Students who "attacK" others physically, verbally, emotionally, online, etc.
What is a Bully?
100
complain about this, as evidenced by few or no materials, textbooks, computers, etc.
What is lack of school funding/$ or resources?
100
Teachers beleive that this Group of people must take more responsibility for and have more involvement with their children both personally and academically.
What are parents?
100
state mandated program that places students with special needs (and their teachers, at times) in regular classroom
What is Inclusion?
200
AYP
What is Annual Yearly Progress?
200
"In the classroom" state plan that reflects the least restrictive environment for students with special needs
What is Inclusion?
200
Codified as the disaster of NCLB. It is generally believed that schools/teachers can do this alone
What is closing the achievement gap?
200
A student who "attacks' others verbally, physically, online, etc.
What is a bully?
200
State funded schools that are public schools but with less regulation
What is a charter school?
300
RTTT
What is Race To The Top?
300
What students need to do at night to follow-up on daily lessons - but there is a controversy as to whether it is effective and/or necessary
What is homework?
300
Revenue that pays teachers' salaries?
What are taxes?
300
Elected official in N.J.who want to freeze salaries and cut teachers.
Who is Gov. Christie?
300
Pres. Obama and Sec. Arne Duncan want to rehaul this to become more personalized and to become more relevant & meaningful for schools, teachers and students, so that high-stakes testing and AYP will not penalize schools.
What is NCLB?
400
PSSA
What is the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment?
400
When a student is not performing at grade level. This decision can be related to attendance; a contoversial topic since teachers believe that retention is the better option, but have little control to stop it.
What is social promotion?
400
Two student-disabilities that teachers would say have become more frequent over the years and which significantly affect teaching and learning.
What are ADHD and autism spectrum disorder?
400
Governor who wants to increase education funding
Who is Governor Rendell?
400
This is a state's matter.
What is public education?
500
PBIS
What is Positive Behavioral Intervention & Support (System)?
500
Two disabilites that affect students (more boys than girls) and their learning more frequently in classrooms today.
What is ADHD, autism spectrum disorder
500
pay for performance that most teachers do not want
What is Merit Pay?
500
Primary group who believes that class size should be smaller (20 or less) for optimal teaching and learning
Who are teachers?
500
Act that would provide $23 billion to help stave off teacher layoffs and cuts in education spending
What is "Keep Our Educators Working Act" (S.3206)?