Sentences with phrase «tenure reform bill»

The grades, part of a teacher tenure reform bill that sits on Gov. Chris Christie's desk, would be kept secret.

TRENTON — New Jersey's top education official said Tuesday there is much he likes about a Democratic - sponsored teacher tenure reform bill, although he stopped short of endorsing the measure.

Now we have a legitimate evaluation system rolling out with educators at the table to provide on - the - ground feedback, and we have a committed tenure reform bill....

Another tenure reform bill, sponsored by state Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D - Middlesex) advanced through the Assembly Education Committee last week.

With a new twist coming out of the state Assembly, Democratic legislators continued this week to fine tune language and negotiate compromises in an effort to come up with a teacher tenure reform bill by the end of June.

In fact, at least four states have had tenure reform bills introduced this spring that would bring teacher quality into the tenure / dismissal decision:

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A high - school English teacher in her ninth year, Keigan and other fellows have been involved in shaping the details of SB 191, the Colorado reform bill that made major changes to teacher - related policies, including evaluations and tenure.

Indeed, in the Centennial State, the entire Republican caucus voted for the tenure - reform bill, leaving Johnston and Scanlan needing to scrounge up just six Democratic votes in the majority - Democratic House.

«During my tenure in the House, I can't remember a more sweeping reform effort undertaken by this or any other committee,» said Rep. Bill Goodling, R - Pa., the panel's chairman.

The teacher evaluation issue got off to a less than auspicious start when the educator effectiveness report envisioned in the 2011 teacher tenure reform was first slated to be finished April 30, 2012, nine months after Snyder signed the bill into law.

The bill offers a raft of oft - discussed reforms: easier access to teacher licenses for qualified professionals, linking student achievement and teacher evaluations, tenure tweaks, «tiered» licenses for teachers and principals and other initiatives.

By passing Senate Bill 10 - 191 with bipartisan support, the state led the nation in forging a new path forward for tenure and evaluation reform.

By TIMOTHY KNOWLES Colorado did right by its kids recently when Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law groundbreaking education reform to overhaul teacher tenure and evaluation.

Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist vetoed a teacher reform bill that would have enacted performance pay and eliminated tenure after he was besieged by opposition.

Colorado did right by its kids recently when Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law groundbreaking education reform to overhaul teacher tenure and evaluation.

Remember when Charlie Crist sold out the future of Florida's school children by vetoing a school reform bill that would have introduced merit pay and tweaked tenure in order to curry favor with that state's powerful teachers union in the hopes that they would aid him in his race for the Senate?

The debate over tenure reform in New Jersey is likely to be back on the front burner next week, as a high - profile bill goes before a key Senate committee with some key questions far from resolved.

Many legislative leaders and observers have predicted the bill will pass in some form this year, and Gov. Chris Christie has repeatedly called tenure reform a core priority of his education agenda, even offering general praise of Ruiz's bill.

Reforms were on fast track Indeed in Minnesota, where a stalemate between Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the state's largest teachers union resulted in no K - 12 omnibus bill whatsoever last year, even the labor - loving DFL went into this year's legislative session vowing to fast - track such education reforms as alternative paths to teacher licensure, modifications to teacher tenure and tying teacher compensation to student perfoReforms were on fast track Indeed in Minnesota, where a stalemate between Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the state's largest teachers union resulted in no K - 12 omnibus bill whatsoever last year, even the labor - loving DFL went into this year's legislative session vowing to fast - track such education reforms as alternative paths to teacher licensure, modifications to teacher tenure and tying teacher compensation to student perforeforms as alternative paths to teacher licensure, modifications to teacher tenure and tying teacher compensation to student performance.

Michigan became the latest state to sink its teeth into the question of teacher discipline and tenure Thursday, when the state House passed a four - bill education reform package.

No amount of political spin coming from Malloy or his education reform industry allies will disguise the fact that by introducing a bill to do away with teacher tenure and repeal collective bargaining rights for teachers in «turnaround schools,» Malloy became the most anti-teacher, anti-public education Democratic governor in the nation.

After all, the former First Lady's husband, Bill Clinton, has been one of the foremost supporters of charters and other reforms during his tenure in the White House; this includes ushering in the federal Charter School Program, which provides $ 157 million a year to launch high - quality charters.

During his tenure, CBO assisted Congress as they addressed numerous policies — notably the 2003 tax cuts (JGTRRA), the Medicare prescription drug bill (MMA), and Social Security reform.