Sentences with phrase «for teacher salary increases»

Chief Financial Officer Mike Burke pointed out that this money, as well as funding for other security projects approved by the legislature after the shootings, will mean less will be available for teacher salary increases and other essential expenses.

The Measure G1 funds that are intended for teacher salary increases will not be distributed until 2018 - 19 after the tax revenue has been collected.

Lawmakers continued to face an impasse in budget talks this week by fighting over whether to ditch teacher assistants in the state's elementary classrooms as a way to pay for teacher salary increases.

It identifies differences in support for teacher salary increases, depending on whether respondents know current salary levels in their state.

We've argued that pensions play a role in eating up budget resources that could be used for teacher salary increases, but there are other trends in the composition of the teaching workforce that may be leading us to the wrong conclusions on teacher wages (and these trends extend beyond education).

Not exact matches

In the Syracuse City School District during that period, teachers» salaries rose 4 percent annually for the first four years, dropped to a 2.25 percent increase in 2012 and 2 percent in both 2013 and 2014.

«Yet while teachers» pay has dramatically decreased, the number of headteachers being paid six figure salaries is increasing year on year, according to the Department for Education's own figures.

The move saves the district $ 5 million, which the board approved setting aside for future teacher salary increases.

The Buffalo Teachers Union unanimously rejected the Board of Education's latest contract proposal, which called for a 10 percent increase in teacher salaries, calling the district's offer «insulting and demeaning.»

Noting that «personnel costs are the major component of school district expenditures, and have been increasing at a rate above inflation for a number of years,» the Commission recommended a series of reforms to curb these expenses, including a modification of the Triborough Amendment to exclude salary steps and lanes for teachers.

The teachers» union, for example, have agreed to a contract without a salary increase for the first year and a half, while superior officers have assented to keeping their pay flat for 11 months — «zeroes» in public employee parlance, unacceptable to Mr. Lynch, whose members are among the lowest paid big - city cops in the country.

He said per capita pension costs are now higher than salaries for uniformed workers and teachers and pension costs increased by $ 600 million this year «and it's getting worse.»

The increase would barely enable districts to maintain services, officials say, at a time when student needs and mandated costs for employee salaries, health care premiums and teacher retirements are on the rise.

The practice is generally discouraged, however, because temporary teachers are not permitted to join a union (and hence are not eligible for scheduled salary increases or benefits), and are paid lower salaries.

We will be increasing the researchers to the new minimum salary threshold and for the teachers we will be using the teaching exemption.

Nevertheless, salary differentials for teachers who earn additional course credits or hold advanced degrees — otherwise known as «lane» increases or the «master's degree bump» — are among the costliest aspects of teacher development.

As noted earlier, female teachers are less responsive to increases in salary, meaning that the bonus required to keep them at a school will be larger than for males.

For male teachers with fewer than three years of experience, the estimated change in the probability of switching districts for a 10 percent increase in salary is 2.6 percentage points; for men with three to five years of experience, the estimated change for a salary increase of the same magnitude is 3.4 percentage points; for still more experienced male teachers, financial effects trail off, down to essentially zero for those with more than 20 years of experienFor male teachers with fewer than three years of experience, the estimated change in the probability of switching districts for a 10 percent increase in salary is 2.6 percentage points; for men with three to five years of experience, the estimated change for a salary increase of the same magnitude is 3.4 percentage points; for still more experienced male teachers, financial effects trail off, down to essentially zero for those with more than 20 years of experienfor a 10 percent increase in salary is 2.6 percentage points; for men with three to five years of experience, the estimated change for a salary increase of the same magnitude is 3.4 percentage points; for still more experienced male teachers, financial effects trail off, down to essentially zero for those with more than 20 years of experienfor men with three to five years of experience, the estimated change for a salary increase of the same magnitude is 3.4 percentage points; for still more experienced male teachers, financial effects trail off, down to essentially zero for those with more than 20 years of experienfor a salary increase of the same magnitude is 3.4 percentage points; for still more experienced male teachers, financial effects trail off, down to essentially zero for those with more than 20 years of experienfor still more experienced male teachers, financial effects trail off, down to essentially zero for those with more than 20 years of experienfor those with more than 20 years of experience.

Similarly, even if targeted to the most disadvantaged schools, any increases in salaries would almost certainly go to new and middle - career teachers alike, even though our results indicate that salary differentials are nearly irrelevant for women teachers with ten or more years of experience.

The teachers are accused of receiving salary increases averaging $ 3,000 annually for college - extension classes they never attended.

We also examine the effects of court - mandated spending increases on three commonly used proxies for school quality: the length of the school year, teacher salaries, and student - teacher ratios.

Not surprisingly, these enhancements have come at a substantial cost: Combined contributions for teachers and districts increased from 16 to 29 percent of salary over this period.

For a sense of the strength of the incentive provided by the bonuses, the full $ 3,000 award represents a 7 percent increase in the salary of teachers at the bottom of the pay scale and a 3 percent increase for the most experienced teacheFor a sense of the strength of the incentive provided by the bonuses, the full $ 3,000 award represents a 7 percent increase in the salary of teachers at the bottom of the pay scale and a 3 percent increase for the most experienced teachefor the most experienced teachers.

Democrats express strong support for increasing teacher salaries, at 70 % among the uninformed and 45 % among the informed, as compared to 50 % and 27 %, respectively, among Republicans.

Mr. Williams's plan stresses early - intervention programs for students with academic difficulties, and increases in teachers» salaries.

Each is designed for 90 hours, 180 hours, or 270 hours, and if teachers can successfully complete that cluster, they get a 2 percent salary increase for the next five years.

Districts had to «allocate forty per cent of the monies for teacher compensation increases based on performance and employment related expenses, twenty per cent of the monies for teacher base salary increases and employment related expenses and forty per cent of the monies for maintenance and operation purposes.»

National survey finds declining support for increased school spending and teacher salaries; thinks schools do not do as well at attending to the needs of the less - talented as those of the more - talented.

The response to the EdNext question is lower because we simply asked whether the parent thinks teacher salaries should increase or not, while AP, in its question stresses «for the work they do,» a phrasing that is likely to fetch a sympathetic response.

When experienced teachers, for instance, want additional salary increases, steps are added at the top.

Teachers will be unhappy to hear that public enthusiasm for increasing teacher pay falls through the floor when people are told current salary levels and asked if they are willing to pay additional taxes for that purpose.

However, one major recommendation, calling for the federal government to spend about $ 800 million a year to support salary increases for teachers who meet specified higher standards, was dropped from the final report.

Support for teacher tenure slides, but the percentage of the public thinking teachers deserve a salary increase reaches its highest level since 2008.

In the Madison School District in Arizona, the lowest salary for a new teacher with only a bachelor's degree is $ 31,304 and the highest salary after many years and 72 postbaccalaureate credits is $ 57,251, an 82 percent increase over a career!

For alongside the reforms he implemented, Klein provides a second list just as long of the reforms that just died: less binding teacher tenure, serious increases in teaching time, a streamlined disciplinary process for teachers, and a salary scale that would have allowed for substantial merit pFor alongside the reforms he implemented, Klein provides a second list just as long of the reforms that just died: less binding teacher tenure, serious increases in teaching time, a streamlined disciplinary process for teachers, and a salary scale that would have allowed for substantial merit pfor teachers, and a salary scale that would have allowed for substantial merit pfor substantial merit pay.

In his State of the State Message last week and in his proposed budget, Governor Bangerter said the surplus would allow increased funding for teachers» salaries and benefits, alleviate a textbook shortage, and provide more computers in classrooms.

The superintendent urged the legislature to provide $ 200 million to increase the salary scale for teachers next year by an average of 15 percent.

The commission recommended increasing salaries to the levels necessary to recruit stronger candidates, adding that salaries should be performance - based and sensitive to market conditions (additional pay for math and science teachers, for instance).

The Hawaii State Teachers Association has ratified a new contract that will require its members to undergo random drug and alcohol testing — a requirement unusual for public school teachers — as the price for receiving a 4 percent salary increase each year over the next twTeachers Association has ratified a new contract that will require its members to undergo random drug and alcohol testing — a requirement unusual for public school teachers — as the price for receiving a 4 percent salary increase each year over the next twteachers — as the price for receiving a 4 percent salary increase each year over the next two years.

After the U.S. recession took hold in 2008, support for increases in teachers» salaries among both uninformed and informed groups of respondents declined sharply.

It is important to note that many teachers - union contracts specify salary increases for master's degrees and for being certified.

The Duke researchers proposed increasing teacher salaries by $ 400 a year and then charging teachers $ 50 for each day they take off.

Driven by news of shortages in certain subjects (such as math, science, and special education) and in rural and inner - city schools, state legislatures have earmarked billions of dollars for salary increases and teacher training.

Funding inequities, which allow some districts to have state of the art facilities and programs, complete with new computers for all students, quality free athletic programs, and comparatively high teacher salaries, while other districts are forced to cut teachers, increase class sizes, institute pay - to - play athletics, and do away with busing and art programs, need to be addressed.

Numerous states and districts, collectively employing about half of all teachers, provide salary increases for experienced teachers who earn certification from the National Board.

Money currently spent on rewarding teachers for valueless credentials could be used to increase starting salaries, a policy goal espoused by nearly all interested parties, from education reformers to teachers unions.

Needless to say, salary increases for teachers is hardly an issue among teachers themselves.

Wyoming plaintiffs have returned to court six times and have so far doubled Wyoming's per - pupil spending, elevating it from $ 5,971 in 1996 — 97 to an estimated $ 12,422 for 2006 — 07 Beginning teacher salaries, for those with master's degrees, rose in constant dollars from $ 24,402 in 1997 to $ 32,451 in 2004, a 33 percent increase.

As an example of the limitation of this measure, note that the United States is coded as a country where teacher salaries can be adjusted for outstanding performance in teaching on the grounds that salary adjustments are possible for achieving the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification or for increases in student achievement test scores.

For decades, teachers have climbed, step by step, up the traditional pay ladder, automatically earning salary increases based on their education level and years of service.