NEA president Dennis Van Roekel talks with John Merrow about teacher evaluation; should we judge teachers based on how they teach or on what their students learn?
Sixteen finalists left in the Race to the Top. Competition is fierce, and the announcement of who will get the funding is rapidly approaching. How are the competitors feeling as they step into the arena?
Should teachers be paid based on what they teach or what their student learn? Hear Randi Weingarten's answer to this question as well as her thoughts on teacher evaluation and compensation.
25 of the 41 Race to the Top applicantions were completed with help from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave selected states as much as $250,000 to hire consultants. Will the help guarantee success?
With $377 million dollars at stake, Colorado's Lt. Governor, Barbara O'Brien, has her work cut out for her. She's got to convince 178 local districts that the state's Race to the Top plan will work for them.
Poor nations export citizens. The more educated they are, the more likely they are to leave. Can the brain drain be stopped?
Diane Ravitch questions Race to the Top and the federal government’s new role in public education.
Kati Haycock is president of the Education Trust, an organization that advocates reform in education. She is also a big supporter of Race to the Top.
John Merrow talks with four DC teachers who were laid off during the Reduction in Force (RIF).
George Parker talks about the 229 teachers who lost their jobs earlier this school year.
