Author: Matthew Lynch
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What’s Really Behind the Teacher’s Salary Issue?
Teachers have been particularly hard-hit by the economic hard times and market fluctuations of recent years. No one denies that teachers are over-worked and under-paid. Because ... -
The Urgency of Resolve for Low Performing Districts
In order to close the achievement gap, school districts need to participate as key players in reform. There are many questions and critical issues facing schools ... -
Necessary Shifts: A Change in K-12 Teacher Education
In the not-so-distant past, public schools used to represent the most major building block in the education and socialization of students outside of the home. Young ... -
Can Mentorship Solve Teacher Turnover?
Starting a new job is always daunting, no matter what the field. Starting a new job can be especially daunting when it means facing a room ... -
The positive connection between games and online learning
By Mitch Weisburgh, cofounder of Games4Ed Game-based learning has the potential to drastically improve the way children are taught. Games have peculiar qualities that let them ... -
The Four Biggest Factors In Teacher Turnover
Teacher turnover is a major problem in education that affects student, teachers, and administrators alike. But what’s behind the massive migration and exodus of new teachers? ... -
Using Time to Improve Student Performance
Proponents of a year-round school year suggest that a shift in the time designated for teaching and learning will help students achieve more by minimizing summer ... -
Lingo Jingo awarded prestigious English Language Learner grant
New funding allows the company to offer pilots of its WIDA- and Common Core-aligned language-acquisition solution to a limited number of schools (San Francisco, CA) November ... -
Who Owns Knowledge? A Look At Curriculum.
The central focus of every curriculum is imparting knowledge in the best way possible. But who decides what “the best way possible” really is? The K–12 ... -
4 Ways to Help Your Students Embrace Diversity
When you’re a culturally responsive teacher, one of your major goals is to help all students become respectful of all the cultures and people that they’ll ...