Teachers

Study Urges National Board to Weigh Student Gains

Researchers find the “value added” measure of student achievement would help determine whether teachers are skilled enough to earn the advanced credential. June 30, 2008

Bad Tenured Teachers Hard to Fire

June 30, 2008, AP

Teacher Quality Found Improving in Chicago Schools

Study attributes enhancements to policy of hiring inexperienced teachers with stronger academic credentials. June 25, 2008

Ohio Board Moves to Fire Teacher Over Alleged Creationism

June 23, 2008, AP

State Weighs Tougher Rules to Certify Teachers

June 23, 2008, AP

News Briefs

Teachers in Los Angeles District Won’t Face Layoffs Under Budget

June 17, 2008

Arkansas Board OKs Ethics Code for Teachers Over Union Protests

The Arkansas board of education has approved a new code of ethics for teachers, despite concerns that implementing the rules too quickly would create a “gotcha” mentality in schools. June 17, 2008

Teach For America Faulted in Audit of Federal Grant

A federal audit has found that Teach For America failed to properly show how it spent nearly $775,000 in federal grant money. June 17, 2008

Arizona Seeking $1 Million Repayment From District

Arizona’s education department wants a Mesa school district to return $1 million it received for teacher incentive pay after an audit found too many teachers were being counted as program participants. June 10, 2008

Teacher-Pay Program Suspended for Review in South Dakota

The South Dakota Education Department says the state’s Teacher Compensation Assistance Program has been “suspended for review,” pending changes from a council created to evaluate it. June 10, 2008

Teacher-Retention Funding Approved in Mississippi

The legislature in its recently concluded session financed efforts to retain new and veteran teachers, including a $3.4 million program to give experienced educators an extra $1,000 a year, in exchange for serving as mentors to new teachers. June 3, 2008

More News Briefs

Court Upholds ‘Highly Qualified’ Teacher Rules

Alternative-route teachers-in-training can be deemed to hold that status under the No Child Left Behind Act. June 18, 2008

‘Teacher Gap’ Shrinking in N.Y.C.

Better-qualified educators are being hired to teach in the district’s poorer schools where student test scores are also on the rise, a new study finds. June 16, 2008

Commentary

Breaking the Logjam on Teacher 'Value Added'

Expanded student testing has provided more information that could help evaluate teachers, says Douglas N. Harris. June 16, 2008

Unified Teacher-College Accrediting System Urged

A panel of teacher education stakeholders wants the two national teacher-college accreditors to work together on creating a unified system of accreditation. June 16, 2008

Fla. Teachers Union Sues State Over Voucher Vote

June 16, 2008, AP

Project Aims to Improve H.R. Systems in Big Districts

June 13, 2008

Credential of NBPTS Has Impact

June 13, 2008

NCATE Revising Standards on Child-Development Preparation

Updated: June 17, 2008

Accrediting Teacher Colleges

June 12, 2008

La. House Supports Changes to Science Teaching

June 11, 2008, AP

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