A comprehensive study released Thursday has finally proven what anecdotal evidence has long suggested: Poorly qualified teachers drag down student achievement. The first-of-its kind study demonstrated ...
How effective are Teach for America teachers? It’s a question that the organization’s critics and fans alike have been trying to answer for years. The Teach for America website points to studies of ...
SEATTLE — A study of Washington state teachers found that deciding layoffs based solely on who has the least seniority has a significant effect on students’ ability to learn. The study comes as tens ...
It's a good thing the National Council on Teacher Quality doesn't assign letter grades. Hardly anyone would pass. The organization released its "NCTQ Teacher Prep Review" last week, lambasting the ...
On media-center couches and at conference-room tables, downing Cokes and sipping coffee together, teachers around the country are cracking open books to get better at what they do—and, often, ...
When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than do black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true for black boys. When a black ...
Jenny Gore receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Paul Ramsay Foundation and NSW Department of Education. The past four decades have seen an endless stream of reviews into teacher ...
A study to be released Monday confirms the broad conclusions of a Times’ analysis of teacher effectiveness in the Los Angeles Unified School District while raising concerns about the precision of the ...