Posted on September 16th, 2009 by jkelly
SMHC Co-director Allan Odden continues to push for dramatic improvements in public education in his recently published book, 10 Strategies for Doubling Student Performance. The book, which complements his previous work co-authored with Sarah Archibald, Doubling Student Performance … and finding the resources to do it, outlines a comprehensive and strategic school improvement plan for [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2009 by jkelly
The Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll released last month offers insight into Americans’ perceptions of U.S. public schools. The poll offers a number of interesting findings on the issue of talent management. Highlights from this year’s poll include:
TEACHER PAY – Almost three out of four Americans favor merit pay for teachers. Advanced degrees, student academic [...]
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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by jkelly
SMHC has written a comprehensive policy Framework addressing teacher and principal effectiveness issues for all states. The Race to the Top guidelines are now posted (see http://www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html). Having several states adopt similar if not the same policies in these areas could be viewed favorably by people who will review Race to the Top proposals. It [...]
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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by arodden
The New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers have joined to participate in “Measures of Effective Teaching” – a 2 year, $2.6 million study from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to determine the most reliable methods of teacher evaluation beyond relying on student performance and standardized tests.
“There’s been so [...]
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