HIGH-STAKES TESTING, LACK OF VOICE DRIVING TEACHERS OUT

Written by Andy Henion, Full post is at MSUToday

Contrary to popular opinion, unruly students are not driving out teachers in droves from America’s urban school districts. Instead, teachers are quitting due to frustration with standardized testing, declining pay and benefits and lack of voice in what they teach.

So finds a Michigan State University education scholar – and former high school teacher – in her latest research on teacher turnover, which costs the nation an estimated $2.2 billion a year. Read more>>