Critics Cite Flaws in Los Angeles Times Teacher Ranking
By Cynthia McCabe A child is more than a test score, but according to one metro newspaper, his teacher isn’t. The Los Angeles Times this week touched off a firestorm with a piece announcing it would...
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Report: Teacher-Led Reform Helping in California
By Amy Buffenbarger A new report out today finds a 50 percent better academic growth rate at nearly 500 California schools, and all of it is the result of successful union-led reforms put in place as...
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NEA, CTA Sue DeVos Over Rollback of Protections for Online Students
Stephanie Portilla wants to be a teacher. So the aspiring elementary educator did her research and found an online program that meets her needs and the standards for certification in her home state of...
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NEA, CTA Win Lawsuit Against DeVos, Protect Online College Students
(Photo: Stefani Reynolds/AP) Thanks to the determination and legal acumen of the National Education Association and its allies, a federal court has ordered Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to...
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Teachers Paying for Their Own Substitutes? Believe it or Not, It Happens.
A San Francisco second-grade teacher who, due to state law, must pay the cost of a substitute educator while she seeks treatment for breast cancer has made national headlines after parents at her...
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