Sentences with phrase «teacher than any other state»

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Unlike the state's Common Retirement Fund, which represents state workers other than teachers, however, the state Teachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back thteachers, however, the state Teachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back thTeachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back the names.

Long Island's 126 school districts pay into the third state pension fund - the Teachers» Retirement System, which operates on a different fiscal year than the other two systems.

They also spend more on teacher salaries than any other state in the union.

He's saying more than 1 % of NY's teachers HAVE TO BE incompetent because only 38 % of high school seniors are college ready when you lump educational wastelands like Florida, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and 43 other states in with New York.

Cuomo has less - than - rosy relationships with other labor unions, including public - sector organized labor and the New York State United Teachers union.

The U.F.T., more than any other local teachers union, including New York State United Teachers, has been at the forefront of the battle againsteachers union, including New York State United Teachers, has been at the forefront of the battle againsTeachers, has been at the forefront of the battle against Cuomo.

«Same smoke, same mirrors, same attempt to blame others for his decision to lay off thousands of teachers, despite increased state aid, hundreds of millions in new revenues and a surplus that has grown to more than $ 3.2 billion,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said in a stteachers, despite increased state aid, hundreds of millions in new revenues and a surplus that has grown to more than $ 3.2 billion,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said in a stTeachers President Michael Mulgrew said in a statement.

That leaves Rumore well aware that some people want him out of the job, if for no other reason than so they can step in and lead the state's second - largest — and politically influential — teachers union.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, «Same smoke, same mirrors, same attempt to blame others for his decision to lay off thousands of teachers, despite increased state aid, hundreds of millions in new revenues and a surplus that has grown to more than $ 3.2 billion.»

«Same smoke, same mirrors, same attempt to blame others for his decision to lay off thousands of teachers, despite increased state aid, hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenues and a surplus that has grown to more than $ 3.2 billion,» Mulgrew said in an angry response to the mayor's presentation.

We have trained more Registered Yoga Teachers in the state of Georgia than any other yoga teacher training program.

Joe Paterno, who won more games than any other major - college football coach, and who became the face of Pennsylvania State University and a Kezia Noble teacher of Dating.

The film presents a lot of statistics — almost more than can be taken in on one viewing, in fact — about the state of manhood in this country, but it also shows examples of what parents and teachers and coaches and other role models can do to raise men who can be strong and powerful without shutting off their feelings.

While the vast majority of the 965 candidates seeking certification through the so - called «alternative route» are nonteachers «looking for a career change,» an estimated 25 percent are people «currently teaching in a setting other than the public schools,» said Leo F. Klagholz, director of teacher preparation and certification for the state department of education.

Chicago teachers are in a different pension plan than other Illinois teachers, but these numbers are comparable to the state system.

In more than two - thirds of the states, teacher unions, school districts, and other interested parties have filed similar lawsuits that seek judgments resembling the stunning result handed down in New York.

Finally, while these data are interesting and likely relevant to broader national conversations around teacher preparation, it's worth noting that North Carolina may have a different teacher pipeline than other states.

While the rationale is perhaps a bit misguided (some evidence suggests that our students already experience as much instructional time as their peers ~ and other research confirms that teachers in the United States spend more time on instruction than teachers in other nations do) ~ there are certainly reasons to focus on the issue ~ not least of which is the summer learning loss that disproportionately impacts our nations most disadvantaged youth.

Moreover, 4th and 8th graders in West Virginia are less likely than their peers in other states to attend schools where more than half of parents attend parent - teacher conferences, based on data from the background survey of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

It is interesting to note, however, that some teachers who receive layoff notices are well into their careers, implying that at least some districts in the state are making judgments about which teachers should be laid off based on criteria other than seniority.

State laws often bog charter conversions down with excess baggage, such as keeping the school under the district's collective bargaining agreement, or requiring that it have a higher percentage of certified teachers than other charters.

For starters, public school teachers in the United States work more hours each year than teachers in almost every other developed country in the world — double those in Norway and in Sweden.

The trio found that higher percentages of Louisiana ELA teachers were able to correctly identify practices and approaches aligned with Common Core than educators in other states that have adopted the Common Core or similar standards.

For example, less than half (47 percent) of Louisiana teachers thought that «selecting texts for individual students based on their reading levels» was an instructional approach aligned with standards (it's not) compared to 70 percent of teachers in other states.

If I had to summarize the current state of affairs, I'd say this: We know that teachers matter and that some teachers are better than others, but we don't know the specific attributes that make some teachers effective and others ineffective.

In April, the California Court of Appeal overturned the trial court's ruling in Vergara v. California [i], in which a group of families had challenged the constitutionality of state laws governing teacher tenure [ii](California state law automatically grants tenure to teachers after sixteen months, provides extra due process protections to teachers over and above those available to other state workers, and requires schools to use seniority rather than competency in layoff decisions.)

Like other states, California sees much higher turnover in early - career teachers than mid - or late - career teachers.

California is a bit of an outlier here compared to other states — it's a big state and seems to have lower teacher turnover than other states — but it's still worth asking if this system is working well enough for all teachers.

So rather than just use other measures to evaluate those teachers — like observations — states encouraged the creation of «student learning objectives» to fill the gap.

The Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW) is a significant provider of professional learning programs for more than 460 independent schools in NSW, and its programs are also able to be accessed by teachers from other schools sectors and states and territories.

In other states strong teachers unions may mobilize high turnout among members, their families, and friends, and punish and reward board members for their treatment of teachers rather than hold them accountable for student test scores.

In 35 U.S. states and at sites around the world, Dr. Wilson has led professional development for more than 60,000 educators and has presented at conferences with the Singapore Teachers» Union, Jamaica Teachers» Union, The Feuerstein Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, Hawker Brownlow Education (Australia), University of Cambridge (Implementation Science Conference), Leiden University, United Arab Emirates, American Educational Research Association, International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators, Title I, Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, Nova Southeastern University Conference on Global Leadership, Learning, and Research, ASCD, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Learning Forward, and many others.

In other words, teachers might prefer a different arrangement than current state pension plans.

Yet Texas teachers perceive policy to be more specific than teachers in the other two states, indicating they believe their districts provide more guidance on how to cover the standards.

It found that about one - quarter of the testing in the Buckeye State was linked solely to the need for data for teacher evaluations in subjects other than math and reading.

Some have argued that the legal basis for this mandate can be found in section 1111 (a)(8), the so - called «equitable teacher distribution» requirement, which asks states to submit plans to the Secretary that describe «steps that the State educational agency will take to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by inexperienced, unqualified, or out - of - field teachers, and the measures that the State educational agency will use to evaluate and publicly report the progress of the State educational agency with respect to such steps.»

In short, many variables besides teacher certification might explain why scores were higher in some states than in others, but Darling - Hammond was able to control for very few of them.

(California state law automatically grants tenure to teachers after sixteen months, provides extra due process protections to teachers over and above those available to other state workers, and requires schools to use seniority rather than competency in layoff decisions.)

As reported in the Mississippi Business Journal, teacher certification requirements in the state are among the toughest in the U.S. — and the state's teachers earn less than teachers in many other states earn.

It employed more teachers and staff than any other district, a ready resource for phone calls and letters directed at state officials.

The waiver application contains the same commitments that all states seeking waivers were required to meet: implementing Common Core or other rigorous standards preparing students for college and careers, developing a teacher evaluation process that includes the results of local and state tests, and creating an accountability system that recognizes that success is more than students» test scores.

Randi Weingarten is president of the more than 1.4 - million - member American Federation of Teachers, which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school - related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; and local, state and federal emTeachers, which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school - related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; and local, state and federal emteachers; paraprofessionals and school - related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; and local, state and federal employees.

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, teachers earn less than other workers with the same education level in many countries, but this gap was widest in the United States.

The middle schools in which ELL test - takers are concentrated have, on average, significantly higher student - to - teacher ratios than other public schools in the state.

Mr. Carvalho has joined other superintendents and school board members in the state in calling for a delay in the use of new tests, including the not yet validated Florida Standards Assessment — a Common Core variant, with tougher standards than the last assessment used — to grade the state's schools, teachers and students.

Teacher shortages are not felt uniformly across all communities and classrooms, but instead affect some states, subject areas, and student populations more than others, based on differences in wages, working conditions, concentrations of teacher preparation institutions, as well as a wide range of policies that influence recruitment and retTeacher shortages are not felt uniformly across all communities and classrooms, but instead affect some states, subject areas, and student populations more than others, based on differences in wages, working conditions, concentrations of teacher preparation institutions, as well as a wide range of policies that influence recruitment and retteacher preparation institutions, as well as a wide range of policies that influence recruitment and retention.

Breaking tradition: A fixed - dollar pay raise strategy that benefits teachers and school districts In this analysis Marguerite Roza examines both the degree to which pay systems for teachers are more heavily back - loaded than for many other professions and the ramifications of this steep salary curve for teachers, states and school...

Elementary teachers in the United States spend more time with their students than do teachers in 18 other advanced countries, the study found.

The resulting curriculum, originally known as «EngageNY,» spread rapidly nationwide, and a 2015 RAND survey found that an astonishing 44 percent of elementary school teachers in Common Core states reported using EngageNY at least once a week, more than any other math program, and 13 percent said they used Eureka Math.

At Ohio State University, which annually graduates more new teachers than any other institution in America, a 12 - member «technology» group within the education faculty is working to develop courses and programs that will introduce students to the theory and operation of computers as teaching devices.