Teachers grade Common Core: C+ and room for improvement

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "A survey [...]

October 4th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Grades, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Ending Teacher Tenure Would Have Little Impact on its Own

Education Next - Matthew M. Chingos "Tenure for public school [...]

September 29th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Retention, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher Retention Varies Across and Within Districts

Education Next - Leslie Kan "According to national data, four [...]

September 27th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Data, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rethinking how we support teachers

Students First - Morgan Sanders "Many critics of the Vergara [...]

September 27th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rethinking A Fall Classic: The Parent-Teacher Conference

NPR - Patricia Willens "In New York City this fall, [...]

September 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, New York, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Americans Want a Bar Exam for Teachers

U.S. News & World Report - Allie Bidwell "Americans place [...]

September 18th, 2014|Categories: School, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Never Diet Without a Bathroom Scale and Mirror: The Case for Combining Teacher Evaluation and the Common Core

Education Next - Thomas J. Kane "Given the nature of [...]

September 15th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Support for parents is the key to tackling pupil aggression in schools

The Guardian - Lucy Ward "More than half of teachers [...]

September 13th, 2014|Categories: Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, School, School Safety, Students, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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For Teachers, Many Paths Into The Classroom … Some Say Too Many

NPR - Anya Kamenetz "Indiana has just approved a license [...]

September 12th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Indiana, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Balanced Path Forward for Making Tenure Meaningful

Students First - Tracey Weinstein "Ever since a California judge [...]

September 10th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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