Sentences with phrase «more than a quarter of teachers»

But some teachers don't believe that ADHD is a real medical condition, the survey found, and more than a quarter of the teachers responding believe that students will eventually outgrow the disorder.

Especially after the Washington Post reported, earlier that same month, that more than a quarter of the teachers at Ballou had quit since the school year started.

More than a quarter of teachers who were reviewed in a two - year pilot program of the state's new evaluation system were rated only «partially effective» or worse in one part of the new system, according to a new report.

More than a quarter of teachers are in their first five years of teaching.

Mr Simons says official figures suggest more than a quarter of the teachers of working age who left the profession between 2008 and 2012 were women aged 30 to 39 - some 6,000 a year.

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· over three quarters of teachers experienced classroom temperatures in excess of 24 degrees on more than a quarter of days during the survey period (four weeks in summer 2011);

These findings come as more than three quarters (78 %) of teachers report they have experienced an increase in workplace stress over the past 12 months, with more than four out of five (84 %) saying their job has impacted negatively on their health and wellbeing over the last year.

In addition the poll found that more than three quarters of voters (77 %) who were aware of New York City's current teacher evaluation system said it needed improvement.

More than three quarters of voters (77 %) who were aware of New York City's current teacher evaluation system said it needed improvement.

In another Pew study, while nearly three - quarters of high school teachers admit that digital research tools can have a positive impact on student performance, 87 % also say that digital tech has resulted in a generation of teenagers who are far more easily distracted than teens of the past.

However, this difference «pales in comparison to the difference in probability that a first - year teacher will be dismissed compared to a teacher with 12 or more years of seniority,» which is less than one - quarter of 1 percent.

In one - quarter of districts, it takes no more than three post-MA years to break even and a 20 - year teacher gets to keep at least 84 percent of the pay bump.

This difference is statistically significant, but it pales in comparison to the difference in probability for a first - year teacher compared to a teacher with 12 or more years of seniority: The estimated probability of a teacher with 12 or more years of seniority receiving a layoff notice is less than one - quarter of 1 percent for every endorsement area (see Figure 1).

The survey raises questions about the amount of work teachers are expected to complete with almost three quarters (23.6 per cent) claiming they work more than 60 hours a week.

9 • solve one - step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher • recognise, find and name a half as 1 of 2 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • recognise, find and name a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long / short, longer / shorter, tall / short, double / half]; mass or weight [for example, heavy / light, heavier than, lighter than]; capacity / volume [for example, full / empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTImore than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTIMORE OBJECTIVES!

More than a quarter of year 7 to year 10 teachers and 15 per cent of year 11 to 12 teachers in Australian schools are teaching a subject they have not studied above first year at university and for which they have not received training in teaching methodology, according to new figures by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).

To put this in perspective, the advantage of being the student of a teacher in the top quarter of effectiveness rather than the bottom quarter is roughly three times the advantage of being taught by an experienced teacher rather than by a novice, and more than ten times any advantage created by teacher certification!

The research found that in more than a quarter of schools (28 per cent) teaching A Level in England, some science pupils have had a teacher who has had no more than an A Level themselves in the subject themselves.

Worryingly, almost three quarters (70 %) of school and MAT leaders find teacher recruitment the hardest and most stressful part of their job and more than three quarters (79 %) believe that the skills shortage in teaching will become more severe over the next three years.

Among teachers who had heard of the standards, more than a quarter said they felt «somewhat unprepared» or «very unprepared» to teach the new standards.

Across our network, more than 40 percent of our teachers are African American or Latino, a quarter of our teachers have graduate degrees or higher, and a fifth are Teach For America alumni.

More than 80 percent of the public support annual student testing, three - quarters favor charter schools, two - thirds favor higher teacher pay, and half are in favor of means - tested vouchers.

Moir has been in the vanguard of training new teachers in California for more than a quarter century.

As an example: Common Ground High School would have to lay off 16 of their current 20 teachers to balance their 4th - quarter budget and cover the cut of more than a quarter - million dollars in funding.

Wake County school leaders announced Monday afternoon that schools will be closed May 16 because more than 2,500 teachers, or more than a quarter of all Wake teachers, have requested May 16 off.

Also, many respondents underestimated the amount of dedicated training it takes to become an effective teacher, and more than one - quarter of respondents thought that a teacher needs as little as six months of practice teaching.

The survey shows that more than three quarters of teachers today (including more than 70 percent of new teachers) say that, absent the union, their working conditions and salaries would suffer.

More than three quarters — 76 % — of teachers surveyed by a chapter of Educators for Excellence said that they wanted more training so that they would not contribute to racial disparities in disciplMore than three quarters — 76 % — of teachers surveyed by a chapter of Educators for Excellence said that they wanted more training so that they would not contribute to racial disparities in disciplmore training so that they would not contribute to racial disparities in discipline.

In addition to her normal 40 - minute social studies block, Jenny worked with other teachers to adjust the schedule so that she would have an additional hour with the students for social studies each day which amounted to more than one quarter of the entire school day and, according to Jenny, required a huge modification.

A 2007 study of North Carolina schools, for example, found that a quarter of low - income middle schools had persistently high teacher absenteeism; among more - affluent middle schools, fewer than 1 in 12 had the same high absenteeism rate.

In a survey this year by the New Teacher Project, a nonprofit teacher - recruiting organization, three - quarters of teachers said layoffs should be based on more than just senTeacher Project, a nonprofit teacher - recruiting organization, three - quarters of teachers said layoffs should be based on more than just senteacher - recruiting organization, three - quarters of teachers said layoffs should be based on more than just seniority.

Today, more than a quarter of the instructors are from Teach for America, a national teacher training program that recruits college graduates from around the U.S.

Larger contributions state or local chapters of teachers unions — which provided more than three - quarters of Ritz's campaign funding — no doubt helped Ritz with bigger expenditures.

Last year, a survey of 30 providers by the National Association of School Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) found that more than a quarter of secondary school drop - outs were in maths.

In Washington, D.C., one of the first places in the country to use value - added teacher ratings to fire teachers, teacher - union president Nathan Saunders likes to point to the following statistic as proof that the ratings are flawed: Ward 8, one of the poorest areas of the city, has only five percent of the teachers defined as effective under the new evaluation system known as IMPACT, but more than a quarter of the ineffective ones.

Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, reported that more than three - quarters of heads had struggled to recruit when they had advertised for teachers or had completely failed to findTeachers, reported that more than three - quarters of heads had struggled to recruit when they had advertised for teachers or had completely failed to findteachers or had completely failed to find anyone.

More than three - quarters of the school's educators signed the union petition, according to a press release issued by United Teachers of New Orleans.

Lueken found that the median «crossover point» of the fifty - one districts across the country he examined is 25 years, which means that teachers in more than half of these districts have to teach a quarter of a century before they reach the point where their retirement benefits are worth more than their contributions.

A survey of 3,250 teachers by the National Association of Schoolsmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) shows 71 per cent of respondents have seen pupils arriving at school hungry, while more than a quarter have given food to their pupils and more than half have seen their schooteachers by the National Association of Schoolsmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) shows 71 per cent of respondents have seen pupils arriving at school hungry, while more than a quarter have given food to their pupils and more than half have seen their schooTeachers (NASUWT) shows 71 per cent of respondents have seen pupils arriving at school hungry, while more than a quarter have given food to their pupils and more than half have seen their school do so.

In addition, highly rated teachers who agree to switch to a struggling school located more than a quarter of a mile from a Metro stop will be eligible for free transportation via chauffeur - driven limousine, although Klotz cautioned that budget constraints might mean several teachers would need to share one limo.

The California Teachers Association has reported spending more than $ 6.2 million through the first three quarters of this year nearly double any other spender on the list.

Although three - quarters of Head Start teachers now have a bachelor's degree, they earn $ 31,242 annually — more than $ 20,000 less than the average kindergarten teacher salary.61 Likewise, the federal government should leverage Preschool Development Grants and any subsequent federal preschool funding to encourage states to address compensation disparities within their public pre-K programs.