Schools Need State Policymakers’ Help to Enable a Better Blend

Posted on June 3, 2013 by coreeducation

Public Impact has released a new report emphasizing the potential of the combination of good teachers with technology. If school districts can incentivize good teachers who make skillful use of technology, they will achieve what Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called the “best combination.” Hiring the right teachers is the start, but from there, teachers Read more about Schools Need State Policymakers’ Help to Enable a Better Blend[…]

“Cage-busting Leadership”: creative leadership for accelerated reform

Posted on March 5, 2013March 5, 2013 by coreeducation

In AEI’s Cage-busting Leadership and the Culture of Can’t, Frederick Hess argues that many district and school leaders operate under lore rather than legality. They believe their hands are tied, even when they are not, and implement restrictive policy simply because that is how it has always been done. Hess recommends that district and school Read more about “Cage-busting Leadership”: creative leadership for accelerated reform[…]

Education Week releases annual Quality Counts Report: MD 1st for 5th year in a row

Posted on January 16, 2013September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

In addition to ranking states’ educational quality in an annual education report card, Education Week made Code of Conduct their theme for Quality Counts 2013. The report focuses on “the impact of a school’s social and disciplinary environment on students’ ability to learn and on the teachers and administrators tasked with guiding them.” After last year’s Read more about Education Week releases annual Quality Counts Report: MD 1st for 5th year in a row[…]

“Greenhouse” Schools

Posted on April 9, 2012August 30, 2014 by coreeducation

Late last month, TNTP released a new report called Greenhouse Schools. The report seeks to identify “greenhouse schools,” or schools that “are better than others at accelerating student learning by developing and keeping great teachers.” TNTP wants to know what these schools are doing to establish such cultures. After surveying more than 4,800 teachers in Read more about “Greenhouse” Schools[…]

How Teachers Can Support Each Other

Posted on December 19, 2011August 30, 2014 by coreeducation

Larry Ferlazzo, an Education Week blogger and award-winning classroom teacher, recently addressed concerns from the teaching community on how to create a more supportive work environment. In the wake of high-stakes testing and high-pressure evaluations, morale in the teachers’ lounge appears to have taken a nose dive. One reader asked Ferlazzo how to address “unhealthy Read more about How Teachers Can Support Each Other[…]

Is Teaching a Team Sport?

Posted on November 9, 2011August 30, 2014 by coreeducation

John Merrow recently blogged about a comment made by the Center for Teaching Quality’s Barnett Berry: “Teaching is a team sport,” he told Merrow. Merrow was left wondering—is this true? Baseball is a team sport, with everyone needing to work together for success, while at the same time allowing for individual statistics and honors. But Read more about Is Teaching a Team Sport?[…]