Value-Added and Other Measures of Teacher Quality
School districts, individual schools, and education policies all contribute to student achievement. But it can be argued that the most important contributing factor is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Evaluating teacher quality is complicated, yet it has become even more important with ...
Approaches to Alternative Teachers Compensation
About 95% of public school districts use a uniform salary schedule. But merit pay and performance-based pay programs are attracting the attention of policymakers and educators across the nation(1). Critics of traditional compensation systems and newer alternatives point out the strengths of the ...
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First Teacher Astronaut Headed to Space!
NASA's first teacher astronaut will rocket into space this summer. It's been a long time coming. Barbara Morgan, a...
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A New Teacher Salary: $125,000 per Year!
How much is an amazing teacher worth? As much as a low-level worker, or a startup superstar? The Equity Project Charter...
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What You Need to Know about the AFT
Because both the AFT and the NEA are in unique positions to influence what happens in our public schools, they continue...
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Teachers Happiest They've Been in 20 Years
Despite media flurry about how “No Child Left Behind” is leaving educators overwhelmed, a recent study shows that...
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Is Your Child Being Taught From a Script?
Being a teacher has always had a lot in common with being a performer. These days, there's another trait some teachers...
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