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Education Week: Merit Pay Found to Have Little Effect on Achievement
The most rigorous studyRequires Adobe Acrobat Reader of performance-based teacher compensation ever conducted in the United States shows that a nationally watched bonus-pay system had no overall impact on student achievement—results released today that are certain to set off a firestorm of debate. via Education Week: Merit Pay Found to…
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A “must-read” article on teacher evaluations « School Board News
It was a long time ago, but I still remember the multiple choice question I got wrong on one elementary school test, and the thought of it still bothers me. The test was asking (for what reason, I can’t remember, or, more likely, never knew) the best way to dry…
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Why I don’t believe in “reform” « Education News Colorado Opinion & Commentary
Marc Waxman has been an educator for 17 years, including 12 in New York City, and the last two in Denver. I don’t believe. I wish I could believe. I am supposed to believe. But, I don’t. I don’t believe in education “reform” in our country. I don’t believe charter…
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Center on Education and the Workforce – Georgetown University
job opportunities and skill requirements through 2018 via Center on Education and the Workforce – Georgetown University.
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The Answer Sheet – Why we can’t afford small classes anymore: One view
Economic downturns aren’t all bad news. One upshot is that they force people to reexamine their expenditures. via The Answer Sheet – Why we can’t afford small classes anymore: One view.
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Proof that teachers matter | Taking Note
On Sunday the Los Angeles Times published a story that has created a small firestorm in education circles. Three reporters documented the effects that teachers have on their students’ test results. And they named names, so that now the world knows that students in John Smith’s fifth grade class start…
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When Does Holding Teachers Accountable Go Too Far? – NYTimes.com
When Does Holding Teachers Accountable Go Too Far? – NYTimes.com.
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Restoring Our Schools | The Nation
In 1989 President George H.W. Bush and the nation’s governors convened to establish a set of six national education goals to be accomplished by the year 2000. Among these were to ensure that all students enter school healthy and ready to learn, that at least 90 percent of students graduate…
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Charter School Study Shows No Significant Overall Impacts on Achievement
Issue: Charter schools are an important and growing component of the public school system in the United States. As of the 2009-2010 school year, more than 5,000 charter schools served over 1.5 million students—approximately three percent of all public school students—in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Charter…
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