Sentences with phrase «public educators»

There have been other efforts to restrict the political speech of public educators across the nation.

Yet, despite its diversity, public educators here are beginning to speak in a single tongue: the language of cognitive science.

Moreover, many academics, policy makers, and even public educators have concluded that some schools can not or will not make the necessary changes on their own.

Please don't even begin to judge public educators.

It's simply a question of what public educators believe is the best strategy to improve achievement in their districts.

It is likely true that a competitive school system would require fewer public educators, but it would not mean a wholesale firing of public school teachers.

The state opposes expanded school choice options to instead protect public educators.

It is easy to forget that many charter school and private school educators entered education for the same humanistic, child - centered reasons as public educators.

Between 2004 and 2012, data on fringe benefits from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that pension costs for public educators rose from 11.9 to 16.7 percent of salaries.

«I'm grateful for the opportunity to support public educators while they focus on the most important work — their students.»

Thousands of Oklahoma teachers went on strike Monday to demand higher pay and more education funding, digging in for a prolonged walkout as discontent spreads among public educators in conservative states.

If anyone doubts the lack of interest in intellectual pursuits among public educators, consider this true story.

Begun in 2014 as the fight against Common Core was heating up in the state, this group quickly spun off a PAC dedicated solely to replacing «public education hating» legislators with public educators.

Between 2004 and 2012, pension costs for public educators rose from 11.9 to 16.7 percent of salaries.

But I believe just as strongly that K - 12 infighting, as exemplified in the Op - Ed by Superintendent Wilson, distracts from our larger classroom mission and unnecessarily divides public educators at the exact time when unity is essential.

For the majority of left - wing types (most public educators included) it is an elitist notion from the start.

said Gary Godsey, executive director of the Association of Texas Public Educators.

Public educators constantly lament the lack of involvement of parents.

What seems to be excluded by the nature of the current debate is the possibility of trying to understand the intentions (however clumsily implemented) of public educators on the one hand, or the concerns of religiously conservative parents (however clumsily expressed) on the other.

Still, he sees vouchers as an option and holds them as a club over public educators» heads.

Coherent missions and moral socialization through networks that incorporate family, school, and other aspects of life (in this case, churches) are among the hallmarks of Christian schools and may provide direction to public educators who are worried about alienated adolescents and withdrawn families.

On the other hand, those possibilities mean that Seton yields some really intriguing opportunities that aren't available to even the most dynamic public educators.

• Traditional public educators adamantly resist vouchers, which are publicly or privately funded scholarships to families for their children to attend private schools.

«The reality for too many public educators is confusion and frustration as No Child Left Behind is leaving too many children... and teachers... behind.

The NEA is the largest professional employee organization in the United States, representing public educators at all levels.

Some states have even instituted the controversial merit pay system ~ whereby public educators salaries are based on the performance of their students.

Dr. Lissa Pijanowski has served in various roles as a proud public educator for 26 years.

While America's public educators want to conserve democracy and freedom, they do not want an education design that dooms 15 million children to near illiteracy.

Regional celebration sponsored by community businesses recognizing excellent public educators.

PDK International is comprised of seven divisions whose programs and services enable public educators to improve schools so that all students thrive.

Although North Carolina might not be considered union - friendly — it's a right - to - work state — the Priority Schools Campaign is still changing perceptions about public educators and what NEA has to offer to reform efforts.

We call on the NYC Department of Education and the leadership of the UFT to guarantee the first amendment rights of NYC public educators.

Matt is a veteran public educator, first as a classroom teacher and now serving as an elementary principal in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

Duane is a first generation college graduate who values the profound difference public educators have made in his life.

Drew joined the firm in April of 2014 with a passion to serve public educators.

As a first generation college graduate, Duane understands the profound impact public educators have had on his life.

«To the extent that there's any accountability for charter schools, it's because public educators and legislators have dragged the district kicking and screaming into that position,» CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said Monday.

They were not an insidious plot by the Obama Administration, but they were not exactly crafted by real public educators either.

Extrinsic reformers, on the other hand, are typically not professional public educators and do not believe that public education can «heal thyself» without significant external motivation, particularly from reforms that introduce competition and «marketization» of the system.

Act as public educators and advocates for appropriate use of service dogs, with particular focus on psychiatric service dog partnership, which is often less - familiar and subject to discriminatory practice

The League staunchly supports public educators, families and ideals but not top - down government - run school systems.

Basically it said that a University must be registered as either a non profit private or non profit public University or at least have connection with the State Board of Public Educators in Texas.

Furthermore, as a result of pension enhancements enacted during the stock market boom in the 1990s, the role of DB pensions in the total compensation package for public educators has become larger over time.

In the past, this process has been developed with the broad - based consensus of public educators from throughout Connecticut.

«While CCSA's endorsed candidate Antonio Villaraigosa literally declared a «holy jihad» against teachers, Gavin Newsom has been a career - long supporter of public educators and public education — including reputable, innovative, nonprofit public charter schools.