Mixed Signals On Social Studies

There was an interesting juxtaposition of history stories in the news this week. On one hand, there was a White...

Teacher Attrition: How Real Is The Problem?

Education Week has a nice round-up of several different studies that come to wildly disparate conclusions on the topic of...

School Districts And Last-Minute Hiring

There s new research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education that helps us understand the experience of new teachers...

Teacher Tenure: Chapman With a Chainsaw

When the Illinois General Assembly was considering a proposal to ease tenure requirements, it made Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman...

C'mon Seven...Teacher Needs a Raise

The Washington Education Association has found a strange bedfellow. In order to pay for cost-of-living raises and other education priorities,...

Teachers, Test Scores, and Confidentiality

A new proposal in Tennessee would allow teachers to prove that they are highly qualified by using the...

There is No National Teacher Shortage," Claims Researcher

A concise and provocative feature in this month s Blueprint argues for a new perspective in addressing teacher shortages. Author...

Merit Pay May Come to Denver

In a classic high-stakes trade-off, Denver's public school teachers may be about to receive a big raise--if they can prove...

A Look Into the Minds of Teachers

The public opinion research group Public Agenda recently released a survey called Where We Are Now: 12 Things You Need...

Who Benefits From Benefits?

Here s an interesting and telling statistic. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, the average teacher got a 0.68% salary increase for...

Paraprofessionals and No Child Left Behind

In addition to requiring a highly qualified teacher in every classroom, No Child Left Behind requires that teachers...

Teacher Qualifications in the Windy City

Twelve percent of Chicago Public School teachers 1,927 teachers in charge of over 55,000 students are not up to par,...

What Does it Mean to Teach English?

While college English professors are sticklers for correct grammar and usage, too many high school teachers are like, Hey,...

Vermont: A Teacher's Paradise?

"Vermont's schools are gaining teachers at a fast rate, losing students at a faster rate and spending money on education...

Oregon Legislators To Teachers: What Are You Smoking?

Teachers Respond: No, What Are You Smoking? The Oregon Education Association is protesting a bill in the state legislature that would...