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What makes a teacher great?And how should we measure a teacher's success and effectiveness?These are questions that take up a lot of the debate about…
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What stories should we tell about the arts?That's a question we sometimes ask on our Facebook page. Jason Towler suggested we profile Ypsilanti music…
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A Balanced Budget Amendment making the federal government not spend more than it takes in: It sounds pretty good. Get rid of those trillions and trillions…
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You don't have to hunt too far to find critics of our schools, of the way our children are learning, what they're learning and the achievement gap within…
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As Michigan moves into new, uncharted waters in terms of testing and evaluating those who hope to become teachers, there are many views on whether this…
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Lawmakers are in the midst of a debate over how teachers in Michigan should be evaluated.Hearings were held today at the Capitol and the Michigan Public…
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It's getting close to back-to-school time. So today, we took a look at teachers -- in particular, teacher turnover, and what it can do a student's…
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It's late August, and parents are taking their kids on back-to-school shopping trips. There are conversations and speculation about teacher assignments,…
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There are several complicated questions surrounding teacher evaluations in Michigan. Should there be a state standard for evaluating teachers? What should…
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Today we took a closer look at recommendations for statewide standards for evaluating Michigan teachers. How should the job performance of teachers be…