In lieu of her regular column, Poway Unified Superintendent Marian Kim Phelps invited a guest columnist, outgoing school board member T.J. Zane, to share his thoughts after 8 years of service to the ...

Once again, the Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (“OSERS”) has weighed in on the rights of school districts to limit outside evaluators from accessing ...

Teachers are unfairly penalized on their classroom observations for working in high-poverty schools with students who are academically disadvantaged, a new study finds. And those teachers are often ...

Different observation tools are available to suit various needs. Policy makers in states from coast to coast are demanding more rigorous teacher evaluations that lead to real improvements in ...

Our research found significantly higher student performance at schools that measure fundamental school quality factors and boast high levels of student engagement. What effect does student engagement ...

Improving teaching and learning usually leads us to think of teacher observations. After all, school leaders are not just what some call the lead learners, they are also the lead evaluators. These ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, has asked all affiliated schools to send their observations for the ongoing Class 10 and 12 board examinations that began on February 15, 2025. And for ...