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My most recent post on the BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. American teachers are underpaid. More specifically, American teachers are underpaid when compared to teachers in the nations we compete with. Let me begin with a picture showing how we … Continue reading →

Monday’s post appeared on the BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. When teachers leave teaching, where do they go next? Are they getting good jobs outside of education? Or are subsequent jobs more of a lateral move? Or do teachers who quit … Continue reading →

Today’s post appeared on the BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. Roughly 100,000 students a year earn a bachelor’s degree in education, a number that has been steady for decades. How do ed students spend their careers? Do they teach or … Continue reading →

Today’s post appeared on the BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. When it comes to student behavior, what’s polite or rude—what counts as acting out versus what’s seen as healthy youthful exuberance—depends not only on actual behavior but on how teachers … Continue reading →

Today’s post appeared on the BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. A story on the post appears in the Washington Post. As we approach the annual celebration of Dr. King’s life, it is worth examining the difference in how our schools … Continue reading →

Dear reader: As you may have surmised from recent posts, I’ve moved my writing to the Brown Center Chalkboard of the Brookings Institution. Hope to see you there!

Today’s post appeared on the BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. Do professional development programs for teachers actually develop better teachers? Should the large amount of money spent on teacher development be re-directed to better uses? “The Mirage: Confronting the Hard … Continue reading →

Today’s post appeared on the BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. Here’s a question to consider: Are teacher shortages… A. Real? B. Imaginary? C. Both? D. Neither? Are we facing a nationwide teacher shortage? What do we mean by “shortage”—or, better, … Continue reading →

Today’s post appeared in THE BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD at the Brookings Institution. A possible teacher shortage has been much in the news—in California, for instance, the number of new credentials has fallen by about half since 2004, while K-12 enrollment stayed … Continue reading →

ProfitOfEducation is going on break for the summer. Hope to see you back in the new school year!