La. study suggests rookies can match veterans’ results. Education Week Published Online: October 26, 2007 Published in Print: October 31, 2007 By Vaishali Honawar A study that scrutinizes 22 teacher-preparation programs in Louisiana (click here to view report) says that it is possible to prepare new teachers who are as effective as, or sometimes more [...]

SUE HAGAN Thursday, October 25, 2007 This Week News More tax revenue than expected and fewer students leaving for charter or private schools have improved the financial bottom line for Columbus City Schools. That allows for the possibility of closing part of the food service department deficit and may affect how large the next operating [...]

State begins hearings on teacher discipline   Wednesday,  October 24, 2007 3:36 AM  By Jennifer Smith Richards The Columbus Dispatch Ohio’s educator-discipline system must get tougher, state school leaders told lawmakers yesterday at a House Education Committee hearing. Superintendent Susan T. Zelman vowed to give the public greater access to teachers’ disciplinary records. And the [...]

Teacher-misconduct system to become more transparent Friday,  October 19, 2007 By Jill Riepenhoff and Jennifer Smith Richards THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH On the board The State Board of Education has 19 members who create policy, make recommendations and hire the state superintendent. Eleven of them are elected, and the rest are appointed by the governor. They [...]

By ELISSA GOOTMAN October 18, 2007 The New York Times The Bloomberg administration and the New York City teachers’ union announced an agreement yesterday on a plan that would give teachers bonuses based largely on the overall test scores of students at schools that have high concentrations of poor children. The plan, negotiated for months, [...]