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News, research, and strategies in K-12 human capital management from the publisher of Education Week

 Bethesda, MD
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Joined July 2009
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Recognize A Great Teacher: We have all had a great teacher who made a difference in our lives--a math teacher wh... bit.ly/RZke6i
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The Many Misconceptions About Algebra bit.ly/RKFBba
The Many Misconceptions About Algebra (Opinion)

The Many Misconceptions About Algebra (Opinion)

I've been thinking a lot lately about why the national reaction was so strong to Andrew Hacker's op-ed in last Sunday's NY Times, "Is Algebra Necessary?"

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WANTED: 'Irreplaceables': On July 30, The New Teacher Project (TNTP) released a report called "The Irreplaceable... bit.ly/Rz1R7W
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Parent Trigger's First Test Case: An Interview with Yolie Flores bit.ly/PHaUC0

Parent Trigger's First Test Case: An Interview With Yolie Flores (Opinion)

Yolie Flores is President & CEO of Communities for Teaching Excellence, and a former LAUSD school board member. I asked her a few questions regarding the first successful use of California's parent...

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Use of Credit Checks Scrutinized in Employee Selection: A hot topic of debate (yes, debate) at my office, and wi... bit.ly/ODNT7Q

Use of Credit Checks Scrutinized in Employee Selection (Opinion)

A hot topic of debate (yes, debate) at my office, and within Human Resources departments across the country, is what tools and practices should and shouldn't be used in the selection process. For...

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How Much Math is Too Much? bit.ly/QbrOgr
The Surgeon's Tools & Educational Standardization bit.ly/PeQccJ
How Will $1 Billion Change the STEM Teaching Workforce? bit.ly/O9XYcw
Finding the Right "Grain Size" for Standardization bit.ly/Oh0Ejo

Finding the Right "Grain Size" for Standardization (Opinion)

Teacher and writer/speaker/tech expert Bill Ferriter suggested in a blog post last Thursday that scripted curriculum is the equivalent of running shoes that do more harm than good, constraining...

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Understanding FMLA and Its Impact on Education Policy: If you took a poll of professionals in America, most woul... bit.ly/NRIpGh

Understanding FMLA and Its Impact on Education Policy (Opinion)

If you took a poll of professionals in America, most would probably say they have heard of the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, but a much smaller number could actually tell you what it does...

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The Golden Age of Common Core bit.ly/OxOFkS
How Useful are Standards? bit.ly/OYZDNO

How Useful Are Standards? (Opinion)

Standards are everywhere. All month, I'm participating in an online conference on the Common Core State Standards. Students have long been expected to meet their state standards, and now most states...

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Capturing Tacit Knowledge of Teachers Is Critical: I've heard this conversation in past jobs, and I hear it work... bit.ly/RAb8yt
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HR and ROI (Return on Investment): Return on investment, or ROI, has been a focus of businesses for decades, but... bit.ly/I6cpHy
HR and ROI (Return on Investment) (Opinion)

HR and ROI (Return on Investment) (Opinion)

Return on investment, or ROI, has been a focus of businesses for decades, but rarely talked about in education. It *SHOULD* be in every HR professional or talent manager's lexicon.

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Do You Prefer Satisfied, Engaged, or Loyal Staff?: As a talent manager, what type of staff would you prefer? A. ... bit.ly/zqYqCj
Do You Prefer Satisfied, Engaged, or Loyal Staff? (Opinion)

Do You Prefer Satisfied, Engaged, or Loyal Staff? (Opinion)

As a talent manager, what type of staff would you prefer?

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.@EmilyDouglasHC digs deeper into the @NCTQ report on the state of teacher #evaluations in the U.S.: bit.ly/wEKIbg #career #talent

The State of Teacher Evaluation: Part 1 (Opinion)

Evaluation is by far the hottest topic in education at the moment. Every (and I mean every) conversation I have about schools with a person outside of the education community eventually circles...

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Charter Rhetoric Heating Up in WA State bit.ly/wKWC7k
Blog: Teacher Evaluations & MET Project Findings bit.ly/wdNB3p #career #HR
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December 2011 - A Busy Month on Teacher Prep: While I've said this in previous posts, anyone at any level can be... bit.ly/ucpdtq
December 2011 - A Busy Month on Teacher Prep (Opinion)

December 2011 - A Busy Month on Teacher Prep (Opinion)

While I've said this in previous posts, anyone at any level can be a manager of talent. We know that superintendents, HR directors, principals, and mentors are all talent managers in education. But,...

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.@EmilyDouglasHC stresses the importance of finding a balance between work vs. the rest of your life: bit.ly/uuAJjU
Finding A Balance: Work vs. Life (Opinion)

Finding A Balance: Work vs. Life (Opinion)

I'll never forget when I was a young child my father taking phone call after phone call to assist his customers during our family vacations. I also remember as a teenager my mother answering our home...

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