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Teaching Vet: Kids Are Not Proficient, Because Teachers Are Told Not to Teach

September 7, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A 29-year teaching vet claims that students are not proficient at reading or in other essential skills areas, because teachers are being told not to teach.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: teacher evaluations, teacher training, teaching

Things to Come in K-12 Education: Predictions for 2018

January 2, 2018 By J.R. Wilson

J.R. Wilson: The education system has changed so much so rapidly in the last fifteen to twenty years that it is anyone’s guess as to what will happen in the future.  Here are a few of my guesses for 2018.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: assessment opt-outs, Common Core, data breeches, data privacy, education tech, Every Student Succeeds Act, social impact bonds, teacher recruitment, teacher training

Common Core Dollars Spent to Retrain Teachers, But States Still Can’t Identify Failing Teachers

January 8, 2014 By Karen Schroeder

Billions of tax dollars have been spent over decades to prepare teachers but have produced little evidence of success. States complain that they can’t identify ineffective teachers. It is time to wake up and smell the burning toast! The significance of subjecting teachers to failed teacher-training programs is lost on those who influence education. Billions […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Math Standards, Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluations, teacher preparation, teacher training

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