Teacher Leaders

Teaching Profession Opinion Death, Taxes, and Union Dues: We All Have to Pay Our Due
If a state chooses to have public employees represented through a collective bargaining process doesn't this automatically justify the necessity for public employee unions in the interest of the public good.
Phylis Hoffman, July 14, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Thank You, Ordinary Teachers, for Doing Extraordinary Things
Teachers go beyond their everyday roles to support students and families every day. But they need better support from their districts.
Barbara Gottschalk, July 6, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Tribute to Ron Thorpe
Ron Thorpe articulated a grand idea about improving the teaching profession and pursued it with gusto, never dissuaded by the scope of the challenge or the likelihood of some stumbles along the way.
David B. Cohen, July 1, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Reason #3 Why CTA Needs to Reimagine Tenure NOW
Before I move on to reason number three for why the California's Teacher Association (CTA) needs to reimagine tenure now, let me recap reasons number one and two. Reason number one is to restore faith in our public school system. Reason number two is because we need to ensure that our most vulnerable students are with our best teachers. Reason number three: Teachers want it.
Phylis Hoffman, June 29, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Reason #2 Why CTA Should Reimagine Permanent Status Now
The appeal to the Vergara case will be heard very soon. I don't claim to be psychic so I am making a well educated guess here when I say I think the appellate court will remand the decision for further study. This leads me to reason #2 why the California Teachers Association (CTA) should reimagine tenure now: The most vulnerable students need the best teachers.
Phylis Hoffman, June 23, 2015
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School Choice & Charters Opinion Reason #1 Why CTA Should Reimagine Permanent Status Now
As a union representative (I sit on UTLA's House of Representatives), it is clear to me that our teaches union must restore public faith in public education through advocacy of some common sense change such as reimaging permanent status as a tenure system for teachers similar to those in place for college professors.
Phylis Hoffman, June 15, 2015
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Student Achievement Opinion Parents as Active Partners: Reaching All Parents Is the Challenge
More than ever we, and the students in our charge, need parents as informed and active partners.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, June 4, 2015
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Professional Development TNTP Names Winners of $25K Teaching Prize
The teacher policy and recruitment group TNTP has announced the four winners of its annual Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice.
Anthony Rebora, May 29, 2015
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School & District Management Teachers in Maine School Decide to Go Ahead and Run the Place
When their principal resigned due to illness earlier this year, the teachers at the rural Athens Community School in Maine came up with a novel idea for leading the school in the future: They would simply (or maybe not so simply) do it themselves.
Anthony Rebora, May 18, 2015
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Kindergartners Jaylen Rivers, Jalisha Lee, and KenmaJ Shell, left to right, practice literacy skills with their teacher, Diane Daniel, at Southside Primary School in Selma, Ala. Educators credit teacher professional development for the state’s reading gains.
Kindergartners Jaylen Rivers, Jalisha Lee, and KenmaJ Shell, left to right, practice literacy skills with their teacher, Diane Daniel, at Southside Primary School in Selma, Ala. Educators credit teacher professional development for the state’s reading gains.
Julie Bennett for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Ala. Reading Intervention Stands Test of Time
A statewide reading initiative begun 17 years ago in Alabama is credited with raising reading scores and narrowing racial achievement gaps in one of the nation’s poorest states.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 11, 2015
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Baltimore Unrest Is a Call to Action for Teachers
Teachers have a responsibility to advocate for their students and create schools and communities that counter systemic injustice.
Cristina Duncan Evans, May 6, 2015
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Teaching Profession Districts Try Collaborative Approaches to Train Teachers in Common Core
A report from the Center for American Progress highlights six districts that are working teacher voices into the common-core implementation process.
Jordan Moeny, May 1, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion Appreciating Teachers Who Change the World Student by Student, Day After Day
One thing I will be forever grateful for in my time spent out of the classroom is the opportunity it gave me to watch teachers teach. As a support provider to teachers working at two large elementary schools and going through coaching blitzes, I have seen well over 100 teachers teach. Yes over 100. Because I always learn something when I watch teachers teach, I've decided to distill my reflections down into some key takeaways worth sharing with you.
Phylis Hoffman, April 29, 2015
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Assessment Opinion Michigan Math Teacher: No Way Are My Children Taking the MSTEP Tests
To my students: I am so, so sorry. To their parents: please get informed about your options. My own children will not be taking this test. They will be opted out. I will not stand by as hours of instructional time is lost to a test that will not reveal any new information about my child.
Nancy Flanagan, April 11, 2015
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