Parent Attitudes Towards Achievement

According to a new study from two respected economists, Brian Jacob and Lars Lefgren, parents have very different views on...

Time to Retire Teacher Pensions in Illinois and Michigan?

Controversy is brewing in Illinois over some hefty teacher pensions. More than 1,100 retired Illinois teachers receive yearly pensions of...

How many chances should a teacher get?

While kids generally need to beg to retake a flubbed test, apparently teachers get a much sweeter deal. All...

The sky is falling in California

Examining data from 2,000 former California public school teachers, a recent study from California State University's Teacher Quality Institute found...

Philadelphia Story

Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Paul Vallas--who is leaving the city to take the helm of the troubled school system in New...

Q Comp Squeaks through in Minnesota

For almost three months, it seemed like Minnesota's performance pay plan--known as Q Comp--might die as the two houses of...

Feel the PULSE: Performance Pay Plan for Principals in Pittsburgh

Be careful not to stand too close to anyone and say that headline aloud, but Pittsburgh's plan to tie principals'...

Bad ideas in Big Sky country

Montana has never been much of a hotbed for education reform, but recent moves by the Treasure State to address...

Have your cake...and pay for it, too!

Sure, take a long weekend. If you want, take an extra-long weekend. That'll be 100 bucks. That's right. Teachers in North...

New principles for principals

While we're on the subject of principals, Fordham just released a study looking at the authority principals...

And Finally, the Release of NCTQ's State Teacher Policy Yearbook

On Wednesday, June 27 from 9 to 11 am here in Washington, NCTQ will be launching the first edition of...

No Recommendation Left Behind

By Kate Walsh, NCTQ President By now, nearly every Washington group has distributed its recommendations regarding the reauthorization of No...

AERA gone wild! Goldhaber sobers 'em up!

USA Today education reporter Greg Toppo recently hit the reportorial nail on the head with his take on education research....

Changes afoot at ABCTE: states, stats and status

Though the rest of us had stopped paying attention, the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) --easily...

Basing new regs on gut checks: Florida's Pre-K certification initiative

Florida's new governor, Charlie Crist, wants to certify the state's pre-kindergarten teachers--basically because he thinks it sounds like the right...