Teacher evaluation that’s meaningful
In this month's District Trendline, we examine some key characteristics of teacher evaluation systems in the nation's largest school districts,...
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You don’t get what you pay for: paying teachers more for master’s degrees
This month, the District Trendline looks at the role of advanced degrees in how teachers are paid.
Can public education find its mosquito net?
In journalist Natalie Wexler's powerful new book, The Knowledge Gap, she sets out to make the case for the critical...
You get what you pay for
Our drum is beating for both better base pay and much more strategic use of compensation dollars by school districts...
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Getting students to the room where it happens
If this measure can help identify and reward those teachers who are effectively encouraging kids to show up to class...
Three steps for creating and retaining a strong STEM teaching corps
Districts report the most difficulty not only filling STEM and special ed vacancies but keeping them filled with strong, effective...
With teacher evals, is consistency key?
A new study calls attention to consistency problems—even in an evaluation system that appears to align with best practices—concerning enough...
Case closed
If a picture is worth a thousand words, I'm thinking that these two images should have long ago put an...
A sizable opportunity: thinking strategically about class size
Class size is one tough issue. On the one hand, reducing class size is a perennial favorite among teachers and...
First, do no harm
"First, do no harm" is a good dictum for doctors, and may be one for policymakers as well. Even the...
Teacher Pay: When baby steps just aren’t enough
If we want to increase the number of teachers who believe that the teaching profession is valued by society from...
The Ins and Outs of Teacher Salaries
With strikes and walkouts happening across the United States, teacher salaries are a hot topic. Even presidential contenders are weighing...
Whac-a-mole contract negotiations
As district leaders and union representatives sit down to negotiate teacher contracts, an invisible hand has already decided many of...
The best-laid plans oft go awry
"This should work!" Reading between the lines of a new study looking at how to make the most of effective...
Inequities in the classroom: When the only thing missing is the will to act
In spite of a federal law requiring states to take action to ameliorate the inequitable distribution of teacher talent, many...
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