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The old image of teachers with leather patches on their elbows, happy to stay in the classroom is, it seems, a thing of the past.

A recent report card on California's ability to fire poorly performing teachers won't end up on anyone's refrigerator.

Michael F. Shaughnessy - 11.21.09
Senior Columnist EducationNews.org
Ron Clark was the 2000 Disney Educator of the Year. He started the Great American Teacher Awards with some of the sponsors when Disney dropped the program.

Reston, Va., September 9, 2009–The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced a new scholarship

9.5.09 - There are some little things I have and do that make life a little easier.  Just thought I'd share some.

WASHINGTON — Texas public school teachers can expect an $800 pay raise this year now that $2 billion in economic stimulus money has been approved and is available to the state, Democratic Texas lawmakers in Washington announced Friday.

The standard to enter the teaching profession in England is officially pitched far lower than in similar western countries. This is the problem that Ed Balls has failed to grasp, argues Sheila Lawlor.

When successful teachers of at-risk youth stay on the job and teach all children-what do we see?  That was the question of a lifetime for Dr. Martin Haberman, now Distinguished Professor of Education at The University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. 

7.15.09 - Some Iowans dream about quitting jobs to teach. Now, it's about to get easier.

7.14.09 - WASHINGTON — A teachers' union challenged the Obama administration Monday to live up to its promise of working with teachers and not against them.

By Nick Anderson - Sue from West Virginia wanted to know: How do you evaluate teachers fairly in a merit-pay system? Cynthia from Minnesota asked what's next for the No Child Left Behind law.

July 13, 2009 - The National Education Association bestowed its Friend of Education award this year on researcher and education policy expert Linda Darling-Hammond.