It might be said that the importance we attribute to teachers can be measured by the intensity
of our ambivalence toward them. We are apt to blame teachers for many of the problems we …

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In this context, the American Federation of Teachers and, more recently, the National
Education Association, have supported efforts of local unions to reframe teacher evaluation …

Soon after Dal Lawrence became the first president of the Toledo Federation of Teachers
(TFT) in 1967, he began an effort to expand the union's role in teachers' evaluations …

Some depictions of human resource (HR) functions tend to see connections to core
missions, eg, teaching and learning, as a “hub and spoke” arrangement with HR functions …

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to trace the initial two years of development of
a collaboration involving a university school of music and an urban school district music …

Traditional teacher evaluation systems have little to no impact on changing teacher behavior
or improving student achievement. Subsequently, studies and reports show the lack of and …

This study used a survey to assess the perceptions of National Board certified teachers
(NBCTs) about the impact of the National Board certification (NBC) process on their …

This study assessed the influence of participatory practices upon secondary school teachers'
job satisfaction and commitment in Tanzania. Specifically the study examined the extent to …

Integrating art and science: A case study of middle school reform Integrating art and science: A
case study of middle school reform Abstract Schools are under tremendous pressure to …