Sentences with phrase «about teacher tenure laws»

When I'm feeling most foul about teacher tenure laws, this song becomes my earworm.

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Teachers and administrators alike had been anxiously waiting for more details about the evaluations since Gov. Chris Christie signed a new tenure law that permits them to be evaluated, at least in part based on their students» test scores and other measurements of achievement.

EdSource wrote about a debate the four candidates had on Tuesday where Villaraigosa was the only candidate who committed to reforming teacher tenure laws.

Given the substantive way this law changes how Utah teachers are evaluated and dismissed, I was astonished to see a recent commentary («This teacher / legislator says it's time to end tenure,» June 22), penned by a legislator, speaking about the need to eliminate tenure in Utah.

I've asked Korn to tell me exactly where the law specifies this, and when I hear back from him, I will update this post.UPDATE: The teachers» union, to back up its assertion, is citing a memo from the state department to the Board of Regents last year which contains this background sentence about the evaluation law: «Tenured teachers and principals with a pattern of ineffective teaching performance — defined by law as two consecutive annual «ineffective» ratings — may be charged with incompetence and considered for termination through an expedited hearing process.»

Amid a national debate about tenure laws that can keep ineffective teachers in the classroom, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), an advocacy group, has turned the spotlight on teacher education programs and the results paint a grim pTeacher Quality (NCTQ), an advocacy group, has turned the spotlight on teacher education programs and the results paint a grim pteacher education programs and the results paint a grim picture.

Amid a national debate about tenure laws that can keep ineffective teachers in the classroom, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), an advocacy group, has turned the spotlight...

«There has been a lot of concern about the effects of the new evaluation procedures and changes in the tenure law: Would lots of teachers get fired?»