Sentences with phrase «new teacher equity»

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It has received funding from the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, which will buy about US$ 500 million of the equity, and Canadian private equity firm West Face Capital, which will buy US$ 250 million of the new HBC equity.

It has received commitments from the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, which will buy about US$ 500 million of the equity, and Canadian private equity firm West Face Capital, which will buy US$ 250 million of the new HBC equity.

Annuity contracts and certificates are issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), New York, NY.

The list of endorsers included: The New York Wine Grape Growers Association; New York Wine Industry Association; New York State Police Chiefs Benevolent Association; Inter County Association of Western New York (19 counties representing 3 million New Yorkers); New York Farm Bureau; Campaign for Fiscal Equity; Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association; United Federation of Teachers; New York State United Teachers; 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and CSEA.

Mulgrew welcomed the Council's support in two statewide initiatives: lobbying Albany to increase state aid in light of the $ 2 billion the state owes New York City public schools as a result of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court settlement, and supporting full funding for Teacher Centers.

Emphasizing opportunity for students and equity among schools, Richard Carranza on Tuesday addressed hundreds of New York City teachers in Manhattan, his first on - the - job remarks since starting as the city's new schools chancellNew York City teachers in Manhattan, his first on - the - job remarks since starting as the city's new schools chancellnew schools chancellor.

But differences in California and New York's courts may complicate any potential legal action, said Michael Rebell, a law professor and executive director of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity at Columbia's Teachers College.

WHEREAS the private equity funds established and managed by Steven Klinsky, preeminently New Mountain Capital, solicit major investments from teacher retirement and pension funds, public employee retirement and pension funds, union retirement and pension funds and other retirement and pension funds from the not - for - profit sector; and

Other new members include Elizabeth Zechella, an editor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; David Warren, a staff analyst for the Fire Department; Katherine Consuelo - Johnson, an active parent at P.S. 51 on the Upper East Side; attorney Frank Holozubiec; retired teacher Charles Bayor; retiree Aldona McCarthy; Democratic club activist Khemray Singh; and equity trader Delores Rubin.

Michael Rebell is executive director of the Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the author of Courts and Kids: Pursuing Educational Equity through the State Courts (University of Chicago Press, forthcoming), in which he proposes a new functional separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to promote education reform and student achievement.

Under present systems for evaluating teachers in New York State and elsewhere, unsupported assumptions about teaching and learning often result in unfair judgments, concludes James A. Gross in Teachers on Trial: Values, Standards, and Equity in Judging Conduct and Comteachers in New York State and elsewhere, unsupported assumptions about teaching and learning often result in unfair judgments, concludes James A. Gross in Teachers on Trial: Values, Standards, and Equity in Judging Conduct and ComTeachers on Trial: Values, Standards, and Equity in Judging Conduct and Competence.

Above all, we need a new policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling on achievement even as it also lifts the floor.

A more useful way to view equity is through the lens of «fairness», Professor Geoff Masters AO writes in his new Teacher column.

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«We must create accountability for the whole system that drives greater equity in every school, and an important first step is that every new teacher be profession - ready before ever stepping foot into a classroom and becoming the teacher of record for students,» he said.

At the same time, increased public and elite concern about the effect of underperforming schools on national equity and economic competitiveness has created new political incentives for policymakers to embrace innovative approaches to teacher quality and school reform generally.

The new initiative, called «Excellent Educators for All,» aims to bring states into compliance with a teacher equity mandate in the No Child Left Behind Act, the George W. Bush - era law that requires states to reward and punish schools based on standardized test scores.

Our new report, «Illinois» Teacher Pension Plans Deepen School Funding Inequities,» looks at the impact of pension spending in Illinois on school finance equity.

The new Every Student Succeeds Act maintains a federal focus on closing the equity gap with respect to students» access to expert, experienced teachers.

She led their Academy for Transformative Leadership, which prepared and placed 13 new school leaders and supported over 90 teachers committed to advancing educational equity.

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Earn a $ 125,000 salary and join a team of master teachers at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on 60 minutes for its revolutionary...

On the Path to Equity suggests requiring a two year minimum comprehensive induction program that provides embedded coaching and feedback by well - trained mentors for new teachers following entry - level licensure.

Roughly half a million U.S. teachers either move or leave the profession each year — attrition that costs the United States up to $ 2.2 billion annually — with 40 to 50 percent of new teachers leaving the profession after five years, according to research cited in On the Path to Equity: Improving the Effectiveness of Beginning Tteachers either move or leave the profession each year — attrition that costs the United States up to $ 2.2 billion annually — with 40 to 50 percent of new teachers leaving the profession after five years, according to research cited in On the Path to Equity: Improving the Effectiveness of Beginning Tteachers leaving the profession after five years, according to research cited in On the Path to Equity: Improving the Effectiveness of Beginning TeachersTeachers.

PBIS and SEL can be integrated into a range of school practices and procedures, including new teacher onboarding processes focused on equity, collaborative professional learning, district policies aimed at reducing suspensions, and restorative practices.

Though low salaries are among the things teachers who quickly leave the profession cite as an issue — as well as inadequate administrative support, isolated working conditions and poor student discipline — On the Path to Equity recommends a comprehensive induction program to help support new teachers and possibly curb turnover rates.

(James J. Barta and Michael G. Allen); «Ideas and Programs To Assist in the Untracking of American Schools» (Howard D. Hill); «Providing Equity for All: Meeting the Needs of High - Ability Students» (Sally M. Reis); «Promoting Gifted Behavior in an Untracked Middle School Setting» (Thomas O. Erb et al.); «Untracking Your Middle School: Nine Tentative Steps toward Long - Term Success» (Paul S. George); «In the Meantime: Using a Dialectical Approach To Raise Levels of Intellectual Stimulation and Inquiry in Low - Track Classes» (Barbara G. Blackwell); «Synthesis of Research on Cooperative Learning» (Robert E. Slavin); «Incorporating Cooperation: Its Effects on Instruction» (Harbison Pool et al.); «Improving All Students» Achievement: Teaching Cognitive and Metacognitive Thinking Strategies» (Robert W. Warkentin and Dorothy A. Battle); «Integrating Diverse Learning Styles» (Dan W. Rea); «Reintegrating Schools for Success: Untracking across the United States» (Anne Wheelock); «Creatinga Nontraditional School in a Traditional Community» (Nancy B. Norton and Charlotte A. Jones); «Ungrouping Our Way: A Teacher's Story» (Daphrene Kathryn Sheppard); «Educating All Our Students: Success in Serving At - Risk Youth» (Edward B. Strauser and John J. Hobe); «Technology Education: A New Application of the Principles of Untracking at the Secondary Level» (N. Creighton Alexander); «Tracking and Research - Based Decisions: A Georgia School System's Dilemma» (Jane A. Page and Fred M. Page, Jr.); and «A Call to Action: The Time Has Come To Move beyond Tracking» (Harbison Pool and Jane A. Page).

Featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on 60 minutes for its $ 125,000 teacher salaries and outstanding results, The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School opened in September 2009.

And while a new report by Scholastic on principals and teachers» views on education equity describes that overwhelmingly, educators agree that equity in education for all children should be a national priority, it is also evident that such leadership requires clarity around the nuances of what it means to provide students a well - rounded education — regardless of race, national origin, immigration status, gender identity, disability, or religion.

Earn a $ 125,000 salary and join a team of master teachers at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on 60 minutes for its revolutionary teacher salaries and its outstanding results.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

A new report (PDF) from the Congressional Research Service, Congress's nonpartisan investigative arm, explores these changes in six areas: accountability for student achievement; distribution of Title I grants; fiscal accountability; educator quality, equity, and effectiveness; grants to support teachers and school leaders; and targeted support versus block grants.

Wendy Lecker is a former president of the Stamford Parent Teacher Council and was staff attorney at the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, plaintiffs in a school funding lawsuit in New York.

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Connecticut's new Teachers Policy Institute (TPI) is a research and innovation forum created by members of the Connecticut Education Association to advance equity and opportunity for all of the students teachers serve evTeachers Policy Institute (TPI) is a research and innovation forum created by members of the Connecticut Education Association to advance equity and opportunity for all of the students teachers serve evteachers serve every day.

For discussions of Finland's approach to teaching, see Linda Darling - Hammond, The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future (New York: Teachers College Press, 2010); and Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?

Matthew Ronfeldt, Susanna Loeb, and James Wyckoff, «How Teacher Turnover Harms Student Achievement,» American Educational Research Journal 50 (2013): 4 — 36; Linda Darling - Hammond, The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future (New York: Teachers College Press, 2010); and Linda Darling - Hammond, «Keeping Good Teachers: Why It Matters, What Leaders Can Do,» Educational Leadership 60, no. 8 (May 2003): 6 — 13.

Through a collaboration with the Measured Progress Assessment Services team, a new set of rigorous common assessments were developed to inform instruction, promote instructional equity, and create meaningful learning experiences for teachers and students.

The Equity Project Charter School in New York City — known for compensating teachers with annual salaries of at least $ 125,000 — also prioritizes teacher observation and collaboration.

Rosie and Doug explore the exciting work that the commission has been undertaking, including its new partnership with EducationSuperHighway, its soon - to - be-released digital equity toolkit, and its history - making move to endorse the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards for both students and teachers.

His unmatched dedication to equity, coupled with his experience as a successful teacher, principal, and system leader, make him especially well - suited to lead the U.S. Department of Education as it supports states, districts, and schools to implement new provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future (New York, N.Y.: Teachers College, Columbia University).

I spoke with the principals assembled by NAESP about their hopes for the implications for the new law, and the conversation touched on topics as wide - ranging as funding equity, fair pay for teachers, and supports for English - language learners, as well as the concept of more uninterrupted time to focus on instruction that Campbell, who is a former principal, asserts is currently missing from most school days.

Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY $ 150,000 over one year for operational support of the Campaign for Educational Equity to research and analyze policy strategies for developing sustainable financing for high - quality, universal preschool in New York State across diverse program settings.

This year Anna Yates teachers are using teacher - led collaborative inquiry to inform their implementation of new curricula and school - wide programs including Eureka Math, Reader's Roar, Lucy Calkins Writers Workshop, and Equity / PBIS / Second Step.

TNTP (The New Teacher Project) Accountability Under ESSA: How States Can Design Systems That Advance Equity and Opportunity This white paper offers guiding principles to states on both the process and substance of the accountability systems they are required to design under ESSA.

Additional steps will include grounding the city's teacher leadership and new principal mentoring programs in a racial equity lens, developing a new Social Studies Scope and Sequence and Passport to Social Studies curriculum, and using the keynote address at the citywide principal's conference this spring to focus on the subject of culturally responsive teaching.

We look forward to working with the new Congress and Administration to implement ESSA in ways that promote local innovation, advance equity, and provide school leaders with the stability they need to effectively support teachers, students, and families in transitioning to the new requirements and, together, to accelerate and sustain improvement in the years ahead.