Sentences with phrase «tenure decisions more»

They wrote, «We applaud Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to make tenure decisions more meaningful.»

Last year the group primarily focused on supporting Mayor Bloomberg's effort to destroy tenure in the New York City Schools, writing, «We applaud Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to make tenure decisions more meaningful.»

In March, Governor Cuomo, dismayed at the large percentage of teachers getting high ratings, succeeded in tying teacher evaluations and tenure decisions more closely to the tests.

Not exact matches

The sources said Pruitt's decision to put Greenwalt in charge of his international travel, which came just months into his tenure at EPA, fit a pattern of Pruitt assigning the most sensitive responsibilities to his small cadre of aides who had previously worked with him in Oklahoma before he became EPA administrator — aides who sources said were more likely to acquiesce to his demands, even as other EPA staffers objected to Pruitt's spending and travel decisions.

One university divinity school dean told me that he himself values the writing his faculty does for laypeople in the church, but tenure decisions are made by a universitywide committee, and chemists, economists and other scholars will dismiss more popular writing as «obviously not scholarship.»

id like to see him stop with the weirdness that he's been displaying in later years no one can deny what he's achieved for the club in his tenure with us But no one can deny either that some of his decisions have been appalling at some points what's wrong with suggesting that we need three more class players?

The decision to move Pole Day to Sunday has been led by Hulman & Co. (parent company of IndyCar) CEO Mark Miles, whose brief tenure has been defined somewhat by a desire to provide more excitement and content to the month of May leading up to the Indianapolis 500.

Gettleman's decision at no. 2 might be more important than any pick that Reese made for his entire tenure.

The attacks only put May under more scrutiny for national security decisions she made during her tenure as Home Secretary, a role she held for six years in the government of her predecessor, David Cameron.

The major change under the new system is that many more teachers are having their tenure decision delayed, or, as the UFT puts it, their probation period extended.

Mundell's continued tenure as Scottish secretary was one of the more simple decisions for May, given that since the 2015 election he has been the only Tory MP in the country.

And in order for evaluation committees to be more effective — as well as to take the guesswork out of some decisions — Goel says tenure candidates need more time to «build a stronger case.»

Specifically, the authors report that women who compete for assistant professor positions in math - intensive science fields are just as likely to be hired as men are, if not more so, and that women are not discriminated against in tenure and promotion decisions.

Even more striking, the number of states requiring districts to consider teacher evaluations in tenure decisions grew from 0 to 23 over that same period.

Given this simple dichotomy, the public says test - score gains should be given more than half the weight (62 percent) in making salary and tenure decisions.

More than 20 states now require that student test - score gains be used in key personnel decisions, often including tenure and salary determinations.

First, it provided those making the tenure decision with more information on teacher effectiveness including a district - developed Effectiveness Framework, a tool designed to guide principals and superintendents through a rigorous process for determining which teachers have earned tenure.

Trading a couple of years of tenure to a developing teacher who needs more mentoring to become more effective and avoiding the decades of youth who might be denied an effective education by a teacher who was granted tenure in a rush should be an easy decision for those who espouse to care about children.

All three families / foundations fund a plethora of organizations, all of which endorse, promote or in some way support one or more of the following public school reforms: charter schools, vouchers, data - based decision making, high - stakes testing, parental choice, merit pay, eliminating tenure, union busting, and superintendent training.

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

For instance, more and more states allow for districts to factor performance into decisions regarding tenure and dismissal, but relatively few states require performance to enter into these decisions.

The ratings produced with the new system will be used in decisions to grant tenure and discipline or fire more than 75,000 city teachers and principals.

4 in a row — I heard something about teacher tenure — a facade — never existed — so I propose that CT be the first state to abolish teacher tenure and get rid of that nasty word forever — Instead teachers will agree to just due process where an arbitrator would decide their fate quickly and the arbitrators decision is binding — what say??? No more tenure — only state to agree to this — jump on this bandwagon — T

Please suggest me some good higher returning funds equity funds as my tenure of investment will be more than 10 years and also please let me know whether my decision to increase the amount of investment in HDFC TOP 200 growth fund is correct or not?

How many law professor bloggers are tenured versus not — and does that impact blogging decisions (are law professors more likely to blog to increase visibility and concommitantly, the chances of tenure, or are they less likely to do so for fear that they won't be viewed as «real scholars»?)?

The preservation of traditional lands in ultimately inalienable form for the use and enjoyment of future generations is still an important principle of Indigenous land tenure, as recognised by the first and second NIC Principles.136 There has been a strong policy focus over more than thirty years on Indigenous people gaining traditional land, having the right to manage it in accordance with Indigenous tradition, and being able to make decisions about land use in accordance with traditional decision - making processes.