Sentences with phrase «raises for teachers willing»

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Arizona's largest school district and some others will resume classes after lawmakers approved money for teacher pay raises and additional education funding.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

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This week you will have the opportunity to read interviews from the teachers, principals, administrators, and food service directors who work tirelessly and understand the need for increasing participation, decreasing barriers, and raising awareness of school breakfast programs in our nation's schools.

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Proposals to raise the minimum salary threshold for migrant workers will exacerbate the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has warned.

After all, he's the man who will negotiate the new state budget and have a major say on such issues as raising the minimum wage, getting bad teachers out of the classroom and increasing funding for buses and subways, as well as Metro - North and the Long Island Rail Road.

Mr. Anyidoho, wondered why government has failed to pay Cuban doctors, pay allowances for nurses and teachers, embark on developmental projects and yet, the party's Acting Chairman will be able to raise money to front for the purchase of buses.

«We oppose the raising of the charter cap until charter schools serve an appropriate percentage of the state's neediest children, and we will be working with the State Education Department on the details of a fair evaluation process for teachers.»

But if your parents need to raise money to pay for your physical education teacher or librarian, then you will have to raise significant amounts of money, and that will mean bigger and more frequent events.

Thousands of teachers will head to the state capital on Wednesday to call for a nearly $ 10,000 raise over four years and an increase to per - pupil spending.

Signaling that schools will be a top priority during the upcoming legislative session, Ducey outlined plans for an education - heavy agenda, including statewide teacher pay raises, increased spending on all - day kindergarten, and a $ 1,000 signing bonus for new teachers who take jobs in low - income districts.

Around 15,000 teachers will be sent back to the classroom for retraining under the # 67 million initiative to raise school standards in the subjects.

The Standards Library will provide national comparators and facilitate raising the baseline of teacher expectation for what young people can achieve.

Budget includes $ 100 million for teacher - quality initiatives, half of which will be directed toward raising teacher salaries and half designed for financial rewards for teachers at low - performing schools whose students show marked academic gains.

«I'm very hopeful that we will be able to raise the funds needed to create the Harvard Teacher Fellows program, which would enable more Harvard undergraduates to get into a teaching career, while also underscoring the university's commitment to teaching as not only a viable but noble career for its graduates.»

As schoolchildren absorbed lectures on state history during tours of the Capitol here last week, California lawmakers were making history of their own by passing a school reform package that will raise the stakes for teachers, administrators, and students.

But not for all the usual reasons that people raise concerns: the worry about whether we've got good measures of teacher performance, especially for instructors in subjects other than reading and math; the likelihood that tying achievement to evaluations will spur teaching to the test in ways that warp instruction and curriculum; the futility of trying to «principal - proof» our schools by forcing formulaic, one - size - fits - all evaluation models upon all K — 12 campuses; the terrible timing of introducing new evaluation systems at the same time that educators are working to implement the Common Core.

Teachers also raised concerns about the EBacc, with 74 per cent saying it has narrowed the Key Stage 4 curriculum in their schools and 77 per cent saying the new GCSE curriculum will be less suitable for low attaining students.

This is because no amount of getting standards «right» will make much difference when states and districts are calling for teachers to spend their time raising scores on tests that do not match the standards anyway.

Districts will receive funds, roughly $ 300 per pupil annually, which can be used to raise the minimum teacher salary, improve entry into the profession for new teachers, fund leadership roles, hire additional teachers, and provide training and support to teachers in leadership roles.

This will make it increasingly hard for schools to find enough trained teachers and force some to raise class sizes or cut the range of subjects they teach.

The discipline of market economics supposedly will force for - profit schools to streamline their bureaucracies, retain and reward highly talented administrators and teachers, and raise student achievement on a variety of measures.

No amount of getting standards «right» will make much difference when states and districts are calling for teachers to raise scores on tests that do not match the standards anyway.

ESP and EPG will be working together on a number of events to raise awareness and provide wellbeing advice and support for teachers.

The tax increases will underwrite $ 187 million in capital improvements to schools, $ 35.7 million in pay raises for teachers, and other elements of the desegregation effort.

With standards - raising comes keen anxiety about implementation on the ground (will teachers, for example, be adequately prepared?)

Georgia teachers will receive a 3 percent pay raise and funding for the state's Quality Basic Education Act will be increased as a result of the legislature's adoption of the first major tax increase in 18 years.

«I have every confidence that our Independent Panel of experts will provide the insight and expertise needed to deliver a system that can support our teachers and raise standards for all.

For some pupils, the difference between success and failure will depend on whether they feel confident enough to raise their hand; the same is true of teachers.

«Our review of initial teacher training (ITT) will ensure that trainee teachers can demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge across different subjects, and we have committed to go further by replacing qualified teacher status (QTS) with a new, stronger accreditation system to raise the bar for new teachers.»

Hot on the heels of the Centre for Policy's report on the UK's litigious culture curbing educational trips, October will see teachers and adventurers, travel, legal and safety experts congregate at the annual Stretching Horizons» conference to discuss some of the ways schools can enrich education, mitigate risk and raise funds for educational journeys with a view to changing lives.

States and school districts are spending millions of dollars to build online student - data systems that will offer teachers what policymakers hope will be the information needed to craft clear - cut strategies for raising achievement.

Even if they succeed in getting more funding for public education, there is a good chance that it will not result in substantial pay raises for teachers.

Advocates say that schools should be rewarded financially for performing well on standardized tests, and that providing such incentives will motivate school leaders and teachers to teach effectively and raise student performance.

That is why we will support teachers with continuous learning and development, better support and identify our leaders, and reduce class sizes so that we can raise standards for all.»

Common Core implementation will forge ahead for the foreseeable future; but the degree to which we can overcome major obstacles like those raised by McShane and Rothman will determine the quality of the mark that is left on today's schools, teachers, and students.

The Thoughtful Classroom Portfolio Series is ideal for administrators looking for cost - effective professional development tools; school, grade, and department teams and self - directed learning clubs interested in raising student achievement; and individual teachers seeking to expand their teaching repertoires, the Thoughtful Classroom Portfolio Series will help you get results quickly — without breaking your budget.

Pokes at teachers to raise student test scores, and setting up some new schools for a few students won't do the deed.

This seminar, led by teachers deeply immersed in the work will provide the strategies and practices that raise engagement and deepen the learning for all students.

The Governor, a former teacher, earlier today introduced his ambitious education reform plan, which will expand school choice in the state via opportunity scholarships, expand the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, establish standards and enforcements for charter schools and peg student achievement to teacher evaluations — all without raising state taxes.

Those achieving Chartered Teacher status will be recognised for evidence - informed, high quality teaching practice, benefiting the young people they teach and helping to raise the status of teachers and the important role teachers play.

Dr. Marzano's keynote address will discuss the state of teacher evaluation and how focusing on teacher growth as it is connected to student learning gains provides the necessary support for all teachers to raise academic achievement to a world - class level.

How will local school districts choose the teachers who will be eligible for 4 - year contracts — and the $ 5,000 raises?

These required pension contributions will likely constrain the district from spending money on anything else, including field trips, classroom supplies, extra services for high - need students, technology, and raises, which is unfortunate because our teachers remain underpaid compared to the average across Alameda County school districts.

Among the challenges for the new schools chancellor will be launching universal pre-kindergarten, and dealing withupcoming negotiations with the teachers union, who will be demanding raises and back pay.

As a result, our policy group — under the umbrella of a group called Educators 4 Excellence — is recommending that teachers receive bonuses for their success in the classroom as part of a package of rewards we believe will honor educators» achievements and raise student performance.

La Cañada Unified teachers have a lot to look forward to in the coming school year, after recently approved negotiations with the district's bargaining team netted district employees an across - the - board raise and created a new incentives program for outstanding educators willing to take on extra work...

«We will put a qualified teacher in every classroom, improve classroom discipline and raise standards for all children.»