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		<title>Education Week: Teacherquality</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Trust: An Essential Ingredient for Top Performance]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/10/trust_an_essential_ingredient_for_top_performance.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/10/trust_an_essential_ingredient_for_top_performance.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Tucker explores the critical importance of trust in successful education systems and how trust was lost in U.S. education.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teachers Colleges as the Weakest Link: Part 2]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/11/teachers_colleges_as_the_weakest_link_part_2.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/11/teachers_colleges_as_the_weakest_link_part_2.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Building off of his piece last week, Marc Tucker looks at how the economics of higher education and lacking state governance combine to weaken schools of education.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teachers Colleges: The Weakest Link]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/11/teachers_colleges_the_weakest_link.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/11/teachers_colleges_the_weakest_link.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Tucker explores why and how U.S. teacher education is holding our teachers, the profession and our schools back.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Illinois Gov. Apologizes for Calling Chicago Teachers 'Illiterate']]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/07/Rauner_apologizes_for_calling_chicago_teachers_illiterate.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/07/Rauner_apologizes_for_calling_chicago_teachers_illiterate.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said that half of Chicago teachers were "illiterate" in a 2011 email, recently released to a city newspaper.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[There Are Many More Female STEM Teachers Now Than 20 Years Ago]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/10/who_is_the_average_stem_teacher.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/10/who_is_the_average_stem_teacher.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the last two decades, STEM teachers have become increasingly more likely to be female and well-qualified.]]></description>
				<category>Teacherquality</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Can a New Political Campaign to 'Modernize' Teaching Succeed?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2015/11/can-new-campaign-to-modernize-teaching-succeed.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2015/11/can-new-campaign-to-modernize-teaching-succeed.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[40 groups will band together to push principles for "modernizing and elevating" teaching, but many of the groups have contrasting agendas.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Education in 2017 Through the 'Top Performers' Lens]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2017/12/education_in_2017_through_the_top_performers_lens.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2017/12/education_in_2017_through_the_top_performers_lens.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Tucker's most-read blog posts in 2017.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Why I Still Care About Teacher-Quality Reform]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2018/07/why_i_still_care_about_teacher-quality_reform.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2018/07/why_i_still_care_about_teacher-quality_reform.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This week, you'll hear from guest blogger and longtime reader favorite Heather Harding. Heather kicks off the week by discussing reforms to identify, retain, and prepare high-quality teachers—and why it's still important that we pay attention to these things.]]></description>
				<category>Teacherquality</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Learning From the Nursing Profession in the New Teacher Strike Era]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/04/learning_from_the_nursing_profession_in_the_new_teacher_strike_era.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/04/learning_from_the_nursing_profession_in_the_new_teacher_strike_era.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[As teacher strikes sweep the nation, Marc Tucker compares the trajectory of teaching to that of the nursing profession, one of high standards of entry and rigorous preparation.]]></description>
				<category>Teacherquality</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[One Way Recessions Actually Help Districts: Great Teachers Seeking Jobs]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2015/07/one_way_the_recession_actually.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2015/07/one_way_the_recession_actually.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The hiring pool improved for schools when the recession squeezed teachers, study finds.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[QUIZ: What Did 'Teacher Quality' Look Like in 1966?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2016/07/quiz_what_did_teacher_quality_.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2016/07/quiz_what_did_teacher_quality_.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Are you smarter than a teacher in 1966? Take this real test, taken from the "Equality of Educational Opportunity" report, to find out how you fare.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Gap Growing in Teacher-Turnover Rates: Research]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/06/turnover_higher_among_graduates_of_alternative_certification_programs.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/06/turnover_higher_among_graduates_of_alternative_certification_programs.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Teachers coming from alternative programs leave the profession at higher rates than their traditionally certified peers, and that gap is growing, a study finds.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Accreditation for Teacher Prep Needs a Makeover, Say Former Ed. Officials]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2017/10/accreditation_for_teacher-prep_needs_makeover.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2017/10/accreditation_for_teacher-prep_needs_makeover.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The current system for accrediting schools of education isn't working, argue two former senior U.S. Department of Education officials. They think school districts and philanthropists can help.]]></description>
				<category>Teacherquality</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[A Response to Checker Finn on Empowered Educators]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2017/06/a_response_to_checker_finn_on_empowered_educators.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2017/06/a_response_to_checker_finn_on_empowered_educators.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Tucker responds to Checker Finn's recent critique of the new international teacher quality study from NCEE and Linda Darling-Hammond, Empowered Educators.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How to End Teacher Shortages. Really.]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2016/10/how_to_end_teacher_shortages_really.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2016/10/how_to_end_teacher_shortages_really.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Tucker discusses a new report on teacher shortages from Linda Darling-Hammond's Learning Policy Institute and gives insights into how the U.S. can produce the high-quality educators it needs.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[States' ESSA Plans Fall Short on Educator Equity, NCTQ Analysis Finds]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2017/11/state_essa_plans_dont_have_suf.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2017/11/state_essa_plans_dont_have_suf.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[More than half of the state plans fail to publicly report data on educator equity gaps, the National Council of Teacher Quality found in its analyses.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teachers' Pay:  What On Earth Are We Thinking?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2017/09/teachers_pay_what_on_earth_are_we_thinking.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2017/09/teachers_pay_what_on_earth_are_we_thinking.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[With the U.S. facing the largest pay gap between teachers and similar professionals of any country surveyed by the OECD, Marc Tucker asks when we will finally address the embarrassingly obvious.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[N.Y. Chief, SUNY Chancellor Team Up to Overhaul Teacher Preparation]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/06/ny_chief_suny_team_up_to_overh.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/06/ny_chief_suny_team_up_to_overh.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Two high-powered N.Y. officials have put out a blueprint for overhauling teaching in the state, aiming for more-coherent policies for the profession.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teacher-Performance Scores Primed for Release in Virginia]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/05/teacher-evaluation_scores_rele.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/05/teacher-evaluation_scores_rele.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A state court ruled that Virginia must turn over growth data by school and classroom teacher, without redacting the teachers' names.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Education in 2016 Through the 'Top Performers' Lens]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2016/12/education_in_2016_through_the_top_performers_lens.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2016/12/education_in_2016_through_the_top_performers_lens.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Teacherquality]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Tucker's most-read blog posts in 2016.]]></description>
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