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A recent Education Week article reported on speculation that the current wave of teacher layoffs might partly be attributable to past overhiring. The article points to data showing that, between 1999 and 2008, the teacher force in the U.S. increased at more than double the rate of K-12 student enrollments. |
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What's your view? Have past school and district staffing strategies contributed to current cutbacks? Is your school or district changing staffing practices or teacher distribution to address new financial realities? What improvements could schools make in the way they plan staffing models? |
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Teacher evaluation systems need to utilize more coherent professional standards and include bona fide assessments of classroom practice and student work, according to a new report by a group of distinguished teachers in California.
The former manager of Fidelity Investments' Magellan Fund is making a $20 million investment to establish a program to train and mentor principals in Boston's public, charter, and Catholic schools. (AP)
Officials say the new five-year contract is the result of a new approach to collective bargaining. (Education Week)
Colorado is changing the rules for how teachers earn and keep tenure, linking student performance to job security despite outcry from teacher unions. (AP)
Student test scores were no better for schools following the national Teacher Advancement Program in Chicago, a study finds. (Education Week)
Districts, non-profits, and the federal government are looking at more sophisticated strategies to fix one of K-12 education’s most intractable problems. (Education Week)
The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday voted to name John Deasy, deputy director of education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as deputy superintendent, effective Aug. 1. (AP)
Newly settled contracts reported to the New Jersey School Boards Association show average raises of 3.35 percent for the coming school year, down from a 4.35 percent average for all teachers this year. (AP)
Political resistance puts passage of the $23 billion measure in jeopardy, even as supporters vow to press ahead with new strategies. (Education Week)
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If teachers want to be viewed as professionals, asks 2nd grade teacher Michelle Mangan, why are they so afraid of stressing quality rather than longevity in decisions about layoffs? (Education Week)
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A new report offers insights into how to shift the focus in urban school districts' central offices from "buses, budgets, and building" to improving teaching and learning. (Education Week)
A new report explains some of the common provisions found in multiyear contracts between school districts and teachers. (Education Week)
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