are those who disagree...» with the scientific evidence.

In a recent press release, the Union of Concerned scientists stated that global warming was likely to make the damage from hurricanes worse on three levels.

President Obama stated in his 2013 State of the Union Address that, «We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence.

Homeowners Insurance — Texans paid an average of $ 1,448 for homeowners insurance in 2007, according to the NAIC — ranking the Lonestar State as the second worst in the union for HO - 3 costs.

The plea, set out in a list of priorities recited by Obama in the annual State of the Union address, comes as the House and Senate are hashing out details of the Innovation Act, a law that could fix some of the worst aspects of patent trolling.

Re your lead sentence: Many of us (I am a former Realtor) give more than a little thought re the state of the current economy, because we / they have to appeal to those consumers of which you claim to speak for, for their business in order to earn an income for services SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED, unlike our overly - protected work - to - rule, or worse, union bretheren.