39 Iowa school districts chosen to launch teacher leadership systems

The Des Moines Register - William Petroski "State officials today [...]

March 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Iowa, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Are Educators Honest With Parents?

The Huffington Post - Rob Furman "How many of my [...]

March 2nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Documenting Colorado teacher effectiveness: How much is enough?

The Denver Post - Kevin Simpson and Zahira Torres "Half [...]

March 2nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Colorado, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New normal for Portland-area high schools: Huge classes, overloaded teachers, short school years, gaps in students’ days

Oregon Live - Betsy Hammond "From Hillsboro to Lake Oswego [...]

March 2nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Class Size, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Oregon, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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You think you know what teachers do. Right? Wrong.

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "You went to school [...]

February 23rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Quality surges in ranks of young teachers

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "I hear from many [...]

February 16th, 2014|Categories: 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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White students get better teachers in L.A., researcher testifies

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "Black and Latino students [...]

February 8th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, Low Income, Low Performing, Minority, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teachers say they are effective but parents are not, national survey finds: Chalk It Up

Oregon Live - Betsy Hammond "In an unscientific national survey [...]

February 4th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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10 Teaching with Technology Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

Emerging Ed Tech - K. Walsh "Are you tentative about [...]

February 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher Pensions Don’t Boost Retention

Education Next - Chad Aldeman "Defined benefit pension plans include [...]

January 28th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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