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Liana Heitin

Liana Heitin is the Associate Editor of Education Week Teacher.

National Teacher of the Year Noted for Robotics, Resourcefulness
April 23, 2013 – AP  On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama presented Jeffrey Charbonneau of Zillah, Wash., with the 63rd National Teacher of the Year award in a cozy Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.

Teachers Near Top on Measures Of Quality of Life, Survey Says
April 1, 2013 – Education Week  Teachers top all other professionals except physicians in overall well-being, according to a well-being index.

In Common Core, Teachers See Interdisciplinary Opportunities
March 13, 2013 – Teacher  Educators around the country are exploring innovative ways to teach the new common-core literacy standards, and some are calling attention to an approach they say is working well: cross-subject thematic units.

Principal Sees Course Rigor as Basis for Common-Core Readiness
March 13, 2013 – Teacher

Survey Finds Rising Job Frustration Among Principals
February 26, 2013 – Education Week

Survey Finds Rising Job Frustration Among Principals
February 21, 2013 – Education Week

Counselors, School Support Staff Toil Amid Scant Resources
January 4, 2013 – Quality Counts

School-Based Policing Under Fiscal Pressure
January 4, 2013 – Quality Counts

For Teachers, Newtown Shootings Prompt Reflection, Outreach
December 18, 2012 – Teacher

Surveys Find Generation Gap on Contested Teacher Policies
November 13, 2012 – Education Week

National Teacher of the Year: Give Us a Career Path
October 17, 2012 – Teacher

Career-Ladder Program Centers on Teaching Rubric, Targeted Support
October 17, 2012 – Teacher

Chicago Dispute Puts Spotlight on Teacher Evaluation
September 18, 2012 – Education Week

Chicago Strike Puts Spotlight on Teacher-Evaluation Reform
September 12, 2012 | Updated: September 18, 2012 – Education Week

Gallup: Student Success Linked to Positive Outlook
August 28, 2012 – Education Week

Save Our Schools Group Shifts Course
August 21, 2012 – Education Week

Staffing Changes Could Double Pay
August 7, 2012 – Education Week

Analyses Find Staffing Changes Could Double Teacher Pay
July 31, 2012 – Teacher

Group Urges Focus on Working Conditions
July 17, 2012 – Education Week

N.Y.C. Seeks Leeway in Firing Teachers
June 5, 2012 – Education Week

Project-Based Learning Helps At-Risk Students
April 24, 2012 – Education Week

2012 National Teacher of the Year Hopes to 'Restore Dignity' to Teachers
April 24, 2012 – Teacher

Flattening the School Walls
April 18, 2012 – Teacher

Teachers' Satisfaction With Jobs Plummets, New Survey Reveals
March 13, 2012 – Education Week

Survey: Teacher Job Satisfaction Hits a Low Point
March 7, 2012 – Teacher

Troupe Adapts Students' Stories for the School and N.Y.C. Stages
March 6, 2012 – Education Week

Creating a Menu for Reading Instruction
February 29, 2012 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Formative Assessment: Using Feedback to Feed Forward
February 29, 2012 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

'Visual Dictionary' Defines Good Readers
February 29, 2012 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Putting Student Writing Center Stage
February 29, 2012 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

NEA Promises Initiatives to Raise Teacher Quality
December 13, 2011 – Education Week

New Research Targets Teaching's Diversity Gap
November 10, 2011 – Teacher

Surveys Gauge Generational Divide in Teaching
November 7, 2012 – Teacher

Teacher-Evaluation Rush May Jinx Other States' Efforts
October 18, 2011 – Education Week

Teachers Getting Younger
October 12, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

An Equal Opportunity Educator
October 12, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Marzano on Developing Teachers
October 12, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Pairing Up
October 12, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

ELL ‘Shadowing’ Shows Promise
October 12, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Linking Student Data to Teachers a Complex Task, Experts Say
September 2, 2011 – Teacher

Teacher Preparation
August 23, 2011 – Education Week

ELL 'Shadowing' Brings Instructional Gaps to Light
August 24, 2011 – Teacher

Polling Group: Student Success Linked to Positive Outlook
August 23, 2012 – Teacher

Reliance Grows for Alternative Certification
August 9, 2011 – Education Week

States Continue Push to Toughen Teacher Policies
July 12, 2011 – Education Week

2011 Teacher of the Year Sees 'Abilities, Not Disabilities'
May 10, 2011 – Education Week

National Teacher of the Year Sees 'Abilities, Not Disabilities'
May 3, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 – Teacher

Report: Gen Y Teachers Seek Feedback, Opportunities for Growth
April 21, 2011 – Teacher

National Board President to Step Down
April 19, 2011 – Education Week

Life Equations
April 4, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Professional Development Goes for a Walk
April 4, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Writing Re-Launched: Teaching with Digital Tools
April 4, 2011 – Teacher PD Sourcebook

Raise Teachers' Status, International Leaders Urge
March 29, 2011 – Education Week

At TFA Summit, Calls for 'Revolution'
February 22, 2011 – Education Week

Teach For America Supporters Call for a 'Revolution'
February 15, 2011 – Teacher

25 Years Later, Challenger's McAuliffe Remembered
January 25, 2011 – Education Week

Value Added: Does It Have Merit?
December 6, 2010 – Teacher

Targeting Top Graduates for Education Careers
November 18, 2010 – Teacher (Web)

Insiders Debate Teacher-Evaluation Approaches
November 15, 2010 – Teacher

Study Challenges 'Idiosyncratic' High School Reading Selections
October 28, 2010 – Teacher (Web)

Pilot Project Tests Teacher Performance Assessments
October 22, 2010 – Teacher (Web)

U.S. Found to Recruit Fewer Teachers From Top Ranks
October 15, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 – Education Week

Study Explores 'Talent Gap' in Teaching
October 15, 2010 – Teacher (Web)

Report: Six Steps for Upgrading Teacher Evaluation Systems
October 8, 2010 – Teacher (Web)

N.Y.C. Bans Teacher Hires From Outside
May 18, 2009 – Education Week

Voters in California Face Fiscal Issues
May 11, 2009 – Education Week

Get Graphic
May 4, 2009 – Teacher

Report Foresees Mass Teacher Retirements
April 8, 2009 – Teacher (Web)

Grassroots Professional Development
March 16, 2009 – Teacher

Amateur Authors, Professional Books
March 16, 2009 – Teacher

With Minor Hiccups, School Polling Places Pass Election Day Test
November 7, 2008 – Education Week

School-Based Voting Poses a Tricky Choice: Class Day, or Day Off
October 28, 2008 – Education Week

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