Studying teacher prep: the more, the merrier

We welcome the National Academy of Education's project on evaluating teacher preparation

It Starts At the Top

Good principals matter -- because they know how to keep their best teachers

You're Hired!

Why do education schools need to ask school districts to hire student teachers?

With all due RESPECT

Suggestions for those seeking grants from the Department of Education's newest initiative

A Tale of Two States

The context we need -- but don't often get -- on stories on teacher quality policy

A Call to Action in Miami

A Call to Action in Miami

Connecticut Gets Serious About Teacher Quality

When we cited the states which had made the most progress in teacher policy in the 2011 Yearbook, Connecticut was...

Teachers, will you be our Valentine?

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Pay day in Chicago

Yikes. That was our reaction when we read that Chicago Public Schools paid out $265 million to ex-employees for their unused vacation...

Being a leader isn't always easy

Baltimore City taking an important step with evaluations

Chester-Upland: Don't let this happen in your backyard

Chester-Upland rocketed to infamy last month when the district ran out of money and teachers pledged to keep working for...

Science fiction at the White House Science Fair

Scientific fact: We've got a problem with math and science education. Science fiction: Funding ed schools to create innovative programs will solve...

The pulse: what are states doing to expand the teaching pool?

For all of those teachers who have slogged through course after course in a supposedly alternate route to certification

Luddites, technophiles, and student data...oh my!

Technology only works if you use it. Unfortunately for New York City, which spent $83 million on an information system...

Helicopter parenting gets new meaning in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire state legislature just passed a bill that gives parents the right to request personalized curriculum changes for...