States urged on teacher qualifications
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A new public school teacher in North Dakota works for a year on probation before getting job security. For a teacher in Missouri, it's five years. It's just one example of how policies affecting the teaching profession vary from state to state, according to a report by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a private group in Washington.
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Some 2,500 teachers in the city are being measured on how much their students improve on standardized tests.
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Paid governors for groups of schools might be an answer to recruitment in poorer areas, a study suggests.
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Kopel cites the AP article: Pairat Wihakarat, the president of a teachers union in the three provinces, said more than 1,700 teachers have already asked for transfers to safer areas.
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Â· New qualifications to be taught next SeptemberÂ· Success could see A-levels scrapped after 2013 review
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For nearly six years, the federal government has defined school success mainly by how many students pass state reading and math tests. But a growing number of educators and lawmakers are pushing to give more weight to graduation rates, achievement in science and history and even physical education.
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American public schools are struggling to attract and retain high-quality teachers. Is it time we paid them for performance?
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An accident in Tennessee four years ago that killed three children and injured three others prompted the federal government to urge states to give high priority to improving safety at railroad crossings used by school buses. But only a dozen states followed through.
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Private schools could lend teachers to state schools under proposals by Education Secretary Alan Johnson.
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As hundreds of thousands of baby boomers retire and the No Child Left Behind law raises standards for new teachers, school systems across the country are facing a growing scarcity of qualified recruits.
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By Scott Elliott, Dayton Daily News, Ohio  Feb. 20--A statewide group of business leaders and educators wants Ohio  to make a strong push for more and better math and science education, matching  a similar effort locally.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Certiport today announced a survey of K-12 educators reveals a disparity between stated usage and validated training against accepted standards to leverage the Internet appropriately.
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Education and business leaders urged an overhaul of the U.S. school system, including ending high school at the 10th grade for many students. Current teaching is failing to prepare young Americans for the global economy, members of a bipartisan panel said Thursday.
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Schools may need more money and  regulators may need more authority to help America's children  from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told  Congress on Tuesday.
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Teachers are urged to take pupils on more school trips as a new safety guidelines are unveiled.
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A think-tank calls for soldiers to be retrained as teachers to tackle indiscipline in the classroom.
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A government campaign will seek to encourage people to upgrade their skills through education and training.