Sentences with phrase «while teachers across the country»

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Across the country, a substitute shortage is leaving schools shorthanded while teachers struggle to prep lesson plans for subs to use.

In 2017, while teacher salaries across the country averaged approximately $ 59,000, they averaged less than $ 43,000 in Mississippi and South Dakota.

While there are different approaches to home visitation, one of the fastest growing across the country is led by the National Parent Teacher Home Visit Project.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

While there, he worked in teacher / administrator relations, tapping into the extensive network of residents across the country and learning lessons during the program's eight training seminars.

As KIPP Lynn's Chief Academic Officer, Mr. Dolan was in charge of coaching teachers and incoming leaders, while his role as Director of Principal Development allowed him to mentor and coach new KIPP Principals across the country.

Districts across the country, from Washington, D.C. to Denver to Charlotte and San Jose are trying different things to address the desire of teachers to stay connected to their classroom, while also expanding their influence.

While some educators are very savvy about assessment and how best to use the results in their districts, schools, and classrooms, a lot of administrators and teachers across the country aren't so knowledgeable about it.

While Bill Gates may have been central to funding the development of the Common Core State Standards, we simply would not see them in classrooms across the country with standardized testing rolled out already and teachers» evaluations connected to those tests without Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his signature initiatives.

In 2014, the percentage of students of color exceeded the percentage of white students in U.S. public schools for the first time.13 Meanwhile, 84 percent of all public school teachers identify as white.14 While this disparity occurs in classrooms across the country, the diversity gap is especially pronounced in many urban school districts.15 In Boston, for example, there is one Hispanic teacher for every 52 Hispanic students, and one black teacher for every 22 black students.

While teacher evaluation systems vary across the country, no state or district has attempted to develop or implement a system that evaluates teachers solely based on student test performance.

I've been a traveler, writer, teacher, deckhand, hostel manager, surf instructor, and itinerant bartender for over a decade working a combination of remote freelance gigs with US companies and local businesses while living in over 20 countries across four continents.

«It is our hope that this competition will inspire schools and communities across the country to make improvements that will increase student performance and teacher retention, while reducing global warming pollution and energy costs.»

Every year, early childhood leaders and preschool teachers from across the country come together to build their advocacy skills and connect with their elected legislators while also expanding their networks. www.naeyc.org/events/policy-forum/201 8