This is my second post in this series. Check out the first one here. Two years ago I was a member of a hiring committee at my school. Along with two administrators, one other teacher, and a parent, I ...

Nothing school leaders do is more important than interviewing teacher candidates. Deciding whether someone is worthy of instructing and influencing other people’s children--what a huge responsibility!

Between discussions with potential future colleagues, delivering research presentations and interviewing with a provost or department chair, you’ll find no shortage of angst-inducing moments during an ...

The teaching demo is a common step in the hiring process at many colleges. Giving a successful demo can be challenging, especially for candidates who haven’t taught their own classes. To prepare, ...

PALM DESERT, Calif.--How does one measure the effects of economic meltdown? At Demo 09 here, there are two ways, one that's obvious, yet hard to see, and another that is both obvious and visceral.

For years, officials in the Fort Worth Independent School District used the same strategy to try to boost student achievement: Offer coaching and guidance to teachers and hope that, as they got better ...

Hundreds of school pupils are gathering in Amsterdam for a demonstration against the government’s determination to stick with 1,040 hours of compulsory education a year. The demonstration began ...

University of Michigan Health System saved more than $15 million on the cost of care over four years while participating in a demonstration project considered by many to be the precursor for ...