How can we measure teacher effectiveness? The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) recently released their report, Student Learning, Student Achievement: How Do Teachers Measure ...

Teacher evaluations—both their role and the mechanics of carrying them out—are a politically fraught subject, and the Every Student Succeeds Act has kicked the dust up once again as states wrestle ...

Teacher (te'cher), n. A person who teaches or instructs as a profession - and who adapts to and integrates advancements in technology and applies those learning opportunities to the classroom, who ...

Just what does a teacher do at school? And just what can a teacher do at home? Catholic educators in dioceses across the country are facing those fundamental questions as they decide this spring ...

There are those who think the best way to determine teacher effectiveness is by looking only at students' test scores. The simplicity of this approach can be seductive, but it is inherently flawed.

There’s a lot of research in education that suggests the single most important factor in students’ academic success is the teacher. And there’s a growing amount of research suggesting the students who ...

West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously reversed Wednesday a ruling that favored state education unions, in a case stretching back to 2011 and dealing with whom is defined as a "teacher." The high ...

When we began our 50 Great Teachers series, we set out to find great teachers and tell their stories. But we'll also be exploring over the coming year questions about what it means for a teacher to be ...