Dig deeper.  Four things to keep in mind while reading today’s release of the Met Life Survey of the American Teacher. (Eduwonk)

“The cost of college is a bargain,” according to this chart. (The Atlantic)

 “It’s like David vs. Goliath, but David’s got midterms.” A George Mason University student (and Navy vet) sued the school for in-state tuition status—and won. (Washington Post)<Continue Reading »

Trending toward reform. The American Federation of Teachers’ push for a teacher bar exam shouldn’t come as surprising; teacher surveys, including Education Sector’s report, show that educators are leaning toward reforming how they’re prepared, evaluated, and retained. (Class Struggle/Washington Post)

A la carte school. Louisiana, Michigan, Arizona, and Utah are considering an initiative Continue Reading »

Trending toward reform. More teachers nowadays are likely to favor performance-based reforms in evaluation and pay (when compared to veteran teachers), according to this new study. It reiterates some of what was found in Education Sector’s survey of teachers released this summer. (Teach Plus)

Learning as they go. A new blending learning approach in a Washington, D.C., school puts 200 midContinue Reading »

As Quick Hits reports, a recent survey by Harvard professors Paul Peterson and Martin West, along with professor William Howell from University of Chicago reports that the share of teachers with a positive view of unions, and their impact on schools, has dropped 16 points from 58% in 2011 to 43% in 2012, while the number of teachers holding negative views jumped from 17% to 32%.

But the Continue Reading »

Last Friday I had the privilege of talking about the future of the teaching profession alongside an amazing cast of teachers, leaders, researchers, and policy folks at EWA’s annual conference in Philadelphia. The TED-type format–12 minutes for each of us– was fun and different from the regular panels (kudos to Greg Toppo who was a great MC). And it gave me the chance to walk on stagContinue Reading »

Next week the Washington Teachers Union (WTU) will be releasing results from a poll regarding ongoing contract negotiations with the District of Columbia Public Schools. I was able to get a look at the survey instrument (.doc), and it’s what you might kindly call “one-sided.”

When asking about the general conditions in DC public schools, it unnecessarily includes the phContinue Reading »