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TFA Alumni Aid New Teachers in New Orleans

A group started by former Teach For America members helps novices navigate the cultural and instructional challenges they face in the city's schools. (April 19, 2013)

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A middle school teacher offers end-of-year reflections on working with a student teacher—an experience that proved mutually beneficial.
May 23, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Teacher
One-third of teachers at Promise Academies are intern- or emergency-certified, and 22 percent of teachers at externally managed charters are not certified at all.
May 20, 2011 - Education Week
Teachers are far from done at 3 p.m., says a veteran educator, and often give up vacation and family time to be there for students.
May 17, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Teacher
The Oakland, Calif., group will use its new funding to bring outside talent into school administration.
May 12, 2011 - Education Week
Elena Aguilar says that, while it’s easy to get frustrated with school leaders, teachers should recognize the challenging work principals do and minimize "us versus them" thinking.
May 10, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Teacher
The handful of public schools around the country that exclusively serve students affected by homelessness are bursting at the seams.
April 11, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Urban activists spoke out against closing chronically low-performing schools this week at the Ford Foundation in New York City, saying that schools are community institutions, not 'corporate craps games.'
March 31, 2011 - Education Week
Amid budget uncertainty, the Education Department's proposal lays out what would be expected from applicants for the comprehensive program aimed a high-needs children.
March 22, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
A five-year-old research collaboration between researchers and some of the nation's largest school districts sheds some light on how students can better understand academic language.
March 18, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Now haggling begins over when to form a new school board and what its composition should be.
March 15, 2011 - Education Week

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