Sentences with phrase «contentious issue of teacher»

In this week's show, Governor Cuomo has finally reached a deal over the contentious issue of teacher evaluations.

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Commenting on the report published today by the Education Select Committee into PSHE and SRE in schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT recognises that the Select Committee is trying to address a difficult and contentious issue.

Zooming outward, Cuomo's education proposals were largely free of the contentious policy issues that characterized the budget process last year, including changes to teacher evaluations and tenure.

I do agree with this comment but the problem is that this government does not and will not listen to teachers nor parents.There have been many contentious issues over the past ten years and the government just ploughs on regardless.There needs to be a massive demonstration by society in order to protect the interests of students first.Politicians are notorious for telling us what we need and what is good for us and they have no clue what goes on in schools.I do not see a solution to this but the teacher unions must be much more vocal and really speak up for the teachers and parents in this country.

Deasy's tenure has been contentious because of what his critics say was his unwillingness to compromise on hot - button issues including teacher evaluation and employment.

The Republican - controlled House Education Committee has proposed a series of bills to rewrite the most burdensome parts of NCLB, but only one of its three bills to date has received bipartisan support and none of them have tackled the contentious issues of accountability or teacher effectiveness.

This study of 65 elementary school teacher candidates enrolled in social studies methods classes examined attitudes toward currently contentious curriculum issues before and after participation in a practicum experience teaching an arts - integrated unit on Africa.

From «Seven Trends: The Transformation of the Teaching Force,» by Richard Ingersoll and Lisa Merrill (May 2012) The national survey asked 1,015 new and veteran teachers their views on some of the most contentious issues in U.S. public education, like teacher evaluations and class size, to see if attitudes are shifting with an influx of newer teachers.

Other issues were more contentious, but ultimately the negotiated budget increased funding to several key areas including: $ 28 million for safety improvements at the state's mental health hospitals; $ 7 million for recruiting new public school teachers and retaining existing ones; $ 190 million from the state's emergency fund to address damages from the last round of wildfires; $ 15 million to expand programs that combat homelessness; and, $ 8 million to backfill tuition cuts made to state colleges and universities during the 2015 session.