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Working in the public trust must remain profound work. It has to mean an understanding that your work matters more than making widgets, and that the seriousness of purpose with which you undertake your work must matter.

If a former teacher has his way, the game will change forever in Missouri schools. The students will still have their constitutional rights -- it is the teachers who will have to shed theirs at the door.

BOISE, Idaho -- Parents across Idaho will now play a role in whether or not their child's teacher gets a raise. Teacher bonuses in more than two doze...

The poverty of inner-city schools is one of those issues about which everyone has an opinion, but I've found that most people are hard-pressed to describe what this looks like on a day-to-day basis.

For a society that is so child-centric our attitude about education, especially public education, seems sadly ironic. Public school teachers are often vilified in our everyday discourse.

Why are people who claim they are representing the best interests of our children doing so much to damage those who provide the foundation for this country?

Given the sad fact that after only a few years, so many teachers flee inner-city classrooms for suburban schools or other professions it's worth examining the reasons why some of us stick around.

For a long time, I tried to fight it. Sadly, I've had my blinders removed. Public schoolteachers have failed miserably.

The question still remains: In what backwards universe could adults allow this deplorable situation to fester?

Imagine running a business with tenured employees who only need to demonstrate "competence." What would your workplace climate feel like? What kind of product would you produce?

What's the right course of action? Get rid of tenure while maintaining due process protections? Make it more difficult to achieve? Or perhaps have term contracts for five or ten years at a clip?

I've been called a lot of names in my life; some good, some bad, most true. But recently, a new adjective has been added to the mix: radical.