28.Sep.2009 Student Load vs. Teacher Quality
The debate continues. As a master’s student at UVM my thesis focused on Vermont’s historical trends in educations which contributed to and set the stage for our high ranking public school system (at the time, according to certain resources). I placed particular emphasis on the fact that Vermont’s long standing traditions and demographic arrangements had contributed [...]
28.Jan.2009 Education Week: School Leaders Target Salary Reform Toward Newer Teachers
This is an interesting approach (somewhat like Zappos $1000 proposition with new employees). Front load teacher salaries and reduce the steps in the pay scale to attract more (and better?) candidates: Boosting new teachers’ salaries, officials in Denver, the District of Columbia, and New York City contend, would increase the applicant pool and help school [...]
