teachers

All this week we’re talking about teacher training.But there’s one thing that’s almost impossible to teach students in college: how to manage a…

In many undergraduate education programs, students spend a lot of time in the university classroom to prepare them for their student teaching in the final…

There's wide agreement among education experts that teacher quality is the most important school-based factor in how students do in school.So how is…

The State of Michigan wants its next generation of teachers to know more.But raising educational standards for teachers is proving to be a challenge.Aimee…

The Teachable Moment Project collected remembrances from you of the teachers in your life.By intentionally leaving “memorable words” open to your…

Most of us can remember an influential teacher, or a significant moment we had with a former teacher.Whether they were words of advice or words that put…

TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) - A state labor commission has ruled in favor of school employees in suburban Detroit who argued that a 10-year contract in the Taylor…

Eleventh grade is a pretty stressful year for kids. There's the ACT (which will soon be replaced by the SAT). There are college tours to schedule, and…

New legislation in the state Senate would close Michigan’s teacher retirement system to new teachers. Instead, all new teachers would get a “defined…

The emphasis on “high stakes testing” in America’s schools may be having an unexpected side effect.A Michigan State University researcher says teachers…