States’ Teacher-Exam Bar Set Low, Federal Data Show

Education Week - Stephen Sawchuck "Teacher-training exams have been subject [...]

May 16th, 2013|Categories: Education, States, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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For Teachers, The First Years Are Crucial

Fairfax Times - Nithya Joseph "The early years in a [...]

May 4th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Want to Build a Better Teacher Evaluation? Ask a Teacher

Education Week - Ross Wiener & Kasia Lundy "Reformers have [...]

April 29th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Preparing Teachers to Help Students

Student First - Valentina Korkes and Rae Shih "Indiana reaffirmed [...]

April 28th, 2013|Categories: Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Indiana, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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21st-Century Teacher Education

Education Next - Kate Walsh "Teacher education has long struggled [...]

April 27th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Florida Unions Sue Over Test-Score-Based Evaluations

Education Week - Stephen Sawchuck "The National Education Association, on [...]

April 17th, 2013|Categories: Florida, Law, Teacher Evaluations, Unions|Tags: Education, School|

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Pupils’ opinions may help decide teachers’ pay under new rules

The Guardian - Richard Adams and Jessica Shepherd "School governors [...]

April 16th, 2013|Categories: Britain, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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What Advice Do You Have for Caring Educators?

Education News - Joe Nathan "The first person I talked [...]

April 13th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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ASCD Examines Status of Teacher Assessment Around US

Education News - Julia Lawrence "In its latest policy brief, [...]

April 12th, 2013|Categories: Education, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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To Transform the U.S. Education System, Focus on Teacher Effectiveness

Forbes - Ellen Moir "We are facing a once in [...]

April 9th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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