Sentences with phrase «much force teachers»

Gov. John Engler of Michigan has signed one of the first state laws in recent years to relax, rather than tighten, legal curbs on how much force teachers can use on students.

Not exact matches

The cost of all those civil servants, politicians, teachers, firefighters, police officers and armed forces explains much of the overspending and indebtedness of the government sector, in the authors» view.

FACT: kids and teachers alike are free to pray in school as much as they want, AS LONG AS THEY»RE NOT FORCING OTHERS INTO IT and AS LONG AS THEY»RE NOT DISRUPTING THE LEARNING PROCESS.

These consequences sometimes come from outside forces such as other adult influences such as teachers, but may also come from you setting limits on how much you will do for your child.

Paterson tried to force the tax cap issue by including it in his last budget extender bill, (much to the pleasure of both AG Andrew Cuomo, who is also a cap supporter; and Long Island Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson), which theoretically would have made the Legislature choose between accepting an unpopular (at least among Assembly Democrats and the teachers» unions) policy proposal and shutting down the government.

Cuomo's task force on academic standards and testing expects to hand in its much anticipated report this month, amid a continuing push by teachers unions to end the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

These things are important, because it suggests that there are much larger forces at play in teacher retention decisions than whatever education cause du jour receives the blame.

The book makes three recommendations: a much smaller, selective, intellectually engaged, and better compensated teaching force supported by technology; an open, transparent, and accountable system of preparation and professional development that drives out inferior providers and rewards success; and increased responsibility for teacher development in the hands of principals, who may be the strongest determinant of teacher quality on the job.

As he wrote in his first book, Square Peg, «By not understanding how much people vary in their working memory, teachers force kids constantly to jump through needless hoops, much as if they were obliging their students to ride unicycles between classes.

That's the problem, say opponents: Children are being forced to travel to school on moving media kiosks, and the tactic isn't much different than dressing teachers in sponsor - emblazoned uniforms.

Contrast these market - driven age - earnings profiles with that of teachers, whose salaries are determined not so much by market forces but by collectively bargained agreements.

Also, is there any data on how much districts have been forced to cut back on teacher training

Efforts to force teacher quality reform got a boost last year when the Los Angeles Times revealed the performance of the district's 11,500 elementary school teachers — by name — during its powerful, controversial and much - needed series on the low quality of the district's instruction.

And as Robert Pondiscio has noted, we expect far too much from teachers when we force them to both design and deliver curricula.

Whether he is successful or not, Saunders» quest highlights the unfairness and un-American nature of forced unionism that exists in 27 states and D.C. Interestingly, teacher union leaders are always telling its members how much they have done for them.

«Teachers face a tremendous challenge in providing the best education for all students, particularly when forced to spend so much time focused on standardized tests.

The unions argued that the lawsuit unfairly blames teachers for problems in the public schools that stem from much larger social and political forces, including poverty, inequality and racial segregation.

With its forced dues scheme, every public school teacher in the Golden State is made to fork over on average more than $ 1,000 a year, with much of that money going to buy legislators.

In New Orleans schools there are a lot of teachers, principals and guidance counselors who encourage students to go to college so much and so vigorously that it seems as though they are forcing the idea of college on them.

We should note that although the percentage of teachers from top colleges and universities has not changed much, the number of teachers from these institutions has increased (by 59 percent for females and by 29 percent for males) as the teaching force has ballooned.

(Of course unions don't operate that way; they force teachers throughout much of the country to pay for their services whether they want them or not.)

I also disagree that CT has all the expertise it needs in its teaching force because if that was the case CT has figured out the secret formula, then what you are saying is that our for - profit universities (yes even state universities are for - profit) care more about producing highly - effective teachers than their bottom line, and those teachers have so much knowledge and expertise that the only thing they need is for administration to give more money to education.

After so many reforms and initiatives in other areas of education have failed to have much impact, the spotlight has turned to trying to make the teacher - student relationship a more powerful force for achievement.

All three former TFA corps members agree that they were taking jobs that would otherwise have gone to a trained educator and Jameson Brewer says he directly replaced an experienced certificated teacher much to the chagrin of the principal that was forced to hire him.

The problem is that school administrators (like teachers) have so much on their plate because of all the accountability issues forced on schools today, that they try to make personnel changes but taking short cuts and by - passing their own policies or determining it isn't worth the time.

Implementing these school choice programs would take years, and much of the reduction in the public teacher force would be handled through attrition (the retirement of current teacher's and not replacing them).

«As a result of this report, we know that Oakland Unified must do a much better job of attracting, retaining and supporting a diverse teaching force and ensuring that all of our students have equitable access to effective teachers.

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.

I really am interested in how a former undersecretary of education has come to the point that he is so determined to attack teacher tenure, teacher unions and «restrictive work rules» for teachers — especially during a time when public schools have been systematically defunded, forced to jump through hoops (Race to the Top) in order to get what remains of federal funding for education, like some kind of bizarre Hunger Games ritual for kids and teachers, and as curriculums have been narrowed to the point where only middle class and wealthier communities have schools that offer subjects like music, art, and physical education — much less recess time, school nurses or psychologists, or guidance counselors.

This is a haunting story, filled with the stark, striking images of Castle's memory: faceless teachers with whom he was unable to communicate; children who taunted him; the view from the open door of the attic, where he was often forced to stay as a child; and much more.

Finally the first week of paying guests arrive: John, the American movie star thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian, forced into taking a holiday together; Nuala and Henry, husband and wife, both doctors who have been shaken by seeing too much death; Anders, the Swedish boy, hates his father's business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired school teacher, who criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone's relief; the Walls who have entered in 200 contests (and won everything from a microwave oven to velvet curtains, including the week at Stone House); and Freda, the psychic who is afraid of her own visions.

Mackinac's director of labor policy is Vincent Vernuccio, who chairs a committee of the labor task force of the Bradley - supported American Legislative Exchange Council and previously has worked at the Bradley - supported Capital Research Center and Bradley - supported Competitive Enterprise Institute... MCLF spent much of last year helping to defend the new right - to - work law, in policy and legal arguments, as well as in the larger public discourse in the state and nationally... MCLF is working with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy changes.

What is insane now is not forcing the addition of an «idiotic uptick» but thinking it isn't asking too much for public - funded teachers to confront insanity — political correctness be damned?