Monthly Archives: May 2014
This is the first in a series of blogs about enhancing “Teacher Talent: A Profession In Need.” Teachers and the teaching profession “has a major image problem. Unfortunately, this perception of mediocrity has negatively affected the national reputation of teaching, … Continue reading
Teacher Talent: A Professional Need“The teaching profession has a major image problem,” Third Way analysts Tamara Hiler and Lanae Erickson Hatalsky write in their analysis of the National Online Survey of College Students – Education Attitudes. “Unfortunately, this perception of mediocrity has negatively affected … Continue reading
Broadsided Data Release – No Thank You, NAEPThe 2013 NAEP results were released today. Once again, these data affect a local school district with the same impact as the National Transportation Safety Board’s report on highway fatalities. The big picture is nice to know, but what is … Continue reading
What Is Important When Everything Is Important?An April article in US News and World Report made an impressive case for why public schools must maintain strong programming in what otherwise are known as the “extracurriculars.” Taken broadly, “extra” curriculars include all subjects taught in school beyond the … Continue reading