Sentences with phrase «outspoken teachers»

Many veteran and outspoken teachers will be deemed «ineffective» and will lose their jobs.

I've been in the music industry since high school and just spent the past 2 years as an Assistant Director and outspoken teacher at a music school.

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Bible teacher and writer Beth Moore has been an outspoken advocate for survivors of sexual abuse.

He is a distinguished Harvard biologist and popular teacher, Pulitzer Prize - winning writer, sociobiologist, naturalist, authority on entomology and outspoken advocate for environmental responsibility and species diversity.

My low point came on the day I had to fill in for the absent teacher of the Sunday school class for the teen - agers» parents, a bunch of grown - ups who were powerful, outspoken and of a very different persuasion than I when it came to politics and religion.

The former Clinton aide is an outspoken liberal who is pushing for higher taxes on the rich and has the support of the state's powerful public employee and teacher unions.

Elia took office in July with the support of Rosa's predecessor, Merryl Tisch of Manhattan, who was an outspoken advocate of testing and teacher evaluations.

Local teachers» unions, though, particularly the Buffalo Teachers Federation and some outspoken groups on Long Island, broke union rules that required them to remain neutral by campaigning for Zephyr Teachout, Cuomo's opponent in the Democratic primary, and then later for Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate in the teachers» unions, though, particularly the Buffalo Teachers Federation and some outspoken groups on Long Island, broke union rules that required them to remain neutral by campaigning for Zephyr Teachout, Cuomo's opponent in the Democratic primary, and then later for Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate in the Teachers Federation and some outspoken groups on Long Island, broke union rules that required them to remain neutral by campaigning for Zephyr Teachout, Cuomo's opponent in the Democratic primary, and then later for Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate in the general.

While Mr. Gamberg and the school board have agreed there are some good elements to Common Core, they've also been one of the more outspoken school districts on the North Fork to oppose the state's mandate that ties teacher evaluations to state assessment scores.

East Aurora High School history teacher and parent Todd Hathaway has been outspoken against Common Core.

Rosa, who has been outspoken on testing and teacher evaluations issues, may clash with state education commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who was hired under the leadership of Tisch and supports high standards and state testing for data purposes.

Alfie Kohn on Rewards and Punishment Former teacher Alfie Kohn is an outspoken critic of the focus on grades and test scores.

In the Washington Teachers Union race that took place last month, George Parker, a high school math teacher and an outspoken critic of former President Barbara A. Bullock, received 520 votes, just six more than Rachel Hicks, a union field representative and a colleague of Ms. Bullock's.

Even Terry Moe, an outspoken opponent of collective bargaining for teachers (see «Seeing the Forest Instead of the Trees,» book reviews, page 77), suggests that research on the impact of collective bargaining on student outcomes «has generated mixed findings (so far) and doesn't provide definitive answers.»

Leaders from Madison Teachers Incorporated and the Milwaukee Teachers» Education Association (MTEA) were outspoken critics as well.

«In schools, teachers tend to «oil the squeaky wheel,» attending to outspoken trouble makers,» adds Watson, «but quiet students may be having trouble adjusting as well.»

Klein's independence from the teachers union has allowed him to be more outspoken than any other chancellor in the city's history about the adverse impact of the teachers» contract on school management's ability to run schools effectively and efficiently.

The Ohio Education Association, a teachers union that has been among the most outspoken critics of charter schools, has testified against them in the state legislature and supported litigation aimed at toughening oversight.

Elizabeth, an outspoken and independent teacher, felt vulnerable.

Both teachers have been outspoken critics of school discipline policies they see as overly permissive.

Two Minnesota teachers who have been outspoken about student violence found an audience in top education officials at a meeting in Washington Friday.

Nathan Saunders, the second - ranking leader of the Washington Teachers» Union, has been an outspoken critic of D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and WTU President George Parker, denouncing Rhee for her performance - based salary proposals and Parker as a weak and credulous labor leader.

Before the housing was approved, former West Tallahatchie Superintendent Reggie Barnes, an outspoken advocate for the state's most impoverished schools, told Mississippi Department of Education officials that districts like his struggled to help teachers find housing.

Former FOX news host Bill O'Reilly has been outspoken about teachers.

After 40 years working in California public schools I've observed that most probationary teachers are non-reelected because an administrator didn't get around to evaluating properly, or the teacher was too outspoken about student rights and lack of resources or the administration didn't expend time or resources to help the teacher succeed.

Outspoken and influential, this former London head teacher, who will be succeeded by Amanda Spielman, often set the agenda more than education secretaries.

She is also a union activist in the United Teachers of Los Angeles, a fierce advocate for social justice, and an outspoken opponent of high stakes testing.

Rep. Graig Meyer, an outspoken public schools advocate from Orange County who sits on the House Education Committee, said most teachers believe the governor's pay proposal is «too little, too late.»

The statewide teachers union, the Florida Education Association, has been an outspoken opponent of the plan, along with Democratic allies in the Legislature.

Ellis» ideas were mirrored by outspoken public education advocates in the legislature, who poured it on McCrory this week, arguing the governor needs to show a stronger commitment to funding schools and teachers.

This is collaboration in action: Teachers place students by ability and temperament, balancing outspoken kids with shy types and stronger students with strugglers.

But teachers were among some of King's most outspoken critics during his tenure as commissioner of New York education.

Hartford Federation of Teachers President Andrea Johnson has been one of the state's most outspoken advocates on behalf of public school students, parents and tTeachers President Andrea Johnson has been one of the state's most outspoken advocates on behalf of public school students, parents and teachersteachers.

An Associated Press story on Monday showed Bennett, an outspoken proponent for school choice and for using student test scores to rate schools and teachers, had sent emails ordering changes to Indiana's A-F school grading system in 2012 when it appeared a favorite Indianapolis charter school would get a C.

My teachers and I had very different upbringings and I don't know how many of them had much real - life, hands - on exposure to Black and Brown students — especially ones like me who were not only intelligent but very outspoken, opinionated, argumentative, and even rebellious, at times — prior to teaching at Elmont Memorial High School.

Loesch was challenged by Emma Gonzalez, a Stoneman Douglas student who has been an outspoken advocate for gun control, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel, and Diane Wolk Rogers, a teacher who survived the shooting.

She's been outspoken about her opposition to arming teachers, now telling Local 10 News that she's already taking action to let the voters decide.

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