Sentences with phrase «in holding teachers accountable»

StudentsFirst's CEO Michelle Rhee fired off a missive of her own to her group's members Wednesday morning, saying the bill doesn't go far enough in holding teachers accountable.

These results are consistent with the view that children of low - income parents, arguably the least vocal in holding teachers accountable, benefit the most from inspections.

Cuomo said the deal will make the state «a national leader in holding teachers accountable for student achievement.»

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«The teacher responsible for coming up with and assigning students with this task must be held accountable for attempting to indoctrinate children with anti-Semitic beliefs,» Greenfield said in a statement.

It is this insistence which has caused disunity in the Body of Christ and I believe they (preachers / teachers) will be held accountable for that by the Almighty.

What if teachers were held accountable for maximizing industry, enthusiasm for learning, increasing social competence and self - discovery in the context of a curriculum?

And I would go further to say that whole concept of holding teachers and students accountable for these skills doesn't make sense and isn't supported in the research.

Elia told reporters after the Regents meeting that teachers still would be held accountable in their jobs on the basis of the «transition» ratings.

«The reforms in this Budget build upon measures implemented last year to create an educational system that ensures every child has an opportunity to succeed, and holds schools and teachers accountable for the results they achieve.»

During the last legislative session, lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed for two years to not hold teachers accountable for test results turned in by their students.

With King's plan, teachers in every classroom can be held accountable to the highest standard and ineffective ones can be removed.

Elia talked about the importance of holding schools and teachers accountable for their performance in the weeks before the election.

For example, at the start of the pilot, Linda Rogers, a teacher at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., was already practicing the move of helping students hold themselves accountable, but found that the things she was doing weren't translating into increased learning gains for all of her students.

Zoch shows persuasively and in great detail that progressives derided instruction but never held students accountable for their own learning; it is always the teacher who is to blame if the children aren't motivated.

A commonly proposed strategy for raising achievement levels in schools is to specify high expectations or «standards» of student performance and to hold students, teachers and schools accountable for achieving those standards.

Parents should, through membership of parent teacher associations and as parent governors, hold the governance and management of the school accountable for the appropriate time, resources, facilities and value given to art and design on the curriculum and in the professional development of its teachers and support staff

But it does not hold teacher - preparation programs accountable for the performance of their graduates in the classroom.

Holding teachers accountable for students» academic achievement gains is not inconsistent with students» accomplishing other things in school.

To fix the NCLB accountability system, we need to find ways of holding accountable the individuals, that is, the students and teachers, who are involved in the education process.

Eighteen of the 25 institutions that train teachers in Florida have lost state approval of one or more of their education programs under a law that holds them accountable for their students» performance on the state's basic - skills test for teachers.

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.

One potential explanation relates to differences within the schools in the degree to which parents are able to hold teachers accountable.

In other states strong teachers unions may mobilize high turnout among members, their families, and friends, and punish and reward board members for their treatment of teachers rather than hold them accountable for student test scores.

The Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) provides teachers with professional support, helps them to use data in instruction, holds them accountable for results, and provides bonuses.

It's how we know, for example, how much progress there has or has not been in closing achievement gaps nationwide, but it just doesn't work to say we can hold teachers accountable simply for raising math and reading scores.»

Resistance to making standards consequential: When Common Core and the aligned assessments were launched in 2010, states were also busy adopting ambitious new teacher evaluation systems and refashioning the ways in which they held local schools and districts accountable.

Under present day standards and accountability systems, states, pushed and prodded by the federal government, have moved from trying to force districts to educate students to a minimum level of basic skills and to do something about schools that are obviously failing, to holding districts, schools and teachers accountable for (in the words of the Common Core State Standards Initiative) «preparing all students for success in college, career, and life.»

Crystal Hoel, a former middle school language arts teacher at a school in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, said, I think public schools can implement the same strategies, but only if the principal and / or curriculum director truly believe that all kids can achieve and teachers are held accountable.

Indeed, the main use of standardized tests many years ago, when I was in school, was to improve instruction, not to hold teachers accountable.

Standards coupled with assessments can thus provide the basis for holding students, teachers, and schools accountable for student learning in K — 12 education.

In Australia, as in many other countries, part of the policy response to underachievement has been to set higher standards and to hold students, teachers and schools accountable for achieving those standardIn Australia, as in many other countries, part of the policy response to underachievement has been to set higher standards and to hold students, teachers and schools accountable for achieving those standardin many other countries, part of the policy response to underachievement has been to set higher standards and to hold students, teachers and schools accountable for achieving those standards.

Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo and the Legislature put in place a strong teacher evaluation system to improve teaching and learning by holding teachers accountable for student achievement.

Raising the expected performance standard in each year of school and holding all teachers and students accountable for achieving these higher standards may not be the most effective way to improve levels of performance in Australian schools.

Initiatives to provide better incentives for improvement have included the creation of stronger performance cultures in schools, with teachers and school leaders being held personally accountable for improving students» performances.

If the curriculum makes clear what all students are to be taught and should learn by particular times in their schooling, for example, by the end of Year 6, and if all teachers and students are held accountable for meeting these time - based expectations, then overall levels of achievement should improve.

Teachers will remain caught between ideologies of short - term economic efficiencies and the findings of educational research — between bottom lines and holistic student development; caught in the rough - edged cogs of funding formulae about resources and student achievement; caught by the Gonskis in the public - private funding debate; stuck between the so - far - disappointing results of national, standardised testing and teacher accountability (more effort is made to hold teachers accountable than trustTeachers will remain caught between ideologies of short - term economic efficiencies and the findings of educational research — between bottom lines and holistic student development; caught in the rough - edged cogs of funding formulae about resources and student achievement; caught by the Gonskis in the public - private funding debate; stuck between the so - far - disappointing results of national, standardised testing and teacher accountability (more effort is made to hold teachers accountable than trustteachers accountable than trust them!).

But beginning in 1996, the Chicago school district launched an initiative designed to hold students and teachers accountable for student learning.

The bottom line in my book is the teacher nor the school system should be held accountable to motivate anyone to get educated.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama outlined his plans for reforming U.S. public education, including distributing competitive grants, raising test scores, and holding teachers accountable for student achievement.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

In addition, the state has employed some innovative methods to hold its teacher - preparation institutions accountable for how well they prepare teachers.

While many in state capitols and Washington, D.C. are placing bets against state and national accountability systems that range from No Child Left Behind to Common Core State Standards, the public remains faithful to its long - standing commitment to hold schools, students and teachers accountable.

The EEP has called for an effective teacher for every child (paying teachers as professionals, giving them the tools and training to do their work effectively, and making tough decisions about ineffective teachers); empowering parents by allowing them to choose the best schools for their children; holding grown - ups at all levels accountable for the education of our children; and, very important, having enough strength in our convictions to stand up to anyone who seeks to preserve a failed system.

In passing the new policy at its assembly here, the 3.2 million - member union, the National Education Association, hopes to take a leadership role in the growing national movement to hold teachers accountable for what students learn — an effort from which it has so far conspicuously stood aparIn passing the new policy at its assembly here, the 3.2 million - member union, the National Education Association, hopes to take a leadership role in the growing national movement to hold teachers accountable for what students learn — an effort from which it has so far conspicuously stood aparin the growing national movement to hold teachers accountable for what students learn — an effort from which it has so far conspicuously stood apart.

I commented at the forum that this broad - based alliance is essential, sinces separately we are accused of «fronting for the teachers» union» (parents), «not wanting to be held accountable» (teachers), «goofing off in school» (students) or «being out of touch in their ivory towers» (researchers)!

In a 173 - page report released as the National Governors» Association opened its annual convention here, the governors said both teachers and school boards should be given more flexibility in improving the schools but also be held accountable for much higher standards than they are noIn a 173 - page report released as the National Governors» Association opened its annual convention here, the governors said both teachers and school boards should be given more flexibility in improving the schools but also be held accountable for much higher standards than they are noin improving the schools but also be held accountable for much higher standards than they are now.

One of the hottest tickets was a session led by Charlotte Danielson, the architect of a teacher - evaluation model being used in a majority of New Jersey school districts as part of the state's new tenure - reform law, which aims to hold teachers more accountable for student performance.

Principals must commit to creating an environment where «excellence is the expectation» and they must never stop holding every teacher and child in their school accountable for teaching and learning.

The Obama administration is taking steps to strengthen teacher preparation by holding teacher preparation programs accountable for how well they equip teachers to succeed in the classroom.

Schools and teachers are being held accountable for proving student achievement in unprecedented ways, including tying teacher salaries to student scores on standardized tests.