Sentences with phrase «hardest decisions teachers»

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Crucial and hard - to - reverse life decisions may be pushed on him by social expectations (communicated via parents, teachers and the draft).

I'm sending my oldest to public school and it was a hard decision because my values lie elsewhere, but so far, minus a couple glitches I have worked out with her Kindergarden teacher already, so good.

NYSUT insisted politics played no role in its decision to honor Kennedy, but it's hard to ignore the fact that the teachers have been at war with her ex-husband, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and were one of the few groups to actually advertise against him during the budget battle (not that it did them much good in the end).

The main premise is simple: If every state has a data system in place, decisions will be based on hard evidence, which will help inform other core reforms such as developing effective teachers, improving standards, and reforming poorly performing schools.

In this telling, valor is awarded to those willing to make «hard» decisions: these people support merit pay, firing bad teachers, holding schools accountable, and closing failing schools.

But it is not hard to see that such a right, were it extended to private schools, could provide a constitutional excuse for the decision to exclude certain teachers or perhaps even certain students.

«I thought CAVA Sonoma had some really great teachers who worked very hard,» said Golovich of her decision to join California's largest provider of online virtual education.

The retirement system was a large part of many a veteran teacher's decision to return to the schools — only the remaining few school board run schools, not the charters, allowed teachers to participate, and if you were already invested in the system, it was hard to retire or to continue to contribute, which was a problem for teachers who had already invested many years in the retirement system.

Recently a consultant admonished us for including teacher anecdotal data as a factor in making decisions — instead, we should stick to hard data.

In this age of high accountability, data - driven decisions, differentiated instruction and having to meet the needs of all learners in classrooms, high - stress environments exist for both hard - working teachers and their students.

«Attracting and retaining effective teachers to these schools must be the highest priority, but the trial court's decision will only make that much harder.»

Individual school turnarounds are hard to do because principals usually don't control budgets (which usually means teachers) or personnel decisions (also teachers)-- those are governed by the central office, by state laws influenced by lobbying by affiliates of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, and collective bargaining agreements that protect veteran teachers regardless of their perfteachers) or personnel decisions (also teachers)-- those are governed by the central office, by state laws influenced by lobbying by affiliates of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, and collective bargaining agreements that protect veteran teachers regardless of their perfteachers)-- those are governed by the central office, by state laws influenced by lobbying by affiliates of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, and collective bargaining agreements that protect veteran teachers regardless of their perfTeachers, and collective bargaining agreements that protect veteran teachers regardless of their perfteachers regardless of their performance.

And because the Obama Administration has followed up on its waiver gambit with other senseless decisions — including Duncan's move this past June to allow waiver states a one - year moratorium from fully implementing teacher evaluation systems they promised to put into place in order to allay opposition from teachers» unions and others to the use of exams aligned with Common Core reading and math standards — the waiver gambit has also made it harder for reform - minded politicians to push ahead on transforming education for kids.

The increased uncertainty that comes with a new qualification means it's hard for teachers to make the right decision.

Teacher by teacher, we're building a movement — one that says our nation's hard - working educators should undeniably have a voice in the decisions that shape their work and lives; that they should lead their schools, districts, and states; and that their expertise shouldn't be honored simply with words, but with aTeacher by teacher, we're building a movement — one that says our nation's hard - working educators should undeniably have a voice in the decisions that shape their work and lives; that they should lead their schools, districts, and states; and that their expertise shouldn't be honored simply with words, but with ateacher, we're building a movement — one that says our nation's hard - working educators should undeniably have a voice in the decisions that shape their work and lives; that they should lead their schools, districts, and states; and that their expertise shouldn't be honored simply with words, but with actions.

«It's going to force the managers in our schools to make hard decisions about how to retain our best teachers, and in that rare case, when someone can not get their job done, whether to let them go,» White said.

This legislation would allow teachers to make conscious decisions about where their hard - earned dollars are going.

Spending 16 years in schools, he said, gives him an understanding of how hard it is to be a teacher or a principal and has «allowed me to make great decisions as a district leader.»

Last week, a hard - fought legal case brought on behalf of nine California public - school students resulted in a stunning and, for many, exciting decision: A number of the state's teacher - tenure violate the state constitution by depriving California students of the equal opportunity for a quality education.

Saving for retirement is hard enough; we shouldn't force teachers into such complex decisions.

«Middle school mathematics teachers across the state have been working hard — with support from division specialists and VDOE — to implement a series of Board of Education decisions to increase the rigor of mathematics instruction,» Wright said.

Saving for retirement is hard enough, but states are forcing teachers into complex decisions about how much their pension might be worth in the future.

It is hard to see just how wearing a religious symbol necessarily impacts the neutrality of a state employee, or how taking off such a symbol between 9 AM and 5 PM on weekdays removes any bias of conscience (as a reminder, the Charter of Values would not only apply to those employees making decisions, such as judges, but also, for example, some teachers).

my child has attended nicoma park schools since she started school and i don't agree that all the decision that they make are the best for the children and that a lot of the teachers are there for a social life and could care less if some of the children are having a hard time or not