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Disputed Review Finds Disparities in Teacher Prep

Education Week - Teachers - 18 June 2013
The National Council on Teacher Quality says most of the nation's teacher education programs that were reviewed are weak, but critics find fault with the project's methods.
Topic: Teachers

Common Core: Setting the Record Straight

The common core sets goals for what students should learn, not rigid curriculum guidelines, write Richard Laine and Chris Minnich.

Common Core: Setting the Record Straight

The common core sets goals for what students should learn, not rigid curriculum guidelines, write Richard Laine and Chris Minnich.

How business schools should be preparing for MOOCs

Authentic Learning - 12 June 2013
I presented at the Australia New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) institutional members meeting in Sydney this morning. My key message — in the wake of the Georgia Tech-Udacity tie-up — is that business schools ought to be preparing for a top 100 business school getting in on the act in the not too distant […]

Teaching Toward Utopia

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
As a teacher-educator, Julie Gorlewski writes that she struggles with the same tensions that she faced in her K-12 classroom.
Topic: Teachers

Time for Progress in Teacher Prep

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
Judgments of teacher-prep programs should be linked to student achievement, say Edward Crowe, Michael Allen, and Charles Coble of Teacher Preparation Analytics.
Topic: Teachers

After Early Progress, Ky. School Struggles to Turn Around

After three years, a $1.5 million investment, and a huge staffing shake-up, the long-troubled former Shawnee High School in Louisville, Ky., remains on tenuous ground.

States Seek Flexibility During Common-Test Transition

A flurry of education groups are staking out positions on the role tests should play in evaluating teachers and labeling schools.

Questions Arise About Need for Algebra 2 for All

Debate over the subject's relevancy brews in several states even as the Common Core State Standards for mathematics expect students to master that content.

Districts Turning Summer School Into Learning Labs

As evidence on summer learning loss mounts, more districts are using that time to try out innovative learning strategies.

Data-Use Training Urged for Teachers

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
Schools have a wealth of student data but teachers are just beginning to learn how to use that information effectively, a report says.
Topic: Teachers

Staffing Schools

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
New York City seems to be keeping teachers and school leaders around longer, despite declining teacher satisfaction nationwide, new data show.
Topic: Teachers

Race Is on to Ready Teacher Evaluations in New York City

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
A state-imposed teacher-evaluation system rolls out in three months, giving teachers and principals limited time to adapt.
Topic: Teachers

States View Teacher Quality as Pre-K Rating Factor

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
Quality Rating and Improvement Systems are seen as a prod to professionalize the preschool field.
Topic: Teachers

Teacher Collaboration

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
Students whose teachers regularly collaborate and participate in professional communities show more growth in math achievement than those whose teachers are more isolated professionally, according to a study.
Topic: Teachers

Year-End Tests Bring Urgency to Common-Core Push

Education Week - Teachers - 11 June 2013
A veteran teacher uses the last weeks of the school year to bolster her students' literacy skills before spring tests.
Topic: Teachers

'MOOC' Plan Could Address Dual-Enrollment

Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based company, is joining with 10 universities and postsecondary systems to create new "massive open online courses."

Schools Adding Time to Teach the Arts

Some expanded-learning-time schools are now using their longer school days for arts education, according to a report.

Year-End Tests Bring Urgency to Common-Core Push

A veteran teacher uses the last weeks of the school year to bolster her students' literacy skills before spring tests.

Student-Loan Plans Fall Short in Senate

Interest rates on new student loans are likely headed higher after the U.S. Senate failed last week to advance proposals to keep them from doubling July 1.
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