Category Archives: Teaching Profession

With RESPECT, Educators Lead the Transformation of the Teaching Profession

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Cameron Brenchley

America’s teachers earn our respect every day, doing some of this country’s toughest and most important work. Over the years, the demands on teachers have grown as standards rose and student needs multiplied. However, the teaching profession has not evolved … Continue reading →

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Finally a Touch of RESPECT

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Guest Blogger

Teachers in this great country have long yearned for the opportunity to shape their own profession. Our forces have, as of late, been too often divided and unable to conquer. Now, for the first time in recent memory . . … Continue reading →

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President Obama Honors the 2013 National Teacher of the Year

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Guest Blogger

Twelve years ago, Zillah High School in Washington state had no engineering classes. The science curriculum was lagging behind, and students had to go off campus to take technology classes. Jeff Charbonneau, who returned to his hometown 11 years ago … Continue reading →

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2014 Education Budget: What’s the Bottom Line?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Cameron Brenchley

As Education Secretary Arne Duncan often says, budgets aren’t just numbers in a ledger – they are a reflection of our values. President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal, released today, demonstrates his belief in education as the engine that will keep … Continue reading →

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Updated Tool Helps Schools Track FAFSA Completion

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Todd May

In March 2012, ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced the release of an innovative FAFSA Completion Tool to help guidance professionals, school administrators and practitioners both track and subsequently increase FAFSA completions at high schools across the country. Prior to publishing … Continue reading →

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Duncan to Congress: Giving States Flexibility is Working

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Cameron Brenchley

States and their schools are breaking free from the restrictions of No Child Left Behind and pursuing new and better ways to prepare and protect all students, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a Senate committee Thursday. In a hearing before … Continue reading →

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Teacher Cabinets: Bringing Teacher Voice to the Education Reform Conversation

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Guest Blogger

As a U.S. Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellow, one of the many roles I am lucky enough to engage in is that of a conduit between America’s teachers and the Department of Education (ED). I get to sit down … Continue reading →

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Applications for 2013-2014 Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Now Open

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Guest Blogger

“It is critical that we work collaboratively with teachers to develop policies that will truly transform and elevate the profession. I am proud of the work our Teaching Ambassadors do every year to talk with and listen to other teachers … Continue reading →

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What is ED’s Stance on Using Testing Data in Teacher Evaluation?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Guest Blogger

A recent letter to the Department of Education from a teacher in Cincinnati contained a quote that really struck me: “It is not at all that I am afraid of what my test scores might reveal.  I am more concerned … Continue reading →

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Walking in Their Shadows: ED Officials Team Up with Principals

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

In celebration of National Principals Month, dozens of senior ED leaders and staff members are visiting schools today, tomorrow and Thursday across the country as part of an organized effort in which federal education officials are shadowing school leaders. These … Continue reading →

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Duncan Tells Teachers: Change is Hard

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Teaching is really hard work, Secretary Duncan told a group of more than 800 teachers this morning in Baltimore County, and the job is becoming more challenging as education reforms take hold in classrooms. The Secretary spoke frankly about the … Continue reading →

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Teachers@ED: Steven Hicks, Special Assistant for Early Learning

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Teaching is in Steven Hicks’ blood. Almost everyone in his immediate family – including his mother, father, and all of his seven younger sisters – has either taught or teaches today. And Hicks is no exception.  “I didn’t decide I … Continue reading →

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