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What if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools? (Not what you think)

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Valerie Strauss -- Why the U.S. emphasis on "teacher effectiveness" won't by itself really improve schools.

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Diversity at Issue as States Weigh Teacher Entry

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 18, Clicks: 4)
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Stephen Sawchuk -- Slowly but surely, a growing number of states are eyeing policies to select academically stronger individuals for their teaching programs as one avenue to improve the quality of new teachers. Underneath the attention such plans are attracting, though, run deep-seated fears about their potential consequences—particularly whether they will result in a K-12 workforce with fewer black and Latino teachers.

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5 Oklahoma teachers to receive 2013 Medal for Excellence

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Experience has taught local educators Jill Steeley and John Waldron that getting to know students is the first step to effective teaching. "You have to take into consideration more than academic performance," said Steeley, who teaches second grade at Central Elementary School in Coweta. "You've got to get to know them well enough to know if there are struggles at home. What is their personality like? You have to get in there and dig and find out all about the child."

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LAUSD fighting for zero-tolerance on teacher cheating

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The school district says a decision by a state panel — determining there was test-score cheating but the teacher shouldn't be fired — sends the wrong message.

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Teacher set to retire after nearly four decades

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Norman North High School English teacher Claudia Swisher has been at the front of a classroom on the first day of school 39 times, and each of those days has consistently been followed by a night of little sleep.

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Another name for Ezra Klein's 401c4 list: Rhee's StudentsFirst

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Why should Michelle Rhee get to push public policy through her tax-subsidized organization that receives private money from secret donors?

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The IRS was wrong to target the tea party. They should’ve gone after all 501(c)4s.

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Ezra Klein -- Let’s be very clear: because the Internal Revenue Service holds so much private data, and because it can make people’s lives absolutely miserable, it is of paramount importance in our political system that it both is, and is perceived as, an apolitical entity. If it discriminated against tea party groups that attempted to register as 501(c)4 social welfare organizations, then that’s a grave offense, and it needs to be investigated thoroughly and dealt with severely.

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High school students' tweets could lead to charges

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At least one high school student in San Bernardino County could be charged with a crime after photos of nude juvenile girls ended up on social media, police said. Detectives are investigating how nude photos of four girls -– at least two are juveniles –- were reportedly spread on Twitter by a high school student.

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Richwine resigns, but will others follow?

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Jason Richwine, the co-author of a controversial Heritage study that has invited an avalanche of blistering criticism, has resigned from Heritage, the first step in what will be an effort to contain the damage arising from the report.

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Jefferson Elementary principal Kathy Taber leaving in June

nitajo sumitted ago via http://normantranscript.com (Views: 24, Clicks: 4)
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As part of a group essay assignment, a fourth-grade class at Norman’s Jefferson Elementary described their principal, Dr. Kathy Taber. “Mrs. Taber is tall, skinny and sophisticated with blonde hair like sunlight on sand,” the essay reads. “Sophisticated means dressing fancy and acting mature ... she is strict like a police officer and very smart.”

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Atlanta teacher bonus payments revealed

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If they did it, cheating didn’t pay well for most of the Atlanta educators charged with crimes, whose bonuses totaled as little as $750 and averaged $2,600. The exception was Superintendent Beverly Hall, whose bonus pay reached about $365,000 since 2005, when an indictment alleges criminal activity began.

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Efforts to Reform Teacher Evaluations in Texas Falter

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While Texas legislators and educators agree that better methods are needed for teacher assessment, the question of tying evaluations to test scores is a sticking point.

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Technology, Generational Power, and the Challenge of Change

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Peter Gow -- It probably won't help much, but I've come up with a theory to explain why some teachers are reluctant to embrace change, in particular the new technologies that stand, we keep reminding them, to disrupt education permanently and from top to bottom.

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AERA: Instructional Leadership Is About Quality Time, Not Quantity

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Sarah D. Sparks -- Principals set the tone for academic excellence in their schools, but researchers and policymakers are only just beginning to understand how their leadership affects student achievement. And for harried, time-crunched leaders nationwide, the results might be heartening: It's not quantity, but the quality of time spent on instructional leadership that makes the difference.

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Majoring in Math Not Always a Classroom Plus (2009)

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 30, Clicks: 6)
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Sean Cavanagh -- Ask a parent, politician, or school board member to describe the ideal qualifications of a math teacher, and most would probably rank having a college major in that subject high on the list. Yet when it comes to improving student learning in elementary and middle school, research shows that the value of that academic credential is limited—at best.

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What if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools? (Not what you think)

Diversity at Issue as States Weigh Teacher Entry

5 Oklahoma teachers to receive 2013 Medal for Excellence

LAUSD fighting for zero-tolerance on teacher cheating

Teacher set to retire after nearly four decades

Another name for Ezra Klein's 401c4 list: Rhee's StudentsFirst

The IRS was wrong to target the tea party. They should’ve gone after all 501(c)4s.

High school students' tweets could lead to charges

Richwine resigns, but will others follow?

Jefferson Elementary principal Kathy Taber leaving in June

Atlanta teacher bonus payments revealed

Efforts to Reform Teacher Evaluations in Texas Falter

Technology, Generational Power, and the Challenge of Change

AERA: Instructional Leadership Is About Quality Time, Not Quantity

Majoring in Math Not Always a Classroom Plus (2009)

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