Blogs about: Teacher Quality
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Latest Reading: 1) Graduation Rates and 2) Details on our Teacher Workforce
The Quick and the Ed has the latest on 2 important new reports. Ed Trust exposes how little states pay attention to graduation rates, and The National Center for Education Statistics has a massive st… more »
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Camp Education
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Jay P. Greene wrote 5 days ago: “I desire macaroni pictures! And those little shaker things where you put beans inside of paper p … more »
Teachers being shown the money
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J.R. Atwood wrote 1 month ago: “Oh, that is so wonderful! I wish I could do something like that. But… you know.” … more »
Ask A Stupid Question Part 1-1/2
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sunniemom wrote 1 month ago: Time Magazine did an article earlier this year on How to Make Great Teachers, and they are asking so … more »
Ask A Stupid Question...Part 1
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sunniemom wrote 1 month ago: Efforts to improve the public education system usually involve studies that attempt to discover what … more »
Teach for America: Critiques and responses
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J.R. Atwood wrote 1 month ago: The points that detractors of Teach for America raise usually fall into one of three interrelated bu … more »
Good schools: How to do it. It's the teachers, stupid!
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J.R. Atwood wrote 1 month ago: Worth a read: Our friends in the north, a thought-provoking article in the Economist that explores t … more »
Teacher Quality Illustrated
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Greg Forster wrote 2 months ago: (Guest post by Greg Forster) No, that title does not refer to a new glossy magazine for education wo … more »
Indiana Jones and the Teacher Quality Crusade
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matthewladner wrote 3 months ago: (Guest post by Matthew Ladner) Indiana Jones returns to the silver screen this summer. When last … more »
Teach For America Results: TFA Teachers Get Better Results Than Experienced Teachers
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mindmasseuse wrote 3 months ago: Oh, wow. I feel bad for the many experienced and excellent teachers who will read this article i … more »
Time To Treat Teachers As Rock Stars? High Pay Offered At NYC Charter School ExcitesTeachers
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mindmasseuse wrote 4 months ago: I’ve written before about the idea that paying superstar teachers top salaries and skimping on … more »
Cuts would leave students with less qualified teachers
Trey Csar wrote 4 months ago: The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning recently released a report examining the potentia … more »
Where education begins... developing a winning team!
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tracey bryant stuckey wrote 5 months ago: Parents begin building a solid foundation from birth if they understand Early Education is the Key t … more »
Educational progress... or Lack Thereof
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tracey bryant stuckey wrote 5 months ago: According to the most recent NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) assessments, only 31 … more »
Even good schools face difficulties
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Leslye Lugo wrote 5 months ago: Haiyun Weng of San Diego is the author of “Psychology” one of the five most compelling stories s … more »
Study Shows Teacher Experience, Not Advanced Degrees, Key To Student Success
mindmasseuse wrote 7 months ago: This article reports on a recent study indicating that teachers with more experience are likely to h … 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 »
Eduwonk.com: Performance Pay...The New Vouchers!
witchyrichy wrote 8 months ago: Eduwonk.com: Performance Pay…The New Vouchers! So, the rise in discussions of performance pay … more »
A Statistically Valid Way
witchyrichy wrote 8 months ago: I’ve been arguing in my writing–both candidacy paper and literature review–that we … more »
Merit Pay for Teachers
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educationguru wrote 10 months ago: In every other industry but education, hard work and achievement are rewarded with increased compens … more »
