Sentences with phrase «other teacher issues»

A three - judge appeals court panel overturned the decision, ruling that the Legislature, not judges, should determine tenure and other teacher issues, and the state Supreme Court last year let the appeals ruling stand.

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Students are surrounded by other like - minded people tackling similar issues, along with knowledgeable teachers and helpful mentors to provide guidance.

Other education related initiatives include resolving the issue of the Alberta teachers» pension plan shortfall and preventing a teachers» strike for five years; creating 1000 new spaces for post-secondary education students in energy, the environment, and economic studies; and creating 6000 new apprenticeship seats.

Other teachers claimed to be sympathetic to the workers but waited for students to raise the issue.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Founded in 1989, Center Families programs include support groups for LGBT parents and prospective parents; trainings for teachers and school administrators; advocacy and activist efforts; support around alternative insemination and other biological parenthood options; forums on custody issues when LGBT parents separate; financial planning for alternative families; and recreational programs for children 8 and under (Halloween Parties, Holiday Parties, Play Days, etc.).

I'm currently taking a lactation support class (taught by RN and IBCLC Gini Baker, who trains many doctors, nurses, doulas, teachers and other breastfeeding counselors / educators), and it has really opened my eyes to many of the points you make — including the possible relationship between fertility issues and breastfeeding issues (and between breast augmentation and breastfeeding issues).

If some kids are going to be left out of the treat because of some dietary issue, the teacher should role model good citizenship and respect for others and celebrate in a different way.

He is in Preschool (started this year) at our church private school We love this school and all the people in it and even though there are no real «underlying» issues, last week his teacher implemented a behavior chart to help curb his pushing, ripping toys away from other kids, etc..

Most adults only have to deal with other adults in their jobs, but our teachers have to juggle with work issues with colleagues as well as the occasional student problem.

Informal interviews with teachers and students have revealed that many of them would like similar clear and standardised materials for other health issues.

Read some excellent advice on issues frequently faced by other parents or teachers Positive Discipline Volunteer Trainers

It is important to know your kid and also use the teachers as resources since they are educated in child development and have knowledge about sensory issues or other child development topics that a parent may not be familiar with.

It's very hard to raise these issues without offending other parents (or teachers) and yet your kid is essentially captive in such situations, may well be attracted to the treats (that's why they're «treats,» after all!)

Teachers are not, and I know this because my husband is an academic administrator here in North Carolina he was also an academic administrator in Chicago public school and that was something that I was working in Chicago public schools is because in health education we teach about sex, we teach about STI's we teach about all these other public health issues.

This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand issues facing LGBT families including parents or prospective parents; extended families and friends; and social workers, teachers and other professionals.

NYSUT was opposed to the tax credit, but the labor union had its hands full on other key issues, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to once again overhaul teacher evaluations, weaken teacher tenure laws and strengthen charter schools in addition to the perennial push for more school aid.

The disclosure of teacher evaluations has been firmly supported by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but is a sensitive issue for teachers unions, who point to other public employees not having their evaluations released to either the general public or a narrowly defined portion of the populace, like parents.

But on Monday, as Chicago teachers picketed over pay, benefits and other issues, Republicans accused Emanuel of putting politics ahead of the needs of students, and pressured him to step down from his new fundraising role.

And republicans, in addition, are concerned about many other issues: the discrimination faced by the LGBT community, consumers at the mercy of retailers or companies, Internet users at the mercy of providers or regulatory states, children at the mercy of their parents or teachers, the elder at the mercy of younger disrespectful citizens, the kid being bullied by a classmate at school, the prisoner abused by his jail mates or by the prison authorities, etc..

It will focus on four main areas: security of buildings themselves; training for teachers and students; creating better communication regarding mental health assessments and other issues, like arming teachers.

The press officer for the 600,000 member strong, New York State United Teachers tweeted its union members reported schools losing tests to blank screens and other issues.

The other four are the sort - of completed teacher evaluation issue, achieving an overhaul of public pensions, expanding the DNA database and expanding gambling in New York.

I am sorry to announce that I have notified Governor Cuomo and other state officials that — despite long nights of negotiation and a willingness on the part of teachers to meet the DOE halfway — the intransigence of the Bloomberg administration on key issues has made it impossible to reach agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

The American Statistical Association and other research groups have issued serious cautions about using test scores to measure teacher effectiveness, with some concluding it is junk science.»

«Our members are very knowledgable about education issues, and while there is great concern about the implementation of the Common Core and the over-reliance on testing, there are many other issues that are front - burner for NYSUT members,» he said, listing concerns over the property tax cap, equitable school funding, the teacher evaluation system and the statewide expansion of pre-kindergarten.

find agencies in their area both by postcode or by name; rate agencies using a simple star rating system on levels of pay, quality of training, ease of finding work and support received; write reviews, explaining their experiences, both good and bad, of the agency, or agencies, they have used; read reviews written by other supply teachers, including viewing their star rating and seeing the average levels of pay that are offered; add new supply agencies as and when they open; and participate in regular polls, highlighting the key issues that affect supply teachers.

At 11 a.m., United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and otherTeachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and otherteachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and other issues.

He needed Shelly to be strong on the rent laws fight, to stand with teachers» unions to push back on Cuomo's pro-charter school crusade, and to occupy the left - flank on other issues too,» a Democratic operative argued.

They are in fact separate issues, but the teachers» union has effectively played on public unease with one to drive home its own opposition to the other.

But opponents often associate the standards with other contentious issues, namely teacher evaluations, testing and student - data collection.

Other issues on Carranza's agenda will be what to do about dozens of failing schools in New York City, the debate over testing, the question of how to attract the best teachers and what teachers are lacking in their current contracts.

Thursday, we talked with her about that transition and about other issues facing the state including prisons, Medicaid, ethics reform, and arming teachers.

The New York State United Teachers union on Thursday issued endorsements in a slew of congressional and state legislative campaigns, backing candidates in battleground races, but also staying clear of some others.

Teachers have been holding rallies all around the state protesting Governor Cuomo's education proposals, and hundreds are expected to converge on the Capitol late Monday to protest over reliance on standardized tests, and other issues.

The communiqué was signed by all three teacher unions and other stakeholders on May 15, 2014 after a meeting to resolve issues relating to the teachers of the Ghana Education Service.

The State Education Department is creating a task force of teachers of English language learners and other stakeholders to assess and address issues surrounding Part 154, the new state regulations governing English language learner instruction.

ALBANY — American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is using an anti-Common Core campaign to «cloak» his other positions on education issues that would be far less palatable to public school advocates.

The Wisconsin Education Association Council, the largest teachers» union, issued a warning that it fears Walker and other Republicans will make fundamental changes to the WRS.

Other educational issues in the interview include the difficulties in getting experienced teachers into troubled schools, programs to aid outside professionals with a desire to teach, and the need for greater accountability in school leadership.

Students, who were placed in Bongo Senior High School, were to pay the said money as a Parent Teacher Association levy and other items before they would be issued admission...

Whether he will weigh in on the issue that is most on the minds of many teachers and parents — the controversy over the Common Core and other education reform policies — is an open question.

But a source close to the IDC said it was the progressive Working Families Party, the teacher union - backed Alliance for a Quality Education, and other groups like Make The Road, which works on immigrant issues.

This is something which has been very well documented and mourned in a report from the National Academy of Sciences that was issued by a committee headed by Norman Augustine just a few months ago and this report — which is called «he Gathering Storm» — lays out in some detail the concern that that [leaves us] with a long hole over the next couple of decades, because of weaknesses in [the] way we fund basic physical sciences, the way we are training people to do physical sciences, the way we treat science in elementary and high - school programs — all of those factors, the way we pay teachers, the way we use the patent system where we try to provide incentives in some of the physical sciences; we are losing our leadership gradually to other countries, especially in Europe and [of] particular concern in Asia, where the rise of science in, particularly China, to a certain extent India and other parts of Southeast Asia, are cause for long - term concern.

As someone who also HAD lordosis and suffered many issues in the SI joint and impingement in nerves through the notch, I found that combining principles of Viniyoga (what the site writer studies) and Sadie Nardini's take on moving the human body (hugely inspired by Kaminoff, whose main teacher was Desikichar — now you see the full circle here) saved my back big time, which fed into healing other parts of my body as well.

A teachers» contract adopted last year, which was engineered by Gov. Roy Romer, established «collaborative - decisionmaking» committees at each of the city's 110 schools and gave them broad authority over instructional and curriculum issues, faculty selection, and other matters.

Liability in this sense would cover accidents or other issues that effect something that was reasonably under the control of the teacher.

«Are rules about firing teachers the kinds of issues that courts should decide, while questions about funding schools are ones that should be left to the legislature — or is it the other way around?»

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.

As a first year teacher, you are dealing with many other procedures, issues, etc. (as reflected in the writing of past years» diarists).