Sentences with phrase «case against the teacher»

These statements appeared to support the case against the teacher.

In «Class Warfare» lawyer Steven Brill demonstrates his litigation skills as he lays out his case against teachers» unions and the so - called anti-reformers.

Not exact matches

Mantel's memoir, like the novels, is thick with smoldering grievances: against teachers («I don't know if there is a case on record of a child of seven murdering a schoolteacher, but I think there ought to be»); adults generally («In Hadfield, as everywhere in history of the world, violence without justification or apology was meted out by big people to small»); and above all, against the Catholic Church, which stood in judgment on her mother when Mantel was a child.

Sometimes, as in the case of a fisher caste in South India, they asked for Christian teachers as a means of obtaining the protection of the European against some hereditary foe.

And on June 21, 2002, the New York Times, in «Silently Shifting Teachers in Sex Abuse Cases,» noted a study of 225 complaints against teachers from 1990 — 94 and found that in only one percent of the cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teachiTeachers in Sex Abuse Cases,» noted a study of 225 complaints against teachers from 1990 — 94 and found that in only one percent of the cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teaching Cases,» noted a study of 225 complaints against teachers from 1990 — 94 and found that in only one percent of the cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teachiteachers from 1990 — 94 and found that in only one percent of the cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teaching cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teachiteachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teachiteachers were able to get new teaching jobs.

Not many of the cases have held against street preachers or against Christian preaching being classified as hate speech... but the very fact that these cases are being brought and that there are real cases of teachers being sacked or from the health service... I think it is under threat, yes.»

JOLIET — After dozens of students and teachers were sickened by a contaminated school lunch two years ago, the Will County state's attorney made headlines by charging two state education employees with reckless conduct, apparently the first criminal charges against government employees in a food - poisoning case.

In papers submitted by the UK Government last year in the case and seen by the BHA, the Government attempted to argue that there is no breach of EU law because «if a teacher brought a claim against a school (on the basis that the school, as an employer, had discriminated against them in their remuneration, for example), then the court or tribunal would consider the legislation in this wider context.

«Allegations kept on file even when there is no case against the individual means that these teachers remain under a veil of suspicion throughout the entirety of their working lives.

Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher Project say a lawsuit against New York State inspired by the Vergara case could change local tenure laws and present a long - awaited opportunity to legally assess long - term sticking points with the unions, such as merit pay and seniority rules.

Finally, the Brooklyn - bred Democrat pointed to cases in which Gorsuch had ruled against individuals who had sued employers for firing them, including a teacher suffering from cancer and a truck driver who abandoned his load in a winter storm after his brakes failed.

You helped us fight back against teacher layoffs and severe cutbacks, and you helped us make the case that it's time that millionaires pay their fair share of taxes.

But it should no longer be the case that only the lucky students get to learn in schools where teachers have decided to work against standard expectations.

Although many parents and politicians argue passionately against mobile classrooms — the majority of which never move — teachers across the country seem much less perturbed by their use, and in many cases, actually prefer them.

While it's hard to make the case for licensure when it requires only taking a collection of courses, it's even harder to argue against a standards - based licensure system that ensures that every child will have a well - trained, high - quality teacher.

In this case, a story about a 25 - year veteran teacher's admirable efforts to teach his U.S. History AP students about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is littered with pat phrases intended to score points against education reformers.

The cases against Lindsey Clark, Monzoor Hussain, Hardeep Saini, Arshad Hussain and Razwan Faraz — who were former principals and senior teachers at schools in Park View Academy Trust — have therefore been dropped.

A federal judge is questioning whether a new exam for aspiring teachers in New York is discriminatory against minorities, a case that could derail the state's efforts to create a more rigorous set of tests for entry into the profession.

Likewise, Peterson overstates the case against collective bargaining for teachers.

In making the case against further teacher union endorsements of Clinton, the blog Defend Public Education meticulously chronicled Broad's relationship with the candidate, going back to a visit Broad made in 1983 to the Arkansas home of Clinton and her husband, then - Gov.

More on the federal suit filed against Connecticut, backed by Students Matter, the California - based group that recently challenged teacher tenure in the Vergara vs. California case.

The Wright v. New York case was first filed in 2014, when nine families from across the state brought suit against the State of New York and others, claiming that teacher tenure, dismissal, and quality - blind layoff laws deprive New York children of their right to a sound basic education as guaranteed under the New York State Constitution.

A case concerning a complaint against a teacher shall be reviewed and a final order entered by a panel composed of five commission members, at least one of whom must be a parent or a sworn law enforcement officer and at least three of whom must be teachers.

A Mullica Township case landed somewhere in between, where district brought up charges against a kindergarten teacher in whose class a boy and girl snuck off into the bathroom unsupervised, where there was possibly physical contact.

The case, brought forward two years ago by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and education activist Dave Welsh, challenged the court to weigh teacher job protections against a student's constitutional right to equal access to a quality education.

«If you have a school that's struggling, in most cases, the parents, the district and the teachers are working really hard to try and fix it,» said Kathleen Oropeza, a Florida mom who co-founded the nonprofit FundEducationNow.org and fought against parent trigger bills the past two legislative sessions.

And, in many cases, these changes are happening against a backdrop of furious debate about the specific statistical methods being used to determine each teacher's effectiveness.

The case has been brought by nine students against the state, with the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers joining the defense.

As Elias is making the state's case against the lower court ruling, he points to the high teacher attrition rate, saying California loses 22 percent of the workforce in the first four years of teaching.

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

(1) The Vergara Decision: This case pits nine Oakland public school students against the State of California, arguing that (a) granting tenure after less than two years, (b) retaining teachers during layoffs based on seniority instead of merit, and (c) the near impossibility of dismissing incompetent teachers, is harming California's overall system of public education, and is disproportionately harming public education in low income communities.

Lefkowitz, the attorney who will be leading the New York case, has successfully litigated other cases that pitted him against teachers unions.

The case was brought against the state by six teachers and the N.C. Association of Educators.

During our follow - up conversations with districts, we found cases where teacher recommendations are biased against high - achieving minority students; we also found cases where teacher recommendations are advancing minority students who do not test well on standardized tests.

But on Sunday, in a resolution committing to fighting attacks against teachers, the union did debate demanding Duncan's resignation, ultimately settling on cheeky language that mirrored the Vergara case.

The district fared no better in its case against elementary school special education teacher Gloria Hsi, despite allegations that included poor judgment, failing to report child abuse, yelling at and insulting children, planning lessons inadequately and failing to supervise her class.

District officials thought they had a strong case against fourth - grade teacher Shirley Loftis, including complaints and other evidence they said dated back a decade.

A small group of teachers picketed a screening at Oakland's Piedmont Theater, distributing fliers defending unions and tenure rights and making the case against charter schools and standardized tests.

In the meantime, nearly 30 cases have already been decided by the arbitration system set up by the law, the latest coming down this week against a Cumberland County vocational high school teacher accused of shoving a student.

A Supreme Court case from this past spring that many of our members may have heard about in the national press, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, would likely have been decided against unions had Justice Antonin Scalia not died unexpectedly.

In May 2015, the online article, The Case Against Standardized Testing — Harvard Political (harvardpolitics.com/united-states/case-standardized-testing/) explained, again, how standardized testing focus negatively impacted curriculum and student learning as well as how it compromised teacher evaluations.

This article explores the case of the Winston Society, a wikispace launched by high school English teacher Ed Cator (a pseudonym) to provide teachers with their own space to share teaching ideas, construct knowledge collaboratively, and work against NCLB (the No Child Left Behind Act) and related educational policies.

They're graciously taking on the case pro bono, but it's mutually beneficial — because California's Parent Trigger law is at the forefront of an ed - reform battle raging hotly across America, pitting charter operators and radical reformers against powerful teachers unions.

NYC teachers have been warned against sharing their professional analyses of the educational appropriateness of state tests and former Chancellor Farina told parents at a private meeting in District 15 that she herself would in fact opt out in certain cases yet declined to share this with all NYC parents, despite D15 parents» strong urging that she do so.

(2010); The New Teacher Project, The Case Against Quality - Blind Teacher Layoffs (2011); Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; and Wyckoff, James, «Teacher Layoffs: An Empirical Illustration of Seniority v. Measures of Effectiveness» The Urban Institute, CALDER (2010); Goldhaber, Dan and Theobold, Roddy, «Assessing the Determinants and Implications of Teacher Layoffs.»

The principal had repeatedly flaunted teachers» Weingarten rights and Martin was instrumental in convincing a teacher that I originally represented to testify in an unfair labor practice, ULP, case against the principal.

Through their accounts, Rizga makes a strong case against test scores as a way to monitor individual learning and for teachers being in charge of school reform and accountability.

The case against the regulator Ofqual and exam boards AQA and Edexcel had been brought by a total of 167 individual pupils, supported by 150 schools and 42 councils, plus six professional bodies, including teachers» unions.

If you haven't been following this case, it is against a notorious author / box set promoter / marketer /» mastermind» teacher who goes by the name of Rebecca Hamilton — and also runs other author businesses like OTOH Books (formerly GenreCrave).

If we dismiss the absurd stuff in the dubious last - minute document about getting teachers to stop teaching science, the shock - horror bit seems to be that people who disagree with the AGW hypothesis gave money to an organisation which makes the case against it.