Sentences with phrase «teacher at bill»

Toni Hilton, head teacher at Bill Quay Primary School, says MESMA quality assurance technology helped to secure a Good Ofsted

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I am not surprised at the misunderstanding since a well known science teacher such as Bill Nye is confused.

Bill is a junior, Amy a sophomore at the state teachers» college.

As moms, we have so much going on every single day: school, sports, friend's houses, packing lunches, making dinner, cleaning the house, paying bills, talking to teachers, etc... If you are like me, when you get into bed at night, you just lie there... awake... with everything on your mind.

Jim Prideaux's time as a teacher and fatherly concern for Bill Roach was almost completely cut out, Haydon and Prideaux's relationship was only hinted at, and Smiley's wife Ann was never actually seen.

Moody's Investors Service weighed in today on the nine - year contract deal reached by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC teachers union, the UFT, saying that while the agreement «could eliminate» fiscal uncertainty by paving the way for other outstanding labor contracts, it also comes at a «large» cost and relies on assumptions that may or may not come to pass.

For a point of comparison, numbers man Bill Mahoney at NYPIRG says the union gave a total $ 1.4 million the 2010 election cycle, with $ 1.8 million coming the state United Teachers union.

Commenting on the Education Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «Ensuring that all children and young people receive their entitlement to the highest standards of education should be at the heart of any Education Bill.

Sources said Mulgrew announced at the convention that the union will run a Democratic primary fight against Manhattan Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, who has proposed a bill to curb the «last hired, first fired» provision that protects veteran teachers from layoffs.

NEW YORK CITY — The United Federation of Teachers threw its weight behind former city comptroller Bill Thompson in New York City's hotly contested mayoral race, officials announced at a press conference Wednesday night.

Citing stances the Senators have taken detrimental to the cause of working people, the flyers highlight: Protecting a failed tax system that favors the privileged at the expense of working people; increasing the tax on health insurance; siding with big corporations and against teachers and students to pass a Charter School Bill - with no real reform; creating a new Tier V pension; and attacking education by supporting an irresponsible property tax cap.

A large coalition of early childhood education advocates and elected officials took to the City Hall steps on Wednesday to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio — again — to fund pay parity between teachers at all pre-Kindergarten and day care centers in New York City.

Paterson tried to force the tax cap issue by including it in his last budget extender bill, (much to the pleasure of both AG Andrew Cuomo, who is also a cap supporter; and Long Island Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson), which theoretically would have made the Legislature choose between accepting an unpopular (at least among Assembly Democrats and the teachers» unions) policy proposal and shutting down the government.

At 3 p.m., state Sen. David Carlucci and members of New York State United Teachers call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that authorizes the boards of education in union - free school districts and central school districts to establish wards for the purpose of school board elections, 20 S. Main St., New City.

Senate Democrats aren't the only ones seeking changes to what was approved in the budget: Republicans and Democrats in both chambers have introduced bills aimed at extending the deadline for developing regulations for the teacher evaluations as well unlinking the enactment of the standards on the local level to a boost in school aid.

Cuomo's veto of a bill that would have protected teachers at risk of losing their jobs for two years is being described as everything from a case of «angry sour grapes» to «strange» to «a brave and good move» by teachers, union leaders, administrators and reform advocates.

At the Red Room press conference where Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic legislative leaders — minus Skelos — had announced the med - mar deal, Klein said a vote would be held Thursday evening on the bill, along with bills that would create a 25 mph in New York City and adjust the state's teacher evaluation law.

The announcement comes just a week after ministers proposed new powers for teachers to search pupils for weapons without consent and carry out spot checks on youths at school, under amendments tabled to the violent crime reduction bill.

«If you look at the timing of that bill, as well as the content, back in late spring and early June... there was grave concern that this would have a significant adverse impact on teachers, and that obviously didn't happen.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters at a 1 p.m. news conference that he was through negotiating with lawmakers his teacher evaluation disclosure bill, saying the measure he introduced late last night won't be altered this week.

«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.

At a news conference, the mayor said that Gov. Cuomo's bill does not rid the state of its seniority - based layoff system in time for his plan to lay off 4,600 teachers this year.

The bill takes aim at suggestions that teachers and administrators should be trained and armed on school grounds to prevent gun violence.

The state's largest teachers union says it is outraged at Gov. Cuomo's veto of a bill on the Common Core.

Democrats in the Senate for a second time proposed gun control bills, including banning teachers form carrying firearms at school, but the amendments were voted down, mostly along party lines.

On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., «thousands of teachers will rally in Foley Square to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio to support growing the charter sector to 200,000 students by 2020,» per Families for Excellent Schools.

At the same time, the two groups have become a major nuisance to Mr. Bloomberg's successor as mayor, Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, who campaigned on reversing some of his predecessor's policies and is friendly with the city teachers» union.

Mayor Bill de Blasio (at podium), with Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (to his left), announces on June 8 a final city budget that included a 27.5 percent increase in Teacher's Choice funding.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday the city will use part of its $ 23 million budget allotment on arts education to hire 120 arts teachers at underserved middle and high schools.

THE DE BLASIO FILES: «Bill de Blasio once went to a bat for a teacher at his daughter's school who was arrested protesting Israel's policies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks surrounded by a group of pre-K teachers at a press conference at P.S. 239 in Ridgewood on Tuesday.

A drama teacher by training before making the switch to acting, Postlethwaite first tread the boards at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre alongside the likes of Bill Nighy (Wild Target) and Julie Walters (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1).

There, Bill works as a math teacher at a fancy prep school, while Wes tries to fit in with his upper - class peers.

Bill Mitchell, director of education at BCS said: «We are delighted the scholarship scheme is running again this year and are pleased to have the support of a number of leading industry partners who are as passionate as we are about ensuring we attract the very best people to become computing teachers.»

But less than a month after that reading, Bill Nevins, a humanities teacher at Rio Rancho High and the faculty sponsor of its poetry team, was told he would be placed on paid leave.

It's vital that teachers help shape these systems, but that requires the teachers at the table acknowledge and address the concerns of policymakers and system leaders who are charged with footing the bill and being responsive to a mass of interested parties.

For exactly this reason, writes Gloria Ladson - Billings, a black professor at the University of Wisconsin — Madison, in a recent essay in Ed Week, «There is something that may be even more important than black students having black teachers, and that is white students having black teachers.

The bill, which House members also approved last Tuesday, includes provisions for the establishment of a Center for Educational Excellence at Indiana University; a $ 96 - million fund to encourage top students to become teachers; a $ 24 - million program of federal merit scholarships; and a $ 100 - million fund to train school administrators.

Republicans and Education (10/15/10) After Rhee (10/7/10) At the Movies with Paul and Checker (10/1/10) Race to the Top Round 2 (8/9/10) Common Standards Remarkably Uncontroversial (8/9/10) After Bucking Unions, Obama Administration Breaks Ranks with Civil Rights Groups over Charter Schools (8/4/10) Virtual Education and Common Core Standards (6/23/10) Bang for the Buck from Race to the Top (6/16/10) Teacher Bailout Bill, R.I.P.?

Bill Lucas Director of the Centre for Real - World Learning and Professor of Learning at the University of Winchester shares his experience of teacher research groups to divulge his discoveries of fostering rich environments for learning.

Bill Craig, principal at Byron (Illinois) High School, uses another program, The Administrative Observer Software, on his handheld computer for recording observations and generating reports that provide teachers with feedback.

There's Erik Benner, a Texas history teacher and coach who has to work another job at a big - box store to pay his bills, even if it means he barely sees his wife and imperils their marriage; Jonathan Dearman, who decides to join his family's real estate business even if teaching is what truly fulfills him; Brooklynite Jamie Fidler, who's juggling many roles, too, the biggest of which is new motherhood; and Rhena Jansey, a Harvard University graduate who faces skepticism about her chosen vocation from former classmates who've picked more lucrative, high - profile jobs.

The Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP), Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Unison, which represents school support staff, have joined together to urge to government to drop the Education Bill from the Queen's Speech at the opening of Parliament.

Kane, an education and economics professor on leave from Harvard University, leads a massive initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that is developing new approaches to evaluating teachers, with high - definition, 360 - degree cameras at the center.

Gov. Bill Clinton's first campaign appearance aimed at the April 7 New York primary was a March 21 address to members of New York State United Teachers.

Second, when asked what content, skills, or knowledge are most important, teachers rank the guarantees of the Bill of Rights at the top, whereas concepts like federalism and the separation of powers and key periods like the American Founding fare less well.

The teachers aren't out the door as soon as the school bell rings, says Bill Kennedy, who teaches humanities at Crossroads.

An article by Bill Tucker from the Summer 2011 issue of Education Next looked at the early days of teacher lesson plan sharing on social media.

Teacher delegates, who formed a large and highly visible presence at the convention, hailed the selection of Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas as the party's standard - bearer.

TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS Bill Mitchell, director of Education at the Chartered Institute for IT, said: «Based on what primary teachers who are already teaching the new computing curriculum are telling us, we believe that teaching children computing is not just important in its own right, it's also important because it improves numeracy and literacy skills.