Sentences with phrase «raises for teachers in»

Yet, even as state lawmakers approved modest raises for some teachers in recent years, legislators faced withering criticism from education advocacy organizations who pointed out the state's most experienced teachers were left out.

N.C. Rep. Craig Horn, an influential budget writer from Union County who chairs the House education appropriations committee, isn't sure he likes the current salary scale for teachers, the one adopted by lawmakers two years ago that nixes annual raises for teachers in favor of a multi-tiered approach with bigger pay bumps every five years.

Until now, the only factors that have normally contributed to a raise for teachers in Indiana are years of experience and academic degrees earned.

It's a long, long way from action on the N.C. General Assembly floor, but N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson today called for a 10 percent raise for all teachers in North Carolina.

The state Senate has proposed an average 3.7 percent raise for teachers in its budget.

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• 17ZUOYE, a China - based K - 12 intelligent education platform for teachers, students and parents, raised $ 250 million in Series E funding.

Just today, five - year - old VIPKid — which reportedly raised $ 200 million in fresh funding last summer at a $ 1.5 billion valuation — listed openings for thousands of U.S. teachers, from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, to Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Carmel, Indiana.

Major Arizona school districts in metro Phoenix and Tucson were still closed for the day on Thursday following Gov. Ducey's signing of budget legislation providing more than $ 300 million in raises for many of the state's striking teachers.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed part of a state budget plan that provides more than $ 300 million in raises for many of the state's striking teachers.

If there were actually a teacher who raised consciousness in the Middle east 2000 years ago, good for them.

It is not fair, for example, to compel a child being raised by a gay couple to attend a school in which the teachers say homosexual practice is sin.

It always stuns me when people say that they don't want to see teachers or nurses get raises because the good ones should be in it for the love of the work.

Failure in love and life is a requisite for success in teaching, and the problems of TV teachers are solved by leaving their profession — not by towns raising taxes, building schools, or giving higher salaries.

A sense of being embattled: a reliance perhaps on rules rather than answers to profound questions raised in a rapidly - changing world, a sense of the Church as a fortress rather than a Mother and teacher, a bleak landscape for Biblical studies.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Plus, I volunteered in a lot in classrooms and was a teacher's aide for a while and worked closely with some of those kids — I know that having a «perfect life» when it comes to raising kids is relative.

Character Education: ICLS 105/5 27 - 12 (2005) requires teachers to teach students «respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship, in order to raise pupils» honesty, kindness, justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage» to lessen crimes and raise the standard of good character.

I do remind folks that NCLB had its origins in legislation passed in Texas during the 1980s (under then - Gov Mark White) where, in exchange for teacher raises / bonuses, standardized tests were instituted to «measure» teacher «effectiveness».

This week you will have the opportunity to read interviews from the teachers, principals, administrators, and food service directors who work tirelessly and understand the need for increasing participation, decreasing barriers, and raising awareness of school breakfast programs in our nation's schools.

This book is being released in early February, however if you pre-order, you will be given a $ 27 gift card for DonorsChoose.org, the online charity that helps public school teachers raise money to fund classroom projects.

The parent - teacher organization at the school has been raising money to pay for a new wooden floor in the gym and has already raised $ 100,000, said Kim Anderson, co-president of the PTO.

Class - teachers feel SHARE FOR DADS raises the profile of fathers in the school, gives children positive male role models, and shows them fathers can be an important part of their school lives, and that fathers are connected to the school.

In another high - profile ballot initiative, residents in Mt. Prospect - based River Trails Elementary District 26 must decide whether to raise their tax rate 13 percent to pay for teachers» salaries and to stave off program cutIn another high - profile ballot initiative, residents in Mt. Prospect - based River Trails Elementary District 26 must decide whether to raise their tax rate 13 percent to pay for teachers» salaries and to stave off program cutin Mt. Prospect - based River Trails Elementary District 26 must decide whether to raise their tax rate 13 percent to pay for teachers» salaries and to stave off program cuts.

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The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected Chicago Public Schools officials» offer of a 2 percent raise for elementary school teachers in exchange for a longer school day starting in Teachers Union has rejected Chicago Public Schools officials» offer of a 2 percent raise for elementary school teachers in exchange for a longer school day starting in teachers in exchange for a longer school day starting in January.

Glennon, Will 200 WAYS TO RAISE A GIRL»S SELF - ESTEEM Conari, 2000 This book gives practical suggestions from a father's perspective for both parents and teachers in the all - important responsibility of building self - esteem.

Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.

In 2011, Carvalho helped implement a merit pay system — considered anathema to most teachers union officials, including Weingarten — that tied raises to teachers» evaluation scores and provided bonuses for highly effective teachers.

Proposals to raise the minimum salary threshold for migrant workers will exacerbate the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has warned.

What are we doing about failing schools, how do we pay teachers and what we are paying for are questions that are implicitly raised in every budget.

Some of the concerns raised in Mr. Flanagan's report include: over-testing of students, inadequate professional development funding for teacher training, incomplete and missing modules and the use of test questions that were neither age - level nor developmentally appropriate.

With some 63 days more to the polls, it is only a matter of time for the teacher to dump his chalk and pen and head to the house of parliament or for the DCE to get a raise in status.

The United Federation of Teachers, for example, was granted back pay in the form of 8 - percent wage increases because Bloomberg gave similar raises to other unions but not the teachers when he was inTeachers, for example, was granted back pay in the form of 8 - percent wage increases because Bloomberg gave similar raises to other unions but not the teachers when he was inteachers when he was in office.

suggests that class size reduction policies are not the best option in terms of value for money to raising pupil attainment, compared to others such as increasing teacher effectiveness.

Members of the Transport Workers Union got a total of 19 percent in pay raises between 2009 and 2016, compared with 12 percent for the city's teachers union over the same period.

De León, raised in poverty by an immigrant mother in San Diego, worked for the powerful California Teachers Association before winning a State Assembly seat in 2006.

«The Chief Inspector is right to send a clear warning about the Government's obsession with further structural changes as being the way to raise standards for pupils; what matters is creating the conditions in which teachers can focus on teaching and learning, without unnecessary and wasteful distractions.

Gillum promised an additional billion in education funding is he's elected, while Levine is mulling a $ 10,000 raise for teachers.

As part of the campaign to raise awareness, the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) worked with the Mohawk Valley Head Start teachers on a lesson plan and provided 800 lead poisoning prevention packets for families stressing the importance of lead testing and measures to reduce exposure to lead hazards in the home.

Receiving harsh criticism from reviewers for failing to raise the charter school cap, eliminate issues with teacher tenure, and also for their plan to use some of the money for an upgrade in furniture.

Magruder, a former teacher who has been active in protesting the Donald Trump agenda, has only raised about $ 1,900 for her campaign.

In the city budget, savings came from removing more than $ 900 million reserved from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's original spending plan for teacher salary raises of 4 percent.

In Buffalo, the city teachers union broke a 12 - year stalemate with a new contract that awards hefty raises for teachers.

The pro-charter school New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany brought in $ 2 million, while the New York State United Teacher's super PAC raised a million dollars less than it did in the comparable period in 2011.

In last year's address, he proposed expanding the school day and the school year, raising standards for teachers, expanding full - day pre-kindergarten.

Bloomberg joins a host of education officials pushing the Legislature to adopt bills raising the cap on charter schools and altering teacher evaluations before the June 1 deadline for reapplying for $ 700 million in federal money.

When I was in third grade, my teacher asked us to raise our hands if one or both parents worked for local chemical giant DuPont.

After Education Secretary Arne Duncan received a standing ovation for a talk in which he encouraged everyone to «raise the bar» and to «break the rules» on how schools are run and teachers are trained, Kamen brought them back to earth.

There are certain jobs — doctor, teacher, nurse — that are considered acceptable for a woman in India, jobs that allow her to raise a family at the same time.

In the survey, Science Buddies discovered that only 5 % of teachers use crowdfunding, or online fundraising platforms, to raise money for classroom needs, even though teachers who use crowdfunding have had great success.