Leading via Teacher Evaluation: The Case of the Missing Clothes? 22 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm

Over the last decade, teacher evaluation has moved onto center stage in efforts to strengthen schooling. In this article, we address the question of whether focusing on this administrative process is ...

The Impact of Uncapping of Mandatory Retirement on Postsecondary Institutions 22 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm

The Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act passed by Congress in 1986 eliminated mandatory age-related retirement at age 70. Initially, all postsecondary institutions were exempt from the Act. B...

Who Would Stay, Who Would Be Dismissed? An Empirical Consideration of Value-Added Teacher Retention Policies 22 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm

Several states have recently adopted or are pursuing policies that deny or revoke tenure from teachers who receive poor evaluation ratings over time based in part on quantitative measures of performan...

Infusing Neuroscience Into Teacher Professional Development 22 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm

Bruer advocated connecting neuroscience and education indirectly through the intermediate discipline of psychology. We argue for a parallel route: The neurobiology of learning, and in particular the c...

Different Teachers, Different Peers: The Magnitude of Student Sorting Within Schools 22 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm

The authors use administrative data from three large urban school districts to describe student sorting within schools. Students are linked to each of their teachers and students’ classmates are ident...

2013 AERA Presidential Address: Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Role of the Intellectual in Eliminating Poverty 22 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm

The author argues that the role of a public intellectual involves a science of knowing as well as the knowledge gained by a researcher’s work and life. Including both, the intellectual moves beyond ed...

Strengthening Connections Between Education and Training 2 Jul 2013 | 10:29 pm

Recent Trends in Intergovernmental Relations: The Resurgence of Local Actors in Education Policy 2 Jul 2013 | 10:29 pm

In this essay, the authors explore trends in intergovernmental relations (IGR) by analyzing recent education policies—No Child Left Behind Act, Common Core State Standards, and local empowerment polic...

Critical Pedagogy Enacted in the Gay-Straight Alliance: New Possibilities for a Third Space in Teacher Development 2 Jul 2013 | 10:29 pm

Critical pedagogy, combined with partnerships with adults at school, enabled the Gay–Straight Alliance (GSA) advisor to create the foundation for reflective, activist-oriented learning at one Midweste...

Is the Sky Falling? Grade Inflation and the Signaling Power of Grades 2 Jul 2013 | 10:29 pm

Grades are the fundamental currency of our educational system; they signal academic achievement and noncognitive skills to parents, employers, postsecondary gatekeepers, and students themselves. Grade...