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April 22 meeting110 comments

Bill Felkner wrote 2 months ago: Not as active as last time, but an interesting meeting.  Catch it on ch 18 tomorrow at 8 pm and Fri … more »

Tags: Contract Negotiations

Must be the name2 comments

Bill Felkner wrote 3 months ago: As names go, “Angus” isn’t typical.  Oddly enough, there are two men named Angus … more »

Tags: school choice

You can say "no, thank you."

preaprez wrote 3 months ago: Here is a list (thanks to EdNotes) of NY schools that voted to reject the merit pay plan. … more »

Speaking of "Best for Kids",,,3 comments

Bill Felkner wrote 3 months ago: Speaking of Best for Kids (following from the last post) - there is an excellent blog maintained by … more »

Tags: Unions

Teachers and families together are key to educational reform2 comments

tracey bryant stuckey wrote 4 months ago: More of what I believe: America is losing its competitive edge the American education system is not … more »

Tags: Early Childhood Education, educational change, Global Society, schools in America, American schools, Education in America, high school drop outs, Teachers

Falling iSTARS

drblues wrote 4 months ago: This afternoon the senate killed the teacher merit pay plan, iSTARS, on a 16-19 … more »

Tags: Education, Idaho Legislature, Luna, ISATS

ISTARS Lite Goes to the Full Senate for a Vote

drblues wrote 4 months ago: The Senate Education Committee voted 5-4 to send Tom Luna’s ISTARS proposal … more »

Tags: Education, Idaho Legislature, Luna, ISATS

Time Magazine: "How to Make Great Teachers"

MJB wrote 4 months ago: Time Magazine’s cover story this week is on the teacher shortage, the need for excellent new t … more »

Tags: Education Policy, Education, Teaching

DoE: "We'll rate teachers with test scores;" UFT to respond1 comment

jd2718 wrote 5 months ago: First, a few links. UFT Statement is reproduced beneath the fold. The NY Times article. Leo Casey. F … more »

Tags: Unions, New York City, Teachers, Teachers Unions, NYC, New York, United Federation of Teachers, UFT, Teaching

The Problem with Merit Pay for Classroom Teachers - The Real Truth, The Whole Truth

karlfrankjr wrote 6 months ago: Ah.  The cons of merit pay for classroom teachers.  I have posted a link to this article before, b … more »

Tags: Accountability, CharterSchools, Education, No Child Left Behind, private schools, Public Schools, salaries, Student Success, Teachers

Bushwick teachers reject merit pay.1 comment

preaprez wrote 6 months ago: A statement from teachers at Bushwick Community High School, Bushwick, Brooklyn: Our school, Bushwic … more »

Teachers On the Ledge

mindmasseuse wrote 7 months ago: I found this heartrending and very articulate post at the Teacher In the 408 blog about the challeng … more »

Tags: performance pay, Standardized Testing, teacher recruiting, teacher shortage, teacher support, Teacher Quality, Teacher training

Performance Pay Taking Center Stage1 comment

schwieger wrote 7 months ago: Matthew L Schwieger Stanford University No matter how you parse it, the emergence of performance pay … more »

Tags: Education, K-12, New York City, performance pay, Public Schools, Students, Teachers, Unions

Leading with little merit

randyspeck wrote 7 months ago: I am probably making this a bad habit, but I watched the Democratic Debate last night from Las Vegas … more »

Tags: Education, Clinton, Democrat Debate

Bronx teachers to merit pay: "Drop Dead."1 comment

preaprez wrote 8 months ago: The NY Post reports: Teachers at a Bronx elementary school gave a surprising response to a bonus pla … more »

Merit Pay For Teachers Goes To Affluent Schools

DallasBlackBlog wrote 9 months ago: SENTINEL SPECIAL REPORT Erika Hobbs | Sentinel Staff Writer September 9 … more »

Tags: African-American, African American Education, black, Black Education, Dallas Achieves, Dallas ISD, democracy, DISD, Education

MAP Merit Award Program: The Florida Legislature Strikes Again With One Of Its "Brilliant Ideas"9 comments

Nathan's Uncle wrote 10 months ago:   I apologize in advance. This is a LONG, yet hopefully entertaining and informative rant, I m … more »

Tags: Public Education

Teachers Refuse State Bonuses

DallasBlackBlog wrote 10 months ago: Fairbanks, Ala. Teachers and staff at a Fairbanks elementary school are turning down bonuses offered … more »

Tags: NCLB, Education, Urban Education, No Child Left Behind, Education reform, Public Education, High Stakes Testing, TAKS, Teacher Bonuses

1934 Has Come And Gone.

doingitforthekids wrote 11 months ago: In my last post, I said this: Certainly no one likes a bankrupt school district, but when focus mov … more »

Tags: Education, Teacher Unions, NCLB


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