Sentences with phrase «board raises for all teachers»

Across - the - board raises for all teachers, good and bad alike, do not strengthen pupil learning.

Not exact matches

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to approve a 2011 - 12 budget Wednesday, school officials and the teachers union are battling publicly over related issues of withdrawn raises and the mayor's push for a longer school day.

Over the past several years, the Board of Regents and the Department have raised standards for our teachers and are working to uplift the entire profession through efforts such as TeachNY.

While the teachers unions could seek higher compensation at the negotiating table, they quickly discovered that they would lose public support if the school board sought the authority to pay for raises by floating new bonds, for example.

Some locales have diluted the merit pay concept by making the bonuses to teachers small and setting the bar for receiving the bonuses low, thereby converting merit pay into something approximating an across - the board pay raise.

With no new source of money available to give teachers raises this year, the best hope for heading off the job action appeared to rest with the Chicago School Finance Authority and the school board.

Last time around, the school board — with the same 5 - 2 pro-union majority it has now — approved a 10 percent raise for teachers, which was more than the union was asking for and in spite of the district's projected deficits.

In an unusual and controversial move, the New York State Board of Regents has approved a budget proposal that would require school districts to use 1986 - 87 increases in operating aid solely for the purposes of raising teacher salaries and hiring additional teachers.

He raises a number of issues including his assertion that states should be responsible for the hiring and employment of teachers and that school boards should devote themselves to the improvement of student learning and should not concern themselves with the running of schools.

More than a few eyebrows were raised when School Board member - elect Monica Ratliff appeared at a Thursday Educators for Excellence (E4E) event and seemed to signal support for some kind of a test - based pay system to attract and keep good teachers in LA classrooms.

That comes on top of a major base pay raise — the first in five years — for teachers across the board.

In New York, Commissioner of Education David M. Steiner and the state board of regents this month put forward a broad package of changes that would include revamping the state's standards - and - assessment system, raising the cap on the number of charter schools, allowing additional institutions to train teachers and principals, and setting new demands for districts to turn around low - performing schools.

The Charlotte - Mecklenburg school board voted unanimously on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, to ask the county commissioners for a $ 40 million increase to pay for safer schools, bigger teacher raises and staff to keep schools clean and safe.

They have already voted no to across the board teacher salary increases and continued the freeze on teachers» salaries that has been in place for 5 years (at the same time passed a tax break for the wealthy, and now, with reduced revenue can not give raises), increased class size, taken away additional pay for Masters degrees, eliminated most of the state's teacher assistants, gone after tenure and offered the top 25 % of the teachers in a district $ 500 to give up their tenure immediately, increased the number of charter schools (many funded by Republicans in the private school business) and finally, the most recent scheme pondered is to let kids go to any school in the state regardless of their home county.

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...

School board member Linda Eberhart, a former teacher, said she is deeply concerned that Maryland may raise standards too quickly for students who have not had the Common Core curriculum for most of their schooling.

In addition to stipends, Sun Prairie teachers who earn master's degrees will receive a $ 4,000 raise, and teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or earn a Master Educator license will see a $ 2,000 raise.

Many education stakeholders have been lobbying for across - the - board pay raises for all teachers at a time when more and more teachers are leaving North Carolina for significant pay raises in places like Virginia, South Carolina or Tennessee.

The district and school board also are looking at developing a new district - wide teacher compensation model, too, and may ask voters in April for $ 3.5 million to be able to provide raises, according to school board meeting documents.

In January, N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson called for a 10 percent, across - the - board raise for the state's teachers.

Granite School Board approves pay raise for teachers.

Two years after its passage, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, with the blessing of the State Board of Education, said the money could go to raises for teachers.

Renée A. Middleton, dean of The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education at Ohio University, serves on the board of directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating the voice of accomplished teachers in shaping a true profession and raising student achieveboard of directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating the voice of accomplished teachers in shaping a true profession and raising student achieveBoard for Professional Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating the voice of accomplished teachers in shaping a true profession and raising student achievement.

The spokesman added: «The recruitment of specialist maths teachers, introducing phonics - based reading for six - year - olds and restoring the rigour of GCSE and A-level exams are all part of the overall package to raise participation across the board.»

For teachers, that foundation would be a 10 percent pay raise across - the - board.

Not just teachers: The state is also moving to raise the requirements for school administrators, and the board is being asked to set new passing scores for administrators on the national Praxis exam.

Without proposing any specific cuts to free up money for a much - needed teacher raise, a majority of the board appears ready to ask taxpayers to foot the bill (trustees Phillips and Panas have expressed clear reservations about this approach).

Mvula is supporting the Action in Music campaign, a partnership between Casio, Classic FM and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music exam board, which aims to raise the profile of music education by providing free music tickets for young people and celebrating a music teacher of the Board of the Royal Schools of Music exam board, which aims to raise the profile of music education by providing free music tickets for young people and celebrating a music teacher of the board, which aims to raise the profile of music education by providing free music tickets for young people and celebrating a music teacher of the year.

While DCFT struggles to find continued relevance as a privileged middleman between teachers and district leaders, the Board of Education now looks to shake off the AFT - organized backlash and focus ahead on reforms that raise the bar of excellence for students, and improve communication with parents.

Veteran school board member John Tate called for a resolution at last week's school board meeting to raise teacher pay to the national average.

Over the weekend a quickly - formed school board candidate fund - raiser was put together by the Utah Technology Council, among others, with House Speaker Greg Hughes, R - Draper, and Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R - Sandy, called in to help raise money for some of the remaining school board incumbents feeling the heat from the Utah Education Association — the main teacher union in the state.

At the Vermilion Parish School Board meeting in early January, Hargrave dared to question a $ 38,000 raise for the school superintendent, noting that teachers have not received a raise in 10 years.

Later this week the board of the California State Teachers Retirement System, or CalSTRS, will forward to the Legislature a report laying out options for raising higher contributions into the pension system to ensure its long - term viability.

The across - the - board raises found in the state House plan differ from a state Senate proposal that dispenses the lion's share of its raises for mid-career teachers, spurring criticism that GOP budget writers short - changed North Carolina's beginning and veteran teachers.

The Pet Club has, among other things, raised money for a local animal shelter, set up a Pet Memorial Garden, put up a school bulletin board, spotlighted students and teachers who have helped companion animals, gotten involved with bringing a soldier's dog back to Maine from Afghanistan, submitted an article to Downeast Dog News, and donated $ 500 to MFOA from a penny drive and sale of gourmet dog bones made by teachers and parents.