Sentences with phrase «issues of class size»

The legislation also prohibited collective bargaining on issues of class size and composition.

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With so much activity surrounding the issue of class size, one would think that the American education system were facing an unprecedented crisis of overcrowded classrooms and harried teachers.

As contract negotiations plod along between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, the issue of class size reduction has taken on a new urgency for Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who plans to shrink the number of students in middle school and high school classrooms by the end of the year.

* UPDATED As contract negotiations plod along between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, the issue of class size reduction has taken on a new urgency for Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who plans to shrink the number of students in middle school and high school classrooms by the end of the year.

Then there was the issue of class size.

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In its review of the contract, Educators 4 Excellence, an advocacy group of teachers that often was aligned with the Bloomberg administration's goals, gave the contract a barely passing grade and said it «overlooked several critical issues,» such as class sizes and a tenure - granting process that the group believes ought to be more closely linked to teacher performance.

Class size has been a significant issue for many years, with concerns long expressed about the quality of teaching possible when a single teacher is responsible for large numbers of pupils.

«Class size is a major issue, for example at School # 6 they have class sizes in elementary level of over 30 - students with students that have a high amount of students with special education needs, ELL - English Language Learners, and so lowering class size is something that has been priority and that's been a part of those plans.&rClass size is a major issue, for example at School # 6 they have class sizes in elementary level of over 30 - students with students that have a high amount of students with special education needs, ELL - English Language Learners, and so lowering class size is something that has been priority and that's been a part of those plans.&rclass sizes in elementary level of over 30 - students with students that have a high amount of students with special education needs, ELL - English Language Learners, and so lowering class size is something that has been priority and that's been a part of those plans.&rclass size is something that has been priority and that's been a part of those plans.»

It's easy to miss the scale of equity as an «issue,» because unlike assessment, curriculum, teacher pay, class sizes, educational technology, or any other persistently evergreen edu - choke point, equity never stops affecting.

Advocates for and against class - size reduction have engaged in or been accused of engaging in such cherry picking for as long as there has been research on this issue (Whitehurst and Chingos 2011, 3).

He said, «Rethinking policies around seat - time requirements, class size, compensating teachers based on their educational credentials, the use of technology in the classroom, inequitable school financing, the over placement of students in special education — almost all of these potentially transformative productivity gains are primarily state and local issues that have to be grappled with.»

The Education Next research article «Stuck in the Middle,» featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Education Next, finds that the steep drop - off in middle - school students» academic achievement may be linked to the larger number of students in each grade level but can not be explained by differences in per - pupil spending or class size, which were similar in middle and K - 8 schools.

«Given that our class sizes were anything between 40 to 53 last year, we haven't had any issues in terms of the overall achievement of the students - there's been no decrease,» Loke comments.

Officials of the district and United Teachers Los Angeles also said they agreed on several nonsalary issues, including forming a task force on reducing class size, particularly in the lowest - performing schools and for 8th and 9th grade mathematics classes.

A story in the Feb. 5, 2003, issue of Education Week inadvertently omitted the word «not» from a sentence describing the views of Bill Montford, the superintendent of the Leon County, Fla., public schools, regarding a class - size - reduction plan put forward by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

The K - 3 class - size mandate tops our list of the Top Ten Education Issues for 2018.

Cooper, a Democrat, has accused Republican lawmakers of «political shenanigans» and «partisan hypocrisy» for not having a standalone bill on the class - size issue.

What's left unanswered, however, is the issue of where to put all the new classrooms that will be needed to comply with the class size limits.

But from where he sits, Rep. Horn says the best way to resolve all of the issues that are coming as a result of a reduced class size law that leaves too little time and resources for proper implementation is for everyone — House and Senate members as well as representatives from school district offices — to sit down together and talk about finding a mutually acceptable path forward.

These range from teaching conditions, such as class sizes and salaries, to unhappiness with administrative practices (such as lack of support, classroom autonomy, or input on decisions) to policy issues, such as the effects of testing and accountability.

In Jordan, I found a group of devoted school leaders who were struggling with many of the same issues school leaders are grappling with stateside: Class sizes are large, student discipline is an issue, the teacher and principal pipeline is impacting human capital, funding is tight, and inequality translates into uneven outcomes for students.

«After 18 bargaining sessions since July, LAUSD has yet to present legitimate counterproposals on key elements of our Schools LA Students Deserve campaign,» the union said in a statement, listing class sizes, due process for housed teachers, support for restorative justice programs and elimination of teacher evaluations among the issues on which progress has been elusive.

Class size and school size are issues that can be benefitted by and examined through the lenses of Meaningful Student Involvement.

These op - eds provide information on the issue of growing class sizes in the MMSD, as well as the research supporting the many benefits of small class sizes.

«Education leaders, working hand - in - hand with teachers, can focus on key issues like testing, planning time and class size to help alleviate some of the pressures that many teachers are feeling today.»

We can not control student socioeconomic levels, school funding, our salaries, our teaching assignments, increasing class sizes, difficult parents, or a host of other important issues.

«The fact that legislators claim that they didn't intend the consequences of their class size law, but have still refused at every turn to fix this issue, is inexcusable,» said Sekel.

While the issues at stake vary by state, a number of elections this cycle will hinge on a variety of education - related questions, including recent cuts to public schools, growing class sizes, Common Core State Standards, access to pre-K education and the availability of state - funded student loans for college.

It's an issue that will be expensive to address, but last year the district created more teaching slots to begin reducing the size of sixth grade core classes.

However, after spending some time researching this issue, I am not convinced that simply reducing class sizes is the best expenditure of money.

unfolding of the details of the Luna Laws, on January 19th mid-afternoon in front of ONLY the senate education committee, Mr. Luna answered questions asked previously of him on a variety of statistics including class size, teacher pay, funding for new assessments, internet conductivity issues in rural areas, laptop issues, outsourcing of IT services, and just a slew of concerns... yawn....

«For children in urban communities with increased class sizes and decreased funding, the tests are a way to prove that the schools are failing so they can be closed and re-opened as charter schools,» said Morna McDermott, a founding organizer of United Opt Out, which issues state - by - state guidance on the topic.

They say the real issues holding back student achievement are inadequate resources, large class sizes and lack of parental involvement.

He said, «Rethinking policies around seat - time requirements, class size, compensating teachers based on their educational credentials, the use of technology in the classroom, inequitable school financing, the over-placement of students in special education — almost all of these potentially transformative productivity gains are primarily state and local issues that have to be grappled with.»

oppose the practice of using Distance Learning (DL) courses as a way to solve class size issues at a brick and mortar school.

By bargaining with the government, unions can effectively advance their policy on issues such as school choice, class sizes, tenure, and allocation of tax dollars.

The Liberian Ministry of Education planned to disrupt the status quo in Liberian classrooms by 1) lengthening the school day; 2) reducing class sizes; 3) holding teachers accountable for attendance; and 4) tackling the issue of teacher literacy.

So while Malloy and Jumoke congratulate themselves about their education reform achievements, parents in every other Hartford school would do well to remember, smaller class sizes, having a teacher and an instructional assistant in every classroom and providing more support services is not a result of Malloy's education reform efforts but a result of Malloy, the State of Connecticut and the City of Hartford actually stepping forward and providing the resources necessary to make appropriate changes --- changes that should be being made at every Hartford School if only elected officials would address the broader issue inadequate funding for Connecticut's schools.

About three weeks later, Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, was asked to weigh in on the class - size issue.

In addition to issues you have noted, in Moore we have noticed HUGE increases in class sizes in grades 4 - 12 as a direct result of cuts (after years of using LEA fund balance to maintain those class sizes).

«This year it's the top issue on our list as school districts across the state are scrambling to meet the General Assembly's mandate to lower class sizes, while at the same time trying to protect thousands of art, music and PE teachers and create hundreds of new classrooms.»

As a recent issue brief on the achievement gap from the Educational Testing Service points out, schools having high numbers of minority students tend to have larger classes of 25 students or more, and the class size gap between high - minority schools and low - minority schools actually worsened between 2000 - 2004.

RALEIGH, NC (January 24, 2018)-- The Public School Forum of North Carolina released its Top 10 Education Issues for 2018 today during its fourth annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast in Raleigh, where the Forum's Executive Director, Keith Poston, declared the K - 3 class size mandate and school funding among the most pressing issues facing North Carolina schools forIssues for 2018 today during its fourth annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast in Raleigh, where the Forum's Executive Director, Keith Poston, declared the K - 3 class size mandate and school funding among the most pressing issues facing North Carolina schools forIssues Breakfast in Raleigh, where the Forum's Executive Director, Keith Poston, declared the K - 3 class size mandate and school funding among the most pressing issues facing North Carolina schools forissues facing North Carolina schools for 2018.

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.

[4] While a myriad of factors influence these two issues such as student characteristics, locale, school performance, salaries, class sizes, evaluation systems, and school accountability systems, recent research has found that principals have a profound effect on teacher retention.

We need your help to ensure that this amendment passes and we begin to address the serious issue of growing class sizes in our school district.

The biggest issue with the C - Class Cabriolet is the size of the boot.

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This recent article seems to imply that law schools have reduced their incoming class size because of the employment issues faced by recent graduates.