The toolkit includes examples of schools that have
addressed teacher working conditions successfully, checklists and concrete ideas to provide a roadmap for working conditions reforms, and background research to give users some theoretical perspective when identifying school reform strategies.
Not exact matches
«The crisis will not end until the government takes responsibility for and takes action to
address the devastating impact of its relentless attacks on
teachers» pay, workload and
working conditions.»
The UFT and the DOE on Nov. 18 signed an agreement that
addresses the challenging
working conditions that speech
teachers have faced when documenting their
work with children with speech and language delays in the SESIS system.
It appears that education policies related to both compensation and
working conditions must evolve further if school systems are to
address the challenge of staffing math and science classrooms with
teachers of strong academic caliber.
While increasing numbers of school districts offer pay incentives to
address math and science staff shortages, the authors conclude that «compensation and
working conditions must evolve further if school systems are to
address the challenge of staffing math and science classrooms with
teachers of strong academic caliber.»
This Informed Educator looks at recent research on
teacher opinions about their
working conditions to
address the question: «What matters to
teachers?»
We heard that the best efforts will not only include recruiting, developing, and retaining great educators with the skills to teach all students, but will also build strong school leaders, create supportive
working conditions, and
address inequities in resources and supports for
teachers.
A comprehensive strategy for
addressing teacher turnover — from supporting beginning
teachers to improving
working conditions — is also key.
Martin also noted that it is important to
address teacher pay, benefits and
working conditions, as well as
teacher autonomy and respect, if we are going to solve the growing problem of
teacher shortages both nationally and in Wisconsin.
There will be reasons to celebrate, yet no doubt there will be areas that need to be
addressed in order to improve the
working conditions of our
teachers.
Meanwhile, in many districts,
working conditions are changing: Tenure is being eliminated, more demanding evaluation systems are in place, and
teachers work a longer school day to
address student needs.
These bureaucratic hurdles are particularly absurd when some states have shortages so severe that they have to recruit
teachers from other countries, such as the Philippines, to find qualified candidates.26 Though
teacher shortages are the product of several shortcomings in the
teacher pipeline, including low
teacher salaries and poor
working conditions, licensure can serve as a meaningful lever to begin to
address teacher vacancies.
The 83rd Texas Legislature passed comprehensive legislation
addressing various aspects of the
teacher quality pipeline, including educator preparation program admission standards, professional development audits,
teacher appraisal and
working conditions, with significant TCTA involvement in reshaping these provisions.
March / April 2019: Recruiting & Retaining
Teachers — This issue will address preparation, induction, and support for new teachers, as well as working conditions that contribute to high levels of teaching
Teachers — This issue will
address preparation, induction, and support for new
teachers, as well as working conditions that contribute to high levels of teaching
teachers, as well as
working conditions that contribute to high levels of teaching success.
We must first
address the root causes of the shortage — poor
working conditions, inadequate compensation structures, a lack of administrative and community support for
teachers and schools, and invalid and unreliable
teacher evaluation systems that are driving the most talented and experienced
teachers out of the classroom.
Efforts to improve the quality of early childhood programs without
addressing teachers» low wages and stressful
working conditions are unlikely to bring about the long - term benefits and return on investment associated with high - quality programs.
«Parents as
Teachers is designed to
work closely with families through a trusting relationship with a trained professional to
address critical parenting issues and behaviors that promote protective factors or the
conditions that reduce or eliminate risk and promote healthy development and well - being of children,» said Constance Gully, President and CEO of Parents as
Teachers National Center.