Sentences with phrase «teacher certification standards»

The UFT and NYSUT filed a lawsuit on Oct. 12 to prevent the weakening of teacher certification standards after the SUNY Board of Trustees Charter Schools Committee voted the previous day to allow some charter schools to create their own in - house teacher certification programs with watered - down standards.

This Week's Focus UFT files lawsuit to stop charter certification shortcut The UFT and NYSUT filed a lawsuit on Oct. 12 to prevent the weakening of teacher certification standards after the SUNY Board of Trustees Charter Schools Committee voted the previous day to allow some charter schools to create their... Read More

The 35 colleges and universities stood out for earning an «A» on NCTQ's «high school content standard,» which considers specific state regulations on teacher certification standards as well as individual institutions» course content offerings, degree plans and admissions selectivity.

The SUNY Charter School Committee put a high - performing Bronx charter school on probation for not meeting teacher certification standards.

Teachers union sues to prevent weakening of teacher certification standards for charter school instructors

Clinton's plan provides resources to help states strengthen teacher certification standards, test new teachers, provide training to current teachers, and give incentives to recruit more highly qualified teachers.

Brownback proposed several initiatives, including affordable internet access for all students, expanded scholarships for college students who agree to stay and teach in Kansas and relaxing teacher certification standards to make it easier for college graduates in other fields to transition to the classroom.

Alternately, those who are all for reimagining teacher training for charters screamed bloody murder about the possible lowering of public school teacher certification standards.

· We should adopt teacher certification standards that place increasingly more emphasis on academic content, particularly in grades 5 - 12, and verbal and cognitive skills, particularly in grades PreK - 4.

Their suggestions run the gamut, from calls for useful research findings that make a difference in classroom practice, to ensuring that all teachers recognize the variety of ways that children learn, to enforcing best practices for bilingual children, to upping the ante on teacher certification standards.

Those precious resources were spent developing the EngageNY curriculum materials that schools and teachers in other states have eagerly downloaded in enormous numbers; rigorous exams that reflect real - world standards of proficiency in math and reading; and teacher certification standards that are now among the highest in the nation.

«SUNY appears to be saying that schools that hire teachers who complete college teacher preparation programs and meet the state's teacher certification standards are not high quality schools.