Sentences with phrase «percent of teachers support»

Meanwhile, polls show that about 75 percent of teachers support the Common Core.

While there is certainly a vocal minority who do not, poll after poll shows that approximately 75 percent of teachers support the Common Core standards.

Eighty - seven percent of teachers supported the initiative in 2013, but that fell to 54 % in 2014 and to 44 % in 2015, stabilizing at that level in 2016.

However, only 24 percent of teachers supported the idea, while 63 percent expressed opposition.

Not exact matches

Governor Cuomo initially supported a policy that would have required student test scores to count for 50 percent of a teacher's performance evaluation.

Still, voters do approve of at least one of Cuomo's proposals: 62 percent support Cuomo's proposal to make teachers eligible for tenure in five years, rather than three years as it is now.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo weighed in this morning on the LIFO question in the wake of this morning's Q poll that found 85 percent of New Yorkers support the idea that merit, not seniority, should determine which public school teachers get to keep their jobs.

Avella, who received 53.17 percent of the turnout, or 25,864 votes, said he has not heard from Padavan, who got 22,781 votes, since the election, which Avella said he won in part because of support from the United Federation of Teachers as well as an effective campaign operation that included knocking on 7,000 doors.

Officials from several states criticized the scoring of the contest, which favored states able to gain support from 100 percent of school districts and local teachers» unions for Obama administration objectives like expanding charter schools, reworking teacher evaluation systems and turning around low - performing schools.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said that the DOE was not doing enough to support new teachers in response to the DOE's announcement that just 55 percent of eligible New York City public school teachers received tenure last year.

Eighty six percent of respondents who identified themselves as Democrats expressed opposition to arming teachers while 53 percent of those identifying themselves as Republicans supported the idea.

Children with intensive needs (8 -10 percent of those in the study) were connected with a wider team of professionals (e.g., school psychologists, teachers, principals, nurses, and community agency staff) to develop additional supports.

The agreement guarantees teachers and most support workers 3 percent raises the first year and 2 percent raises in each of the next three years.

Hoping to stem the defection of young, effective teachers, Breaux created the Framework for Inducting, Retaining, and Supporting Teachers (FIRST), which reduced the school system's teacher attrition rate by 80 teachers, Breaux created the Framework for Inducting, Retaining, and Supporting Teachers (FIRST), which reduced the school system's teacher attrition rate by 80 Teachers (FIRST), which reduced the school system's teacher attrition rate by 80 percent.

Fifty - seven percent of Americans support basing teacher salaries in part «on how much their students learn.»

But when they were given the real numbers, only 42.9 percent of respondents supported raising per - pupil spending, and only 36.7 percent supported an increase in teacher salaries.

And support is greater among younger Americans — 78 percent of those under age 40 have trust and confidence in teachers, and 70 percent have trust and confidence in principals.

When not informed of the actual numbers, 62.5 percent of respondents supported raising per - pupil spending, and 63.7 percent supported raising teacher salaries.

A large - scale study by the NEA and Johns Hopkins University that examined school staff's perspectives on bullying and bullying prevention somewhat refutes that hypothesis, finding 98 percent of participants (all teachers and education support professionals) thought it was «their job» to intervene when they witnessed bullying.

A survey by the American Federation of Teachers in 2013 found that 75 percent of that union's members supported the standards, although many teachers feared that they were not prepared to teaTeachers in 2013 found that 75 percent of that union's members supported the standards, although many teachers feared that they were not prepared to teateachers feared that they were not prepared to teach them.

More than half of the teachers participating in the survey (61 percent) report that they want parents to support student learning activities such as listening to students read, tutoring and helping with homework.

As a result of these negotiations, schools had to gain the support of 55 percent of their full - time United Federation of Teachers (UFT) staff each year in order to participate.

Forty - four percent of respondents oppose the practice of requiring teachers to pay fees to unions they choose not to join, while just 37 % support the practice, much the same as a year ago.

Seventy percent of the teachers would have to support retaining the old system.

There should be a greater focus on training educators to support grieving students, according to 89 percent of the surveyed teachers.

But 56 percent of independents thought teacher unions had «done more harm than good,» 54 percent supported school vouchers, and only 34 percent favored raising teacher salaries, once they had been informed about average salary levels in their state.

Merit Pay: When asked for an opinion straight out, a slight plurality of Americans sampled — 43 percent — supported the idea of «basing a teacher's salary, in part, on his or her students» academic progress on state tests.»

Nearly all classrooms (97 percent) have one or more computers, but half of the nation's teachers say they need training to better integrate technology into classroom instruction — and such support is unevenly distributed across schools.

But by most accounts, she and Mayor Fenty did not come close to gathering sufficient political support and consensus to remove or identify for possible removal nearly twenty - five percent of the teacher workforce.

Eighty - seven percent of teachers with an opinion supported the initiative in 2013.

Even the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) supported the reform legislation after Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers a 16 percent across - the - board wage hike (plus an extra 5 percent for beginning teTeachers (UFT) supported the reform legislation after Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers a 16 percent across - the - board wage hike (plus an extra 5 percent for beginning teteachers a 16 percent across - the - board wage hike (plus an extra 5 percent for beginning teachersteachers).

First, we brainstormed ways in which the entire class might be recognized for positive behavior that was goal oriented, such as 100 percent of students handing in homework, or being recognized by other teachers for showing Respect, Responsibility, and being Ready to Learn (the Pond Road Middle School Positive Behavior Support Program).

73 percent of respondents said they would be more inclined to support the requirement if the subject choice was more flexible, and 74 per cent indicated that their school does not have enough teachers in the EBacc subjects, highlighting the current issue of teacher shortages across the country.

Fully 60 percent of teachers object to the idea of principals being allowed to hire college graduates who do not have formal teaching credentials, and only 28 percent support it.

When we asked respondents about this as a general practice, 78 percent of the public expresses support, compared to just 33 percent of teachers (see Figure 6).

When the survey asked whether teacher salaries should be increased, 59 percent of respondents favor the idea in 2010 (see Figure 1b), well below the 69 percent support observed in 2008.

Teacher Tenure - 51 percent of Americans support requiring teachers to demonstrate that their students are making adequate progress on state tests in order to receive tenure.

Notably, every subgroup in the survey except for public school teachers increased their support of merit pay to a majority of at least 55 percent.

In order to participate, schools had to gain the support of 55 percent of their full - time United Federation of Teachers (UFT) staff.

The same pattern holds for teacher salaries: when respondents are not provided with information about current salary levels, 60 percent of independents support increasing teacher salaries, placing them closer to Republicans (54 percent of whom support increases) than to Democrats (75 percent).

Support is high even among teachers, of whom 63 percent think students should be required to pass an exam to receive their degree.

When asked for an opinion straight out, 43 percent of Americans support the idea of basing a teacher's salary in part on his or her students» academic progress on state tests; 27 percent oppose the idea; 30 percent are undecided.

Fifty - seven percent of the teachers also reacted negatively to the idea, with only 32 % lending it support.

Single - Sex Schools - 45 percent of public school teachers support single - sex schooling; 28 percent neither oppose nor support it.

In 2013, 76 percent of teachers said they supported CCSS and only 12 percent were opposed.

In 2013, the Education Next poll showed 76 percent of teachers and 63 percent of parents supported the standards.

The Scottish Secondary Teachers» Association (SSTA) found that 91 percent of its 8,000 members supported action short of a strike, with 64 per cent saying that they would take strike action if necessary.

A 2014 PDK / Gallup poll found that 76 percent of teachers continued to support the goals of Common Core, but only 9 percent supported using those test scores to evaluate teachers.

[x] In the 2016 Education Next poll there was also strong support for teacher pay increases — regardless of how the question was asked, 42 percent to 65 percent of Americans favored pay raises and virtually no one thought pay was too high.

Fifty - seven percent of the public supports «basing part of the salaries of teachers on how much their students learn,» while 31 % opposes this idea.