Members of the Teacher Leaders Network debate the potential of charter schools to empower teachers and transform the education system. Read the story and add your comments.

Laura Reasoner Jones says it can take some self-scrutiny to determine whether boys and girls are being treated equally in your class. Read the article and comments.

High school mentoring-coordinator Gail Tillery offers some no-nonsense tips to help new teachers get started on the right foot. Read the story and add your comments at the end.

Veteran teacher Jane Fung looks back on her first years in teaching and thinks of all the things she wishes she had known then. Read the story and add your comments at the end.