Chicago win is but a first step

After months of heated negotiations and threats of strikes, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union reached an interim...

TR3 Trends: School Intervention and Improvement

This month's issue looks at the strategies that Tr3 districts are pursuing to improve chronically poor-performing schools--using federal funds available...

If the suit fits...

We wrote recently about an unusual lawsuit underway in California, in which the organization Students Matter contends that current teacher...

Clock's ticking, but students can't wait

The education landscape changed while Boston's educators have been negotiating the teachers contract

Time for a National Council on Principal Quality?

It certainly looks like the principal profession and the teaching profession are facing similar challenges when it comes to preparation.

The impact of principal turnover on schools

This won't surprise educators, but a new study shows just how much principal turnover affects teachers and students.

Catching up with Georgia's teacher evaluation turmoil

Georgia's educators sure know how to grab a headline

It's Complicated: Update to Fairfax County teacher dismissal case

Yesterday, Washington Post journalist Emma Brown reported that Fairfax County Schools have decided to not pursue the firing of tenured...

Shiny, quick-fix fads

An ACLU lawsuit highlights how oversimplifying reform approaches ultimately hurts long-term solutions.

Scienglish

Science teachers are going beyond equations to teach students the skills they need.

New teacher production numbers... it's a long tail

Numbers based on final test takers show most new teachers still prepared on college campuses.

Do districts help foster teachers' peer relationships?

Many of the districts in our TR3 database do, but there's plenty of room for improvement.

Fireworks in the Big Apple

Arbitrator rules against city's plan to reform low-performing schools.

Is teaching an art or a science?

It's like architecture, posits Dan Willingham.

Broader, Bolder vs. Holistic, Audacious

A DC teacher's take on the education reform debate