The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher 2009: Collaboration for Student Success
MetLife FoundationMarch 2010
MetLife FoundationMarch 2010
Barry Topol, John Olson, and Ed RoeberAssessment Solutions Group for the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy EducationApril 2010
Ben WildavskyPrinceton University Press2010
Eric Hanushek and Steven RivkinNational Bureau of Economic ResearchMarch 2010
In one Utah school district, students must say adios to earning extra credit through Facebook gifts (yes, there are such things) for their Spanish teacher. Granite School District wants to be the first in Utah to formally ban student-teacher friendships on the popular social networking site. Students and teachers won’t even be allowed to follow each other on Twitter.
Too often in education reform, books are quickly pushed into one of two camps: policy or practice.
Two months ago, when submitting its budget proposal to Congress, the Obama Administration crowed about its fiscal discipline and its commitment to flat-lining domestic spending (sort of). While education would receive an increase, it would be measured and responsible. Well that approach didn’t last long.
Are you against violence toward animals? Well you have an advocate in Hartford, Connecticut, where that state’s legislature is contemplating a bill that would allow students to complete science-class animal dissections virtually. Should students be forced to cut open that lifeless piglet or innocent frog to learn about their anatomy? The battle lines are drawn.
The new United Federation of Teachers’ president Michael Mulgrew was voted into office with 91 percent of the vote.
Be forewarned: It’s going to take me a while to get to my main argument. I hope you agree it’s worth the wait.
Yesterday, Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston unveiled his much-anticipated teacher reform legislation.
Kansas out of RTT, ?sends a signal to Washington that we don't want to play their game.? Duncan wants more money to bail out cash-strapped districts
Yesterday, Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston unveiled his much-anticipated teacher reform legislation.
This is a little wonky, but bear with me. The great part about section D2 of the Race to the Top application is that it gets progressively more reform-oriented as you move through it. Each subsection asks a bit more of the state than the previous one.
Mike's post from this afternoon makes an excellent point: because teachers are the main drivers of student achievement, teacher quality reforms (like eliminating tenure and linking teacher evaluation to student achievement results) are central to improving education.
Mike's post from this afternoon makes an excellent point: because teachers are the main drivers of student achievement, teacher quality reforms (like eliminating tenure and linking teacher evaluation to student achievement results) are central to improving education.
Kansas out of RTT, "sends a signal to Washington that we don't want to play their game." Duncan wants more money to bail out cash-strapped districts