Author: Matthew Lynch
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Ask An Expert: K-12 Online Learning as a Life Skill
Question: My district recently announced that 30% of our high school courses will now be offered online, and this percentage will increase in the coming years. ... -
Your Legal Rights as An Educator: Certification and Employment
As an educator, it’s important that you know the legal aspects of your job through and through – especially if you work at a public school. ... -
Do Teacher Compensation Systems Work?
Teacher compensation systems rank among current hot-button issues in the world of education. While there’s no doubt as to the reality of a teacher salary issue, ... -
Teachers and Your Rights: About Your Private Life…
A teacher’s life outside the school may come under scrutiny. Aspects such as whether or not a teacher is associated with any radical political organizations or ... -
Are Teachers The Greatest Common Core Casualty?
Common Core has certainly changed the K-12 classroom scene in its short implementation and perhaps the group that has suffered the most during the transition period ... -
Another Failed Charter: Do These Schools have a Future?
In February of 2013, the Einstein Montessori School in Orlando became a casualty of the charter school experiment. State officials closed the school that had 40 ... -
High School Dropout Rate: Solutions for Success
This week I’ve been blogging about the bleak numbers that surround the national high school dropout rate and examining more closely the underlying causes. Many of ... -
Economy Improves, School Spending Continue to Fall – So What Gives?
As the news headlines regarding the current U.S. economy continue to improve, there is one area that is still feeling the squeeze from the recession years: ... -
Survival Tip: Integrating Standardized Test Preparation into the Curriculum
In this age of accountability, teachers are responsible for ensuring that their students learn. In order to measure what students know and don’t know, states all ... -
Ask An Expert: Working with Homeless Students
Question: On yesterday, I received a new student in my classroom. His mother brought him to school on the first day and informed me that they ...