Sentences with phrase «teacher salaries toward»

On average, states and districts are contributing 4.9 percent of teacher salaries toward actual benefit costs.

New Jersey contributes 3.5 percent of teacher salaries toward retirement benefits, which is below the national average and could leave teachers vulnerable to insufficient retirement savings.

South Carolina contributes 1.6 percent of teacher salaries toward retirement benefits, which is below the national average and could leave teachers vulnerable to insufficient retirement savings.

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These respondents were told that «Individual student costs go toward teacher and administrator salaries, building construction and maintenance, extracurricular activities, transportation, etc.» With this prompt, we anticipated, respondents would have an easier time answering the question.

Budget includes $ 100 million for teacher - quality initiatives, half of which will be directed toward raising teacher salaries and half designed for financial rewards for teachers at low - performing schools whose students show marked academic gains.

This shift — from a veteran - dominated profession to one more heavily tilted toward newcomers — also has implications for calculating average teacher salaries.

Now entire state systems are moving toward merit pay, with new policies established recently in Florida and Texas requiring districts to set teachers» salaries based in part on the gains their students are making on the state's accountability exam.

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.

Rewarding expert teachers with the status and salary currently enjoyed by school principals would go a long way toward achieving this aim.

For every $ 100 paid in salary, states and school districts are paying $ 12 toward pension debts and only $ 5 in benefits for current teachers.

These are extreme examples that can occur because traditional pension formulas rely so heavily on final salary and total service years, and many superintendents have accumulated prior service years as teachers or mid-level administrators to count toward a full career.

It is a problem that some teachers think they're getting 15 percent of their salary toward retirement when in fact it is closer to 5 percent.

Others have charged that poor teacher working conditions, such as low salaries and test - driven school cultures, are nudging existing and potential educators toward other professions, especially with the economy improving.

After obtaining the $ 1 billion toward increased teacher pay, the Washington Education Association (WEA) is now seeking double - digit salary increases.

Publish and distribute information pertaining to employment opportunities, application procedures, and all routes toward teacher certification in Florida, and teacher salaries.

The additional revenue would go toward areas Ducey prioritized this year — teacher salaries, full - day kindergarten, school infrastructure, teacher training and workforce development.

Both a recent major national study and a Michigan - specific study show funding increases as efficacious when allocated primarily toward traditional investments (increased teacher salaries and smaller class sizes).

Under the legislation, about $ 64 million that now goes to the state's School Facilities Board to finish paying off debt will be redirected to the Classroom Site Fund, which can go toward teacher salaries.

The shift from a veteran - dominated teaching workforce to one more heavily tilted toward newcomers has implications for how we calculate average teacher salaries and the policies needed to boost teacher compensation.

Claypool said teachers should pay 9 percent of their salaries toward their pensions, up from the current 2 percent.

In several school districts the negotiated master agreement not only grants the local teachers union president full - time leave from the classroom, leave that counts toward earning seniority credit on the old - time salary schedule, but also asks taxpayers to foot the bill.

Choice B: Young college grads with degrees in their desired career area — who complete 5 weeks of education training which includes teaching a class 1 hour daily and a small group 1 hour daily, pass the state required tests, continue basic education classes after they begin teaching, are hired with the district paying a minimum of $ 5,000 per teacher to a private organization, are paid salary and benefits negotiated by the district's union, are sought by big corporations, banks, and Wall Street because of their service and skills gained from 2 years of teaching, after 2 years get discounts and benefits from grad schools and employers, after 2 years receive $ 11,000 toward further degrees in education or that initial career choice, and after 2 years are now «experts» in education seeking positions in government to influence education policy.

The final budget bill cut state K - 12 spending by nearly $ 800 million, over7 percent — the largest amount in Wisconsin's history — and limited local governments» abilities to make up for these cuts through property taxes.14 That same year, Gov. Walker passed major tax cuts primarily targeted toward corporations and the wealthy that totaled $ 2.33 billion over 10 years.15 Gov. Walker and Act 10 proponents argued that the bill's reforms would allow schools to offset these cuts by reducing teachers» benefits and hiring lower - paid teachers, preventing budget cuts from affecting students.16 Gov. Walker also argued that eliminating requirements to bargain over salary structures, hiring, and working conditions would give schools additional flexibility needed to attract and retain higher - quality teachers.17