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Hitting the Books
September 10, 2008  Teacher book groups are gaining traction as a way to reflect on ideas and create change in schools.

‘Book Study’ Helps Teachers Hone Skills
May 16, 2008  On media-center couches and at conference-room tables, downing Cokes and sipping coffee together, teachers around the country are cracking open books to get better at what they do—and, often, relishing the experience.

Districts Experiment With Cutting Down on Teacher Absence
April 28, 2008  Expert advice on ways to reduce unnecessary leave far outstrips what education leaders have so far ventured to do about the problem.

Mass. Urban Teachers Being Groomed to Help Sway Policy
April 29, 2008

Leagues Revive Debate in City Schools
April 15, 2008

Teacher Qualifications
April 15, 2008

Failing Schools Showed Progress With Most of the Same Teachers
Updated: April 9, 2008

Test Students to Enrich High School Teaching, Brief Urges
Updated: April 1, 2008

Schools Seek to Channel Parent Involvement
April 1, 2008

National Certification Board Awards 5-Year Contract to Pearson
March 13, 2008

Studies Link Teacher Absences to Lower Student Scores
March 18, 2008

Performance-Pay Setup in Texas Shows Promise
March 7, 2008

Less Improvement Seen in Secondary Schools Using TAP
Updated: March 3, 2008

In Final Months, Ed. Dept. Seeks Teachers’ Advice
March 3, 2008

Teacher Coaches Find a Growing Role
March 12, 2008

Survey Reveals Fla. Teachers Don’t Understand Pay Plan
February 29, 2008

Top Two Officials at AFT Won’t Run for Re-Election
Updated: June 13, 2008

Few Teacher Pacts in Largest Districts Seen as Overly Flexible or Restrictive
Updated: February 19, 2008

Governors Urged to Push Pay Strategies
February 8, 2008

Houston, Denver Move Into Next Stage of Pay Plans
February 8, 2008

Election Year Hints at Shifts for Unions
February 1, 2008

College and Charter Groups Team Up to Train Teachers
February 5, 2008

Vermont
January 22, 2008

Districts Discharge Unwanted Faculty Through ‘Buyouts’
January 22, 2008

Drive On to Improve Evaluation Systems for Teachers
Updated: January 15, 2008

Data Yield Clues to Effectiveness
January 2, 2008

Teacher Advocate Dies
January 8, 2008

Retired Chicago Teachers Protest Pension Payments
January 8, 2008

Bible-Based Science Education Degree Awaits Texas Higher Ed. Board Action
Updated: January 9, 2008

Lewis C. Solmon, Leader of Teacher Advancement Program, Dies
December 20, 2007

New Teachers Outdo Peers of Last Decade on Academic Scales
December 14, 2007

Tiered Licensing Systems Being Used by States to Help Teacher Quality
December 17, 2007

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Coaching Teachers to Help Students Learn
December 11, 2007

NBPTS Cites Record Jump in Awards of Its Credential
December 11, 2007

Michigan Fiscal Woes, Minimal Funding Hike May Pressure Schools
November 21, 2007

Teachers Seen as Making Difference in World's Top Schools
November 1, 2007

Genocide Claiming a Larger Place in Middle and High School Lessons
October 23, 2007

Teacher Bargaining
October 16, 2007

New York Shifts Strategy on Mentoring New Teachers
October 4, 2007

Teacher Quality
October 9, 2007

Chicago Launches Anti-Violence Effort
September 21, 2007

Draft Proposal Seeks to Equalize School Resources
September 12, 2007

Teacher Certification
September 18, 2007

Experts Warn of PBL Pitfalls
September 18, 2007

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No Easy Project
September 18, 2007

Housing Project Razed
September 18, 2007

Draft Retains Quality Rules for Teachers
September 7, 2007

Houston Board to Vote on Changes to Teacher Performance-Bonus
September 10, 2007

The National Board: Challenged by Success?
August 10, 2007

NBPTS Certification Too Popular?
August 13, 2007

Coalition Spells Out ’Essentials’ of Plans for Performance Pay
July 31, 2007

Teacher-Quality Groups Lay Out Compensation ‘Essentials’
July 24, 2007

Teacher-Policy Review Grades the States
July 12, 2007

City Schools Hire Teachers With Stronger Credentials
July 16, 2007

Paying for Performance
July 17, 2007

Interview: Mike Antonucci on the NEA Convention
July 10, 2007

Presidential Hopefuls Tell NEA Delegates What They Want to Hear
July 6, 2007

NEA President Uses Economic Competitiveness to Strike at NCLB
July 3, 2007

Group Offers Broad, Critical Review of State Policy on Teacher Quality
June 27, 2007

Vermont Lawmakers Approve Cost-Containment Measure
June 19, 2007

Teacher Incentive Fund Awards Its Last Grants for Fiscal Year
June 19, 2007

Oft-Cited Statistic Likely Inaccurate
June 12, 2007

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Gone After Five Years? Think Again
June 12, 2007

Ed. Dept. Announces New Grants Under Teacher Incentive Fund
June 5, 2007

'Highly Qualified' Discontent
May 15, 2007

NCLB Rules on ‘Quality’ Fall Short
May 14, 2007

New School Funding Formula Approved by N.D. Legislators
May 8, 2007

Calif. Walkout Ends in Draw
May 1, 2007

Teachers’ Unions Taking Professional Development Online
April 24, 2007

For Start-Up Teacher, Jam-Packed Routine
April 17, 2007

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Cultures of Commitment
April 17, 2007

Teacher Panel Calls for Overhaul of Pay Across Profession
April 17, 2007

Teacher Panel Calls for Overhaul of Pay
April 11, 2007

Donors Underwriting National-Board Fees
April 10, 2007

Impact of NCLB in Mich. Examined
March 30, 2007

Student Council Project Aims to Encourage Civic Activism
March 20, 2007

Union and Anti-Union Group Wage Billboard Campaigns in Newark
March 13, 2007

Senators Seek ‘Highly Qualified’ Refinements
March 13, 2007

Teachers at Mich. Charter Vote to Quit Their Union
March 6, 2007

U.S. Students Shown to Be on Par With Others on Amount of Homework
March 2, 2007

Debate Over Earnings of Teachers Renewed
February 20, 2007

County Executive in Michigan Calls for Mandarin for All
February 20, 2007

Mich. Charter Awaits Vote on Union
February 13, 2007

Michigan Governor Pushing Scholarship Expansion
February 13, 2007

Program Expanding Teachers’ Role Linked To Gains
February 6, 2007

Program That Expands Teachers’ Roles Linked to Higher Student Achievement
January 31, 2007

More Minority Teachers Earn National Certification
January 26, 2007

Teachers in Fla. Charter Schools Vote to Join Local Union Affiliate
January 30, 2007

NEA Drives Home Policy Point With Dropout Issue
January 23, 2007

Teacher-Pay Clearinghouse Launched on Internet
January 23, 2007

NEA Wants Role in School Improvement Agenda
January 23, 2007

Analysis Questions Inflexibility of Contracts
January 16, 2007

Technology High Schools, Property-Tax Cuts Envisioned
January 9, 2007

Rethinking Teachers’ Contracts, Report Argues, Would Free Up Funding Flexibility
January 9, 2007

Event Provides Entree Into Bargaining Talks
December 19, 2006

NEA Members, Budget Up; Workers Down
December 12, 2006

Classroom Gets Makeover
December 5, 2006

Economy Shadows Mich. Aid Increase
December 5, 2006

Project to Seek High-Poverty Schools’ Best Practices
November 28, 2006

Teacher-Incentive Plans Geared to Bonuses for Individuals
November 14, 2006

NCATE Accredits Its First Online Teacher-Training Program
November 2, 2006

Parent Measures in NCLB Examined
November 6, 2006

Unions and Charters
November 6, 2006

More Teacher-Incentive Grants Trickle Out
November 7, 2006

Schools Seen to Neglect Parent-Related Measures in NCLB
November 2, 2006

Productive Coexistence Recommended for Teachers’ Unions and Charter Schools
November 2, 2006

Unions Provide Money and Personnel for Key Races
October 31, 2006

Teacher Pipeline Part of Operation to Lift a School
October 31, 2006

‘Residencies’ Set Up to Train Urban Teachers at School Sites
October 31, 2006

Stanford Education School to Offer Loan Forgiveness
October 17, 2006

NEA: Earn a Diploma or Stay in School Until Age 21
October 10, 2006

Florida Union Challenges Teacher-Bonus Program
October 3, 2006

N.C. University Faculty Bail Out High School in Math, Science Class
October 3, 2006

Views Differ Over NCLB Rules on Involving Parents
September 19, 2006

Mich. Could Require Vaccine for Sexually Transmitted Virus
September 19, 2006

Ed. Dept. Won’t Force HOUSSE Closure Now
September 19, 2006

Lawmakers Study State’s ‘Brain Drain’
September 12, 2006

ABCTE Picks Up State, Adds Former Member of National Board
September 12, 2006

Site Launched for Teachers to Sell Their Lesson Plans
September 12, 2006

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In Every Core Class, A Qualified Teacher. . .
August 29, 2006

Most States Pass Federal Review on Highly Qualified Teachers
August 17, 2006

AFT Increases Dues to Boost Recruiting, Political Organizing
August 8, 2006

States' Standards, Tests Are a Mismatch, Study Finds
July 20, 2006

AFT Hikes Dues to Pay for Recruitment, Political Efforts
July 24, 2006

Teacher-Education Accrediting Group’s Numbers Up to 20
July 11, 2006

Teachers Recruited to Find Solutions to Vexing Policy Issues
July 11, 2006

Denver Teacher Wins $100,000 Kinder Prize
June 20, 2006

Denver Kindergarten Teacher Wins $100,000 Achievement Award
June 14, 2006

NBPTS Upgrades Profession, Most Agree, Despite Test-Score Letdown
June 9, 2006

Math, Science Graduates Sign On to Teach
June 12, 2006

D.C. Teachers Approve Contract With Flexibility for 10 Schools
June 13, 2006

‘Condition of Education’: U.S. Has Stiff Competition Abroad
June 6, 2006

Under Pressure, NBPTS Releases Full Study
May 19, 2006

Longtime Union President Ousted in Minneapolis
May 23, 2006

No State Meeting Teacher Provision of ‘No Child’ Law
May 23, 2006

Study for NBPTS Raises Questions About Credential
May 12, 2006

Fla. Urges Comparable Teacher-Compensation Reporting
May 16, 2006

Policymakers Urged to Heed Middle Grades
May 5, 2006

New Mentoring Program Found Helpful for Novice Teachers in N.Y.C.
May 9, 2006

National Board Teachers No Better Than Other Educators, Long-Awaited Study Finds
May 9, 2006

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Payne’s Pursuit
May 2, 2006

Phila. Launches Campaign to Diversify Staffs
April 25, 2006

Web Site Provides ‘Road Map’ for Teacher-Related Issues
April 25, 2006

States Still Ironing Out ‘Highly Qualified’ Kinks
April 18, 2006

Regional Accrediting Agencies Serving 30 States Approve Merger
April 11, 2006

Report: NCLB Law Hasn’t Superseded Contracts
April 4, 2006

Group Signs Off With Progress Report on Teacher Quality
March 28, 2006

Wis. Court Sides With Virtual Schools
March 28, 2006

Path to Classroom Not Linked to Teachers’ Success
March 21, 2006

Labor Accord Signals Shift in NEA View
March 7, 2006

Teaching Commission Started by IBM Chief Will Close Its Doors
March 6, 2006

Merger Makes a Difference
February 28, 2006

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Charging the Gap
February 28, 2006

Educator Condemns Lack of Respect for Teacher Prep
February 28, 2006

New Union Elections Sought
February 28, 2006

Education Officials Revamp Database of Sex Offenders
February 21, 2006

Race and Michigan Schools
February 21, 2006

Fla. Ready to Demand Bonuses Based on Test Scores
February 21, 2006

School ‘Segregation’ Examined in Michigan
February 17, 2006

Mich. Pupils Could Face Online Rule
February 3, 2006

College Scholarships Remain on Agenda
January 27, 2006

Teachers to Conduct Peer Reviews in Chicago
January 24, 2006

Teacher Training
January 24, 2006

Education Taxes Targeted in Vermont Address
January 13, 2006

Test-Tied Bonuses to Take Effect in Houston
January 17, 2006

Federal Report Surveys Teachers on Professional-Development Issues
January 13, 2006

Union Filings Give In-Depth Look at Spending Patterns
January 10, 2006

St. Paul Schools Target Classroom Appliances
January 3, 2006

Per-Pupil Aid Increase is First in Three Years
January 3, 2006

Actual Measure of ‘Highly Qualified’ Teachers Just Beginning to Come to Light Across Nation
December 13, 2005

Teacher-Certification Organization Shakes Up Board of Directors
December 13, 2005

Settlement in D.C. Union Case Calls for Recouping Money
December 13, 2005

Teacher-Evaluation System Likely to Be Replaced in Miami District
December 13, 2005

Volunteers Get Taste of Ingredients to Be an Effective Teacher
December 13, 2005

GAO: Districts Show Progress on Teacher Qualifications
November 29, 2005

Director of Teaching Commission Dies
November 29, 2005

Districts Show Progress on Teacher Qualifications
November 22, 2005

Center Changes Name
November 15, 2005

SEC Wants Teachers to Learn Their Retirement Needs
November 15, 2005

40-District Event in Pa. Draws 8,000 for Staff Training
November 15, 2005

Denver Voters Pave Way for Incentive Pay
November 8, 2005

N.Y.C. Teachers Approve Contract Giving Total of 15 Percent Raises
November 8, 2005

Denver Voters Approve Tax Hike to Underwrite Incentive-Based Teacher Pay
November 2, 2005

States Given Extra Year on Teachers
November 1, 2005

TEACHERS: New and Old, Judged Chiefly on Same Standards
November 1, 2005

New Teachers in Arizona Must Prove Skills Via Videotape
October 25, 2005

Fate of Denver’s Pay Plan Rests With Voters
October 25, 2005

U.S. Education Department Gives States Reprieve in Meeting ‘Highly Qualified’ Teacher Requirement
Updated: March 28, 2008

Upheaval Hits Teacher-Credentialing Board
October 18, 2005

Displaced TFA Corps to Work in Louisiana Relief Centers
October 18, 2005

Tentative N.Y.C. Accord Would Support Raises, Curb Seniority Rights
October 11, 2005

Vermont School Aid Case Returned to Lower Court
October 11, 2005

Michigan Schools to Start Later
October 11, 2005

AFT Salary Survey Finds Teacher Pay Below Inflation Rate
October 11, 2005

Detroit Teachers Accept Freeze for Second Straight Year
October 4, 2005

Michigan Chooses ACT as High School Exam
October 4, 2005

Teachers Ponder Job Prospects as Districts Come Recruiting
September 23, 2005

Death of Feldman, AFT’s Former President, Mourned
September 27, 2005

AFT Revokes Affiliate Status of Puerto Rico Teachers’ Union
September 27, 2005

President of Alternative-Certification Group Resigns
September 20, 2005

Former AFT Leader Dies of Cancer
Updated: March 27, 2007

Teachers and Technology
September 12, 2005

Missing Information
September 13, 2005

Survey: Teachers Use Technology Mostly for Administrative Tasks
September 8, 2005

Life Support
August 12, 2005

Miami’s Board-Certified Teachers Advance Agenda
August 30, 2005

N.C. Teachers Offer Ways to Draw NBPTS Teachers Into Poor Schools
August 30, 2005

Michigan Groups Launch Petition Drive
August 30, 2005

Some Florida Districts Opting Not to Pay Out Performance Bonuses
August 9, 2005

‘Disney’ Teachers Cite Factors to Stimulate Student Achievement
August 9, 2005

Foundation Gives More Money to Promote Denver Pay Plan
August 9, 2005

Education Ministry to Provide Guns for Thai Teachers
August 9, 2005

Lawmakers Debate Preschool Programs
August 9, 2005

Former Miami Teacher Is Charged in Alleged Course-Credit Scheme
July 26, 2005

Next Up for Developing Nations: Secondary Schooling
July 26, 2005

Teachers Flocking to Online Sources to Advance and Acquire Knowledge
July 26, 2005

Head of L.A. Local Can’t Get Delegates Pumped for ‘Union’
July 12, 2005

Weaver Calls on Delegates to Make Covenant With Nation
July 12, 2005

NEA President Says Achievement Gap to Go at Top of Union's Priority List
July 5, 2005

NEA Grows More Strategic About Membership
June 21, 2005

Ed. Dept. Extends Date for Aides to be ‘Qualified’
June 21, 2005

Virginia Student’s Discovery Prompts Recall of Calculators
June 14, 2005

Michigan Board Backs Granholm’s Pick for Chief
June 7, 2005

Panel Urges New Testing for Teachers
May 24, 2005

Effect of Unions Hard to Gauge, Scholars Agree
May 24, 2005

Va. to Provide Bonuses for Middle-Grades Math Teachers
May 24, 2005

Facilities Inequities
May 24, 2005

Administration Now Promoting Incentive Fund for Teachers
May 17, 2005

Teacher Quality Seen Rooted in Academics
May 10, 2005

Michigan Adjusts Marks
May 10, 2005

Denver Teachers Vote to Approve New Contract
May 10, 2005

Re-Up Time Is Here for Board-Certified Teachers
May 10, 2005

Michigan
May 3, 2005

Vermont
May 3, 2005

Mich. Power Shift Sought
May 3, 2005

Once Bitterly Divided, N.J. District Achieves Accord
May 3, 2005

Court Frees Affiliates From Fiscal Disclosure
April 26, 2005

Companies Provide Forums for Teachers’ Wish Lists
April 26, 2005

Union, States Wage Frontal Attack on NCLB
April 26, 2005

NEA Files 'No Child Left Behind' Lawsuit
April 20, 2005

England’s Teacher Unions Fight Blair’s ‘Academies’
April 19, 2005

Denver Union Unrest May Cloud Future of Pay Plan
April 12, 2005

Teachers Settle Two-Month Strike in Crosby-Ironton, Minn.
April 12, 2005

Defeated L.A. Union Officials Seek to Disqualify Winners
April 12, 2005

Poll Finds Support for Changes in Teacher Pay
April 12, 2005

Child Well-Being
April 5, 2005

Professional Development
March 29, 2005

College Aid Restored
March 22, 2005

Conferees Mull Best Uses of NBPTS Teachers
March 22, 2005

AIDS Infects Education Systems in Africa
March 15, 2005

Factors Influencing Retention Analyzed
March 15, 2005

Michigan Scholarship on Chopping Block
March 15, 2005

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Circling ‘The Scourge’
March 15, 2005

Elections Give No Easy Fix on Union Course
March 15, 2005

Los Angeles Teachers Oust Incumbent Union President
March 8, 2005

Minn. District Holds Some Classes as Teachers’ Strike Continues
March 8, 2005

Ban on Affirmative Action Gets Closer to Mich. Ballot
January 19, 2005

Vermont
January 19, 2005

N.D., Utah Dispute Federal Findings on Teacher Quality
January 11, 2005

Michigan to Use ACT or SAT in New High School Exam
January 4, 2005

Company Matches Foreign Teachers and U.S. Schools
January 4, 2005

‘Qualified’ Teachers: A Victory on Paper?
December 6, 2004

Union Helps With Homework
December 7, 2004

Slightly Higher Teacher Shortages Reported in 2003-04
December 7, 2004

Tight Budgets Prompt More Talk Than Action on Teacher-Pay Plans
November 30, 2004

Pa. Outlines Teacher-Test Alternatives
November 16, 2004

Phila. Activists Cite Lost Opportunity on Teachers’ Pact
November 16, 2004

NCLB Imperils Minority Hiring, Group Asserts
November 16, 2004

Teacher Education
November 2, 2004

NCLB Presents Middle School Complications
November 2, 2004

Freshman Enrollment
October 26, 2004

Michigan Governor Opposes Measure to Restrict Gaming
October 26, 2004

Portland Teachers, Board Settle on New Contract
October 26, 2004

Spending Increases Restore Earlier Cuts
October 19, 2004

Phila. Principals Gain Say in Hiring Under New Pact
October 19, 2004

Miami Teachers’ Union Sues Former Executives Over Finances
October 19, 2004

Teachers’ Aides Stump for Kerry Via Postal Route
October 19, 2004

Teacher Tax Credit
October 12, 2004

Teacher Steps Down
October 12, 2004

Banker Donates $22 Million to Va. Teacher-Prep School
October 12, 2004

West Virginia Sends Advisory On Infectious Skin Bacteria
October 12, 2004

Gathering Place
October 11, 2004

Teacher-Workshop Information Available on Ed. Dept. Site
October 12, 2004

Tax Bill Restores Teacher Deduction
October 8, 2004

Few Teachers’ Strikes Mark U.S. Landscape
October 8, 2004

Thousands ‘Party’ Down to Promote Public Schools
October 1, 2004

Party of Two Forced Into Consolidation
October 1, 2004

Bad Blood
October 1, 2004

Ohio District Holds Walkout Record
October 1, 2004

Wash. Strike Pushes Classes Into July
October 1, 2004

Software to Mimic Evolution Being Developed for Classroom
September 24, 2004

Teacher Prep Becomes Fodder for U.S. News College Guide
September 24, 2004

Chicago Wants TFA to Commit Longer
September 24, 2004

Model Districts Embed Professional-Development Schools in Systems
October 1, 2004

Denver Substitute Teachers Slam Proposal to Cut Pay by Two-Thirds
September 22, 2004

Under New Leaders, Changes Anticipated for Chicago’s Union
October 2, 2004

Unions Turn Cold Shoulder on Charters
March 27, 2002

Making Dreams of College Come True
May 9, 2001

Schools Seen as Out of Sync With Teens
May 2, 2001

Stanford Professor Created A New Breed of Professional
November 17, 1999

A Time and Place for Teenagers
February 24, 1999

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