Teachers» salaries affect the supply of teachers, including the distribution
of teachers across districts, and the quality and quantity of individuals preparing to be teachers.
Not exact matches
Voters approved every school
district budget in Erie and Niagara counties yesterday in an election that saw the power
of teacher union endorsements continue to be strong
across the region.
«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for
teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out
of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out -
of -
district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives
of students, families and educators
across the state,» he said.
No Child Left Behind was not great for us either, but certainly Race to the Top» ratcheted everything up, because it became clear that for
districts in need to get money that they would have to make all these kinds
of measure and punish ideas that they'd put
across, like the
teacher evaluation piece and all
of that.
Unfortunately, most
districts and unions
across the state set the bar so low that nearly 60 %
of teachers got the highest rating when only a third
of students read and do math at grade level.
Ultimatums Cuomo will try to tie at least some
of the promised 4 percent increase in education aid — some $ 800 million — to implementing
teacher evaluations in
districts across the state.
As the school year starts, many school
districts across the state still need to grapple with the issue
of a
teacher evaluation system, especially if they want to continue to receive state aid.
Voters approved every school
district budget in Erie and Niagara counties Tuesday in an election that saw the power
of teacher union endorsements continue to be strong
across the region.
School superintendents
across the state had hoped that lawmakers would provide additional help, by allowing
districts to set aside extra cash reserves to meet the costs
of pensions covering
teachers, guidance counselors and other professional school staffers.
Educators
across the state are protesting Cuomo's demands, saying they rely too heavily on standardized testing, ignore the challenges
of poverty in some
districts and put the brunt
of poor student performance too squarely on individual
teachers.
Two
of his current projects explore how NCLB affects decision - making and data usage and how the program has influenced the distribution
of teachers across their school
districts.
After the proposition passed, state union representatives immediately lobbied the state attorney general to issue a «clarification» explaining that performance pay actually meant an
across - the - board bonus for every
teacher in a school or
district, regardless
of performance, and that funding classrooms directly actually meant passing the funding through the
district first so the
district, rather than the school, can make the major funding decisions.
Across all four
districts, which together serve more than 465,000 students, the researchers found new elementary
teachers were assigned students who had performed.1 to.3
of a standard deviation below their peers who were assigned to
teachers with four years
of experience or more — meaning that these students were about three to nine months
of schooling behind their classmates.
It partners with all 67 Florida school
districts to bring a complete high - school curriculum moderated by certified
teachers to the homes
of residents
across the state, many
of whom live on isolated produce farms or ranches.
The problem
of how to attract and hang on to talented new
teachers has dogged school
districts across the country.
Conducted by the New
Teacher Project, a New York City - based teacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 dis
Teacher Project, a New York City - based
teacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 dis
teacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results
of a survey
of more than 15,000
teachers and 1,300 administrators
across four states and 12
districts.
This online resource is a highly organized repository
of pacing calendars, classroom - tested lesson plans, presentations, and activities shared by
teachers throughout the
district, as well as 40 other partner
districts and charter schools
across the state.
More than 20 public school
districts across the country, including the large urban
districts of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, have quietly entered into «compacts» with charters and thereby declared their intent to collaborate with their charter neighbors on such efforts as professional development for
teachers and measuring student success.
Taking into account both costs and savings
across the approximately 8,000
teachers who took advantage
of the Illinois program, ERI resulted in savings to IPS
districts of $ 550.5 million.
This pattern strongly suggests that any efforts by Florida
districts to provide better pay for
teachers in the high - demand subjects
of math and science are insufficient to offset the differences in outside earnings opportunities
across subject areas.
So I think you're seeing more
districts recognizing the cuts were not as severe as they [were expected to be], and
across the state I have seen evidence
of districts hiring back
teachers.
Yet the court reasoned that it is the administrative decisions
of district leaders — rather than the challenged statutes — which bear the ultimate responsibility for how
teachers are distributed
across the state.
Bierly and Shay surveyed and interviewed a large sample
of principals, assistant principals,
teachers, and
teacher leaders from a cross section
of school
districts (varying in size and location) and chief marketing officers
across the country.
In a major study we released this week together with Education Reform Now, How Strong Are U.S.
Teacher Unions: A State - By - State Comparison, we dug deep, churning vast amounts
of data to parse the differences in political strength
across state - level unions in the fifty states plus the
District of Columbia.
For example, during an initiative to revolutionize STEM learning
across the Los Altos School
District in California, assistant superintendent Alyssa Gallagher tapped math
teacher Courtney Cadwell and three others to be part
of a blended learning pilot team tasked with integrating online learning tools.
The interviews suggest that the
teacher unions are typically the most powerful participants in school - board elections and that their power is common
across districts of all sizes (and not restricted to large urban
districts).
Walsh emphasizes that better consumer education — informing aspiring
teachers and school
districts about the quality
of programs
across the nation — can play a key role in motivating institutions to «change in the direction
of effective training.»
Now that the technological foundation for the use
of robust systems
of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school
districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for
teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix
of strong leadership at the state and
districts levels, greater collaboration
across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for
teachers and administrators.
She held the positions
of bilingual classroom
teacher, Vice Principal, Principal, and
District Administrator
across various
districts in California.
We can also describe instruction as it exists
across a wide variety
of U.S. classrooms, for example, asking whether — as is often assumed — instruction in urban
districts is inferior to those in other areas and whether differences in instructional or
teacher quality by academic track (honors, general, or remedial) exist.
There are public school
districts across the country that have engaged in innovative contracts between
teachers and the central office, and there are multiple models
of educational interventions, including at the curricular level, that show real promise and do not depend on wholesale structural reform.
Peter Stewart, Senior Vice President
of School Development, works with parents,
teachers, community groups, school
districts, school boards, departments
of education, and policy makers
across the United States and internationally to start new high - tech schools that use the K12 academic program.
By using data from the Illinois State Board
of Education
Teacher Service Record (now known as the Employment Information System), Bellwether was able to explore patterns in supply and demand, diversity, and staff retention
across Illinois schools and within specific
districts.
This paper, written for the Rural Opportunities Consortium
of Idaho, offers policymakers and philanthropic leaders a set
of recommendations to capitalize on the potential
of technology to serve students: expand broadband access to schools lacking it, create an elite corps
of proven
teachers who would be made available to students
across the state, and provide
districts and schools with the flexibility to develop new models
of staffing and technology and to achieve the most strategic combination
of personnel, facilities, and technology.
Like many school
districts across the country, D.C. Public Schools leaves the decision on whether to include cursive as part
of the curriculum up to individual principals and
teachers.
He previously served as New Jersey's Commissioner
of Education, in which capacity he oversaw 2,500 public schools, 1.4 million students, and 110,000
teachers across more than 600 school
districts.
The toolkit offers a clear set
of steps, useful tools, tips and lessons learned that we hope superintendents, school
districts,
teachers and parents
across the country will embrace and make connecting uninsured children to health coverage through schools routine in America.
Identify strategies to capture and learn from state - by - state variation The next iteration
of teacher evaluation policies will have much greater variation
across states and
districts.
The
Teacher Contract Database includes over 145
districts across the country, representing the 100 largest
districts in the country, the largest
district in each state, and member
districts of the Council
of Great City Schools.
Governor Christie's Department
of Education (NJDOE) is in the second year
of its «Excellent Education for New Jersey» (EE4NJ)
teacher evaluation pilot program in over 30 school
districts across the state right now, which will expand to every school in the state this fall.
She led a team
of program directors supporting middle and high school
teachers in schools
across the
District and Prince George's County.
Among them are a focus within preschool programs on teaching pre-academic skills; the conceptualization
of the role
of the adults who provide center - based care as that
of a
teacher; a bias towards delivering pre-K services through school
districts; a press towards common standards and curriculum
across pre-K providers; accountability regimens that are tied to children's performance on measures that correlate with later school success; disproportionate spending on four - year - olds as opposed to younger children; and marginalization
of the family's responsibility.
«
Across the country, states,
districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary
of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and
districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture
of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents,
teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»
According to a nationwide survey to be released soon by the National Education Association (nea), more than one in three
of the 1,326 elementary - and secondary - school
teachers chosen randomly from different - sized school
districts across the country said they «certainly» or «probably» would not become
teachers again if they were given the choice.
As schools
across the country deal with an increased demand for substitute services, many school
districts are coping with a serious shortage
of substitute
teachers.
Those include introducing and reviewing software, Internet resources, and other appropriate materials, and making the information available to staff; coordinating computer usage in projects and activities within,
across, and between curricula and schools; working with classroom
teachers, individually and in grade level teams, to plan, organize and implement the use
of technology through such activities as demonstration lessons, team teaching, and joint planning; providing both building - based and
district - wide staff development at faculty meetings,
district professional development days, and after - school and summer workshops; and keeping abreast
of current technologies by attending conferences and workshops on a regular basis.
MindQuest21sm certified and experienced consultant team prepares school leaders,
districts and
teacher teams to transform instruction and systems with the adoption and / or expansion
of Project - Based Learning
across the curriculum aimed to produce deeper learning outcomes for all students.
To infuse research - based practices into more classrooms, 150
teachers and leaders in Small Learning Community schools in the
district began taking courses this fall through WIDE World, capitalizing on the advantages
of networked technologies to access HGSE research
across distance.
Let me make an assertion based on my experience, and that is:
Districts across the country commonly have this phenomenon going on... they'll have a walkthrough protocol that has one focus and one list
of pedagogical skills, if you will, which is totally unrelated to their evaluation system for
teachers, which has another list and another perspective, which is totally unrelated to their professional development.
As part
of its Race to the Top initiative, The Florida Department
of Education, through its Partnership with Learning Sciences International, will provide School
Districts across the State with a Research Based Framework and Implementation Services for a
Teacher Evaluation System.