Blog entries tagged staffing

Class sizes - Tennessee, New Zealand, Haslam and Hekia

Cynic — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:37:57 +0100

Just been reading about Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam - I suspect he and Hekia Parata might end up having some frustrations in common.

But one of his biggest frustrations has been realizing that running government isn’t always just like running a business.
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Early this year, Haslam unveiled a plan to give school districts the flexibility to adjust class sizes, which would free up money to increase pay for teachers in tough-to-teach subjects or difficult-to-staff positions.Read More...

Conferences, regular teachers, and an STCA variation

PPTAweb — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Having just read Teacher in a strange land: Regular Teachers, Regular Schools it got me thinking about conferences/forums and how often (when I do go to these events) I get to meet 'regular teachers'. It certainly can be an issue, who speaks for teachers - who the experts are and who nominated those experts to speak for and/or about teachers/teaching? An issue that extends beyond the boundaries of conferences and forums to areas such as submissions processes and the workinRead More...