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- Dept. Unveils Revamped Rules for Teacher-Pay Fund
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
Proposed criteria for new Teacher Incentive Fund grants come as the program is poised for the first major expansion since its inception.... - Aftershocks From R.I. Mass-Firing Plan Persist
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
The proposal sparked national debate on school turnarounds, drawing fire from teachers? unions and praise from President Obama.... - AFT Taps Editor to Lead Fund
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
Ann Bradley, a longtime reporter and editor for Education Week, has been hired by the American Federation of Teachers to serve as interim director of the unions $3.3 million Innovation Fund.... - N.Y.C. School Built Around Unorthodox Use of Time
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
A small public high school structures educators? roles and schedules so that students?and teachers?have more time to learn.... - Union Leaders and the Generational Divide
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
Teachers' unions must bridge wide differences between veteran and new members to be players in reform, writes Susan Moore Johnson.... - Guidance Counseling
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
When it comes to advising students on college and career choices, a majority of young adults with college experience rate their high school guidance counselors as ?fair? or ?poor,? says a survey released last week.... - Teacher Layoffs
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
Teachers in two districts overwhelmingly support using factors in addition to seniority to determine who should be laid off, according to a survey by the New Teacher Project.... - Neb. Lawmakers Blocking Teacher-Pay Plan
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
- Teachers' Views
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
U.S. teachers are more interested in collaborating and getting support from administrators to promote student achievement than in boosting their paychecks, according to a survey of more than 40,000 K-12 teachers.... - Lacking Accountability, Doing Just Fine
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
Sidney Trubowitz looks back 50 years and wonders how his first class of 4th graders would have fared if he'd been worried more about test scores.... - Union Victory in L.A. Schools Showdown Ups Ante
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
After edging out charter operators in a high-profile contest to manage 30 schools, the teachers? union is now under pressure to deliver.... - Audit Asserts Teacher-Pay Funds Are Being Misspent in Arizona
published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
State auditors in Arizona say money intended for rewarding good teachers is instead being spent on regular teacher salaries and other costs.... - Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades
published on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
Effective practices focused on student outcomes are the key to middle-grades success, write Trish Williams and Michael Kirst, not a particular grade configuration or curriculum.... - Firing of Teachers at Rhode Island School Ignites Battle
published on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
No more than half the teachers at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island would be hired back under the controversial moved.... - Merit Pay: An Agreeable Fantasy
published on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500
New Hampshire superintendent Wayne Gersen offers three "disagreeable facts" about paying for performance in public schools....
