What we did — and didn’t — learn from education research in 2012

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "This year was a [...]

December 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Reform, School, School Choice, School Voucher, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Council puts finishing touches on revamped teacher evaluation system

The Las Vegas Sun- Paul Takahashi "A state-level committee on [...]

December 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, 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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AFT Calls for Teacher ‘Bar Exam’; National Board to Oversee

Education Week - Stephen Sawchuk "The American Federation of Teachers [...]

December 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Blended PD Emphasizes Differentiated Instruction

Education Week - Robin Flanigan "Whether such training comes from [...]

November 13th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Guest column: Facing History hones kids’ sense of duty

Commercial Appeal - Margot Stern Strom "The need is urgent [...]

November 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, History, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teaching, Tennessee, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Setting Students Up for Success

Education Next - Rebecca Friedman with Chavi Abramson "Students need [...]

November 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What High School Teachers Wish Parents Asked at Conferences

U.S. News - Kelsey Sheehy "Parent-teacher conferences give parents some [...]

November 6th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, High School, Learning, News, Parenting, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher's Aide, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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More teacher collaboration benefiting students

The ABQ Journal - Hailey Heinz "Groups of teachers working [...]

October 30th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Apprentice program to train new Seattle teachers

The Seattle Times - Linda Shaw "Some teachers in Seattle [...]

October 30th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Children, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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National Board Seeks to Boost Its Impact on Teaching Profession

Education Week - Anthony Rebora "At a time of competing [...]

October 28th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Children, 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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