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Stereotypes and Biases – Do teachers change when they become aware of them ?
Stereotypes are over-generalized representations of characteristics of certain groups. They allow for easier and efficient processing of information, but they may cause biased judgment or even discrimination against particular groups. In addition, discrimination may lead to self-fulfilling prophecies by influencing the behavior of discriminated groups in the direction of the stereotypes. If individuals become aware … Continue reading
Teacher Performance Pay in US – Each year of exposure increases the likelihood of graduation from high school by 1 percentage point
Approximately all public school teachers are paid according to a salary schedule that dif- ferentiates pay by experience, seniority, and credentials, but not generally by observed performance. Education reformers have long viewed this as problematic for two reasons. First, the classroom environment presents a classic case of moral hazard: it is difficult for a principal … Continue reading
Teachers in US – 30 percent more likely to work a second job
You might not think of teachers as players in our growing “gig economy.” After all, a teaching job seems like the ultimate form of guaranteed employment. Turns out, a significant number of teachers do work second jobs. In fact, teachers are more likely than others to work a second job. It’s a summer thing, right? … Continue reading
Teacher in UK – What happens to teachers who leave the profession after they leave?
What happens to teachers who leave the profession after they leave? What can their destinations tell us about how schools and policymakers might better retain teachers? In this third Research Update, we use data from the Understanding Society survey to track teachers for several years after they leave. Our analysis shows that, on average, teachers’ … Continue reading
The Teacher Pay Gap in US – Wider than ever
What this report finds: The teacher pay penalty is bigger than ever. In 2015, public school teachers’ weekly wages were 17.0 percent lower than those of comparable workers—compared with just 1.8 percent lower in 1994. This erosion of relative teacher wages has fallen more heavily on experienced teachers than on entry-level teachers. Importantly, collective bargaining … Continue reading
Teachers in US – Why do they quit?
Teaching, Ingersoll says, “was originally built as this temporary line of work for women before theygot their real job—which was raising families, or temporary for men until they moved out of the classroom and became administrators. That was sort of the historical set-up.” Ingersoll extrapolated and then later confirmed that anywhere between 40 and 50 … Continue reading
US – Low teacher pay is a problem finds the Center for American Progress
Low teacher pay is not news. Over the years, all sorts of observers have argued that skimpy teacher salaries keep highly qualified individuals out of the profession. One recent study found that a major difference between the education system in the United States and those in other nations with high-performing students is that the United … Continue reading
Higher Education in US – The employment status of instructional staff members in 2 charts
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Losing Focus: The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2013-14 | AAUP Related Posts US / Education / Investment in student falls for first time ever The combination of high education and high-skill occupation is associated with the greatest degree of skill maintenance … Continue reading
Newly qualified teachers in Canada / Heading abroad
Newly qualified Canadian teachers frustrated with the over-saturated teaching market in many major Canadian cities are setting their sights on international schools abroad, where they say professional and personal benefits far outweigh those back home Continue reading
Teacher / Job hunting and interview advice
Headteachers and education recruitment experts share their tips on standing out in the job seeking process Continue reading
1000s of Teaching jobs available in Korea for recent canadian and american grads
American and Canadian college graduates, facing a lackluster jobmarket at home, are capitalizing on this trend by taking English-teaching positions in countries like South Korea Continue reading
Finland / Teacher is a popular profession
In Finland, the teachers are what dreams are made of. That’s not difficult to believe when you see Omaia Zakik, 38, entering the Esplanad café located on one of the capital’s bustling roads Continue reading
US / Teachers for grades K-12 with less than one year of experience are the most engaged at work finds Gallup
U.S. teachers for grades K-12 with less than one year of experience are the most engaged at work, at 35.1% Continue reading
Alberta / Teacher layoffs to come
Large numbers of layoffs seem possible. The Calgary and Edmonton public boards alone expect to lose more than 350 teachers by fall. Continue reading
Chicago Public Schools lays off 850 teachers and staff members
About 850 teachers and staff at Chicago Public Schools were laid off as 48 Chicago schools are set to close this month, officials said. Among those laid off are teachers, some of whom were tenured, paraprofessionals, bus aides and part-timers, all of whom were informed about the layoffs Friday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Some teachers … Continue reading
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