Novice teachers disproportionately get assigned lower-performing students, and districts often do not work to retain the most effective newcomers, according to new analyses by Harvard University's Strategic Data Project. Read Full Post >
A new study suggests principals who learn time scheduling and management delegation can gain the equivalent of an extra day each week for instructional leadership. Read Full Post >
States are working to make teacher-student data links more meaningful to teachers. Read Full Post >
Great Britain, like the United States, is in the middle of a major push to use student achievement data to improve instruction and school policy. And, like us, the implementation is still a bit hit or miss, in part because teachers find their classroom data more accurate and useful. Read Full Post >
Top education research author Michael Feuer ponders the role of research in teaching and teacher education. Meanwhile, Wisconsin sociologist Robert Hauser steps in to lead National Academies' education division. Read Full Post >
The Council of Chief State School Officers sifts through more than 400 studies on professional development to identify some common ingredients for success. Read Full Post >
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