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Beware the rise of the robo-grader
Sarah Gardner Apr 5, 2013
EdX is launching a new free online service that grades papers and provides instant feedback on student essays.
Incentivizing cheating: Can we learn from Atlanta?
Amy Scott Apr 2, 2013
Key figures in the Atlanta school cheating scandal admit to the practice, but did we learn anything about incentives?
Oyler principal on the budget bubble?
Amy Scott May 7, 2013
Craig Hockenberry has been the guiding force at Oyler School for more than a decade. But cuts could threaten his job.
Can money buy good teachers?
Dan Bobkoff Feb 4, 2013
One charter school in Manhattan is banking on high teacher salaries leading to higher student achievement.
Starting over every day: Life as a substitute teacher
Tony Cox Dec 22, 2012
There are 7.3 million teachers in America -- among them are countless substitute teachers who haven't always been portrayed in the best light, but what subs do in their day-to-day work life is a lot more than most of us realize.
Schools try longer days, academic years
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 3, 2012
The program is an effort to give low-income students access to after-school-type activities.
For former 'jail teacher,' Plan B is Plan A
Amy Scott Nov 8, 2012
After losing her job teaching at a high school in the county jail, Donielle Lawson wants to stay in education.
Photography is Plan B for retired teacher
Amy Scott Sep 21, 2012
Eduardo de Varona retired early from teaching, after 21 years. He says he was "fed up."
Taking on teacher tenure
Amy Scott Sep 20, 2012
States across the country are trying to make it easier to fire ineffective teachers by changing the tenure process. But some people are still wondering... what does K-12 tenure mean?
Chicago parent relieved her daughter is back in school
Kai Ryssdal Sep 19, 2012
The seven days that schools were closed in Chicago felt more like an eternity to parents who had to find childcare during the teacher strike. Kai checks in with Sheila Coleman, whose 12-year-old daughter was actually happy to return to school Wednesday.
