Sentences with phrase «over teacher issues»

«On one hand, the federal government is saying, «Be bold,» which implies significant challenge to the status quo, which then tends to be disruptive and generate resistance,» said S. Paul Reville, the education secretary in Massachusetts, where the American Federation of Teachers affiliate has revoked its support of the state's second - round application over teacher issues.

Not exact matches

when people get all huffy over my misuse of words or just plain wrong use of them i laugh, because i can bet my life that you still understood my meaning but rather then discuss the issue i brought up chose to insult thru the means of an english teacher — that i care not for... my point was a valid one and it makes me sad that you think yourself so far above me that you won't even bother with the conversation... tisk tisk.

This workshop examines the tension that parents, students, and teachers often experience over issues such as homework, grades, and the culture of competition, and offers tools for creating a healthier school climate.

Lewis called the uproar over longer school days and teacher pay a «political issue» not driven by the new leadership at CPS.

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to approve a 2011 - 12 budget Wednesday, school officials and the teachers union are battling publicly over related issues of withdrawn raises and the mayor's push for a longer school day.

With their alderman, Luis Gutierrez (26th), Clemente parents and teachers have begun meeting with Chicago Park District officials to try to resolve the issues, which include concern over broken lights, doors, fire alarms and dirty rooms and hallways.

Cuomo trained his crosshairs on seven New York Republican House members over the gun issue as Trump rolled out a school - safety plan long on NRA ideas like arming teachers and short on Democratic - backed proposals like universal background checks.

National Union of Teachers head of education, John Bangs, argues that the argument over competitiveness is anon - issue.

Still, education remains a top - tier issue, even as the more pitched battles over charter schools, teacher evaluations and classroom standards for testing have been quietly de-emphasized in recent legislative sessions.

Rather than fight over teacher - evaluation details, though, the governor needs to keep his eye on the larger issue: work rules and excessive job protections teachers enjoy.

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.

Chris Keates told the fringe meeting how NASUWT's work over the past decade looking at online abuse has exposed this increasing issue facing women teachers and girls.

«I'd say, for he and I, in this last year, there hasn't been many really policy issues where we've actually disagreed,» he finally said, noting that the two had split over teacher evaluations.

Another contentious issue, the ongoing battle over teacher evaluations, is expected to come to a head this week.

Nevertheless, fault lines are already forming over some key issues, including rent regulations and how to measure teacher performance.

The committee also hear about teachers» «exasperation over the lack of time and resources given to professional development training in order to adequately prepare lesson plans before teaching and testing their students,» according to a press release issued by his office Thursday.

«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.

that the issue of whether to limit public access to the teacher evaluations popped up in the last - minute budget negotiations over the weekend.

Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.

NYSUT and Cuomo have been at odds on a variety of issues ranging from the tax cap, to the state's education spending formula and the ongoing debate over the state's teacher performance evaluation law.

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.

The National Union of Teachers has backed a motion to ballot members over strike action if no progress is made through talks on the issue with the new government by the autumn statement.

And public - sector labor groups, including the teachers unions and CSEA, have either declared a truce or largely step aside from directly knocking Cuomo has issues like less generous contracts and fights over charter schools have died away.

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 public sector unions have tangled with Cuomo over all sorts of policy issues — from creation of a teacher performance evalution system and Tier 6 to his refusal to reinstate the so - called millionaire's tax (later assuaged by an overhaul of the state's entire tax code).

Many teachers and educators have had a fractious relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his four years in office over a number of issues, including school funding, the Common Core curriculum; and teacher evaluations.

In this week's show, Governor Cuomo has finally reached a deal over the contentious issue of teacher evaluations.

Takes issue with Phil Rumore's characterization of the dispute between the Buffalo Teachers Federation and the state Department of Education over teacher evaluations.

Bennett in the interview: Takes issue with Phil Rumore's characterization of the dispute between the Buffalo Teachers Federation and the state Department of Education over teacher evaluations.

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.

Over the last several months, discussions of the Common Core State Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» funds.

Bennett, Radford and many of the superintendents said the issue of over testing and teacher evaluations have to be reviewed as separate challenges.

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.

Over the last 15 years I have worked with many skilled Yoga teachers, psychologists, chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, Shiatsu healers, and Ayurvedic practitioners to process and eliminate my chronic life altering issues and come back to the playful, sensitive woman I innately am.

«America to Me» follows students, teachers and administrators over the course of a year in Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School to explore issues plaguing the modern teenager; «Carnage» follows those transforming ordinary vehicles into battle machines in the South African desert; and «Music City» documents the lives of five up - and - coming musicians as they chase fame, success and romance in Nashville.

When hot - button issues spill over from social media or the nightly news and into your classroom, what's the right move as a teacher?

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.

Unfortunately, we can not explore this issue in any depth because the way in which teachers were asked about their preparation has varied over time.

Clearly, such an important asset in the teachers» toolkit to benefit their pupils» cognitive and interpersonal skills can not be hampered by concerns over risk and liability issues, especially when third parties such as the STF exist to provide solid reassurance.

Rarely in education issues as complex as teacher evaluation do courts issue bright - line, black - or - white rulings; rather, as Ruszkowski put it, «we are continuing to implement this year over year knowing that the courts will have to work it out.»

Thanks to Lamar Alexander's work over the past week, it shows a willingness to let states take the lead on key issues like teacher evaluation and school turnarounds.

Issues such as teacher shortages, an increasing disconnection between what students are taught and existing job roles, and a lack of general awareness about the changing nature of work, continue to blight the system and will be a focus for campaigners over the coming months.

The survey which questioned over 1,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders in schools and colleges across the UK about behavioural issues, provides conclusive proof that this is something that can not be ignored.

National Poll Finds Waning Support for Charter Schools (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) Charter Schools Take a Hit in Nationwide Poll (EdSource) Public Support for Charter Schools Plummets, Poll Finds (Education Week) Enthusiasm for Charter School Formation Takes Hit, New Poll Finds (The Christian Science Monitor) New Poll Shows Sharp Decline in Support for Public Charter Schools Over Past Year (The 74) National Support for Charter Schools Has Dropped Sharply in Last Year (Chalkbeat) People Think Teachers Are Underpaid — Until You Tell Them How Much Teachers Earn (Time) Marty West co-authors the annual EducationNext survey of American public opinion on timely education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact of the current administration, among others.

Last year, the Boston Teachers Union surveyed over 400 of its members on a variety of issues, including MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) testing.

Together, the three groups, once at odds over most education issues, developed a program that pays veteran teachers extra money each year to support and assist colleagues.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has vowed to fight any layoffs of its members and said it may strike over the issue.

There will be perennial fights over funding, charter expansion, and the teacher pipeline, but what's the next big issue to captivate lawmakers on the education front?

While parents get mired in guilt over fair - trade candy and childhood obesity issues and some schools ban Halloween celebrations altogether, many teachers take advantage of the excitement in the crisp autumn air and brew up some activities related to All Hallow's Eve.

Their new report rehashes a decade - old debate over that technical issue, which is related to their 2008 claim that «all of the data available show that teachers work at least as many hours each work week as comparable college graduates.»