New York State Teacher-Evaluation Results Reveal Local Discrepancies
While teacher-evaluation results were high for most of New York state, they were low in urban pockets, including Syracuse.
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October 23, 2013
October 23, 2013
Newark Constructing 'Village' for Teachers
Here's an interesting urban renewal story that has a very distinct connection to teaching: In an effort to revive its blighted downtown area, the city of Newark, N.J., last month officially launched a new development known as Teachers Village.
October 22, 2013
Much-Loved Math Teacher Braved Gunfire in Nevada Shooting
After serving as a Marine and doing several tours in Afghanistan with the Nevada Air National Guard, 45-year-old Michael Landsberry died a hero on his home turf, in a civilian role. On Monday, the 8th grade math teacher and soccer coach was killed while trying to protect students from a school-aged gunman.
October 17, 2013
Do Parents Leave the Ethics to Teachers?
In a disconcerting New York magazine article, Lisa Miller asks whether it's possible to be both ethical and a parent—and comes to the disturbing conclusion that it very well may not be. She begins by asking readers to imagine a scenario in which they just discovered their 4th grader has lic...
October 16, 2013
PEOPLE's 6 Teachers of the Year
This morning PEOPLE magazine announced the six winners of its second annual "Teacher of the Year" contest.
October 15, 2013
Teacher-Evaluation Fears Playing Out in New York
A Syracuse high school is serving as a case study for how apparent glitches in an evaluation system can affect teacher morale—and potentially jeopardize teachers' careers.
October 08, 2013
How the Shutdown Is Affecting Teachers
Among its other reverberations in the ed world, the government shutdown has made life particularly complicated for U.S. Department of Defense teachers.
October 07, 2013
Study Finds Teachers Enthusiastic About Common Core
Nearly every teacher in the U.S. now knows about the Common Core State Standards, and 73 percent of math, English, science, and social studies teachers in states that have adopted them say they are enthusiastic about their implementation, according to a new survey.
October 04, 2013
Teachers Step In to Save Congress?
A classic 2011 story from the satirical news site The Onion has aptly resurfaced this week: "Emergency Team of 8th-Grade Civics Teachers Dispatched to Washington."
October 04, 2013
Study: Where Are Teachers Most Respected?
The "status" of teachers varies widely across countries, according to a new survey, with teachers in China having the highest social standing of those countries measured.
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