How critical is a teacher-preparation program in determining the future effectiveness of a teacher? Evidence is mounting that the answer is “not very.” For another perspective on NCTQ and U.S. News & ...

Education experts were raising questions and expressing concerns about teaching shortages long before COVID-19 came into the picture, but the pandemic exacerbated the issue. With stressful working ...

Effective teaching requires teacher confidence. It impacts teachers' performance and students’ reactions and learning outcomes. However, as we expected, there are major differences between male and ...

In Kakuma Refugee Camp, where thousands of individuals displaced by conflict struggle to rebuild their lives, education remains a fundamental challenge. Overcrowded classrooms, limited resources, and ...

What is teaching? The answer to this question is broad. Everyone will be able to have their own vision of teaching. Moreover, various experts in didactics have theorized on the subject. Among the best ...

Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

The simple and static societies of the past becoming complex and dynamic over time, has brought about a paradigm shift in the role of the teacher. The purpose of this article is to make the readers ...

According to Michael Harrington and many other scholars, a careful reading of Marx's work makes it clear that he "regarded democracy as the essence of socialism." Soviet-style Communism, by contrast, ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What role, if any, should student test scores have in teacher evaluations? Fortunately - from my perspective, at least - many states seem to be stepping back from ...