Study: Teachers’ Low Expectations for Students of Color Detrimental
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Educators often discuss the power of expectations, and the consensus is that if adults expect students to do well, then in many cases, the students will rise to higher levels. If the adults around the young people expect them to fail, that can also become a “self-fulfilling prophecy,” writes Emma Brown […]
NPR: Many Teachers Priced Out of Wealthy Communities They Work In
(Picture: Creative Commons) Eric Westervelt of NPR took it upon himself to investigate the issue of teachers being unable to afford to rent or purchase housing in or near the wealthier communities they teach in, shedding light on a mismatch that has a very real effect on quality of education and opportunity. Westervelt reported on the situation occurring […]
Chicago Teachers Vote to Walk Out on Friday, April 1
(Photo: Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune) The Chicago Teachers Union’s governing body has approved a one-day walkout scheduled for April 1 that will effectively shut down all public schools in the city. Union leaders pushed for the one-day strike as part of an effort to force Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and state legislators to create a […]
Despite New Evaluation Systems, Few Teachers Rated Ineffective
According to a new working paper released by Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Allison Gilmour of Vanderbilt, new teacher evaluations are no better at identifying those with poor teaching skills than the ones previously used in classrooms across the country. Seven years ago, The New Teacher Project released a study that found less than 1% of […]
NY Regents Pursue Policy Allowing Undocumented Teachers
The New York Board of Regents has released a new policy that says undocumented immigrants in the state will be allowed to apply for teacher certifications and professional licenses, reports Joseph Spector of USA Today. New York education policies are overseen by the board, which voted to permit people who are unable to receive legal […]
Teachers Matter, Study Says, But Influence is Hard to Pin Down
New research from Brown University has taken a closer look at the importance of the role teachers play in affecting student achievement and other non-cognitive skills that help students succeed later in life — but admits that we don’t know how much. The paper, “Teaching for Tomorrow’s Economy? Teacher Effects on Complex Cognitive Skills and Social-Emotional […]
MI5 ‘signing up’ teachers at Muslim schools to STOP young Britons being groomed by ISIS
MI5 SPIES are ‘signing up’ teachers in Muslim schools to stop young Britons being groomed by Islamic State sympathisers in the classroom. Daily Express :: News Feed
Pride School Atlanta to Provide Safe Environment for LGBT Kids, Teachers
Atlanta, Georgia will soon be home to the first school specifically meant to offer a safe place for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and staff members. Pride School Atlanta, expected to open for enrollment next year for students in grades K-12, will be the first-ever school specifically created for LGBT students who feel unsafe […]
Florida Teachers Union Files Complaint Over Bonus Pay Fairness
The Florida Education Association (FEA), the state’s largest teachers union, has filed charges against the Department of Education and every school district in the state over what it claims is discrimination in a teacher bonus program. Pamela Stalk of USA Today writes that the complaint was made because the “Best and Brightest” scholarship program contains […]
Tennessee Teachers Want Test Scores Out of Evaluations — For Now
At the same time that Tennessee is struggling over a new state test, several education advocates are pushing for the exclusion of state test scores from teacher evaluations for this school year. The advocact groups that have joined under the name Tennessee Strong began an online petition on Monday. The petition says: “I oppose the […]