Sentences with phrase «tenure policies for»

Sources said longer - tenure policies for private cars are also on the anvil and could be launched in the next few months.

He helped develop promotion and tenure policies for the College of Science and was instrumental in establishing a joint position between the colleges of science and education to create science education programs.

Not exact matches

But Bernier's 18 - month tenure as industry minister stands in retrospect as a golden age for this government's business policy.

For example, instead of basing the amount of paid time off you award, on a salaried or hourly status, consider companywide policies or offer paid leave based on tenure and job level.

During his White House tenure, Gorka reportedly gained the favor of President Trump for his vigorous defenses of the administration's immigration and counterterrorism policies on television.

For Trump, the ouster was a long time coming, a product of the policy disagreements he has had with his secretary of state throughout Tillerson's 13 - month tenure.

It is not clear whether such an oath would be compatible with the policy on academic freedom of the American Association of University Professors and its provisions for academic tenure.

Conte has been critical of Chelsea's hierarchy for some time, questioning their transfer policy and with results on the pitch not what is expected — the Italian is not expected to continue his tenure beyond this season.

Medicaid is the tool under Obamacare that is being used to plan for covering 20 - 30 million of the uninsured.The Supremes will strike a major blow against universal health care coverage if the mandate and Medicaid expansion of struck down.In addition, a negative decision on Obamacare will affect the closing of the Medicare Part D donut hole; the ability of youth remaining on parents» policies until age 26; and the funding of hundreds of community health centers.That is a lot of power being given to 5 unelected, lifetime tenure, white men.

Nevertheless, Cuomo was successful this year in forming a new teacher evaluation system as well as making it harder for teachers to obtain tenure — a move that state lawmakers felt they had no choice but to accept given the policy's linkage to an increase in school aid.

«Rather than poorly serviced mono - estates bolted - on to market towns, we must plan for new neighbourhoods and community extensions which ensure that the housing provided offers a variety of tenure, with the provision of live / works spaces and local services, all in sustainable communities where people want to live and work,» comments Town and County Planning Association (TCPA) senior policy officer, Fiona Mannion.

Although Bo is identified with the elitist bloc for his time in Liaoning and as Minister of Commerce, during his tenure in the interior city of Chongqing, he adopted a number of populist policies more typically associated with the left.

State lawmakers earlier this year agreed to a package of education policy changes that linked test scores to evaluations as well as in - classroom observation and made it more difficult for teachers to obtain tenure.

Elia's selection comes at a crucial time for education policy in New York: State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved a new teacher evaluation measure in the 2015 - 16 state budget last month, a move that was deeply opposed by the state's teachers unions for its weakening of tenure.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The state budget included changes to New York's education policies, ranging from making it harder for teachers to obtain tenure, new evaluation criteria and a plan for schools to enter receiverships.

All the policies which Amber Rudd was under attack for were dreamt up during Theresa May's tenure as Home Secretary.

«Every year of Senator Dilan's tenure in the Senate he has stood with our members and been a dedicated advocate for everything from the $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave and healthcare, to greater environmental protections and election reforms,» said Helen Schaub, 1199SEIU vice president for policy and legislation.

For many, Cuomo's tenure has been marked by some significant successes, but also an extensive list of essential policy priorities left on the chopping block due to a chief executive who «governs like a Republican,» as Nixon has said.

Stavisky also pointed out that Braunstein no longer worked for Silver and, during his tenure at the Assembly speaker's office, he worked in constituent services, not policy making.

«Your detailed and painstaking report will shape the policy direction of my tenure and your recommendations will be well considered for implementation.

The 2015 - 16 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows (STPF) marked the end of their tenures at the annual year - end summit with some looking back at the past year, as well as listening to advice and information for going forward as alumni.

In addition to his tenure at Lilly, he also consulted for various biopharmaceutical and health insurance companies on federal and state policy, sales, marketing, pricing, reimbursement, access and distribution.

We discuss issues like «stop - the - clock» tenure policies, awards for those returning to the scientific workforce after a break, conference childcare, and so on.

First off, you need a detailed understanding of your institution's tenure process (timelines, procedures, clock - stopping policies, and so on); criteria (the particular balance of the three key criteria — research, teaching, and service — and what counts for which); standards (the performance threshold for each criterion, especially research); and the evidence needed to document your accomplishments (what needs to be in the tenure dossier).

«Over the past couple of years, the critics of tenure have begun to smell blood for the first time,» says Mr. Schuster, a professor of education and public policy at Claremont Graduate University.

Under Obama the CEQ is moving forward with plans formulated during his predecessor's tenure for a U.S. policy on oceans — from newly protected areas to reconciling competing authorities and laws — along with continuing the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate as a way to address global greenhouse gas emissions.

«If going up early for tenure ends up becoming the norm, then you haven't solved the problem,» she says, adding that the policy could end up favoring men with stay - at - home wives or partners who do the actual work of child - rearing.

Ruth Müller, a tenure - track assistant professor for science and technology policy at the Technische Universität München in Germany, agrees that institutions need to help broaden the discussion around career opportunities for doctorate holders.

As an example, she recommends policies that extend tenure decision timetables for women faculty.

And, also as in the United States, specific policies vary on an institution - by - institution basis with the norm for assistant professors being 4 to 7 years before tenure review (see sidebar).

Only in this way can we hope to truly professionalize the teaching profession and pave the way for needed changes in tenure, performance - based pay, and other policies that contribute to the transparency in the system that Koret envisions.

Dismissing ineffective tenured teachers, the court held, was a legitimate state interest that could overcome tenured teachers» contractual rights; however, the state had not proven that the existing employment policies were inadequate for carrying out such dismissals.

Reed Hastings is paying a price for pursuing policy goals that ruffled the feathers of fellow Democrats during his tenure as the president of the California board of education.

But rather than asking for more money (as has been the relief typically sought), the students are asking for sweeping changes to state - mandated personnel policies, including tenure and LIFO.

The policy analysis showed that in districts across the United States, tenure continues to protect ineffective veteran teachers from performance - based dismissal, the shortest possible timeline for dismissing such a teacher is unreasonably protracted, and dismissal is vulnerable to challenge.

Accountability systems have worked well with other reforms — such as effective choice policies, the expansion of early - childhood - education and other school - readiness programs, and efforts to improve the teaching force through evaluation and tenure reform — to improve education for children around the country.

Passed in 2008, it invited proposals for creating innovation schools, which could request waivers to district policies, state statutes, and union contracts — including tenure for new teachers — if 60 percent of the teachers voted for the Innovation Plan.

Informed by countless chilling anecdotes about the consequences of today's tenure and seniority policies, conservative and liberal judges alike may nod in agreement when the plaintiff's attorney argues soberly, «My client shouldn't be forced to fund an organization that advocates for such laws.»

These cities are» jockeying to woo an ever - shrinking pool of qualified candidates for a demanding job that requires one part managerial skills, one part political savvy and one part education - policy acumen for a tenure that, on average, lasts barely more than three years,» Camera writes.

Not only have newspapers alleged cheating at a few specific schools in the District of Columbia during Michelle Rhee's tenure as Chancellor of Schools for the District of Columbia, but Alan Ginsburg, a former director of Policy and Program Studies in the U. S. Department of Education, claims that the results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test where cheating is improbable, reveal her to have been no more effective than her predecessors.

National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

Backers outnumber opponents of Common Core State Standards (CCSS), school choice, merit pay and teacher tenure reform, but support for these policies declined modestly from 2014.

«On education, it is time to have school choice, merit pay for teachers, and to end the tenure policies that hurt good teachers and reward bad teachers,» he said in Wisconsin on August 17.

Students Matter's proposed Teacher Employment Policy Pillars make recommendations for commonsense changes to the unconstitutional, quality - blind Education Code provisions that currently govern teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoffs in California.

While state governments have had a heavy hand in teacher preparation, licensure, and certification policy for over a century (American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 1990; Hawley, 1990), states have traditionally delegated teacher tenure and evaluation policy to localities, often in conjunction with local collective bargaining units (Ballou, 2000; Cohen - Vogel & Osborne - Lampkin, 2007; Hannaway & Rotherham, 2006; Hungerford & Blom, 2014; Strunk, 2012).

The paper makes a number of recommendations for federal and state policy that would reform state tenure laws and district tenure processes:

However, save for anecdotal evidence, we know very little about whether and how state education policy makers take their voices into account — or any other voices, for that matter — when making policy decisions related to teacher evaluation and tenure.

We know very little about whether and how state education policy makers take teacher voices into account — or any other voices, for that matter — when making policy decisions related to teacher evaluation and tenure.

Adrianna Kezar, Ph.D. (University of Southern California) will engage in strategies aimed at change efforts in support of all faculty; explore policies and practices that better support contingent faculty; as well as offer ideas for reconfiguring today's adjunct and tenure - track roles into new faculty models.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).