Sentences with phrase «teacher quality legislation»

Watch Los Angeles Teaching Policy Fellowship alumna Bootsie Battle - Holt testify before state education committee on teacher quality legislation.

The clash was especially notable given that key Colorado Democrats regarded Brenda Smith, the president of the DCFT, as a crucial ally on Colorado's landmark 2010 teacher quality legislation (Senate Bill 191).

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Sweeping calls for testing, intervening in persistently low - performing schools, and policing teacher quality made it the most ambitious legislation on K — 12 schooling in American history.

In 2011, Michigan's State Board of Education, Governor and Legislature, supported and passed teacher quality improvement and tenure reform legislation, significantly altering, and enhancing the rigor and requirements for teachers and...

Learn about the latest developments in Washington to inform your advocacy as well as resources to support you in applying for Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grants, for which funding was recently renewed in the omnibus legislation.

«Chairman Kline and his committee colleagues on both sides of the aisle are currently working to develop legislation that addresses accountability and teacher quality issues, which will round out the full package of House education reforms,» Allen said.

Since 2005, some 35 states have enacted new legislation on principal assessments aimed at putting less emphasis on «inputs,» such as how well particular leadership tasks are met, and more on student «outcomes» and the leadership behaviors likeliest to improve instruction, according to research by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.

In using ARRA funds, states and school divisions must advance core reforms identified in the legislation, including: implementation of college - and career - ready standards and assessments for all students; establishment of preschool to postsecondary and career longitudinal data systems; improvement in teacher quality — especially for students most at risk of academic failure; and improvement of low - performing schools through effective interventions.

Although substitute teacher quality was not addressed in the No Child Left Behind legislation, its importance in the educating of children can not be ignored.

Students Matter worked with California Assemblymember Susan Bonilla's office for months to craft commonsense legislation that supported effective teachers and prioritized quality across California's public education system.

The committee is in the process of developing legislation to address accountability and teacher quality issues, and expects the full package of education reform legislation to be considered this year.

Ruiz also said there is likely to be further legislation in the coming year about other important aspects of teacher quality, including education and preparation.

The 83rd Texas Legislature passed comprehensive legislation addressing various aspects of the teacher quality pipeline, including educator preparation program admission standards, professional development audits, teacher appraisal and working conditions, with significant TCTA involvement in reshaping these provisions.

The legislation «evolved» with hard work by AEA from an original mandate that 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation be based upon student test scores, Instead, the key features of the new bill include what AEA called «a statewide uniform system of teacher evaluation (beginning in the 2014 - 15 school year) that emphasizes quality assurance and teacher growth»....

The US continues to move in a direction that is further eroding the quality of education and this legislation will hurt both students and teachers.

A steady demand for certified teachers, efforts to improve the quality of teaching, and new legislation have led to a sharp increase in such offerings.