Shouldn't we expect that teachers will initially perform differently in the classroom based on the quality of their preparation? After all, there...
A few weeks ago while my blizzard-frenzied hometown of Baltimore was busy emptying grocery shelves of bread and toilet paper, I took...
The first Trendline of 2016 takes a fresh look at our most popular topic from 2015: layoffs.
Over the holidays, I ran into an old colleague from back when I was doing a lot of work in Baltimore...
We know teachers are more than just the sum of their students' test scores. That's why teacher evaluations don't just look...
We've all been there. A teacher asks a class to answer a simple question with a show of hands. You're not...
The Mirage by TNTPJust make sure you leave before they read the headline findings. TNTP estimates that, on average, districts...
Uneven Playing Field? Assessing the Teacher Quality Gap Between Advantaged and Disadvantaged Students by Goldhaber, Lavery, & Theobald Looking for a bright spot?...
Productivity Returns to Experience in the Teacher Labor Market: Methodological Challenges and New Evidence on Long-Term Career Improvement by Papay & Kraft Back...
A Foot in the Door: Exploring the Role of Student Teaching Assignments in Teachers' Initial Job Placements by Krieg, Theobald, & Goldhaber Every...
Public School Teacher Attrition and Mobility in the First Five Years: Results From the First Through Fifth Waves of the 2007–08...
Over the course of the year, the Trendline covered everything from hot topics like teacher evaluation and salary (including this interactive map) to the...
Upon the release of our first comprehensive Yearbook that included state grades in 2009, the headline read: "Taken as a whole,...
As eternal optimists, we're choosing to look on the bright side of a disheartening new study. Researchers Jennifer Steele, Matthew Pepper, Matthew...
This month, the Trendline takes a look at the role of student growth in evaluation ratings and how districts connect...