What “The Cage-Busting Teacher” Means For School Reformers

Education Next - Frederick Hess "If you’re an aficionado of [...]

April 25th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Reform, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher Layoffs Are Coming, and It’s the Great Recession’s Fault

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli "In education reform, we [...]

April 20th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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Los Angeles school district, teachers in tentative labor deal

Reuters - Staff Writer "The Los Angeles Unified School District [...]

April 19th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Los Angeles, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher's Aide, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Judge wants to send those in cheating scandal to jail

USA Today - Duffie Dixon "Fulton County District Attorney Paul [...]

April 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Cheating, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Georgia, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why can’t we have more teachers like the ones we loved?

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "My favorite teacher, Al [...]

April 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Problem With Math Problems: We’re Solving Them Wrong

The New York Times - Jessica Lahey "As I’m not [...]

April 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Four in 10 new teachers quit within a year

The Guardian - Sally Weale "Almost four out of 10 [...]

March 31st, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Revolving Door Of Teachers Costs Schools Billions Every Year

NPR - Owen Phillips "Every year, thousands of fresh-faced teachers [...]

March 31st, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Front Row Education Is Changing The Way Math Is Taught In U.S. Elementary And Middle Schools

Forbes - Alexander Taub "In 2013, Sidharth Kakkar and Alexandr [...]

March 29th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Algebra, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Fundraising Site For Teachers Illuminates Classroom Disparities

NPR - Owen Phillips "What happens when a teacher wants [...]

March 23rd, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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