CPS contract talks boil down to money, job security, workday

Chicago Tribune - Diane Rado "The toughest issues in contract [...]

September 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching, Unions, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Thousands of teachers strike in Chicago, parents scramble

Reuters - Mary Wisniewski and Ann Saphir "Some 29,000 teachers [...]

September 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Budget, Chicago, Children, Education, Government, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Salary, Teaching, Uncategorized, Unions, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Indiana Implements Teacher, Principal Evaluation Law

Education News - S. D. Lawrence "...Public Law 90 in [...]

September 7th, 2012|Categories: Indiana, Public School, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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World rankings a lesson in valuing role of teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald - Rachel Browne "The school education [...]

September 4th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Asia, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Education, Hong Kong, Korea, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teachers… glorified, yet short-changed

The Hindu - Susmita Bagchi "I had always thought that [...]

September 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, India, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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’296 Minutes of Work’ Doesn’t Sum Up Chicago’s Teachers

Education News - Julia Lawrence "Two recent studies found that [...]

August 14th, 2012|Categories: Accountability, Chicago, Education, Government, Illinois, Learning, News, Politics, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Government can’t deliver major schools reforms without support of teachers

The Guardian - Chris Keates "Scottish students are celebrating record [...]

August 10th, 2012|Categories: Education, Government, Reform, Scotland, Teacher, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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The Impact of Top Teaching Talent

Education Week - Stu Silberman "In recent posts I have [...]

August 8th, 2012|Categories: Reform, Teacher, Teacher Salary, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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Teacher mentoring plan explained to Iowa task force

The Des Moines Register - Mary Stegmeir "Under the system, [...]

July 28th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Iowa, Learning, News, Reform, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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New Study Shows Merit Pay System for Teachers Works

Education News - Julia Lawrence "...a recent paper...reaches much more [...]

July 27th, 2012|Categories: Education, Merit Pay, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary|Tags: Education, School|

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