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How to Grow Good Teachers

April 4, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 1 Comment

Here is how those who have power could help teachers in public schools if they really wanted to. They are in no special order. I included these in the post about Nancie Atwell the other day, but I think they are worthy of standing alone. I didn’t want them overshadowed by the Nancie Atwell discussion. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: teachers, Teaching Conditions

Why Teachers Quit and What Administrators Would Do if They Wanted to Keep Them

May 12, 2014 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

A parent I know who is a strong crusader for goodness and public schooling told me about a Forbes article, “The Top 8 Reasons Your Best People Are About to Quit – And How You Can Keep Them.” How does this list apply to teachers? How do the negative business reasons described by Forbes affect […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Administrators, Common Core, high-stakes testing, principals, Teacher Retention, teachers, Teaching Conditions

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