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Teacher Voice Central

US News & World Report: Performance Pay Makes Headlines in "Should Teachers Earn According to How Students Learn?"

Events: Barnett Berry and Teacher Leaders Join Retooling Schooling Program to Consider "What is a 21st Century Teacher"

San Jose Mercury News: Anthony Cody examines how "Rigid school standards ignore reality of inner-city atmosphere"

From the Blogosphere: Teacher Leaders Network Blogger Bill Ferriter named winner of the 2007 prize for "Best Teacher Blog" in the widely recognized EduBlog Awards. Read the award-winning blog, "The Tempered Radical."

New from CTQ: Teacher Leaders Analyze the Good, Bad, and Ugly of NCLB (Flash format with embedded podcasts)

NewsHour: Teachers Take on No Child Left Behind as Part of this 3-Part Series from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

NEA and NBPTS Collaborate with CTQ on Supporting High-Needs Schools
Over the past two years, the National Education Association and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards – in collaboration with 7 NEA state affiliates, state education agencies, and the Center for Teaching Quality – have conducted Policy Summits to engage National Board Certified Teachers around supporting and staffing high-needs schools.

This report, prepared by the Center for Teaching Quality for the 2007 National Strategy Forum, presents the state summit outcomes and outlines other insightful initiatives than can inform a national approach to this complex and systemic challenge.