Sentences with phrase «city teachers got»

ALBANY — Mayor Bloomberg's drive to end «last in / first out» protections for underachieving city teachers got a big boost in the state Senate last night with the introduction of a measure to end the union - backed practice, The Post has learned.

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New teachers in Chicago earn $ 50,000 per year, but given the high cost of living in the city, that salary means she's just getting by.

I got a letter the other day from a teacher in the John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Redwood City, California.

A former inner - city high school teacher, Farrington left the classroom after 15 years to get a Ph.D. in urban - education policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

I spent almost 4 years of my life trying to get the funding for that Point of Sale system — we applied for grants, we looked for a private funder, we approached the city — until finally we were able to get it funded through a parcel tax which was sold to the voters as a pay increase for our hard working and underpaid teachers, but which also contained a small portion vaguely dexcribed as «technology.»

«I don't want to be part of teachers getting laid off, police officers getting laid off as a result of the city not getting the revenue that would come from that bill, without raising any taxes.»

«I keep trying to get this done and the city keeps hemming and hawing and there's always a reason, «Oh we'll get back to you,»» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew told the Daily News.

A few years ago we could not get teachers to teach in the city of Hull and had to give them an enhanced salary to do it.

More public school teachers are getting tenure under the union - friendly de Blasio administration, statistics released Friday by the city Education department show.

Democratic lawmakers in that chamber already have a number of issues they have to get done: rent control, monitoring the regulations for the new teacher evaluation law and an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools and criminal justice reform, just to name a few.

Thousands of parents and teachers descended on Foley Square to demand that de Blasio get behind charter school proponents» plans to increase the number of charter seats across the city to 200,000 by 2020.

More public school teachers are getting tenure under the union - friendly de Blasio administration, statistics released by the city Education department show.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's reelection bid got a boost from the city's teacher's union, the UFT, which praised the mayor for his support of public education.

New York City implemented the plan for the first time last school year; according to Tuesday's data, about 92 percent of teachers were rated «effective» or «highly effective,» and just over 1 percent of teachers got the lowest rating, «ineffective.»

Sen. Liz Krueger said she thinks that the teachers union, Black and Bloomberg all agree that the city is bearing an unfair share of education cuts — whether the union and the administraiton are getting along or not.

Members of the Transport Workers Union got a total of 19 percent in pay raises between 2009 and 2016, compared with 12 percent for the city's teachers union over the same period.

You've got a teachers union that has made it clear from day 1 that they wanted no part of any agreement on teacher evaluations, and yet, he blames the City equally for the intransigence of the union.

Some New York City teachers who got in trouble for insubordination or sleeping on the job who are part of the Absent Teacher Reserve could be permanently back in classrooms, as the Education Department places them in jobs this month.

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«Before we came on the scene, the pro-reform community would get together for episodic fights and then we'd scatter, and the U.F.T. was always there,» she said, referring to the United Federation of Teachers, the city teachers»Teachers, the city teachers»teachers» union.

Five Stafford Middle school students and their teachers were on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus on Thursday to talk about their successful effort last year to get the city school board to change Columbus Day on school calendars to Indigenous People's Day.

De Blasio insisted the city would keep working to get hundreds of schools with little arts presence up to compliance, as state law mandates that middle and high school students earn at least one credit of arts instruction from full - time, certified teachers.

The UFT is focusing its efforts on winning the restoration of Teacher's Choice funding as final negotiations on next year's city budget get underway.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo can not penalize city schools by withholding $ 260 million in state aid over the DOE's failure to get to a teacher evaluation agreement with the union, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice ruled on Feb. 21.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Jan. 30 that if the city won't get to a teacher evaluation agreement with the UFT by a set date, he will direct the State Education Department to set up a binding arbitration process that will get the two sides to an agreement.

The scores of New York City students increased slightly in both math and English language arts on the latest state tests, released on Aug. 14, as students became more familiar with the Common Core Learning Standards and their teachers worked hard with what materials and training they eventually got.

- Challenge pre-eminent scientists and engineers (starting with the more than 2,000 members of the National Academy) to take specific actions that will help achieve his goal, such as mentoring teachers and students in disadvantaged schools, starting a Science Festival in their city, or encouraging their university to create special programs that allow students to get a STEM degree and a teaching certificate at the same time.

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An idea brought to life by three Kansas City yogis, the Heartland Yoga Festival will feature amazing area yoga teachers, tons of local Kansas City shops, beverages, and delicious bites, plus provide a beautiful space for you to dive deeper into your practice, connect with nature, and get to know the KC yoga community better.

My husband was my driving teacher and he agreed that for the next lessons it was time that I got out of the city.

When teachers in New York City (full disclosure: I'm one) were told that we would receive curriculum, we didn't get the books until a month into school.

It included how well the schools work with other city agencies (to get sidewalks plowed in the winter, for example), how many and which colleges new teachers come from (the wider the net, the better), how quickly managers return phone calls, and whether teacher absenteeism is down.

In the past, teachers in city schools got tenure and moved to the suburbs, leaving the inner city schools with hard - to - fill vacancies.

Before the artists get to the schools, however, teachers trained by the City Opera education staff provide lessons about the opera being studied.

Even worse, the administration's authoritarian attempts to impose a single instructional approach throughout the system have so demoralized and frightened rank - and - file teachers that it is now virtually impossible for the city to get much - needed reforms of work rules in the next teachers» contract.

Project U-Turn, a collaboration among foundations, parents, young people, and youth - serving organizations such as the school district and city agencies in Philadelphia, grew out of research that analyzed a variety of data sources in order to develop a clear picture of the nature of Philadelphia's dropout problem, get a deeper understanding of which students were most likely to drop out, and identify the early - warning signs that should alert teachers, school staff, and parents to the need for interventions.

Months after the Winerip columns appeared, after the federal law had been trashed by editorial writers, teachers, and parents, city education officials released transfer tallies showing that kids looking for better schools under NCLB had gotten a bad rap.

Nine student - teachers have gotten a jump on their initial year in the classroom with full - time teaching positions in the Kansas City, Mo., public schools.

Based on the reforms that occurred immediately prior to and during the Klein administration, it is clear that there has been a concerted effort to alter regulations, policies and practices to improve the overall quality of New York City teachers and especially ensure that students most in need of effective teachers are more likely to get them.

Design a school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nteachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nteachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nteachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nteachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NTeachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NTeachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NTeachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NTeachers Are — Now What?

Under the program, announced last week, teacher recruits certified in those subjects with at least two years» experience will get $ 5,000 upfront in housing expenses, including the cost of relocating to the New York City area.

KIPP says its teachers work under the same union contract as other New York City teachers but get paid overtime for the extra hours they're at school — in the afternoon, a half - day every other Saturday, and the three weeks of summer school.

The Baltimore Teachers Union is urging the city to close down all schools until officials get a handle on heating problems that have already closed some buildings and left children shivering in others.

While clashes between New York City district schools and charters get a lot of attention, a quiet effort is under way to help district teachers and principals learn from high - performing charters.

That may be partly because the city has been battling to get student test score results included in teachers» evaluations but won that fight with principals in 2007.

We are excited the de Blasio Administration and the City Council have shined a light on the importance of school climate and culture and hope they continue to solicit the feedback of teachers as implementation gets under way,» said Evan Stone, co-founder and co-CEO of Educators 4 Excellence.

And although city officials frequently complain how few teachers get poor ratings, as Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott did last week when he said that more than 97 percent of teachers get «satisfactory ratings,» they rarely mention that 94 percent of principals also pass.

«The model here is the model I'm trying to create throughout the city: Principals who are not scared to be held accountable, teachers who will motivate you, and parents who get involved.»

The pupils at Alban City School get the chance to get involved in activities run by specialist teachers.

Cuomo will step in with his own plan for teacher evaluation reform if the city can't get its own in place by Jan. 17, 2013.