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The 'Natural' Teacher By Walt Gardner

The 'Natural' Teacher

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Stop Picking on Gym Teachers! by Sara Mead

Stop Picking on Gym Teachers!

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Why are women so underrepresented in educational leadership? by Dan Domenech

Why are women so underrepresented in educational leadership?

Posted By Dan Domenech On November 2, 2012 

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Seventy-two percent of the education…

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Student Fights Bullying with Positivity by KEVIN CURWICK

Student Fights Bullying with Positivity

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Suspend Testing after the Hurricane: An Open Letter from Denny Taylor

Suspend Testing after the Hurricane: An Open Letter from Denny Taylor

5 NOVEMBER 2012 

Two Important Research Findings on Children and Trauma Support the Halting of Testing in K-12 Public Schools: An Open Letter to Governor Christie, Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg er

Denny Taylor, Professor of…

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The Importance of Education: An Economics View By Michael Greenstone & Adam Looney

The Importance of Education: An Economics View

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It's not headline news that educational attainment is highly correlated with income: College graduates typically earn more than less-educated Americans. What is…

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Unintended Consequences of Teacher Evaluation By Walt Gardner

Unintended Consequences of Teacher Evaluation

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The U.S. Education System Is Not Failing

The U.S. Education System Is Not Failing

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Rethinking Principal Evaluation By Gail Connelly and JoAnn Bartoletti

Rethinking Principal Evaluation

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In an era of high-stakes testing, more-rigorous federal and state accountability programs, and intense interest among taxpayers and government…

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Let a new teacher-union debate begin By Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Michael J. Petrilli

Let a new teacher-union debate begin

By Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Michael J. Petrilli / November 1, 2012

Everyone knows that teacher unions matter in education politics and policies, a reality that is never more evident than at election time. In recent weeks, for example, state affiliates have been pushing forhigher taxes on businesses to boost education spending in…

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New Teacher-Evaluation Procedures in Colorado

New Teacher-Evaluation Procedures in Colorado

In this New York Times article, Motoko Rich reports on the reaction of some Colorado educators as the state rolls out a new teacher-evaluation process. Half of teachers’ ratings will be based on test scores, the other half on classroom observations. The centerpiece of the new observation protocol is a 24-page rubric designed to give teachers detailed information on the quality of their lessons. U.S.…

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Push-Back on Using Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers

Push-Back on Using Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers

In this forceful New York Times op-ed piece, Deborah Kenny crystallizes the current debate about teacher evaluation by telling why one of her Harlem charter schools didn’t renew the contract of a teacher despite the fact that his students were doing exceptionally well on state tests. “We kept hearing directly from students and parents that he was mean and derided the children who needed the most…

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The Education Debate 2012 -- Linda Darling-Hammond

C. M. Rubin

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Fair Isn’t Equal: Seven Classroom Tips by DR. RICHARD CURWIN

Fair Isn’t Equal: Seven Classroom Tips

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From Surviving to Thriving: Making the Case for SEL by Maurice Elias

From Surviving to Thriving: Making the Case for SEL

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“Two Cheers for Gates Foundation Student Survey Research” By Dr. John Thompson



“Two Cheers for Gates Foundation Student Survey Research” — Guest Post By Dr. John Thompson

 



(Editor’s Note: As regular readers know, I’ve written a great deal about how I use student evaluations to improve my classes and my instruction (see …

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Assessing Ourselves To Death by Matthew Di Carlo

Assessing Ourselves To Death

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** Reprinted here in the Washington…

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What Would a Second Obama Term Look Like on Education? By Alyson Klein

What Would a Second Obama Term Look Like on Education?

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Election Projects Get Students Critically Engaged by Susan Boss

Election Projects Get Students Critically Engaged

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