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I sat in the room of saddened and anxious teachers, some of whom had dedicated up to 10 years with my district, waiting to hear about some RIF settlement that our district and union had negotiated on our behalf. ...

I owe my readers a mea culpa for the last month or so, and I wanted to let you in on a little of what's been going on with me both personally and professionally. No worries, however, I'll be ...

As well intentioned as it is, the goal of equity in all branches of education is doing a disservice to the goal of, well, equity. I'm searching for a word here. Maybe I need to make one up. ...

I'm really struggling with my feelings about tenure. Currently, the conversation goes as follows: "Hey, I got tenure." "Cool, pass the mustard." When, in fact, it should be: "Hey, I got tenure!" "Are you kidding? That's fantastic! Holy %^$#@, you must be great at what ...

So, in a move reminiscent of a 12-year old girl caught up in the riot mentality of rumors, I believed the whisper I heard about not getting my Whiteboard for 2 months.  But I tell you now: it was false, ...

An (aspiring) Educator is hosting this week's Carnival of Education #178.  I've tweaked my How to Take Control of Your Teaching list and although it's still in an evolving state, you can read it here.  Enjoy the Carnival and the ...

Check out this week's Carnival of Education hosted by Eduwonk.  

The Washington Post reported that the Washington Teachers' Union is "proposing a three year contract...that would eliminate seniority."  This would allow administrators to retain newer but more effective teachers while relocating more veteran teachers to positions seemingly more suitable for ...

It seems that at every school there is always a small minority of teachers that don't seem to like teaching, or kids, for that matter.  And putting in more then the minimum is unheard of.  But beyond that there seems ...

Teacher Magazine has an article today about Idaho's progress in developing a standardized teacher evaluation that could be a stepping stone for developing an acceptable pay-for-performance legislature. The article didn't get me thinking so must about the concept of a standardized ...