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Are colleges of education really cash cows? New data suggests otherwise

A new study casts some legitimate doubts about just how much of a cash cow ed schools really are.

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Too short, still sweet: When successful systems lack longevity

How can we fix well-documented disparities in the education experiences of children living in poverty?

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Life lessons from a trip to the hospital

No matter how much I am inclined to trust someone else's expertise, I need to be my own best advocate.

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Steps to help create a stronger, more diverse elementary teacher workforce

School districts currently hire about 70,000 new elementary teachers each year, with the expectation that these teachers are ready to...

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Who are today’s teachers?

Some noteworthy findings from Richard Ingersoll and his colleagues in the recent examination of how the teaching workforce has changed...

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Leaving mid-year: when teacher turnover hurts the most

Not all teacher turnover is created equal. Some turnover is a good thing. Too much of it is a bad...

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Why the big yawn?

There's a big push in many states and among the edu-policy crowd to do away teacher licensing tests.

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Words matter: the language of evaluation ratings

"What's in a name?" Juliet famously asks as she pleads her case to Romeo...

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Setting the record straight

The newest scare about teacher shortages focuses on the question of teacher retention...

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An open letter to all who care about making sure every child in America learns to read

As our nation embarks upon a new year, we must acknowledge a sobering reality…

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Hey, Michael Jackson … maybe it really DOES matter if you’re Black or White

A new study confirms, yet again, the positive benefits of students of color having a teacher of the same race.

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Win-win-win for student teaching

New research adds two fascinating twists to this (thankfully) increasingly popular field of research.

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The use of teacher effectiveness in layoff decisions

Given the importance of great teaching for student learning, including effectiveness data when making layoff decisions is essential.

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Late-breaking news: Cooperating teachers should be good at teaching!

Oftentimes research is way out ahead of the conventional wisdom. Occasionally though, common sense ends up being justified by research.

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Feedback is fundamental

Something doesn't add up.