Sentences with phrase «over merit»

Contemporary judicial selection concerns include the controversy over merit selection of judges vs. the election of judges, the need for judicial election reform, and the effect of the method of judicial selection on the number of minorities and women seated on the bench.

According to a poll funded by the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, 74 percent of Oklahoma voters favor choosing appellate judges in contested elections over a merit selection and retention process, and 69 percent support amending the constitution to make this change.

A Kentwood public schools teacher who responded to our survey expressed concerns over merit pay systems:

Vergara argues that lifetime tenure — awarded after less than two years in the classroom, dismissal procedures that make it nearly impossible to fire incompetent teachers, and «last in first out» layoff policies that reward seniority over merit, have harmed California's children.

She has eluded to perhaps the best suggestion to date to fix our schools, a comprehensive and challenging curriculum in every discipline at every grade, but somehow this message has been lost in all the hoopla over merit pay, charter schools, evaluating teachers based on their students» test scores, collective bargaining rights, etc..

Continuing debates over merit pay programs in districts in Tennessee and beyond indicate that efforts to find such a replacement are under way.

Lost in the debate over merit pay are some interesting, and to some extent disturbing, facts about the way we currently distribute compensation to teachers.

So do differences over merit pay for teachers.

For now, it embodies many of the issues that the Arab Human Development Report blamed for the region's intellectual malaise, among them lack of freedom and dysfunctional, authoritarian governments whose security services have too much say; the triumph of who - you - know advancement over merit - based promotion; and poor communication between researchers within the region.

We don't like change, and we value relationships over merit in too many cases.

Throughout his career, including his 16 - year tenure as president of Burger King, Clayton found himself embroiled in annual debates over merit raises.

A heated debate over the merits of the application has followed, with the New York Stock Exchange among those to lodge objections.

What it's about: «Sargeant York» may have been about World War I — a sharpshooter becomes an unexpected hero after attacking and capturing a German position using the same strategy as turkey hunting — but the American - proud movie became a point of major discussion in the United States over the merits of entering World War II.

At the end of his essay, Griffiths gives the impression that Pitstick should have limited herself to a school debate with Balthasar over the merits of his theology of Christ's descent rather than raising the formal question of orthodoxy.

One need not agree with NicholasWolterstorff's politics — for instance, his position on the Palestinian - Israeli conflict - to welcome his commitment to the liberal - democratic project that makes possible the engagement of disagreements, including disagreements over the merits of the liberal - democratic project.

Every time they are presented, four or five posters who are directly involved in whatever grievance is being aired out incessantly banter over the merits of their individual posts or flagging tendencies.

There's also a lively debate over the merits of wood and steel coasters.

The fans may be divided over the merits of Arsene Wenger's management (personally I think he should have gone after winning the FA Cup), however I can not believe that many Gooners are content with our clubs owner and his faceless board.

Panic buying won't help anyone at United, but with Van Gaal uncertain over the merits of Hernandez and James Wilson something need to be done in the next fortnight to save face at the top of the pitch, otherwise it could be a long, tiring and potentially fruitless season for Rooney.

Nutrition rarely, if ever, has entered the debate in Congress over the merits of farm subsidies, authorities say.

Any discussion over their merits is prohibited.

Reform groups are split over the merits of a November ballot item to change the way new legislative and congressional districts are drawn in New York.

It will also offer the spectacle of MPs voting according to their conscience on the basis of reasoned deliberation over the merits of the case on an issue of fundamental importance to the nation.

MIDDLETOWN — A proposal by the charter revision commission to eliminate the elected city treasurer post has initiated a debate over the merits of the position.

Other cities» pizza styles are catching on in New York City, where a debate already is raging over the merits of Neapolitan, Chicago deep - dish and the classic slice.

It comes after polls have shown the public is split over the merits of grammar schools, as are Tory MPs.

The mayor and the speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, will be trying to stiffen lawmakers» resolve in a now - explicit argument with Governor Andrew Cuomo over the merits of de Blasio's plan to raise the income tax rate on the wealthiest city residents to pay for universal pre-kindergarten and after - school programs for middle schools.

At a tense debate in February at UCLA where Jacobson argued over the merits of supporting nuclear versus ramping up renewables, sharing the stage with nuclear supporters like Environmental Progress» Shellenberger and fellow Stanford climate scientist Ken Caldeira, the question - and - answer session with the audience devolved into a shouting match.

There is little question they are great for people in the throes of a heart attack but serious debate over their merits for other patients.

In an era where high - stakes tests have increased concern over test anxiety and introduced debate over the merits of teaching to the test, it may seem odd to promote a teaching method called «test - enhanced learning.»

Last week, Kris and I came to a disagreement over the merits of Oliver Stone's splashy, silly and consistently surface - level sequel «Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.»

For more on the NASCAR expansion check out discussion over its merits at Hit The Pass.

The show that eventually aired as «Sikel and Ebert» pitted the skinny, cosmopolitan Siskel against the rotund, working - class Ebert in animated discussions over the merits of movies.

Debate rages over the merits of various pedagogical strategies, and even teacher educators and certification proponents have a hard time defining a clear set of concrete skills that makes for a good teacher.

In fact, while the Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York poses the question of adequacy with characteristically New York bluntness and extravagance, many wonder if the case hasn't become a victim of those excesses and, during the 12 - year brawl over the merits of linking financial input with academic output, been overtaken by events.

Colorado legislation has sparked a statewide debate over the merits of high - stakes testing for young students.

While the courts deliberate and parents remain in limbo, supporters and opponents of the law continue to battle over its merits — and some of those alignments are surprising.

Experts are divided over the merits of Rhee's tough teacher policies.

... the teacher unions are finally being treated as the special interest group they are rather than as credible players in the discussion over the merits of various education policies.

There was much debate at Porsche over the merits of PDK versus manual transmission and the move to PDK wasn't taken lightly.

We go over the merits of the top devices, and why people might resist ebooks from traditional books, all with a Canadian edge.

Not only can a consumer proposal be reviewed with you, but they'll also go over the merits and consequences of filing bankruptcy.

There's a very interesting thread over at FlyerTalk that started out discussing «the most useful frequent flyer blog» and then lately turned into a battleground over the merits of blogger pay, product... [Read more...] about Blogger Ethics

The reviewer is asserting a position of authority over the merits of the game, and many people do take those things as important.

Rather than have my reviews for these tables go over the merits of the game engines themselves, we'll assume that the people reading the reviews are familiar with the base games already and are only really interested in a review of just the table itself.

Every time a new third - party game was released, the discussion wasn't over the merits, it was how much worse the Xbox One version ran compared to the PlayStation 4, with endless and exhaustive message boards fights over the merits of 900p vs. 1080p.

While the debate over the merits of points as an intrinsic motivator is a much more complicated one best left for another time, it is easy to see that here, the scoring system's primary goal is to enhance the absurdity.

There has been some debate in virtual reality (VR) circles recently over the merits of various systems of locomotion in VR titles.

I think a paper such as from Roe and Baker is designed for other scientists to mull over the merits of using sensitivity as a benchmark.

The debate over the merits and risks of such research brings to mind a conversation I recently had with Pete Seeger up at his mountainside cabin here in the Hudson Highlands.