teachers

Student Test Scores Used to Measure Teacher Training

Eve Troeh — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Rate of Louisiana Teachers Retiring Spikes

The Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000

The number of teachers retiring jumped more than 25 percent as the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal pushed an overhaul of public education that changes the rules on how teachers are evaluated. That's according to the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana.

BESE to Look at Changes for Evaluating Teachers

The Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:20:07 +0000

Louisiana's top school board is about to consider several changes in the state's new method for evaluating public school teachers. One of the changes includes making it easier for new teachers to land job security.

In Chicago, Perfect Storm Led To Teachers Strike

editor — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:10:00 +0000

It was a major accomplishment in Chicago that teachers who used to walk out frequently had, for the past 25 years, managed to avoid a strike. But it's not surprising, many experts say, that things would fall apart now.

"I think it is a perfect storm," says Tim Knowles, head of the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute.

Detroit Teachers Mull Strike Over Imposed Contract

editor — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:44:00 +0000

The existing contract for Detroit teachers was ripped up and chucked into the trash by the school district's emergency financial manager. The teachers' union is angry and making noise about a possible strike.

Lawyer: School Board Should Appeal Katrina Case

The Associated Press — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:37:27 +0000

The Orleans Parish School Board's attorney says the board should appeal a ruling that thousands of New Orleans teachers and other school workers were wrongfully fired after Hurricane Katrina shut down the city and scattered its people in 2005.