on highly qualified teachers is out. This one massive set of reports. Big sections are taking on hiring practices of teachers in areas such as Urban and Rural. Teacher Unions also get a look at. Labor markets are looked at in developed and non-developed countries as well.

Loads of interesting info in it. One graphic shows a downward trend of sorts that is showing less people who are college educated are working for lower pay than the average teacher. They used census data going up to the year 2000 only.

Supply and demand factors are problems in requiting highly qualified teacher in Urban Schools says Brian A. Jacob. He says higher salaries, improved working conditions, streamline the hiring process, may get more people to teach.

This report is a great long read.

the latest salary report on Teachers and they say teachers need a 30% increase in salary by the end of decade just to be competitive in other fields.

The Syracuse Post-Standard looks at this program that is used by Seth Benjamin in his fifth grade class.

on the usefulness of education research. It is a great read.

I am going to have to agree with some of that article. I agree a school district does not want to look bad and may not want to be apart of what could some great education research. Fixing the educational system is going to be the best thing you can do for the USA economy.

We really need more big gigantic studies done on the educational system.

aid officer on paid leave due to the financial loan mess says the Pioneer Press.

has been created to get rid of the 50 buck fee teachers have to pay if they take a personal leave of absence.