MITUL Blog

UTLA Steps Up To the Plate
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:46

In action taken last month by the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education, and reported in Education Week, proposals put forward by existing LA teachers and UTLA, the teachers' union, were selected over those put forward by various charter operators in all but 6 cases to run 12 existing and 18 re-constituted low performing schools...

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Dennis Van Roekel Urges "Collaboration" in Lieu of Mass Teacher Firings
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 18:54

Dennis Van RoekelDennis Van RoekelIn a press release Monday in response to the debacle of mass teacher firings in Central Falls, Rhode Island, NEA president...

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Broad Acres Elementary, Central Falls High
Two Types of Superintendents -- Why the focus on the quality of teaching and learning is disappearing in so many districts
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 15:13

In a new Post on her Ed Week Blog, Diane Ravitch des...

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Randi Weingarten Proposes Union's Path to Reform
Tue, 01/12/2010 - 15:14

Randi WeingartenRandi WeingartenIn a comprehensive speech at the National Press Club today entitled "A New Path...

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"Carrots and Sticks Are So Last Century" -- An Interview with Dan Pink by Claus von Zastrow
Tue, 01/05/2010 - 18:27

Dan PinkDan PinkPublic SchooL Insights editor Claus von Zastrow scooped the rest of the bloggesphere with his...

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Improving the Context for Teachers' Work Is the Key to Teaching Quality
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 20:08

NAEDNAEDA New Report from the National Academy of Education "Good Teaching Matters," released October 30, 2009 argues that the quality of...

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National Academy of Education, Susan Wilson, teacher quality
Good Education Requires More Than Good Teachers
Sat, 10/24/2009 - 11:10

Susan Moore JohnsonSusan Moore JohnsonIn a new EPI Briefing Paper released October 26th, Harvard Professor Susan Moore Johnson...

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Pay for Performance - Avoiding the Pitfalls
Sat, 10/17/2009 - 15:55

Redesigning Teacher PayRedesigning Teacher PayA new book by Harvard professor Susan Moore...

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Richard Rothstein On NCLB Re-Authorization
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 11:16

Richard RothsteinRichard RothsteinIn Comments released Tuesday, Economic Policy Institute (EPI) education policy analyst Richard Rothstein sees an...

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Kahlenberg Responds to Kristoff on Teacher Unions
Thu, 10/15/2009 - 14:00

Richard KahlenbergRichard KahlenbergThe frequency and ferocity of attacks on teacher unions has increased, as if orchestrated as a national campaign by pundits and a network of conservative think tanks....

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teacher unions