Sentences with phrase «rising classroom numbers»

The thinktank calculates that the reality of the government's small real terms increase in schools spending coupled with rising classroom numbers meant that spending per pupil would fall by 2.25 % over the next four years.

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The rise in the number of engineering students also masks a slight drop in the proportion of women (but not the absolute numbers) in the classroom, as computer engineering — the fastest growing specialty — attracts a heavily male enrollment.

The number of children with food allergies has risen 18 percent since the late 90s; witness the prevalence of peanut - free classrooms.

The rise in the number of non-traditional superintendents can be tied, in part, to the rise of standardized tests as a measure of what is happening in the classroom, according to the AASA's Jay Matthews.

However a government spokesperson argued: «Teaching has a lower turnover rate than the economy as a whole — 90 per cent of teachers in state schools stay in the profession from one year to the next while the number of teachers returning to the classroom continues to rise year after year.»

The classrooms will be a permanent base for 35 students in Years 7, 8 and 9, with that number expected to rise to about 50 over the first 10 years.

Firstly, schools are looking for innovative ways to increase storage space, as rising pupil numbers are putting pressure on classroom space.

One of the reasons for Barton's concern is that pupil numbers are expected to rise considerably over the next nine years leading to a demand for more teachers entering classrooms, not fewer.

New tools and teaching technologies have allowed the number of students learning in general education classrooms versus special education classrooms rise in recent years, the NCLD reports.

This research brief examines recent data on special education credentials and authorizations and documents an alarming rise in the number of underprepared teachers entering special education classrooms.

The statistics also reveal the number of teacher vacancies is on the rise and school leaders have had a bigger pay rise than classroom teachers.

That means that even though the numbers of black and Hispanic teachers are rising, those increases are undercut by teachers» early departures from the classroom.

A rise in the number of pupils and a shortage of primary school places has led some councils to consider turning empty shops and playing fields into classrooms.

«We know there are some local challenges, the truth is despite rising pupil numbers and the competitive jobs market a stronger economy has created, more people are entering the teaching profession than leaving it, there are 13,100 more teachers today than when we came to office and the ratio of teachers to pupils is stable with more teachers also choosing to come back to the classroom,» he said.

Gibb said: «We know there are some local challenges, the truth is despite rising pupil numbers and the competitive jobs market a stronger economy has created, more people are entering the teaching profession than leaving it, there are 13,100 more teachers today than when we came to office and the ratio of teachers to pupils is stable with more teachers also choosing to come back to the classroom.

The number of law school courses offered in judicial opinion writing has increased, 1 along with the total number of elective courses in legal writing.2 The growth of judicial opinion writing courses, in particular, may be due to the rise in popularity of judicial externships.3 Several schools have added a classroom component to externships in response to rules of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) 4 and the American Bar Association (ABA).5