Teacher effectiveness is widely recognised as a critical determinant of student achievement, influencing both short‐term academic performance and long‐term socioeconomic outcomes. Extensive research ...

Corrected: This story has been updated with the current title for Jay P. Greene, a professor of education policy at the University of Arkansas. Student feedback, test-score growth calculations, and ...

Research has often focused on how teachers and educators can best instruct and accommodate students with disabilities. However, are the methods used to teach students with disabilities effective and ...

The Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 71, No. 1 (Sep. - Oct., 1977), pp. 36-44 (9 pages) Interpreting classroom teaching as an interactional process fitting the classic communication paradigm, ...

During a conference keynote speech Wednesday morning, Bill Gates recommitted the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to its current work in supporting the use of high academic standards and helping ...

Last week, my children joined the nation’s 50 million students in the annual back-to-school ritual: feeling those butterflies of excitement at seeing school friends after summer vacation, choosing a ...

A student reviews a reading comprehension assignment in a third grade class in Wake County. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com North Carolina leaders who want to change how teachers are paid ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s multi-million-dollar, multi-year effort aimed at making teachers more effective largely fell short of its goal to increase student achievement — including among ...

If states were students, they'd barely be passing their classes on teacher policies. Across the country, the average state teacher policy grade for this year is C-. Nobody in the class of 51 ...

Teachers play a crucial role in fostering children’s success in school. Policymakers must consider ways to support and prepare high-quality teachers while aligning expectation and opportunities for ...

At one New Jersey school, the average teacher has more than 26 years in the classroom. See where your school ranks.

“We do look if they went to a strong teacher prep program, but it isn’t all that we look at.” He says teacher prep programs are important, but so, too, is the professional development that teachers ...