Sentences with phrase «tenure policies with»

There are fixed tenure policies with cover for 15, 20, 25 or 30 years.

Not exact matches

His tenure as Fed vice-chair coincided with the period in which the U.S. central bank was more cautious — likely too cautious — about toying with unorthodox tools such as asset - buying policies.

Further, his tenure in the Heritage portfolio demonstrated some deftness with both policy and political salesmanship.

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.

«[Agriculture] needs to become part of our culture again, we need to educate urban Australians on the challenges we have and we need to have government develop the right policy, preferably non-partisan and with length of tenure, to meet the roles required.»

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.

«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.

The council say the HDP seeks to improve the quality, choice and affordability in the private rented sector, while providing a mixed tenure of homes: — 50 % private market rental — 35 % affordable rent and shared ownership in line with local planning policy — 15 % sold to the private market on completion.

In part, that's because Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature have been increasingly willing during King's tenure to legislate education policy, even though the State Board of Regents and education department are statutorily tasked with shaping the state's schools agenda.

But in a rather surprising manner, the NDC after winning election 2012 with John Mahama as President, turned around to endorse the policy at the latter part of their 4 - year tenure, calling it «progressive free SHS».

The proponents of the separation of prosecutorial functions from the ministerial (policy) functions appear to agree with Nana Addo's position that the A-G should be turned into an Independent Prosecutor whose tenure of office is guaranteed just as the chairpersons of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Electoral Commission (EC), and the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE).

«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.

«During her tenure in the speaker's office, Pat's responsibilities included setting legislative policy, directing media strategy and negotiating with the executive chamber on budget and legislative initiatives.

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.

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.

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).

Scholars who hold tenured positions in Europe or North America are unlikely to drop everything to take on full - time 5 - year contracts in China, notes Cong Cao, an expert on Chinese science policy at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom: «That's something wrong with the program design from the beginning.»

As many teachers know, the national discussion on education is overcrowded with opinions on teacher training, salaries, tenure, and unions — with occasional detours through iPads, textbooks, and national policy.

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.

With the exceptions of school spending and teacher tenure, the divisions between ordinary Democrats and Republicans on education policy matters are quite minor.

TEACHNJ, with its new evaluation system and tenure reform policies, passed the state legisature unanimously.

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).

If there were no fade - out of teacher effects, a policy of retaining only the top 75 percent of teachers at tenure time puts us on the path to closing the gap with the top - performing countries within ten years.

Seniority, tenure, bumping rights, LIFO — all of these policies make it easier for teachers to choose (and remain in) the schools they want and harder for administrators to assign them — especially the most senior and likely most effective among them — to schools where they might do more good in classrooms with more challenging (but needier) kids.

A team of ten New York City teachers started exploring teachers» perspectives on current tenure regulations in August 2014, after which they spoke with experts, researched tenure policies and crafted recommendations that will elevate the teaching profession and benefit students.

For instance, hiring and firing policies in 11 states still adhere to Last In, First Out (LIFO), which rewards teacher tenure, not ability or success rates with student performance.

During his tenure with the organization, Colleston has helped to develop and lead all aspects of the district's authorizing function, including overhauling the district's charter school policies, managing the charter school application process, overseeing citywide authorizing strategic priorities, and leading the development of the district's first School Performance Framework.

While Republicans are aiming to weaken teachers unions through such policies as private - school vouchers and legal battles over dues collection, the unions are colliding with Democrats who are challenging bedrock labor rights, such as seniority and teacher tenure.

Just as importantly, eight decades of court rulings — driven by the courtroom work of civil rights activists and school funding equity advocates — also provides reformers with the legal arguments necessary to challenge tenure laws and other policies that impede the constitutional obligation of states to provide children with high - quality education.

The recriminations over the excesses, perceived and otherwise, of George W. Bush's tenure as president (as well as the defeat of Republican nominee John McCain by Obama seven years ago) even extend to education policy as movement conservatives otherwise unconcerned with education policy are accusing conservative reform outfits such as the Thomas B. Fordham Institute of being apostates.

During her 32 - year tenure as consultant and administrator with the California State Department of Education, Dr. Trejo implemented state policies; disbursed funds to improve curriculum and instructional practices; and administered programs to support underprivileged children, underperforming populations, and English learners.

Although Malloy is the only Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure and repealing collective bargaining for teachers in «turnaround» schools, the announcement that Stefan Pryor will be leaving his position at the end of this year was seen by some as a signal that Malloy was going to shift away from his corporate education reform industry and privatization policies and would use a second term to provide more support for Connecticut's real public education system.

These analyses are intended to provide policymakers with an evidence base on tenure policy effects as well as potential areas for improved communication and support for school - based staff in the event of large - scale policy change.

By bargaining with the government, unions can effectively advance their policy on issues such as school choice, class sizes, tenure, and allocation of tax dollars.

According to the fact sheet posted on the website of an organization supporting the lawsuit, Students Matter, a favorable ruling would fundamentally change policies with respect to teacher tenure, dismissals, seniority, and evaluations, all areas where union work - rules have prevented effective management of public schools.

However, the policies of the secretary, which he carried with him from his tenure as Superintendent of Schools in Chicago to Washington D.C., never achieved the academic gains that were claimed.

I disagreed with many of the policies of our union including tenure, attacks on school choice, and the single - minded focus on raises at the expense of a more well rounded curriculum for the children.

Governor Malloy's tenure has been characterized by denigrating teachers, vigorously opposing adequate funding of public schools and vastly increasing financial support for privately run charter schools which fail to serve the state's neediest children, including English Language Learners and students with disabilities, have disturbingly harsh disciplinary policies, increase racial isolation, drain public money from needy public schools and have even been implicated in fraud and theft.

When posed with examples in states like Colorado, AAE members overwhelmingly support (81 percent) a policy that teachers may lose tenure if they are deemed ineffective for two consecutive years.

The problems with these policies are, on their face, relatively obvious: Tenure is granted after just two years, when there's not going to be enough evidence to determine whether a teacher is effective (this is lower than the national standard — three to five years).

For years, the institute has been laying the groundwork for radical changes to Missouri's education system, producing reports, testimony, and policy papers purporting to show the benefits of ending teacher tenure and enacting vouchers in the form of «tuition tax credits,» along with other efforts to privatize education and undermine teachers» unions.

Perhaps the worst part of this document is what it omits: there is one vague allusion to teacher tenure and no mention of seniority or any policy recommendations about how to get bad teachers out of the classroom, though these are major problems that must be dealt with.

Indeed, Pam Benigno, director of the Education Policy Center at the Independence Institute, called it a «landmark day in Colorado,» saying the bill «will align evaluated teacher and principal effectiveness more closely with student academic growth and weaken tenure protections for consistently ineffective teachers.»

Regardless of specific tenure policies, debates like this reinforce the importance of ensuring that all educators are evaluated fairly using multiple measures, provided with high - quality professional development that helps them improve their practice, and given substantive leadership roles that allow them to share their strengths with their colleagues.

These members of the Deformer «advance force» parrot a regressive agenda of union - busting, tenure - smashing, and teacher - demonizing, paired with an obsessive devotion to standardized testing, «data driven decision making», charter school expansion, and privatization as the «answers» to the «crisis in public education» — while remaining seemingly oblivious to the fact that it was their policies that manufactured the crisis they claim to be addressing, and which are paying off so handsomely for the investors who fund their charter schools and pay their generous salaries.

Maturity Benefit — In case the policy holder survives the entire tenure of the policy then he / she will be liable to avail maturity benefit as final instalment of survival benefit along with terminal bonus plus vested simple reversionary bonus.

Given his short tenure, he does not have a history with higher education policy and legislation.