Mentoring new teachers can boost students’ learning

The Des Moines Register - Mary Stegmeir "Des Moines, Iowa's [...]

May 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Iowa, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Assistant, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The 10 Things School Leaders Would Do To Improve Education

Forbes - Nick Morrison "Education is the ultimate political football [...]

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

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Laurie Rogers: Professional Development in Math Should Focus On Math

Education News - Laurie Rogers "Math is critically necessary to [...]

May 10th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Florida Judge: Teacher-Evaluation System Unfair, But Legal

Education Week - Stephen Sawchuk "A Florida federal-court judge has [...]

May 8th, 2014|Categories: Florida, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Unions|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Teachers Matter

The Huffington Post - George Lucas "Kids today grow up [...]

May 6th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Giving aid and comfort to great teachers

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "Most history courses demand [...]

May 5th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Assistant, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Washington first state to lose waiver from No Child law

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "Washington has become the [...]

April 26th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Government, Learning, News, No Child Left Behind, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Arne Duncan Vows Push on Range of Education Priorities

Education Week - Michele McNeil "In the waning years of [...]

April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Common Core Standards, Education, Preschool, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations|Tags: Education, School|

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Are teachers leaving classroom in droves?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "A common assertion [...]

April 22nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teachers, students calling for increased funding at Oklahoma state Capitol education rally

KJRH - Will Dupree "Many teachers, students and administrators agree [...]

March 31st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Budget, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Government, Learning, News, Oklahoma, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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