Sentences with phrase «said teachers groups»

Jason Bedrick, policy director for the school choice advocacy group EdChoice, said teachers groups are pitting educators against families for political gain.

Not exact matches

«These are things any great teacher would be able to do for a small group of students in a particular classroom,» Baker says, but D2L can do it on a massive scale.

«Friend of mine is a teacher and just sent this to our WhatsApp group saying she'd never seen anything like it before,» he captioned the photo, along with celebratory emojis.

Brandon Minoff, a student at Stoneman Douglas High School, said in an interview with CNN that a teacher assigned him to work with Mr. Cruz on a group project two years ago.

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Mr. Trump used the event to pitch his own ideas about how to prevent such debacles in the future, polling the group about whether they supported allowing teachers and other school employees to carry concealed weapons, an idea he said could have halted the carnage in Parkland.

Says teacher Nancy Bonne: «The system makes efficient use of space and resources, and it has solved the shortage of teaching staff, since formerly each church had to recruit teachers for every grade level, even with only three or four in a group.

In explanation of the phenomenon it may be said that an unusually brilliant group of teachers happens to be at work today in this field; yet such reasoning does not carry very far for these teachers had their peers in previous generations.

They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, «Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

Sometimes it can feel that way and then again I am like another mom said I in two different groups I have a lot of teachers and friends that I know through my older kids and then others that know me strictly through my younger kids so that is a little weird.

A group of about 30 students and teachers was assembled to work on the project, a process Curran said he found fascinating.

That program matches a group of students and teachers with a project for an outside partner, such as a government or business or local agency, said Melinda Geist, Prairie View media center director.

During Bein's visit on Nov. 12 and Delli's visit on Nov. 13, the candidates toured Arlington Heights schools and met with selected groups such as representatives from the parent teachers association, administrators, teachers and students, Friedman said.

@user1873 - I would say that for teachers and other «group» situations, the teacher's time is divided by all students.

The influential NYC principals union endorsed Mayor Bill de Blasio for reelection last night, joining the teachers union and a host of other labor groups supporting the worker - friendly mayor, campaign officials said.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who made a point recently of speaking to a rally organized by a group tied to the teachers union, says he thinks Cuomo's plan to force teacher evaluation agreements makes sense.

The leader of one of the organizations, the Buffalo Parent - Teacher Organization, said the group plans to file an official petition with Elia asking her to remove him from office.

In its review of the contract, Educators 4 Excellence, an advocacy group of teachers that often was aligned with the Bloomberg administration's goals, gave the contract a barely passing grade and said it «overlooked several critical issues,» such as class sizes and a tenure - granting process that the group believes ought to be more closely linked to teacher performance.

Regulations adopted by the State University of New York's committee on charter schools is illegal and allows unqualified teachers to work, the state's umbrella teachers union group on Wednesday said.

The New York State United Teachers argues in the legal action that the confidentiality requirement — which the labor group says is essentially a «gag order» against teachers is unconstitutional and violates free speechTeachers argues in the legal action that the confidentiality requirement — which the labor group says is essentially a «gag order» against teachers is unconstitutional and violates free speechteachers is unconstitutional and violates free speech rights.

Two other groups, the Buffalo Parent - Teacher Organization and the District Parent Coordinating Council, have also said they plan to appeal to NYSED.

In securing endorsements from the various teachers groups, Avella said his campaign was sending a strong statement that the state's educators stand alongside him.

At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their children repeat this year's boycott of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 % of students statewide opting out of the tests.

Billy Easton, with the pro school funding group Alliance for Quality Education, says he doesn't think the boycotts will end and the controversy will subside until the teacher reviews are less dependent on the tests.

King said in a statement Monday that the meeting, organized by the state Parent Teacher Association, was «co-opted by special interests,» which a spokesman further described as groups that are fighting the implementation of the Common Core and the state's teacher evaluation Teacher Association, was «co-opted by special interests,» which a spokesman further described as groups that are fighting the implementation of the Common Core and the state's teacher evaluation teacher evaluation system.

Wagner said the «matrix» model might not achieve Cuomo and education reform groups» stated goal of further differentiating teacher performance.

The new task force has its «work cut out for it,» said Billy Easton, executive director of the advocacy group the Alliance for Quality Education, which is partially funded by teachers» unions, in a statement.

The Empire Center and local taxpayer groups said the state needs to give districts greater leverage in negotiating teacher contracts by amending a law that deals with pay scales and benefits.

But the state's teacher's union and a parents group says the changes don't go far enough.

At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their children repeat this year's boycott of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 percent of students statewide opting out of the tests.

«It's trying to confuse people, but it doesn't substantially change anything,» said Diane Venezia Livingston, a mother of three and founder of Port Washington Advocacy for Public Education, a group that opposes tying test scores to teacher evaluations.

At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their children repeat this year's boycott of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 percent of students statewide opting out of the tests.

The group's co-founder Chris Cerrone, also a parent and teacher, said this is not a numbers game, it's more about sending a message to the state.

That is more information released than in prior years, a move the group says allows parents and teachers to view students» constructed responses and also give feedback.

A number of other groups, including the Buffalo Parent - Teacher Organization, and the District Parent Coordinating Council, and the board of education have said they plan to appeal to NYSED too.

Some on the right question the validity of the Qualified Teacher Status, saying we should open teaching up to a wider group of people.

Cuomo, who in his first term had a decidedly strained relationship with public - sector labor groups who represent state employees as well as teachers, said there's an «anti-union movement» afoot in the coutnry.

Abubakar Suale, the leader of the group, which calls itself the National Association of Newly Recruited Teachers, said, «We were posted last year, we have worked for about 7 months and...

«If he were to not sign the bill into law, I wouldn't be surprised at all,» said Flanagan, whose conference also benefited from the heavy spending of education groups whose priorities are directly at odds with those of teachers» unions.

Asked how unions could take advantage of gaps in the law while criticizing others for exploiting LLC loophole, Korn said, «Twelve hedge fund billionaires gave more than 187,500 teachers in the 2014 elections,» referring to charter school supporters that gave heavily to an outside group backing Senate Republicans.

Billy Easton, with the Alliance for Quality Education, an advocacy group to increase school funding that is allied with the teachers unions, says his group is happy that the governor has created the commission.

They said candidates will be presented to the United Federation of Teachers, parent leaders and other groups, but the chancellor makes the final decision on who is hired.

This teacher's group reached out to the Republican candidate for an interview, but then «disinvited her,» the former LaFayette Central School District superintendent said.

The Conference Board — an umbrella group of school boards, administrators, parent - teachers associations and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)-- said New York's school districts would need a minimum state aid boost of $ 1.2 billion next year to maintain current steachers associations and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)-- said New York's school districts would need a minimum state aid boost of $ 1.2 billion next year to maintain current sTeachers (NYSUT)-- said New York's school districts would need a minimum state aid boost of $ 1.2 billion next year to maintain current services.

But members of Community Board 1's Youth and Education Committee have expressed skepticism that using teacher's cars as barricades is wise, and the group's vice chairman said any deterrent that includes a tank full of gasoline should be considered less than ideal.

Responding to the decision of the Minister for Education and Skills, Leighton Andrews AM, to set up a Task & Finish Group to review the roles and responsibilities in relation to school governance, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in Wales, said:

Members of the group say students spend too much time on tests and they aren't a good way to evaluate teachers.

Billy Easton, with the pro-school funding group Alliance for Quality Education, says he doesn't think the boycotts will end and the controversy will subside until the teacher reviews are less dependent on the tests.

He says the teachers union is trying to avoid making union concessions, like giving up some collective bargaining laws that the business group believes favors unions over management.

McIntyre, who ran unsuccessfully last May for an at - large - school board seat, said it's important for the Buffalo Teachers Federation and its members to realize advise from the parent group is not against teachers or adminisTeachers Federation and its members to realize advise from the parent group is not against teachers or administeachers or administrators.