July 2016: How much time do teachers get to plan and collaborate?
In order to be well prepared for daily instruction, teachers need time without students to plan and collaborate. This month, Trendline...
In order to be well prepared for daily instruction, teachers need time without students to plan and collaborate. This month, Trendline...
Of late, I've been holding my own internal debate. Is getting states to change their teacher policies worth all the...
Every great teacher knows that her grading practices need to be fair. And any good policymaker should know that teachers...
This month, the Trendline takes a look at substitute teachers' required qualifications, salary, and benefits. We find some significant changes...
30 million words. It's a staggering number representing the tremendous gap in the number of utterances (not distinct words) a child hears...
In the face of all evidence on the (apparently) utter uselessness of most professional development, might there be something that...
Over the last few decades, the field of teacher education has heavily promoted the use and even the mandatory adoption by...
We've known for years that students of color are underrepresented in gifted education programs across the country.
This month's Trendline takes a look at the length of probationary periods across districts in the Teacher Contract Database and how much...
Isn't it amazing how someone or some things gain traction when the facts clearly aren't on their side? Just like...
The headline of a new study from Matthew A. Kraft (Brown University) and David Blazar (Harvard Graduate School of Education)...
On behalf of the entire Teacher Preparation Strategies team, I want to express our sadness at the death of Barry...
Of late, there's been a lot of chatter among teacher educators objecting to language in ESSA for "teacher preparation academies," relatively regulation-free...
Earlier this year, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) launched "nonacademic factors" into the national discussion, as such factors can now be...
A lot of us can rattle off the possible shortcomings of using value-added test scores to evaluate teachers: The...