Do New Exams Produce Better Teachers? States Act While Educators Debate published on Fri, 17 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
Some educators say evidence is lacking on whether new performance assessments are creating better teachers, according to this article from Education Week content partner The Hechinger Report....
Calif. Struggles to Assess Teacher-Training Programs published on Fri, 17 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
After students leave schools of education, and after years of reforms, Calif. institutions often have no way of ascertaining if their programs produced strong teachers....
Teacher Pay Hikes Found to Falter published on Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
While teacher salaries continued to increase on average during the economic downturn, they did so at a much slower pace, according to a new study from NCTQ....
We Must Create Opportunities for STEM Learning published on Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
Our country is in trouble. That's the key takeaway from Sara Martinez Tucker's experience as the undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Education....
MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teacher PD published on Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
In attempting to bring "MOOCs" to the world of teacher training, Coursera and its university partners are courting a new and potentially vast audience....
States' Teacher-Exam Bar Set Low, Federal Data Show published on Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
The passing score on licensing tests is lower in every state than the mean score of the pool of aspiring teachers taking the tests....
Students' Misconceptions published on Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
A new study of middle-school science teachers finds that understanding common student misconceptions is a key ingredient to improved student learning....
Mich. Court Permits Dues-Deduction Ban published on Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
A federal appeals court reinstated a Michigan law last week that bars school districts from deducting teachers' union dues for their employees....
State Sets Deadline For N.Y.C. Evaluations published on Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
A deadline has been set for New York City to finally reach a deal on teacher evaluations....
Battle Over Evaluations Continues in Buffalo published on Tue, 07 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
The school system has backed off on promises it wouldn't dismiss teachers based on new evaluations, but the union vows to fight....
Diversity at Issue as States Weigh Teacher Entry published on Tue, 07 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
States look to raise the entry bar on teaching programs, but worry about the prospects for black and Latino candidates....
Teacher Quality published on Tue, 07 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
Within schools, less experienced and minority teachers are more often assigned classes with lower-achieving students than their more experienced or white colleagues, according to a paper published last month....
The Plight of Teachers' Unions published on Tue, 07 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
The old-style industrial economy no longer works for any of our social institutions, and teachers' unions are no exception, Arthur Levine writes....
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Florida Teacher Law published on Fri, 03 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400
A circuit judge Thursday tossed out a lawsuit challenging a state law requiring merit pay for teachers and ending tenure for new hires....