School Staff Issues
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Teachers Who are Paid to Do Nothing
Each year, schools pay millions of dollars for teachers to come to work while they sit in a special room to surf the internet, play cards or watch television. Learn why. more...
Zeke M. Vanderhoek got approval for a charter school in New York City that will pay teachers $125,000, a higher salary than the principal at $90,000. He's the principal. more...
Would you change students grades if ordered by administration to do so? This teacher refused and lost her job. more...
Hawaii teachers may be facing close scrutiny if proposed legislation passes. Public school teachers may face mandatory testing for drug use because of recent problems. more...
Teacher Behaviors After School
What would you think if you saw your child's teacher on MySpace saying and doing questionable things? It is not happening in school. Should this matter? more...
Japan is beginning to acknowledge a serious harassment problem after a public outcry regarding a recent series of suicides. more...
Baby boomers are one-third of today's teachers. When they retire, who will teach the children? There is growing concern that we will have a serious teaching shortage. more...
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By: Victor A. Gallis
It makes intuitive sense to pay teachers according to how well they succeed, but serious institutional impediments stand in the way of making merit pay work. more...
By: Victor A. Gallis
Wherever teacher tenure protects a bad teacher, an incompetent administrator won't be far away. more...
Teacher Workdays and In-Service Meetings
By:
Michael Streich
Teacher workdays can provide a number of highly beneficial outcomes if they focus on the needs of the professional staff and address professional development. more...
By:
Tammy Andrew
Teachers cite job dissatisfaction as a primary reason for leaving education. Maintaining a professional environment can encourage many good teachers to stay. more...
By:
Tammy Andrew
Many see a shortage of good teachers being related to those teachers retiring or low recruitment numbers of new teachers. There is a different analysis of the data. more...
Developing Effective School Communities
By:
Michael Streich
All schools should be learning communities, supportive communities, and collaborative communities in which all faculty and staff benefit toward a common goal. more...
Teacher Expectations beyond the Classroom
By:
Michael Streich
Preempting teacher burnout might begin by assessing the myriad of extra responsibilities added to the normal teaching schedule. more...
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