The fight over which teachers should go first in the event of layoffs is intensifying, with the teachers union and advocacy groups spending millions to take their positions to the public.
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TALLAHASSEE — The drive to tie teacher pay more closely to student achievement got a boost Wednesday from the former chancellor of the school system in the nation’s capital, who gave a qualified endorsement in front of the Senate panel that will vote on the measure today.
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Branstad, who brought in Ohio consultant Jason Glass to lead the ...
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The state Board of Education approved a plan that would require third-graders to pass a new reading test before being promoted to the fourth grade...
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Over 1,000 teachers rallied at the Indianapolis Statehouse to oppose a bill to open charter schools..
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The Aussies are adapting their teacher evaluation and pay structures
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The Senate is set to vote Monday for the second time on ...
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Fixing Teacher Tenure Without a Pass/Fail Grade TIME: An April protest in Miami after the Florida Senate passed a ...
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One day soon, my name and performance evaluation could be printed in your morning newspaper. It will tell you that I'm a teacher who has clear strengths and weaknesses.
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With city teachers looking down the barrel of 6,000 or more layoffs based solely on seniority, it is not enough to simply state that the current "last in, first out" policy is wrong; we must have a credible replacement that will keep our best teachers working in our schools.
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Madison, WI - Thousands of students walked out of area high schools Wednesday in protest of Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget repair bill, which would end collective bargaining rights for most state workers, including teachers...
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From the day I walked through my classroom doors as a first-year teacher, I knew I was there for a reason. It wasn’t for the salary. It wasn’t for the summers off. It was because I knew that I would have the privilege of impacting students’ lives.
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But she works at a school that is failing. What has she contributed to it?
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Mayor Bloomberg urged state legislators yesterday to repeal the "last in, first out" law, which mandates that teachers be laid off based on seniority instead of merit...
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Last month, an Ohio mother was jailed for enrolling her daughter in an out-of ...
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Toddlers in Yonkers, N.Y., may no longer be able to attend pre-K. Schools in Syracuse will only be cleaned every other day...
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It's a tough time to be a public school teacher in Florida .
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