The American Federation of Teachers public employees division recently issued its annual "State Employee Compensation Survey," which determined that e...

MIAMI — By day, Wade Brosz teaches American history at an A-rated Florida middle school. By night, he is a personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness. ...

Two competing pressures--decreased finances and rising policy interest--have left the future of performance-based teacher compensation uncertain. A...

BUTTE, Mont. — Public school administrators in Butte went on strike after they failed to reach a contract, forcing the cancellation of classes a...

When women had to choose between becoming teachers or nurses, we could convince them to teach Julius Caesar for 30 years with a small salary. Not anymore.

Note: Michael Bromley, a teacher in Washington, DC, is guest-posting this week. My colleagues groan when I say it, and then tell me to shut up: tea...

Atlanta is in the middle of an educational crisis with allegations and reports of widespread cheating across the district's school teachers. Now the t...

Educators and parents in Florida say they're baffled and upset about pay inequality between teachers and laborers who work for the district. Accordin...

I'm amazed to hear the suggestion that the salaries of American teachers should, in part, be based on standardized tests. A couple examples indicate how unwise a decision that might be.

While I am very disappointed that Mayor Bloomberg selected a new schools chancellor with no experience whatsoever in public education, I have to remain optimistic that our NYC kids will not be shortchanged in any way.