Sentences with phrase «support for teacher salary»

It identifies differences in support for teacher salary increases, depending on whether respondents know current salary levels in their state.

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A faithful married Catholic teacher will immediately be put to the test, since Catholic school salaries are insufficient for the support of children.

We got along on her new teacher salary of about $ 30,000 / year and just only on that, we had two kids and supported the whole household for 3 years into the marriage.

But the poll also found overwhelming support for many of Bloomberg's latest initiatives, including his proposals to make it easier to fire bad apples while offering a $ 20,000 bump in salary for the best teachers and a $ 25,000 bonus to help educators pay off student loans.

«We also welcome the fact that the Review Body has not only recognised the serious financial pressures on teachers, by supporting a salary advance scheme for housing rental deposits, but has also stated that given current recruitment and retention trends «a significant uplift to the pay framework is likely to be required.»

(One school still pays for that teacher's salary but the AP for All program provides other support, DOE officials explained.)

President Barack Obama has expressed support for the policy of basing teachers» salaries, in part, on their students» academic progress on tests?

But acknowledging any such obvious fact would sweep the support from under the fixed salary ladders that are the basis for teacher contracts in most districts.

Almost the same pattern holds for teacher salaries, except the drop in support among the less - educated is very steep, falling from 54 % to 28 %.

Democrats express strong support for increasing teacher salaries, at 70 % among the uninformed and 45 % among the informed, as compared to 50 % and 27 %, respectively, among Republicans.

National survey finds declining support for increased school spending and teacher salaries; thinks schools do not do as well at attending to the needs of the less - talented as those of the more - talented.

• However, when Americans are given information about current teacher salaries, support for higher salaries for teachers falls from 58 % to 34 %, an extraordinary decline of 24 percentage points.

When informed about actual average teacher salaries in their state, respondents» support for higher salaries dropped by 16 percentage points (from 56 to 40 percent).

However, one major recommendation, calling for the federal government to spend about $ 800 million a year to support salary increases for teachers who meet specified higher standards, was dropped from the final report.

Support for teacher tenure slides, but the percentage of the public thinking teachers deserve a salary increase reaches its highest level since 2008.

Merit Pay: When asked for an opinion straight out, a slight plurality of Americans sampled — 43 percent — supported the idea of «basing a teacher's salary, in part, on his or her students» academic progress on state tests.»

The state calculates the money associated with each teacher and instructional - support unit for every school based on four factors: the costs of teacher salaries, employee benefits, classroom support, and other current expenses.

In a recent Public Agenda survey, parents of public high - school students supported the idea that reducing class sizes was a better way to improve schools than raising salaries for teachers.

Twenty - four states offer fee support to candidates seeking National Board Certification, 24 provide salary supplements to National Board Certified Teachers, 16 will waive state certification exams for National Board Certified Teachers who move to their state, and 19 offer continuing education credits for teachers who complete the National Board Certification Teachers, 16 will waive state certification exams for National Board Certified Teachers who move to their state, and 19 offer continuing education credits for teachers who complete the National Board Certification Teachers who move to their state, and 19 offer continuing education credits for teachers who complete the National Board Certification teachers who complete the National Board Certification process.

We also find that the crisis was certainly not due to excessive spending relative to that of surrounding districts (see sidebar titled Philadelphia Support for Education for details on city support, charter school enrollments, district spending, and teacher salSupport for Education for details on city support, charter school enrollments, district spending, and teacher salsupport, charter school enrollments, district spending, and teacher salaries).

After the U.S. recession took hold in 2008, support for increases in teachers» salaries among both uninformed and informed groups of respondents declined sharply.

Districts will receive funds, roughly $ 300 per pupil annually, which can be used to raise the minimum teacher salary, improve entry into the profession for new teachers, fund leadership roles, hire additional teachers, and provide training and support to teachers in leadership roles.

Both unions have supported legislation to encourage teachers to become certified, and in many localities unions have bargained salary incentives for board certification.

Asked their opinion on «basing part of the salaries of teachers on how much their students learn,» 60 % of the public express support for the idea in 2016.

The foundation's Teacher Advancement Program, which provides training opportunities to help teachers climb a career ladder toward higher salaries based on their performance, is now in place in 85 schools and is poised for a major expansion, with states and the federal government offering financial support.

The goal of Title I is to help schools upgrade curriculum, extend learning time, provide professional development for teachers, support teacher salaries, and purchase computers.

Support for higher teacher salaries among the affluent is slightly higher (59 percent).

When given the facts about teacher salaries, African American support for higher salaries drops 20 percentage points — from 74 percent to 54 percent.

A new NPR / Ipsos poll finds that just 1 in 4 Americans believe teachers in this country are paid fairly, but other surveys have found that when respondents are told what teachers currently earn, support for raising salaries drops.

Through local collective bargaining agreements, teachers have a say in district salary schedules, the number and type of sick and personal leave, the length and timing of the school day and year, the number of students per classroom, the amount and type of support services offered to students, and the professional development provided for teachers.

Support for higher salaries plummets, however, when Americans are told how much teachers actually make in their states.

The same pattern holds for teacher salaries: when respondents are not provided with information about current salary levels, 60 percent of independents support increasing teacher salaries, placing them closer to Republicans (54 percent of whom support increases) than to Democrats (75 percent).

Providing information on current teacher salaries in their state reduces support for salary increases among independents to 34 percent — exactly the same as among Republicans.

When asked for an opinion straight out, 43 percent of Americans support the idea of basing a teacher's salary in part on his or her students» academic progress on state tests; 27 percent oppose the idea; 30 percent are undecided.

Support for increased teacher salaries falls sharply when respondents are first told the average annual salary of teachers in their state.

When given the actual amount teachers receive, their support for higher salaries plummets nearly in half — from over 60 percent to little more than 30 percent.

To assess public support for this policy, commonly known as merit pay, the survey asked respondents in 2009 whether they favored «basing a teacher's salary, in part, on students» academic progress on state tests.»

Informed respondents living in above - average districts, however, actually back higher salaries for teachers (if uninformed of current levels) and give greater support to teachers unions.

Among those living in above - average districts, however, support for raising teacher salaries remains essentially unchanged once they learn of their district's standing nationally.

Public assessments of local schools would shift in a more skeptical direction; support for universal voucher initiatives, charter schools, and the parent trigger would increase; limits to teacher tenure would gain greater public support; and both teachers unions and demands for increases in teacher salaries would confront greater public skepticism.

«Parents have a right to know that their children have access to the best possible education and support at school — and that money for teachers and equipment isn't instead being spent on first class train tickets or topping up chief executive salaries.

[n28] Teacher salaries, by far the largest item in any school's budget, have increased dramatically — the state supported minimum salary for teachers possessing college degrees has risen from $ 2,400 to $ 6,000 over the last 20 years.

Support falls to 45 %, however, when the question (posed to the second group) asks about raising taxes to pay for teacher salaries.

In contrast to the general public, teachers are less likely to support school choice, testing, and school accountability, and more likely to support higher teacher salaries and raising taxes to pay for them.

And they find that knowing how much the average teacher earns lowers support among the general public for salary increases.

As senior - level administrators are both the stewards of the pension system and the recipients of the highest net benefits, the authors conclude, «There is no reason to expect school administrators or their organizations to support reforms that would provide a more modern and mobile retirement system for young educators» and suggest that districts could be recruiting young teachers more effectively by putting money in upfront salaries rather than in end - of - career pension benefits.

The tight budgetary environment played a big supporting role in the D.C. contract, in which teachers got a 21.6 % salary boost and a bucket of bonus dollars in return for substantial concessions on job protections, seniority, and merit pay.

Projects have included: teacher career pathway programs that diversified roles in the teaching force; teacher career pathways that recognize, develop, and reward excellent teachers as they advance through various career stages; incentives for effective teachers who take on instructional leadership roles within their schools; incentives that attract, support, reward, and retain the most effective teachers and administrators at high - need schools; rigorous, ongoing leadership development training for teacher leaders and principals, leadership roles for teachers aimed at school turnaround; and the creation of new salary structures based on effectiveness.

Multi-Classroom Leadership, optimized with extra paraprofessional support for teams, breaks the one - teacher - one - classroom mode, creates a new team - based support structure for teachers and students, and frees funding that makes a salary for aspiring teachers possible.

In general, unless otherwise exempt, the following three criteria must be met in order for non-classroom based charters to be guaranteed full funding levels: (1) at least 80 percent of total revenues must be spent on instruction or classroom support, (2) at least 50 percent of public revenues must be spent on certificated staff salaries and benefits, and (3) the pupil - teacher ratio must be equal to or lower than the pupil - teacher ratio in the largest unified school district in the county or counties in which the school operates or the school must maintain a minimum of 25:1 ratio.