A new survey commissioned by Scholastic in conjunction with The Gates Foundation shows that 88 percent of teachers believe the rewards of teaching outweigh the challenges. This statistic was compounded by the 89 percent of teachers who reported satisfaction with their jobs, which went unchanged from 2011. An overwhelming 98 percent also viewed teaching in…

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory announced a proposal to raise the base pay for new teachers in the hopes of retaining educators within the Tar Heel State. The proposal, which requires legislative approval, comes after lawmakers passed a budget this summer that phased out both teacher tenure and additional pay for teachers with master’s degrees.…

The negative effects of teacher hiring and retention policies in California are being highlighted in the Vergara v. California lawsuit, an ongoing lawsuit filed by nine student plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are seeking to strike down teacher employment practices they claim impede true accountability in schools and thus, their right to a quality education. “I just…

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A new report is out from the National Center for Teacher Quality that gives substance to a common critique of the way state education agencies balance their checkbooks.

The forum is the place to go if you want to explore strategies and solutions that transform schools into schools of character. CEP is offering scholarships to DC-area educators who want to attend.

While some worry about Rocketship's sustainability in the long-haul, the schools' results are promising so far as students are among top performers on standardized tests.

Indiana, Louisiana, and Florida are the top three states in a new report that analyzes and rates states' teacher evaluation policies.

The latest findings from the Strategic Data Project underscore what we already know about teachers and placement from other research; young teachers tend to be put in lower-performing schools, and the retention of effective novice teachers could be better.

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