Third Presidential Debate Fallout: Teachers Unions Under Fire
Specifically, teachers' unions had the honor of becoming a political talking point to bolster one campaign's quest for the White House.www.policymic.com
Teachers Union to push reversal of pay cuts for new teachers
Besides teachers, students and newly qualified teachers, the "Valuing Education" protest at the Dail also gained support from the Teacher unions. The unions condemned the government's failure to deal with unemployment issues among teachers, on top of ...www.studentnewsie.com
Teachers Push Pro-Obama Message In Swing States As Election Nears
In the swing states of Ohio and Florida, it's crunch time for teachers unions, which in the final days of the campaign are getting out the vote for President Obama in droves -- even though they disapprove of some of his policies.www.huffingtonpost.com
LA schools chief urges union cooperation on federal funds
Faced with a looming deadline, Los Angeles schools chief John Deasy on Wednesday urged the teachers union to lay aside its concerns and back a federal grant application that could bring $40 million to the cash-strapped district.www.latimes.com
Teachers' union: Romney's love is 'baffling'
"The closing note of tonight's debate was telling with everyone on stage declaring their love of teachers. Mitt Romney claims he loves teachers on the one hand, while attacking teachers' unions on the other. How he manages to separate educators from ...www.politico.com
Teachers strike over protest pay stoppage
It is the first time this latest industrial action by the two big teaching unions in England and Wales has escalated to a full strike.www.bbc.co.uk
National Education Association Saw Budget Deficits In 15 State Affiliates In ...
The union and the American Federation of Teachers represent the country's two largest teachers' unions. The NEA lost 2 percent of its active membership during that time, but was able to limit revenue losses to 0.3 percent - about $3.7 million - by ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Judge rejects Nevada teachers union tax proposal
But the Nevada State Education Association and local teachers unions aren't giving up on their tax initiative just yet, President Lynn Warne said.www.lvrj.com
StudentsFirst PAC donates $500000 to campaign against union-backed ...
StudentsFirst, an advocacy group based in Sacramento, Calif, "strongly supports collective bargaining for teachers," but supports some of the limits on what unions could negotiate. "Proposal 2 would keep bad teachers in the classroom and turn back the ...www.mlive.com
Jeers and Cheers Greet Newark Teachers Contract Agreement
In the aftermath of a raucous membership meeting Tuesday night that saw teachers openly criticizing their union leaders, the president of the Newark Teachers Union was making no guarantees yesterday that the deal would win ratification in a day-long ...www.njspotlight.com
Row over exam markers not over
Durban - Teacher unions will not stand in the way of teachers marking matric examinations but are adamant that they will not write competency tests and are demanding higher pay for their services.www.iol.co.za
Osceola teachers endorse Game in state HD 43 race
Democrat Eileen Game has won the endorsement the Osceola County Education Association - the county teachers union - in her race for the Florida House in District 43.blogs.orlandosentinel.com
Teachers Union Membership, Dues Down in 2012
Mike Antonucci of the Education Intelligence Agency reports that teachers unions all over the country are seeing an impact of anti-labor laws via loss of memberships and declines in dues revenue.www.educationnews.org
Newark Teachers Union Embraces Performance Pay, Wins Peer Review
NEWARK, N.J.—At a Thursday press conference, the president of the city teachers union and the superintendent of schools signed a tentative agreement on a path-breaking new contract.www.inthesetimes.com
Fact check: Romney's claims on teachers unions
Experts have questioned his ability to accomplish this goal at the federal level, although teachers unions' bargaining rights have been limited in some states, such as Wisconsin, through the actions of officials praised by Romney.www.latimes.com
School board rejects teacher union's grievance over health care costs
The Jefferson Union High School District board last Tuesday rejected a grievance brought by teachers and other employees, drawing loud shouts of "shame on you" from a labor-packed audience of about 100 people.www.mercurynews.com
Teachers union endorses Carper
"DSEA has had a long-time positive working relationship with Sen. Carper. He is always accessible to staff and members, and proves that he understands issues of importance to Delaware's students and educators when and where it counts, with his voting ...blogs.delawareonline.com
Teachers Association of Long Beach union members rally against proposed ...
Hundreds of Long Beach teachers rally with fellow members of the Teachers Association of Long Beach during the LBUSD board meeting Tuesday.www.presstelegram.com
Romney's 9-Point Plan to Annihilate Unions
When unions have popped up during the general election season, it was as enemies of progress. Romney's reference to unionized teachers as an obstacle to reform during the foreign policy debate, of all places, was so quick you probably missed it. In ...inthesetimes.com
Back Down is a Union and Government School Smack Down
Her life as a walking dead teacher is the sad result of two decades of having the life and hope sucked out of her by the broken government school-teacher's union system. Nona and her friends in the teachers' lounge are deeply cynical as regards the ...www.patheos.com
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