Teacher Survey Highlights Cuts to the Arts, Foreign Languages
About 22 percent of teachers say arts and music programs have been cut over the past year, a new survey shows. Read Full Post >
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March 09, 2012
March 07, 2012
What Constitutes A Strong Common-Core Implementation Plan?
Two organizations create a framework for states to use in thinking through their common-standards implementation plans. Read Full Post >
March 06, 2012
Teacher Retention Up, But Scores Flat, Under Chicago Reform Project
The Chicago Teacher Advancement Program increased mentoring and improved teacher-retention rates in some participating schools compared to a similar, nonparticipating set—but didn't appear to raise student achievement, according to a study released today. Read Full Post >
March 06, 2012
Teachers Coming On Board With Video Review?
Some instructors may be more open to having their lessons taped than administrators may think. Read Full Post >
March 04, 2012
March Madness Begins in Our Schools: It's Test Prep Time
Follow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCody In our nation's public schools, March Madness has taken on a whole new meaning. It is test prep time in America. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is fond of saying that we should not teach the test. At the same time, there are huge consequences for schools, t... Read Full Post >
February 28, 2012
Arthur Camins: Why are Education Innovations Always Slip Slidin' Away?
Guest post by Arthur Camins. Slip slidin' away Slip slidin' away You know the nearer your destination The more you're slip slidin' away Paul Simon The current narrative for improving education in the United States is based on two undeniable charges and several simple and compelling solutions... Read Full Post >
February 23, 2012
Summer PD Fellowships Available to Social Studies Teachers
High school social studies teachers interested in some offline professional development this summer—specifically, the chance to travel to historic sites with some like-minded colleagues—may want to look into the Founders Fellowship. The program, hosted by the Bill of Rights Institute and t... Read Full Post >
February 22, 2012
New Research Finds Benefits From Alabama STEM Initiative
An Alabama STEM initiative is boosting student learning, a federal study concludes. Read Full Post >
February 17, 2012
Report Scrutinizes States' Teacher-Induction Policies
Even as there are more and more novice teachers in the ranks of the profession, states' teacher induction policies are generally piecemeal, contends a new report by the New Teacher Center. Read Full Post >
February 15, 2012
Classroom Tech With a Human Touch
Earlier this week, The New York Times—which in the past has been criticized for negative coverage of educational technology—reported on a student-laptop program in the Mooresville, N.C., school district that has led to impressive gains in achievement and student engagement. The secret? By ... Read Full Post >
