For Teachers, Experience Does Matter
Contrary to claims by some in the education world that teachers don’t improve much after their first few years in the profession, recent studies are showing that teachers’ ability to…
Why Do Teachers Stay in the Classroom?
Fewer people are entering teacher training programs and lots of veterans say they have considered a new line of work — so why are some teachers committed to remaining in…
The Consequences of High Stakes Testing
When testing becomes too high stakes, there are lots of unintended consequences. Officials in India are seeing that this week as images of parents climbing the outside of school buildings…
Other States Are Moving Forward with Plans to Reduce High-Pressure Testing: CT Can Join Them
In testimony before the Education Committee tonight, CEA leaders will bust the myth that the U.S. Department of Education is not open to flexibility to address the excessive testing and…
Helping Children Learn to Love Reading
Why do we want children to love reading? Daniel Willingham says that a love of reading isn’t essential for many traditional measures of success. Instead, the University of Virginia psychology…
Miles to Go Before Schools are Measured Comprehensively
Since the dawn of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001, federal law has required states to use annual standardized tests to measure schools. This narrow focus on standardized test…
CEA Proposal to Limit Testing Focus of Radio Program
“High-stakes standardized tests are sucking the educational oxygen out of the room for teaching and learning,” CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg told host John Dankosky this morning on WNPR’s “Where…
CEA Legislative Proposal to Eliminate Excessive Testing Takes Center Stage
More and more people are standing up and taking notice of CEA’s proposal to reduce testing and increase accountability in our public schools. Today CEA announced that its proposal is…
Educators Say Standardized Tests Get in the Way of Teaching
Teachers need to be able to build relationships with students and foster creativity, critical thinking, and a love of learning in order to ensure the success of their elementary students — …
West Hartford Teachers Call on Legislators to Fix the Broken School Funding System
West Hartford residents, teachers, parents, and taxpayers David Dippolino, Ted Goerner, and David Simon told state lawmakers that they and many of their colleagues have been hit hard by the…