Sentences with phrase «teachers concerned over»

It would rise to a maximum 33 % only if the district takes specific steps to address teacher concerns over the data's reliability — such as protections against cheating.

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When we think of all that has come from him in the impulse toward human freedom and dignity — the challenge of ignorance and the attempt to remedy it, the concern for and conquest of disease, the sensitivity to the needs and plight of the weak, destitute, helpless, and those in every kind of suffering, the stabilizing of the inner lives of millions of his followers around the world, and the fostering of a prophetic attack on such giant social evils as prejudice, injustice, and war — when we consider the things that have stemmed from this «penniless teacher of Nazareth,» we are dull indeed if the wonder of it does not sweep over our souls.

With their alderman, Luis Gutierrez (26th), Clemente parents and teachers have begun meeting with Chicago Park District officials to try to resolve the issues, which include concern over broken lights, doors, fire alarms and dirty rooms and hallways.

The Conservatives have expressed concern over the number of teachers off sick, which they claim reaches 15,000 every day.

Both parents and teachers have expressed concern over the over-testing of children in New York in regards to how the new Common Core standards are being applied along with the high stakes associated with the results of such tests.

The opt - out effort this year has united different political strains: Republicans and conservatives are skeptical of Common Core as it pertains to a loss of local control for school districts, while the state's teachers union is encouraging the movement as well over concerns of how the results will impact performance evaluations.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle says Democrats had some concerns over a purposed commission to design new teacher evaluations, and instead now want the Board of Regents, which is in charge of education policy, to do the job.

The additional exam would address concerns about teachers being rated based on a student's work on one day or over one test - administration period, the administration official said.

«Our members are very knowledgable about education issues, and while there is great concern about the implementation of the Common Core and the over-reliance on testing, there are many other issues that are front - burner for NYSUT members,» he said, listing concerns over the property tax cap, equitable school funding, the teacher evaluation system and the statewide expansion of pre-kindergarten.

And concern over the slashing of teachers must be tempered by the years - long labor - management standoff that brought us the unforgivable waste of the «rubber rooms,» where teachers accused of wrongdoing would sit for weeks on end, doing no work - at a cost to the city of $ 30 million a year.

At an open forum at Pace University, education leaders joined teachers and students to voice their concerns over the current education system.

He compared concerns over the evaluations to a recent controversy over a new, more difficult teacher certification exam that assesses prospective teachers» performance in the classroom.

The paper aims to debunk concerns over the cap hurting poorer school districts, the criticism that a cap would allow for 2 percent annual tax increases and that the teacher - union supported circuit - breaker solution.

The DOE truly listened over the course of several engaged meetings and discussions, taking into account our concerns — including that of over 1,200 parents and community members who signed the I.S. 109Q Parent Teacher Association's effective petition against the proposal.

Teachers and parents in Jackson Heights voiced their concerns over teacher layoffs at a town hall meeting hosted by Councilman Danny Dromm (D - Jackson Heights) and United Federation of Teachers Queens District 30 Representative Barbara Mylite on Monday.

With concerns pouring in from parents, teachers, and students over the implementation of the Common Core Standards initiative in New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the formation of a panel to review the rollout of the standards within the state.

Education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch told reporters in a conference call from Albany that a working group recommended the graduation requirements delay, among other tweaks, in reaction to concerns pouring in across the state from parents, teachers, students and lawmakers over how implementation of the Common Core is being executed statewide.

The workers under the umbrella of various unions including Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) while addressing a press conference in Ibadan on Monday expressed concern over what they termed the poor condition of their members in the state.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) expressed concern over proposed Oklahoma legislation that would encourage the state's public school teachers to question the well - established science behind evolution and global climate change.

This is something which has been very well documented and mourned in a report from the National Academy of Sciences that was issued by a committee headed by Norman Augustine just a few months ago and this report — which is called «he Gathering Storm» — lays out in some detail the concern that that [leaves us] with a long hole over the next couple of decades, because of weaknesses in [the] way we fund basic physical sciences, the way we are training people to do physical sciences, the way we treat science in elementary and high - school programs — all of those factors, the way we pay teachers, the way we use the patent system where we try to provide incentives in some of the physical sciences; we are losing our leadership gradually to other countries, especially in Europe and [of] particular concern in Asia, where the rise of science in, particularly China, to a certain extent India and other parts of Southeast Asia, are cause for long - term concern.

A docudrama mapping the trials of real - life teacher Francois Begaudeau over the course of one year in a rough Paris high school, work shopped and performed by actual students, any concerns of gimmickry or over-earnestness dissipate as the film's searing insight and joyful wit carry the viewer through an all - too - brief 130 minutes.

Clearly, such an important asset in the teachers» toolkit to benefit their pupils» cognitive and interpersonal skills can not be hampered by concerns over risk and liability issues, especially when third parties such as the STF exist to provide solid reassurance.

Ever since the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) manifesto was launched in 2008, highlighting the powerful educational value of school trips, when asked whether the benefits of taking pupils on educational visits outweigh concerns over cost and safety, teachers and instructors have always answered with a resounding «yes».

Four major education stakeholders in California came together last week in an unprecedented collaboration aimed at helping alleviate concerns over the nation's first statewide peer - assistance and - review program for teachers.

Over the course of the meeting on this fall day, the 18 - member professional - development committee for the Lexington school system will cover a wide swath of topics about the ongoing training — everything from practical concerns about teacher enrollment in a district - sponsored course to philosophical ones about how to improve teachers» ability...

Learning Away's recent survey showed that 64 per cent of teachers have concerns over safety and risk when organising a school trip, whilst liability was rated a burden by 56 per cent of teachers and paperwork was seen as a barrier by 48 per cent of respondents.

75 per cent of computing teachers having concerns over their lack of subject and pedagogical knowledge, new GCSEs are being introduced, and all this is taking place against a backdrop of significant change in schools.

Most schools will not assist children in applying their sunscreen as teachers face time pressures and concerns over child abuse is a huge deterrent that comes with strong advice from local authority education departments and trade unions.

With children spending over eight hours of the school week outside, and with hot weather that we are awaiting this summer, the exposure to UV radiation should be a concern to both parents and teachers, says Marie Tudor of SKCIN: The Karen Clifford Skin Cancer Charity.

inBloom, a non-profit that offered a data warehouse solution designed to help public schools embrace the promise of personalized learning by helping teachers integrate seamlessly the number of applications they use in their day - to - day teaching, collapsed and has ceased to exist, as privacy concerns from interested parties mounted over a period of many months (full disclosure: I served on the inBloom board of directors).

Over the years, she has tried to talk to the principal and her son's teachers, but it always felt as though no one was listening to her concerns or willing to work with her to address them.

Over 8,000 parents, teachers and concerned residents have now signed petitions set up by STARS members calling for the council to withdraw its ill - conceived consultation and re-evaluate its approach to education in West Northumberland.

In light of its concerns over the assessments, the NAHT has also set up its own independent review, which will consider the current assessment procedures, statutory testing, the role of teacher assessment, transition between phases, accountability requirements and overall coherence.

I hear parents, teachers and community members talking about their concerns over their children's online behavior, and rightfully so.

In nearly half of cases (45 per cent, even when abuse is reported, no follow - up action is taken in, with one in three teachers (38 per cent) feeling it is necessary to stop using personal social media accounts over potential privacy and abuse concerns.

Any concerns the appraiser has over a teacher's performance needs to be raised during the year.

The retirement benefits of teachers, and of other public employees, have received increased scrutiny in recent years over concerns about the fiscal sustainability of defined - benefit pension plans and the peculiar incentives they create.

NUT Cymru has raised concerns over the welfare of Welsh teachers after research found that 51,795 days were lost to stress related illnesses last year.

A further 74 per cent of teaching staff claim they have already heard head teachers express concern over funding, while 59 per cent are implementing or due to introduce bigger class sizes to accommodate funding cuts.

National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) general secretary Russell Hobby wrote an open letter to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, expressing concern over funding cuts, ahead of the government's Spending Review.

The two consortia have worked to address concerns expressed by teachers, schools, and district administrators by reducing testing time, shortening the time periods over which tests are administered, limiting the number of units covered, and reducing the number of required testing sessions.

At Conference, Top Admins Weigh Ups, Downs of Virtual Education Harvard Crimson, 9/17/14 [Dean James] Ryan raised concern over a lack of training in technological literacy and virtual education for teachers, particularly for K - 12 teachers, at his school and others.

The Learning Away survey revealed that teachers continue to lead the way when it comes to supporting the case for school trip provision; however 84 per cent wish they could take more school trips and 64 per cent have concerns over safety and risk when organising a school trip.

One held that problem policies like zero tolerance, general abuse of administrative power, class size, and concerns over having qualified teachers, etc., all need to be addressed — that, basically, the system needs to be reformed.

When you call this «reducing pension costs,» you're misleading readers into believing it's about budget concerns and screwing over workers, not about helping design something that might be better for teachers.

Two associations, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the National Association for School Business Managers (NASBM), have raised concerns over plans to reduce «per place funding» for mainstream schools with special units from # 10,000 to # 6,000.

Survey Findings STF members carry over 16,255 school groups annually and our work to conduct surveys on teachers» concerns and opinions over school trip planning is a major factor in steering the support our members offer to teachers from start to finish.

Mr Whiteman continues: «I'd be very surprised indeed if you hadn't heard from a head teacher or a parent expressing concerns about school funding over the last few months.»

A study published by the Future Leaders Trust (FLT) has found that an extra 1,000 head teachers are likely to be needed over the next five years, causing further concerns in the school leadership recruitment shortage.

Despite growing concern over teachers» ability to live comfortably where they work, we know little about the systematic impacts of affordability on teachers» well - being, particularly in highcost urban areas.