Sentences with phrase «funds teacher salaries»

Given that 55 % of K - 12 spending funds teacher salaries and benefits, you can't cut costs without boosting the productivity of good teachers — which requires increasing class size.

Teach for America does not fund teacher salaries; that's the responsibility of the school district wherever the teacher ends up working.

Not exact matches

Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.

The funds raised through Annual Giving enhance the experience of every student by maintaining a comprehensive Waldorf curriculum, a vibrant campus, improving teacher salaries and ensuring financial aid.

He said the fund was also used as it was directed by the CBN to pay salary of local government workers, primary school teachers and pension arrears.

At a time when thousands of teachers in New York have foregone raises simply to keep their jobs, and while the state is poised to cut an additional $ 1 billion or more in education funding, NYSUT is sitting on tens of millions of dollars in cash and investments and spending lavishly on six - figure employee salaries and conferences at high - end resorts.

Cuomo proposed $ 25 million for competitive grant programs, which includes $ 20 million to establish a fund to supplement high - performing teachers» salaries and $ 5 million to expand early college high schools throughout the state.

Bulging class sizes, stagnant salaries, fewer teachers and limited supplies of everything from books to copy paper: That is what the reduction in per - pupil state funding looks like in thousands of classrooms around the country since the Great Recession — despite a much vaunted economic recovery.

«Right now, while Oyo State Government had paid its workers and pensioners two months salaries and pensions from Paris Club fund and a month allocation, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters is yet to release fund to pay local government workers and pensioners, serving Primary School Teachers and retired Primary School Teachers.»

Over a 7 - year period, teacher contributions to the fund would rise from 8 to 10.25 percent of their salary.

• 32 cents: The additional amount Chicago is paying into the teacher pension fund for every $ 1 they pay in salaries.

According to her analysis, schools with full pay autonomy may not be using this to increase the salaries of physics teachers — potentially because of «an aversion to within - school pay inequality» or because of the «overall squeeze on state school funding».

Teachers generally accept lower base salaries in exchange for future pension benefits, and the plans are funded in part through contributions that are considered part of their pay packages.

Critics of the province's education funding system hailed the findings, which recommend bringing school spending in line with inflation and current teacher - salary rates.

For both the between - schools and between - districts analyses, the dollars analyzed include total operating funds from federal, state, and local governments, and use real - dollar teacher salaries.

It cites increases in teacher salaries, a shift in school funding from local property taxes to state taxes, and a reduction in the disparities between poor and wealthy districts as financing changes that were successful «even in the first year.»

School districts faced with declining enrollments could avoid layoffs by using a popular Canadian program that allows teachers to defer part of their annual salaries to fund a year off with pay.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, board members who are or were educators (27 percent of the total surveyed) believe that funding is a barrier and that the focus on student achievement is misplaced; these beliefs were held «regardless of the actual level of funding in the district,» «regardless of the actual teacher salaries» in the district, and «even after controlling for the type of student population that the district serves and the actual rigor of academic standards» in the district.

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 fallout from the 2009 legislative session continues in state court, as Gov. Sanford and lawmakers battle over whether South Carolina will accept $ 700 million in federal stimulus money that would help pay teachers» salaries and fund public safety.

The teachers then walked out anyway, on behalf of an agenda that included, depending on who was talking, more funds for textbooks, non-teaching staff, and salaries; changes in Oklahoma's capital gains tax rate; other changes in the tax code; new hires at the State Department of Education, and more.

The salary schedule rewarded teachers for investing their time and personal funds in further education, and it ended the longstanding practice of paying men more than women and white teachers more than minorities.

Districts will receive funds, roughly $ 300 per pupil annually, which can be used to raise the minimum teacher salary, improve entry into the profession for new teachers, fund leadership roles, hire additional teachers, and provide training and support to teachers in leadership roles.

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.

«While the EPI is correct that the government should focus more attention on retention, we do not agree with its suggestion that ministers should consider targeting any additional funds on salary supplements for teachers in shortage subjects.

Country - level variables included in the analysis were per capita GDP, teacher salary levels, average expenditure per student, external exit exams, school autonomy in budget and staffing decisions, the share of privately operated schools, and the portion of government funding for schools.

If so, education leaders might want to make available more funds for the salaries of teachers of remedial courses and, if necessary, look for other areas in which costs can be reduced.

A bare majority of Americans support increasing the salaries of those teaching in challenging school environments instead of using the same funds to offer all teachers a smaller pay increase.

Chief executive Vikas Pota says it's heartening that parents worldwide understand the importance of a great teacher and would rather spend extra school funding on more teachers or better salaries rather than facilities or technology.

Teacher salaries are the key driver of instructional costs at every level of education, so any technology that allows a teacher to instruct more students can free up funds that can be used for other puTeacher salaries are the key driver of instructional costs at every level of education, so any technology that allows a teacher to instruct more students can free up funds that can be used for other puteacher to instruct more students can free up funds that can be used for other purposes.

Because the salaries of senior teachers are much higher than those of newcomers (usually by more than $ 25,000 / teacher), districts have to spend a lot more money on the schools where senior teachers cluster — and they fund this by spending a lot less on the schools that senior teachers avoid.

On the whole, teachers across the nation have strung together an impressive series of victories, including salary raises, pension reforms, and school funding increases.

The report also found that since teacher salaries and benefits make up the bulk of school budgets, a fair funding system was needed to provide an equitable distribution of high - quality teachers in all districts.

However, most courts that have historically entered into educational policy areas other than funding have discouraged real structural changes, focusing instead on the continuation of past policies, such as class size reduction or across - the - board salary increases for teachers, which carry with them increased funding.

Classes across the state were cancelled as teachers and their supporters protested low salaries and poorly funded schools

At Oakland High, Manhood Development teacher Jenkins» salary is partially paid for with these same funds.

The proposed elimination of Title II funds translates to a loss of 40,000 teachers» salaries.

The cutbacks mean districts will also move money from capital - project and transportation funds to general operating funds to pay for such basics as teacher salaries.

The fourth group was told the average teacher salary and then asked whether taxes should be raised to fund increases.

The current debate over school funding must move beyond teacher salaries and whether the books in public schools are tattered.

Will this policy of inequitable funding based on teachers» salaries change?

While the N.C. Association of Educators and teachers have demanded increases to per pupil spending, funding is only a symptom of a larger problem.Much of the tensions between the state legislature and teachers — arising from a decline in inflation - adjusted per - pupil spending and a 10 percent decline in inflation - adjusted salaries — could have been circumvented with stronger rights for public - sector employees.

California, home to the largest number of public school students, stands to lose $ 263 million in funding that could pay for more than 3,600 teachers» salaries.

It is important to note, that these estimates do not include funding needed to increase teacher salaries, which the Supreme Court described as «a significant area of underfunding by the state.»

It should be adjusted so that the funds sent to districts for teacher salaries more accurately reflect the dollar amounts needed to attract and retain excellent teachers.

With teachers» last pay raise dating back to early 2007, the union says a salary hike is long overdue, especially since last fall's voter - approved Prop. 30 increased the per - student funds the district receives from the state.

Schools should not receive funding based on the salaries of their teachers but the dollars generated by their students.

Rather than using the private funds to supplement an art teacher's salary at one given school, for example, a local art museum can increase programming for the entire district.

MAEP requires funding calculations and distributions that are based on school performance and teacher salaries, distancing dollars from the very children for whom they are being allocated.

Multi-Classroom Leadership, optimized with extra paraprofessional support for teams, breaks the one - teacher - one - classroom mode, creates a new team - based support structure for teachers and students, and frees funding that makes a salary for aspiring teachers possible.