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Teacher Beat

Stephen Sawchuk, a former federal education beat writer, turns his inner policy geek to digging around in the weeds of the teaching profession. Join him as he explicates the policy and the politics that surround legislation, teacher contracts, and the teacher-quality continuum from preparation to evaluation.

The Elephant in the (Rubber) Room
Should teachers awaiting due-process hearings continue to collect salaries and benefits?
Details of D.C. Performance-Pay System Unveiled
Leaders in the District of Columbia today announced details of the performance-based-pay program enshrined in its recently inked contract. Under the system, deemed "IMPACTplus,"—a reference to the IMPACT teacher-evaluation system upon which the pay decisions will be made—teachers deemed "highly...
UPDATED: D.C. Mayor's Race Has Teacher Policy Implications
Next week's D.C. Mayoral primary has strong implications for the future of teacher policy in the Nation's Capital.
UPDATED: Effects of 'Mutual Consent' on Teacher Turnover, Distribution Probed
Over the long haul, mutual-consent teacher policies don't appear to improve the distribution of inexperienced teachers—or the levels of turnover in high-minority schools. That's the conclusion of a recent analysis by researchers at the Center on Reinventing Public Education at...
Some Scholars Slam Value-Added for Teacher Accountability
Value-added gauges of teacher effectiveness are highly error-prone and shouldn't make up more than a minimal part of a teacher's evaluation, contends a report released this week authored by a high-powered list of academics. Problems with the gauge include the...