Is teacher education a disaster?
One of the biggest debates in public education today is over how to best educate student teacher for the rigors of the classroom, the Washington Post reports.
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Obama administration launches education initiative for military kids
A new initiative being launched Oct. 3 by first lady Michelle Obama and the vice president's wife, Jill Biden, is designed to better prepare educators instructing military-connected children.
Online education degrees skyrocket
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Is ‘filling the pail’ any way to train teachers?
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” I keep this quote on my desk, says Carol Corbett Burris, principal of South…
Study: Student progress can be tied to teacher education
The academic progress of public school students can be traced, in part, to where their teachers went to college, according to new research by the University of Washington…
Editorial: How to improve teacher education now (and why Teach for America isn’t the answer)
A bill recently introduced in Congress, the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act, would designate programs based outside of universities as special academies for preparing teachers and principals, says…
New effort aims to turn teacher education ‘upside down’
Eight states are beginning a national pilot program to transform teacher education and preparation to emphasize far more in-field, intensive training—as is common practice in medical schools.
New teacher education program headed to 8 states
Eight states are beginning a national pilot program to transform teacher education and preparation to emphasize far more infield, intensive training as is common practice in medical schools,…