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Improving Teacher Evaluation in California

By Arun Ramanathan, Education Trust — Most teachers say they teach because they love their students, and because they love helping them to learn. And it shows. Research shows that the single most important school-based factor in improving student academic performance is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Students who have strong teachers […]

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U. Mich. project scales up ‘high leverage’ teaching practices

By Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week — The University of Michigan today unveiled a new organization that will help teacher-training programs—and the teacher-education field in general—develop a more systematic approach to preparing their candidates. Led by Deborah Loewenberg Ball, a renowned professor and dean of the university’s school of education, TeachingWorks will disseminate a set of […]

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What Will it Take for Every Child to Have an Effective Teacher?

By Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING — Judy Johnson, Executive Director of the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING, presented this paper at California State Senator Carol Liu’s Roundtable about Teacher and District Effectiveness. Dr. Johnson lays out what is required to create an education system that develops and supports teaching excellence so […]

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