by Carol A. Josel | Jul 15, 2014 | Making Education News
1. In a case brought by 9 students, a California judge has thrown out key state laws governing tenure and other teacher job protections because the current system discriminates against low-income and minority students by giving them ineffective teachers. 2. The two...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 21, 2012 | Making Education News
Chicago, Milwaukee, and NYC have all terminated their federal Teacher Incentive Fund grants that promoted performance-based compensation plans and professional development for teachers and principals, thus giving up on an $88 million payout over five years. The...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 4, 2012 | Making Education News
The National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers’ union, has lost 100,000 members since 2010 and expects to lose about 308,000 full-time teachers by 2014. A recent Blackboard Project Tomorrow survey finds that 52% of district...
