Tag: Teacher Compensation
Report Highlights Importance of Working Conditions
July 3rd, 2012
In order to better serve low-income students, not only identifying high-performers, but providing them with the necessary conditions for success is crucial according to the recently released Ed Trust report Building and Sustaining Talent: Creating Conditions in High-Poverty Schools That Support Effective Teaching and Learning. The report...VIEW ARTICLE
Now is the Time to Reimagine Teaching
June 18th, 2012
The Delaware Department of Education announced that eleven schools will participate in the Race to the Top teacher incentive program - providing highly-effective educators that demonstrate substantial growth with their students $10,000 dollars to continue teaching at their high-need schools. As someone who has firsthand experience as both an...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s Teacher Quality Initiatives Continue to Rollout
May 17th, 2012
May 18 update: Districts and schools that meet the qualifying criteria are currently in the process of deciding whether to opt-in to the talent rentention/attraction initiative. For a list of eligible schools, click here. The Delaware Department of Education recently announced eligible school participants for the talent retention/attraction...VIEW ARTICLE
Lessons From Abroad: Connecting international best practices to Delaware
April 17th, 2012
I just got back from a trip to Europe last week, my first time overseas. And while I won’t bore you with the details (except one below), reading this article published by The Atlantic highlights something that hit home for me during my trip. In our current education reform debate, we shouldn’t hesitate to look locally and globally to find...VIEW ARTICLE