Sentences with phrase «after the tenure decision»

Not exact matches

The decision comes after just 14 months of Tillerson's tenure, though rumors that policy disagreements between the former Exxon CEO and the president could lead to his termination have circulated since November.

After all, a report that a fanciful connection probably isn't true is not the stuff of which scientific prizes, grant money, and tenure decisions are made.

Looking at the figures, it seems apparent that many teachers who might previously have gotten tenure after three years, saw their decisions delayed.

Nearly 2 years after a negative tenure decision, Virginia Long's plans remain uncertain, but today she's living a simple, happy, low - key life raising vegetables, hiking in New Hampshire's White Mountains, and proving that there are worse things than not getting tenure.

In April, the California Court of Appeal overturned the trial court's ruling in Vergara v. California [i], in which a group of families had challenged the constitutionality of state laws governing teacher tenure [ii](California state law automatically grants tenure to teachers after sixteen months, provides extra due process protections to teachers over and above those available to other state workers, and requires schools to use seniority rather than competency in layoff decisions.)

There should be reasonable due - process requirements for schools to make layoff decisions even after tenure.

Then, to defend the last - in, first - out laws, they had to make an about - face and argue that districts knew nothing about effectiveness after tenure, that using seniority was the only way to ensure that favoritism was not the basis of retention decisions.

Moreover, districts will do a better job evaluating and providing feedback to teachers after tenure, so employment decisions can be made on the basis of the quality of instruction.

(California state law automatically grants tenure to teachers after sixteen months, provides extra due process protections to teachers over and above those available to other state workers, and requires schools to use seniority rather than competency in layoff decisions.)

Use teacher evaluations to make teacher tenure decisions, with teachers granted tenure after receiving two Highly Effective or three Effective ratings within a five - year period.

We would hope, for example, that the measures used to make teacher tenure decisions are good predictors of how teachers will perform in the years after they receive tenure.

(1) The Vergara Decision: This case pits nine Oakland public school students against the State of California, arguing that (a) granting tenure after less than two years, (b) retaining teachers during layoffs based on seniority instead of merit, and (c) the near impossibility of dismissing incompetent teachers, is harming California's overall system of public education, and is disproportionately harming public education in low income communities.

The initiative promotes the use of teacher evaluations to inform personnel decisions including tenure, promotion and compensation and encourages the removal of ineffective teachers after they have been given opportunities to improve.

AS OIL PRICES IMPROVE AND PRODUCTION IS BROUGHT BACK ON AFTER BEING SHUT IN, lessees should be thinking carefully about steps to protect their tenure from expiry in view of an Alberta Court of Appeal decision, Stewart Estate v 1088294 Alberta Ltd. (i)

Other landmark decisions involving Mr. Minami include: United Pilipinos for Affirmative Action v. California Blue Shield, the first class action employment lawsuit brought by Asian Pacific Americans on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans; Spokane JACL v. Washington State University, a class action on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans to establish an Asian American Studies program at Washington State University; and Nakanishi v. UCLA, a claim for unfair denial of tenure that resulted in the granting of tenure after several hearings and widespread publicity over discrimination in academia.