Disputed Review Finds Disparities in Teacher Prep
The National Council on Teacher Quality says most of the nation's teacher education programs that were reviewed are weak, but critics find fault with the project's methods. (June 18, 2013)
Debate over the subject's relevancy brews in several states even as the Common Core State Standards for mathematics expect students to master that content. (June 17, 2013)
POLITICS K-12 BLOG
Arne Duncan Allows NCLB Waiver States Extra Time on Teacher Evaluation
From the Wires
- • Education Dept. offers more time to reach goals
- • Audit: Lawmakers need to define school readiness
- • Indiana teachers ask Ritz to support Common Core
After Early Progress, SIG School Struggles to Improve
After three years, a $1.5 million investment, and a huge staffing shake-up, the long-troubled former Shawnee High School in Louisville, Ky., remains on tenuous ground. (June 17, 2013)
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COMMENTARY
Time for Progress in Teacher Prep
Judgments of teacher-prep programs should be linked to student achievement, say Edward Crowe, Michael Allen, and Charles Coble of Teacher Preparation Analytics. (June 14, 2013)
COMMENTARY
As a teacher-educator, Julie Gorlewski writes that she struggles with the same tensions that she faced in her K-12 classroom. (June 12, 2013)
Leadership 360 Blog
The emerging digital learning environment requires that educators develop a new approach to teaching ethics, write Ann Myers and Jill Berkowicz. (June 18, 2013)
Yearly Special Reports
A 'Neglected' Population Gets Another Chance
Around the country, schools and community groups are moving beyond dropout prevention to recover the students who have already left. Read the full report.
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Three students who dropped out of Chicago high schools found a path to graduation at a Youth Connection Charter School—a network of schools that specializes in serving recovered dropouts or students at high risk of not earning a diploma.
Digital Directions
Obama Pushes Faster Internet, More Tech Funding for Schools
A new proposal unveiled by the president includes an ambitious overhaul of the federal E-rate program to ensure universal broadband access and updated technology in the nation's classrooms. (June 13, 2013)
Teacher
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My Breakthrough Moment as a Teacher
Working with, and ultimately getting through to, a difficult 6th grader reminded this teacher that students' personal gains are often as important as their academic ones. (June 13, 2013)
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MARKETPLACE K-12 BLOG
Will Districts Determine the Success of Coursera's Teacher-Training Venture?
Generating sustained interest in its new, free teacher-training venture will require Coursera to partner with districts, a new analysis argues. (June 13, 2013)
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