Sentences with phrase «several teacher openings»

A high - poverty, high - need school posts several teacher openings and ends up with far too many candidates.

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At Medgar Evers College Preparatory School in Brooklyn, several anonymous whistle - blowers accused school administrators of pushing for higher scores through a practice city teachers refer to as «scrubbing,» in which scorers reread essays or other open - response questions to search for extra points.

Several years back, following an early August day working with teachers in southwest Wyoming, I took a drive through what we Mainers would call the sticks — small roads, few houses, and lots of open space.

A recently ratified teachers» contract in Chicago promises to make the next several Septembers as forgettable as the last few: no strikes, no heated picket lines, and no delayed school openings.

Open source digital textbooks, which contain free, typically changeable material that can be shared between teachers, have been in the works for several years and are just one part of a larger movement to transform learning through the use of technology.

When changing such troubling habits raises objections, it's clear why it took several years to end open campus at lunch, require uniforms, have teachers greet each student with a handshake, make home visits routine, and place administrators beyond the school's gates so students could safely walk to catch city buses.

A continuing dispute between the local teachers» union and school administrators has some education officials in Detroit worried that several alternative schools that opened in August to lure high school dropouts back to the classroom will be forced to close.

The New Orleans teachers» union and a lawyer for several local families have sued to force the opening of more public schools in the storm - ravaged city, but state education officials contend that enough space is available at the schools already operating.

Mr. Brock was one of several school psychologists who were asked to help children at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, Calif., after a gunman opened fire on Jan. 17, 1989, killing 5 children and wounding 29 other students and one teacher, in what was at the time one of the worst instances of school violence in the nation's history.

Charter advocates in Massachusetts sought to increase the number of urban students who can enroll in charters, and the state had several well - qualified charter operators eager to open new schools, but both efforts failed in the legislature and in a referendum after a fierce campaign by teachers» unions.

Several teachers said assignments were frequently open for unlimited retakes.

Now, it is certainly true that electronic communication has opened a door behind which riches beyond belief exist for classroom teachers, but several issues still need to be addressed.

Atlanta Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligations.

Melinda Gates shares the «eye - opening lesson's» learned from her work with teachers and students over the past several years.

At the school level, MELAF teachers opened their classrooms and invited others in to observe and participate — a new experience for several.

Anamaya Resort is offering several yoga teacher training each year (usually one month long), since opening in December of 2009.

After living briefly in Philadelphia, in 1890 he opened a studio in New York, working for several years as a portrait painter, illustrator, and teacher.

The kids and teachers from Hobart's Friend's School, and several schools from around the world — who drew pictures to present to delegates at the opening of the recent CCAMLR meeting.

Mini Skool currently has several openings for a PART TIME RECE CHILDCARE TEACHER in Brampton, Bramalea, Richmond Hill and Mississauga