Teacher Quality/Effectiveness
Read more about efforts to improve teachers鈥� skills and the standards used to evaluate those skills
Recruitment & Retention
What the Research Says
Eliminating High-Stakes Testing May Not Lessen Most Teacher Turnover
For many teachers, high-stakes testing is a major source of frustration鈥攂ut they're not necessarily quitting over it.
Professional Development
Opinion
Teacher PD Gets a Bad Rap. But Two Approaches Do Work
Many researchers have given up on teacher professional development as a way to raise student test scores, but two approaches have been yielding good results, writes Heather C. Hill.
Families & the Community
Personal Touch Beats Technology for Parent-School Communication, Survey Finds
In a report from the Center for American Progress, parents, teachers, and school leaders said they find formats like parent-teacher conferences 鈥渕ostly鈥� or 鈥渆xtremely鈥� valuable compared with social media, while robocalls ranked dead last.
Reading & Literacy
Preservice Teachers Are Getting Mixed Messages on How to Teach Reading
Professors introduce a mix of reading experts to future teachers, including those whose work conflicts with scientific research on reading.
Reading & Literacy
From Our Research Center
Data: How Reading Is Really Being Taught
New survey data show that most K-2 teachers and education professors are using instructional methods unsupported by cognitive science.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Teacher Pay Raises Aren't Enough
Yes, teachers are seriously underpaid, but teacher retention won't be solved by competitive raises alone, argues Eric Hanushek.
Teacher Preparation
What the Research Says
Preservice Feedback and Practice Boost Teacher Effectiveness
New teachers face a steep learning curve, but preservice training that includes observation, feedback, and practice may give them a boost, finds a new study by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.
Assessment
Opinion
Can Standardized Tests Predict Adult Success? What the Research Says
There is a link between standardized test scores and later life outcomes. But is there causation? Researchers Dan Goldhaber and Umut 脰zek explore.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
What Makes a Great Teacher: Pedagogy or Personality?
Teachers aren鈥檛 "born" knowing how to inspire children in a classroom setting, writes Ariel Sacks.
Standards & Accountability
School Quality a Critical Family Issue for Military
Concerns about local school systems can pose recruitment and retention hurdles for the armed services as they seek to meet the needs of military families.
Teaching Profession
National Principals' Union Chases More Members
A national union for principals is campaigning to increase its membership, drafting in part off the momentum created by the surge in educator activism over the past two years.
School & District Management
Opinion
What Makes Teachers Thrive?
Susan Moore Johnson: What a failed $575 million investment in effective teaching got wrong鈥攁nd what truly successful schools get right.
School & District Management
Teacher-Drivers Keep Wheels on the Bus Going Round
School systems throughout the U.S. are struggling to find bus drivers, and district leaders are getting creative to fill vacancies.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
We All Pay the Price for Bad Teacher Prep
Who's holding the teacher-preparation industry accountable? NCTQ president Kate Walsh calls for better data.