tea Schools Are Required to Teach Mental-Health Lessons This Fall in Two States. And That's a First. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Students returning to schools in Virginia and New York this fall will be required to participate in mental-health education as part of their health and physical education courses. Full Article New_York
tea New York Takes Final Step to Separate State Test Scores From Teacher Evaluations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The New York state legislature passed a bill that would make the use of state test scores in these evaluations optional, leaving the decision up to districts and making it subject to collective bargaining. Full Article New_York
tea A Look at Teacher Improvement in Tennessee By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A state department leader outlines what Tennessee is learning about teacher improvement and where the state still needs to learn more. Full Article Tennessee
tea What Teachers Tell Us About the Connections Between Standards, Curriculum, and Professional Learning By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A statewide survey of educators in Tennessee provides critical insights into connections that exist between standards, curriculum, professional development, and ultimately student success. Full Article Tennessee
tea How Teachers' Insights Inform State Policy in Tennessee By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers in Tennessee have an important voice in shaping state initiatives and policies. Full Article Tennessee
tea Tennessee Teachers Have Warmed to Evaluation System, But Not State Tests By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Tennessee improved its teacher evaluation and training systems by integrating data and teacher voice, according to a new report. But value-added measures that evaluate teachers based on student test scores remain controversial. Full Article Tennessee
tea Tennessee Seeks New Teacher, Principal Requirements in 'Science of Reading' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The Tennessee department of education is proposing unsually comprehensive legislation that will require all current and new K-3 teachers, and those who train them, to know evidence-based reading instruction. Full Article Tennessee
tea Will Colorado Teachers Go on Strike? Lawmakers Are Worried By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Two Republican legislators in Colorado have introduced a bill that would enact harsh consequences, including jail time, for teachers and teachers' unions who go on strike. Full Article Colorado
tea Ex-Obama Adviser Who Championed Teacher Evaluations to Seek Senate Seat By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Can a Democrat with a record of tying test scores to teacher evaluations win a U.S. Senate seat in Colorado? Mike Johnston, a former Obama campaign adviser, wants to find out. Full Article Colorado
tea Denver Teachers to Strike Over Merit-Pay System By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 In Denver, teachers will go on strike Monday to protest a performance-pay system that’s been in place for 15 years. The dispute is illustrative of a larger national shift away from differentiated pay. Full Article Colorado
tea Colorado Teachers Are the Latest to Rally for Better Pay, More School Funding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers in Colorado forced at least one school district to close as they rallied at the capitol to call for more education funding. Full Article Colorado
tea Teachers Without Internet Work in Parking Lots, Empty School Buildings During COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T14:38:10-04:00 While most teachers have online access at home, internet service for many educators in rural areas is spotty, expensive, or nonexistent. Full Article Education
tea Teachers, We Cannot Go Back to the Way Things Were By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T16:02:57-04:00 Injustice in our education system was normalized long before the pandemic, writes Bettina L. Love. Now is the time to radically dream for a better future. Full Article Education
tea Indiana teachers meet challenges for special needs students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T15:44:45-04:00 Full Article Education
tea Teachers union: Stagger school start times, change seating By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T08:47:08-04:00 Full Article Education
tea Vermont school district eliminates 36 teaching assistants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:41:42-04:00 Full Article Education
tea South Carolina school 'flips' popular teacher parades By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:41:54-04:00 Full Article Education
tea Missouri teachers virtually educate students about pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:42:16-04:00 Full Article Education
tea Daily videos help teachers stay in touch with students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:42:39-04:00 Full Article Education
tea Should Schools Pay for Teachers' Internet Access? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T18:19:18-04:00 A nationally representative EdWeek Research Center survey found that just 1 percent of teachers said their school or district was paying for their high-speed, wireless internet at home. Full Article Education
tea Gay teacher ousted from Catholic school after 23 years By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T08:38:08-04:00 Full Article Education
tea Tiny Teaching Stories: 'I Wish I Had Known' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T13:59:41-04:00 Super-short stories written by teachers about their triumphs and frustrations, and the hilarious or absurd moments from their lives. Full Article Education
tea How to Make the Coming Teacher Layoffs Hurt Schools and Students Less By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T15:26:44-04:00 If budget cuts force pink slips, many districts leaders may be able to protect their most effective teachers, especially in schools where turnaround is high. Full Article Education
tea Stop Giving Inexperienced Teachers All the Lower-Level Math Classes, Reformers Argue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T16:26:10-04:00 “Detracking” math teachers is tough because many educators resist upending their routines or challenging informal hierarchies, and PD initiatives to make it happen are limited. Full Article Education
tea How to Teach Math to Students With Disabilities, English Language Learners By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T16:26:10-04:00 Experts recommend emphasizing language skills, avoiding assumptions about ability based on broad student labels, and focusing on students’ strengths rather than their weaknesses. Full Article Education
tea Oregon schools to furlough teachers, boost pay with stimulus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T08:46:05-04:00 Full Article Education
tea Teachers at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Wonder: Should I Even Go Back? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T15:46:26-04:00 As the national conversation on reopening schools accelerates, experts say the best way to protect vulnerable teachers might be to not have them in school buildings at all. Full Article Education
tea Next Up at Supreme Court: Employment Rights of Parochial School Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:52:38-04:00 A pair of cases being heard by the high court will likely determine whether job-discrimination laws apply to tens of thousands of teachers at religious schools. Full Article Education
tea Educators, This Is Our Moment to Defend the Teaching Profession By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:53:14-04:00 In this moment of loss, the coronavirus pandemic offers four opportunities to demand the rebirth of public education, writes Amy Stuart Wells. Full Article Education
tea W. Virginia teachers hold car parade with students, families By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T11:42:57-04:00 Full Article Education
tea How Principals and District Leaders Are Trying to Boost Lagging Teacher Morale During COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:07:19-04:00 Knowing the shift to remote learning would be tough for teachers, school and district administrators have scrambled to assemble as many kinds of supports as they can. Full Article Education
tea Who's Doing the Teaching After School Lets Out? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Faced with a push for academic programming, after-school providers are deploying new strategies to train and recruit effective educators. Full Article Wisconsin
tea Virtual Teaching: Skill of the Future? Or Not So Much? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Leaders in some districts say remote teaching will now be a skill they will build even more in their existing teacher corps. Others are more skeptical. Full Article Wisconsin
tea Teachers' Union Victory in California By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers unions are scapegoats for low student performance. Full Article California
tea California Teachers Challenge Union's Collection of Dues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Five California educators last week filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the state's top teachers' union from collecting dues through mandatory paycheck deductions. Full Article California
tea Paid Maternity Leave for Teachers? California's Governor Says No Once Again By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The bill would have given public school teachers at least six weeks of paid maternity leave. Full Article California
tea What This Superintendent Learns From Teaching a High School Course By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The leader of a Montana school district spends up to two hours each day grading assignments from students in an online English credit recovery program. Full Article Montana
tea Trump Again Pushes Schools to Reopen, Says Older Teachers Should Stay Home By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The president said he'd "like to see schools open" where possible, although most states have closed them for the academic year, and said children seem to be doing relatively well during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article Montana
tea Hawaii Teachers Latest to Join Wave of Protests Over Funding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Hawaii teachers have joined the Red for Ed movement: Last week, dozens of teachers across the state staged a "walk-in" protest to spread awareness about what they see as a lack of funding for public schools. Full Article Hawaii
tea The Wave of Teacher Activism Has Reached Hawaii By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers are asking for support for a ballot measure that would put in place a property tax to fund schools. Full Article Hawaii
tea Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Create Housing Vouchers for Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Two proposed bills are intended to create a housing-voucher program for full-time teachers employed by the Hawaii education department or at public charter schools. Full Article Hawaii
tea Teachers, If You're Not OK Right Now, You're Not Alone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In desperately trying to be a superhero for my students, I underestimated the gravity of the coronavirus crisis, writes Hawaii teacher Lory Walker Peroff. Full Article Hawaii
tea Here's How Many Teaching Jobs Could Be Lost in Each State in a COVID-19 Recession By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 There could be an 8.4 percent reduction in the U.S. teaching corps, and some states could see reductions as large as 20 percent, according to a new analysis by the Learning Policy Institute. Full Article Hawaii
tea Christie Asks N.J. High Court to Revoke Teacher Tenure in Struggling Districts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 The Christie administration is arguing that the only way to improve education in the state's poorest districts is to ditch teacher job protections. Full Article New_Jersey
tea You'll Never Guess Which State Was Just Named the Best for Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Here's a clue: the governor has said the teachers' unions need to be punched in the face. Full Article New_Jersey
tea Teacher's Facebook Post on Students' Social Media Secrets Goes Viral By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Utah science teacher Skipper Coates asked her students to complete the following sentence: "What my parents don't know about social media is..." Full Article Utah
tea Dozens of Teacher Misconduct Cases Go Unreported, Utah Audit Finds By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 School authorities in Utah have failed to report educator misconduct, possibly allowing teachers to offend again by moving to other schools, according to a new audit. Full Article Utah
tea How Districts Are Helping Teachers Get Better at Tech Under Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Educators are struggling to learn how to use new tech tools—devices, apps, software, and online textbooks—in greater volume than ever before. Full Article Pennsylvania
tea Teach New Content or Review Familiar Material? A Tough Call During Coronavirus Closures By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools must make the critical decision whether to reinforce the learning that students have already done this year or introduce new content. Full Article Pennsylvania
tea Arkansas Provides K-12 Districts With Volunteer IT Team to Fight Cyber Attacks By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Arkansas Department of Education will now provide on-site help for schools and districts in the state that are experiencing cybersecurity incidents. Full Article Arkansas