Are the NCTQ's Preparation Standards Linked to Better Teaching?
For the most part, there was no consistent relationship between the standards and better teaching.
For the most part, there was no consistent relationship between the standards and better teaching.
A judge's ruling last summer to overturn teacher-protection statutes was thinly argued and misread state constitutional law, they contend.
Veteran teachers getting a score of "effective" or better don't have to follow current rules for demonstrating subject-matter knowledge.
Fewer teachers got ratings of "effective" or better under the state's controversial new rating system.
James G. Cibulka will be replaced by a former state superintendent until a new president can be found.
The grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Only 17 percent of teachers tracked in a federal longitudinal study left the profession, far fewer than the often-cited 50 percent.
Fearing its members will be penalized, the union wants to eliminate the tax on high-cost health-care plans
The foundation hints at new plans to issue grants to improve teacher preparation.
After nearly a year of negotiations and the threat of a strike, the Los Angeles school district has reached a tentative agreement with the teachers' union, settling on a deal that would increase teacher salaries by 10 percent.
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