Teacher Quality

The latest news about teacher quality, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Value-Added Evaluation Hurts Teaching

Linda Darling-Hammond says new teacher-evaluation methods are needed, but judging teachers based on student test scores does more harm than good. (March 5, 2012)

Spotlight on Teacher Evaluation

Assessing teacher performance is a complicated issue and this Spotlight examines ways to assess teaching and efforts to improve teacher evaluation.

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Teacher Beat Blog

07/31 05:05 pm | Walton Expands TFA Grants With $20M More | The Walton Foundation re-ups its support for Teach For America.

Teaching Now Blog

08/01 02:34 pm | Poll: Teacher Engagement Starts Low, Worsens With Time | K-12 teachers in the U.S. tend to become less engaged in their work after their first year, according to a new Gallup poll.

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Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness
In this webinar, our guests discussed the impact of, and best strategies for, enhancing teacher effectiveness.

Special Collection

Quality Counts 2008

This report includes a number of new indicators that look at incentives to attract and keep people in the teaching profession, among other things.

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An statistical analysis by economists at Harvard and Columbia universities finds that having a high-quality teacher for even one year can have a measurable long-term impact on students' career outcomes.
February 29, 2012 - Teacher PD Sourcebook
Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that students whose teachers hold master's degrees score higher on the NAEP math and reading exams than those whose teachers have only bachelor's degrees.
February 29, 2012 - Teacher PD Sourcebook
The usual partisan lines blur as members of Congress grapple with the federal role in shaping how to judge teacher quality.
February 27, 2012 - Education Week
States' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.
February 17, 2012 - Education Week
Educators from 2011-12 cohort of teacher ambassadors from the U.S. Department of Education respond to the president's recent State of the Union address.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
A lawsuit from the National Council on Teacher Quality seeks to compel the University of Wisconsin and several of its campuses to turn over the syllabi from their teacher education programs.
February 2, 2012 - Education Week
January 31, 2012 - Education Week
January 24, 2012 - Education Week
Michelle A. Rhee responds to a recent study that found that teachers have a lasting impact on their students, long after they leave the classroom.
January 17, 2012 - Education Week
The offer of federal flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act comes with considerable strings attached.
January 11, 2012 - Education Week

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