Quality Counts 2008: Tapping Into Teaching

Quality Counts

Quality Counts 2008: Tapping Into Teaching

Unlocking the Key to Student Success

January 10, 2008

States From Our Research Center Quality Counts 2008 State and National Highlights Reports

January 3, 2008

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Education Quality Counts 2008 - State Report Cards

January 3, 2008

States Grading the States

Christopher B. Swanson, January 3, 2008

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Students at the 1,050-student Salem Middle School, in Apex, N.C., descend a stairway on their way to classes.

Sara D. Davis for Education Week

Recruitment & Retention Human Resources a Weak Spot

Lynn Olson, January 3, 2008

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Eighth grade science teacher Melissa Blondun works with a student at Salem Middle School, in Apex, N.C. The state is among those with comprehensive databases on teachers that researchers say eventually could be used in making a wide range of policy decisions, including matching teachers and students.

Sara D. Davis for Education Week

IT Infrastructure & Management Data Yield Clues to Effectiveness

Bess Keller, January 3, 2008

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Sixth graders leave a classroom at Salem Middle School.

Sara D. Davis for Education Week

States Advancing Pay for Performance

Lynn Olson & Vaishali Honawar, January 3, 2008

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William Ferriter works in his classroom at the relatively affluent Salem Middle School. The veteran North Carolina educator says he would consider teaching in a high-needs school if the working conditions were right.

Sara D. Davis for Education Week

Recruitment & Retention Working Conditions Trump Pay

Debra Viadero, January 3, 2008

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States Grading the States

Christopher B. Swanson, January 3, 2008

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States About the State Policy Survey

January 3, 2008

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States How We Graded The States

January 3, 2008

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Education Quality Counts 2008 - Grading Calculator

January 3, 2008

Education Sources and Notes

January 2, 2008

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Quality Counts 2008: Tapping Into Teaching

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