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Afternoon Announcements: August 17, 2011
Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup Poll released findings today from their study investigating the public's attitude toward the public schools. Researchers asked about 1,000 people questions about education...
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Stats That Stick: August 17, 2011
Americans who believe their public school system has a hard time getting good teachers: 52 percent According to the Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll on the public's attitude toward the public schools, of...
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Morning Announcements: August 30, 2011
Nearly 600 school districts or other groups applied for this year’s Investing in Innovation grant competition awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, according to Education Week. The deadline for...
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Afternoon Announcements: October 4, 2011
Education Week reports Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is the latest state leader to come forward with his own ambitious plan to change education policy, one that would make dramatic changes to how teachers...
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Teachers Need Increased Support as Schools Aim to Graduate More Students...
School systems must provide greater support and sustained mentoring for teachers, especially those new to the profession, in order for students to graduate ready for college and a career, according to...
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Report Round-Up: October 7, 2011
Here is a round-up of this week's education-related reports! “A System Approach to Building a World-Class Teaching Profession: The Role of Induction”Alliance for Excellent EducationThe Alliance for...
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Afternoon Announcements: October 27, 2011
A National Council on Teacher Quality report released Wednesday identifies Maryland as a leader in teacher evaluations, writes the Baltimore Sun. The common core state standards in English/language...
View ArticleAfternoon announcements; Alliance report links economic success to academic...
A new Alliance report finds that there is a strong correlation between economic prosperity and growth and equity in education. Minority and low-income students make up increasing percentages of the...
View ArticleAfternoon Announcements: Bill Gates Wants Fairer Teacher Evaluations
Bill Gates ties the NFL to teacher evaluation systems in an interesting way. He also offers some thoughts and insights on how teachers should be evaluated… and how they shouldn’t in an editorial....
View ArticleIn Support of Accreditation Standards for Educator Preparation
Eliminating disparities in educaton opportunities depends on improving teaching quality - recognized as the most powerful school-based factor in student learning. The Alliance for Excellent Education...
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