Teacher ‘Voice’ Amplified by Series of Gates Grants

Education Week - Stephen Sawchuk "Her situation is representative of [...]

November 10th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gates Foundation, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Scalable Way for Middle and High Schools to Increase Teacher Pay, Planning Time

Education Next - Emily Ayscue Hassel "Recently I was chatting [...]

November 9th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Charter School, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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States are starting to test teachers

The Economist - Staff Writer "In the past, teachers were [...]

November 8th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, States, Students, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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Not many teachers can be evaluated using state test scores

The Seattle Times - Linda Shaw "School districts across Washington [...]

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

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Gains in Teacher Quality

Education Next - Dan Goldhaber and Joe Walch "The quality [...]

November 2nd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, 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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Starting Teacher SAT Scores Rise As Educators Face Tougher Evaluations

Huffington Post - Joy Resmovits "American teachers may be getting [...]

November 1st, 2013|Categories: Reform, SAT, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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In Defense of Teaching

The Huffington Post - Abel Cheah "Teach, because no other [...]

October 24th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Malaysia, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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Could a Focus on ‘Dispositions’ in Education Improve Teaching?

Education News - Muhammad Nadeem "Deborah Schussler, associate professor in [...]

October 22nd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, 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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Technology Will Not Replace Teachers

The Huffington Post - Jeff Dunn and Katie Dunn "There [...]

October 20th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Degree of difference pays off at preschools

The Sydney Morning Herald - Cosima Marriner "Children who attended [...]

October 19th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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