Sentences with phrase «consequences for teachers»

Previously, the leaders of the nation's two largest teachers unions called for delaying test - based consequences for teachers as schools become used to the new exams.

Jacobs described new, harder tests connected to the standards as the «lightening rod,» which, when paired with the simultaneous rollout of test - based consequences for teachers, has incited not only inflammatory rhetoric, but subsequent pushback — with some states seeming to delay accountability efforts indefinitely.

Enthusiasts will no doubt argue that these consequences for teachers and schools aren't intended as punishments, but rather aim to build more robust educational systems.

Make sure the evaluation system has no consequences for teachers associated with student test scores but does include multiple classroom observations and an evaluation of classroom artifacts — tests, papers, projects, and the like.

In response to Malloy's proposal, the CEA wrote to its members on March 14, 2012 telling them that Malloy's Education Bill would have «real and dramatic consequences for teachers.»

At a time when statistics show a steady increase in the number of segregated schools, this study shows serious consequences for teachers, as well as for the parents and students who are part of segregated school communities.

(3) If the towns can not find places and money for the teachers and administrators who have been fired they are still liable for the contract provisions that are in place AND any unemployment consequences for those teachers and administrators.

The task force's report essentially comes to the same conclusion, recommending that students» scores on math and reading tests in the third grade should not have consequences for teachers and should be used only «on an advisory basis» until the start of the 2019 - 20 school year.

In my current state of New Jersey, a bill that would pause the high stakes consequences for teachers and students attached to Common Core assessments and establish a task force to review the Common Core and accompanying PARCC assessments passed the New Jersey Assembly with an overwhelming bipartisan vote (72 yes; 4 no; 4 abstentions, with 84 % of Republicans and 94 % of Democrats voting yes).

The second is between the consequences for teachers vs. those for students of classifying and misclassifying teachers as effective or ineffective — the interests of students are not always perfectly congruent with those of teachers.

Besides asking whether scores based on value - added measures can help teachers improve, it's important to consider whether such scores might have harmful consequences for teachers» growth and professional lives.

Again, it is unclear how this research implies practical consequences for teachers.

Notable recently were the Gates Foundation's call for a two - year moratorium on tying results from assessments aligned to the Common Core to consequences for teachers or students; Florida's legislation to eliminate consequences for schools that receive low grades on the state's pioneering A-F school grading system; the teetering of the multi-state Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment consortium (down from 24 to 15 members, and with its contract with Pearson to deliver the assessments in limbo because of a lawsuit that alleges bid - rigging); and the groundswell of opposition from parents, teachers, and political groups to the content of the Common Core.

There have been documented instances of strong consequences for teachers addressing the Ferguson issue inappropriately.

The system also sets swift consequences for teachers with very low or very high scores.

And New York State United Teachers has called for a three - year moratorium on consequences for teachers and students from standardized test scores.

In a report released on Monday, the New York State Board of Regents decided to ease up on consequences for teachers and students.

No consequences for teachers or principals related to student scores on state tests in English language arts and math given in grades 3 - 8 until the start of the 2019 - 20 school year.

As fiscal concerns force states to reevaluate the costs of teacher pension plans, officials might also consider the plans» consequences for teacher quality.

That is ultimately the justification for traditional teacher certification, regardless of its consequences for teacher shortages or for the recruitment of minority teachers.

While most states remain committed to the standards, opposition has been voiced both by conservative groups who fear expanded federal control and by teachers unions worried about the consequences for teacher evaluation.

As states place more emphasis on formalized teacher evaluation systems with labels such as those used by Tennessee, there may be some unintended consequences for teacher retention.

Not exact matches

The consequences of this primary pursuit of pleasure are a general lowering of standards, disrespect for authority, disorderliness, and loss of morale by teachers (or parents) and students alike.

No, what seems most likely in light of other uses of anathema in the Bible (See my Gospel Dictionary Course for explanation of these texts) is that certain Corinthian teachers were saying (while supposedly under the influence of the Holy Spirit) that the reason Jesus died is because He was suffering the consequences for sin, or for living in a sinful, human body.

These consequences sometimes come from outside forces such as other adult influences such as teachers, but may also come from you setting limits on how much you will do for your child.

Although it can be hard to watch your child do poorly on a test he didn't study for or lose out on an opportunity because he didn't put in the effort, those consequences can be some of life's greatest teachers.

Still NYSUT has continue to fight for a moratorium for teachers on the consequences from standardized testing they say was created from poor implementation of the Common Core.

The Conference in Manchester heard that the introduction of a new grading system will move the goalposts on what is considered to be a «good» pass, with negative consequences for pupils and teachers.

«Since each of these corrections requires time for development and implementation, we strongly urge you to support legislation to create a three - year moratorium on the use of state assessments for high - stakes consequences for students and teachers,» the unions wrote in the letter.

The New York State Board of Regents has indicated that teachers and principals will receive less consequences for ineffective performance.

He said he «constantly» hears from teachers that students do not face consequences for misbehaving.

He suggested instead that lawmakers consider keeping the tests in the evaluations but easing or delaying the consequences of the evaluations for teachers who perform poorly — a «safety net» proposal, so to speak.

Mayor Bloomberg on Jan. 29 spelled out the consequences of his failure to negotiate a new evaluation system for teachers with the union: heavy cuts to the city education budget.

In December, however, the state Board of Regents approved a four - year moratorium on consequences for principals and teachers related to student test scores.

The protections for teachers were expected to be enacted in some form after students were insulated from test - score consequences in the state budget passed on April 1.

Amid a statewide furor over the flawed implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards, the State Assembly on Feb. 28 introduced a bill that would impose a two - year moratorium on attaching high - stakes consequences to the New York state tests for teachers and students.

Hill leads an NSF - supported program for future K - 12 science teachers to help infuse their classrooms with climate change science, and an industry - academic partnership to understand the consequences of ocean acidification on shellfish farmers.

«Although some teachers may worry that social media distracts students from legitimate learning, we found that our Facebook group helped transform students from anonymous spectators into a community of active learners — and this has important consequences for student performance,» Dougherty said.

Nevertheless, parents have some concerns about how personal information is handled and used; like the preschool teachers, they are afraid that the information they provide through SDQ might have negative consequences for the child in the long run.

In a letter to Apple, Jana Partners LLC, and the California State Teachers» Retirement System (also known as CalSTRS)-- they control about $ 2 billion of Apple shares — call youth phone addiction a growing public health crisis and urge Apple to make it easier for parents to control their children's screen time and to fund studies that would reveal the true consequences of smartphone use on mental health.

A consequence of this is that all those involved, teachers and industry partners and pupils, begin to develop a better understanding of and respect for both education and business and the way in which both can be mutually supportive and help to raise standards and motivation.

In his first quarterly column for Teacher, Andreas Schleicher, Director of the OECD's Directorate for Education and Skills explores the long - term consequences of students» poor performance and how this could lead to further disengagement from school.

In order for consequences to work, the student must see the teacher as an insider.

Then students and the teacher formulate the rules, and discuss the «logical consequences» for violating the rules.

A committee including teachers, administrators and a school attorney is meeting this summer to craft a policy governing students» Internet use and the consequences for misbehavior.

School leaders can sometimes find it hard to recruit specialist teachers for certain subject areas and, as a consequence, end up asking staff to teach «out of field».

This multiple - measures system boosts performance among teachers most immediately facing consequences for their ratings, and promotes higher rates of turnover among the lowest - performing teachers, with positive consequences for student achievement.

One of the consequences of the high - stakes state assessments that were mandated in NCLB and the requirement for a fifth indicator of school success in the present - day successor of NCLB (The Every Student Succeeds Act) is a preeminent concern among school and district leaders with how to measure student soft skills in a way that lends itself to grading teachers and schools.

From the early days, I was dismayed that most government agencies saw charter schools more as an escape valve for angry parents and disaffected teachers, not as a way to create better schools by establishing binding performance goals and consequences, placing the locus of authority and accountability at the school level, and pushing schools to be distinctive and purposeful about their instruction.

«Although our results do not necessarily tell us what would happen if we eliminated teacher collective bargaining today in America, I do think they argue for developing policies to alter certain features of teacher collective bargaining in order to avoid the negative consequences our research documents.