Sentences with phrase «on quality of teachers»

This is because the excellence of the school depends on the quality of teachers they hire who will to teach their students.

The Council is a research group that focuses on quality of teachers in classrooms, nationwide.

They must become active players in shaping education for their children, ask tough, thoughtful questions about what is being taught in classrooms, demand information on the quality of the teachers working in classrooms, and play stronger roles in shaping the overhauls of traditional district schools (and in the operations of charter schools serving their kids).

It's a rather sad commentary on the quality of teachers in Wisconsin's teacher unions, as they have apparently failed to teach their students something as simple as «when the money's gone, we're broke!»

The nation's eyes are rightly focused on the quality of teachers.

It said the most important controllable factor was the quality of teaching, and described the policy challenge as «focus first on quality of teachers and teaching».

The success of any effort to reduce class size ultimately depends on the quality of the teachers and giving teachers the support, time and tools to succeed.

The report stresses the idea that the quality of education in any system depends in a fundamental way on the quality of its teachers.

Meanwhile, our study focused elsewhere, on the quality of teacher preparation.

Four days before the 2016 election, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued a regulation requiring every state to publish an annual «report card» on the quality of its teacher - preparation programs.

Title II reports on the quality of teacher preparation.

What all of these countries have in common is an intense focus on the quality of the teacher workforce, which in turn positively influences student achievement.6

Surely in history the range and specificity of the knowledge students deploy (a key summative descriptor of quality) will depend in part on the quality of teacher explanations?

According to the poll, twice as many teachers believe that tenure has a positive impact on the quality of the teacher workforce as believe it has a negative impact.

(You can read Levine's landmark 2006 report on the quality of teacher preparation programs here.)

To win the contest, the states had to present new laws, contracts and data systems making teachers individually responsible for what their students achieve, and demonstrating, for example, that budget - forced teacher layoffs will be based on the quality of the teacher, not simply on seniority.

Not exact matches

Though it operates with the mission of providing high - quality, low - cost education for all, Bridge has drawn criticism from some education experts and teachers unions for the model it uses to make good on that mission.

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

The degree to which the goals of religious education are achieved depends, to a large extent, on the quality of the student - teacher relationship.

In Europe the academic teacher is expected to do both research and teaching, and there can be no doubt that this combination is very healthy and has good effects on the quality of both research and instruction.

By studying the most recent research on early childhood education, the Orfalea Fund was able to invest where it mattered most: in the relationships among directors, teachers, and parents, in the quality of environments, and in the establishment and documentation of best practices.

Investigating successful kids and programs at low - income schools and high - achieving prep schools, as well as interviewing psychologists and neuroscientists, Tough challenges some conventional wisdom on causes of failure (poverty, teacher quality) and contends that nurturing character in children and young adults is the key to success.

«Excessive workload and attacks on teachers» working conditions are having a profoundly negative effect on women teachers» mental and physical health and wellbeing and undermining the quality of education for children and young people.

Commenting on the TUC opinion poll * showing that two thirds of voters thought paying teachers less in lower - pay areas would make it harder for schools to recruit and retain good quality teachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers less in lower - pay areas would make it harder for schools to recruit and retain good quality teachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said:

The broad sector policy thrust for Education is Sustainable and Efficient Management of Education Service Delivery with focus on teacher development and accountability; improved Quality of Teaching and Learning at all Levels, inclusive and Equitable Access at all Levels, skills Development and Training for Employability through Quality TVET and strengthened Mathematics, Science, ICT and Technology Education.

Peter Dada, Akure The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools has called on the Federal Government to take the future of pupils of secondary schools in the country seriously by providing better education through employment of quality teachers.

The Association will focus on signposting schools to high quality resources and in expanding their Chartered Teacher of PSHE programme.

In a suit filed against the SUNY Board of Trustees in Supreme Court in Albany on Thursday, the state Board of Regents and Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia claimed the new rules would erode teacher quality and hurt disadvantaged students.

While I completely agree with the aim of this amendment it ignores the spirit of the document, reinforced by the Blunkett review which is also among the papers for consideration, according to which Labour will focus on teacher quality rather than the structure of provision.

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Commenting on the inclusion of quality education as one of the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

Commenting on media reports of comments made by the Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, on the quality of information, advice and guidance provided by state schools and teachers to students considering university, Dr Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Most recently, in May, the Comptroller's office released an analysis that revealed that after spending over $ 347 million on upgrading internet services, 45 percent of teachers said their schools» internet quality «did not meet their instructional needs,» a survey of middle school teachers found.

Kate Walsh, the president of the National Council on Teacher Quality, expressed ambivalence about the regulations.

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«Scotland's continued success depends on the quality of its education system, which in turn depends upon securing decent pay and conditions of service for all teachers in Scotland.»

The Alliance for Quality Education, United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers recently started a petition calling for a ban in New York on standardized testing in pre-K through 2nd grade.

Data released by the New York State Education Department on the distribution of teacher quality reveals inequitable access to highly effective teachers in New York City.

Nothing that goes on inside our schools is more important to our children's futures than the quality of their teachers.

On Thursday, with the New York State Board of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all public school students have access to high - quality teachers.

Commenting on the publication of the Key Stage 2 SATs results today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT congratulates teachers for their hard work in ensuring that children have access to high quality teaching and are able to progress and achieve during their time in primary school.

We'll get by the character stuff - just show us how you are going to make New York State a better place, where people can go to parks without worry of shut down, where schools will have quality teachers and performance, where roads are taken care of, where bridges don't collapse, where state police do police and are not used to go on witch hunts, where budgets wont be made by more hidden fees and regressive taxes, and the list goes on.

The Washington, D.C. - based National Council on Teacher Quality has released its seventh annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360 - degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession in New York.

The United Federation of Teachers and the Alliance for Quality Education, a labor - backed advocacy group, both of which are at odds with Cuomo on his education positions more broadly, released statements pushing the governor to enact the Dream Act, without strings.

Instead of the privatization schemes pushed by Cuomo and Republican candidate Rob Astorino, Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones are calling for fully funded, quality public education, qualitative assessments instead of the punitive high stakes testing model, and an end to the attack on teacher's unions.»

Together, they called on Mayor de Blasio, Schools Commissioner Fariña, and other officials across the City and the State to deliver on the promise of a quality education and great teachers for all students, regardless of the school they attend or the neighborhood they live in.

Organizations such New York State United Teachers, Citizen Action of New York and Alliance for Quality Education threw their support behind legislators on Tuesday.

Head teachers of Senior Secondary Schools in the Upper East Region say the quality of teaching and learning is under threat due to inadequate accommodation for staff and students, encroachment on school lands and inconsistencies in the payment of feeding grants.

The quality of standardized tests and the English language proficiency of students also need to be considered, Rumore said, as well as how to evaluate teachers on the academic performance of special education students.

Attacking new teacher evaluation systems that are, for the first time, enabling district public schools to make decisions based on teacher quality, does violence to the cause of improving the quality of education for the overwhelming majority of students who don't attend charter schools.