Louisiana, the state that's way ahead of the pack when it comes to determining the value added by teacher...
Last month we were pleased to see an evaluation of Florida's Reading First program, showing big reading gains across the...
Promise you won't yawn? We need to talk teacher pensions. Though long overdue, some states are finally acknowledging the fact...
There is a lot of confusion over the accuracy of using valued-added measures (VAMs) to judge teacher performance. Is one...
There's plenty of debate about the need to take ineffective teachers off the payroll, but where does the line get...
We have removed our review of CRPE's study on seniority staffing and its relation to teacher turnover. After...
Here's some new evidence that not as many new teachers are leaving the profession as it's popular to assert. 2007-2008...
The Fairness in Negotiations Act, a new law that took effect this month, earned Maryland's Martin O'Malley NEA's "America's Greatest...
Although the Washington Teachers Union may be filing a class action lawsuit against DCPS for firing 241 teachers (two-thirds...
The Cleveland teachers union recently scored a significant victory, after an arbitration panel there ruled that its CEO Eugene...
Only a few months ago, New York City schools were living with a state firewall that blocked ...
We hear a lot about the need to put highly effective teachers in front of students year in and year...
The final Institute of Education Sciences report is out on the success of comprehensive induction services modeled after those of...
A new law requiring textbook publishers to provide more information about their textbooks may help professors...
Apparently the old adage is true: everything you need to know in life you learned in kindergarten. Well, at least...