Maths and science teaching a priority, says Cameron

BBC News - Sean Coughlan "Maths and science should be [...]

December 25th, 2014|Categories: England, Global, Global Economy, Global Workforce, Jobs, Math, Mathematics, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Teacher Training|Tags: Education, School|

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States Scramble to Explain Low Teacher Prep Grades

Education News - Kristin Decarr "A new report on national [...]

December 17th, 2014|Categories: Education, States, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, Wyoming|Tags: Education, School|

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New York Teachers-to-Be: 68% Pass Rate on Basic Literacy Test

Education News - Kristin Decarr "New data shows that a [...]

December 10th, 2014|Categories: Classroom, College/University, Common Core Standards, Education, Literacy, New York, Teacher Training|Tags: Education, School|

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Study points to lack of rigor in teacher education programs at universities

The Columbia Tribune - Roger McKinney "A study released last [...]

December 7th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, 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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Implementing Teacher Evaluation in New Jersey

Education Next - Andy Smarick "Having worked on educator evaluation [...]

December 6th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, New Jersey, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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ED proposes more transparency in teacher prep

E-School News - Staff Writer "The U.S. Department of Education [...]

December 1st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Stanford teams with teacher union CTA to train for Common Core

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "Stanford University is joining [...]

December 1st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Schools ‘may look overseas for new teachers’

BBC - Hannah Richardson "Schools could start to look overseas [...]

November 29th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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U.S. Rules Aim to Heighten Tracking of Ed. Schools’ Performance

Education Week - Stephen Sawchuk "Teacher colleges would need to [...]

November 26th, 2014|Categories: Classroom, College/University, Education, Government, Graduates, Skills, Teacher, Teacher Training|Tags: Education, School|

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Why science education matters

The Suffolk News Herald - Staff Writer "Sponsored by Virginia [...]

November 25th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Virginia|Tags: Education, schools|

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