In multidisciplinary engineering system design, we integrate. From the very start of the design process, we combine the physical system with sensors, actuators, computer control, and human interfaces ...

I knew Governor Hunt well during the early years of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. I enjoyed (and respected) his skill at heading (and herding) the motley group. As one of its ...

Earlier in the month, a viewpoint was posted about the new requirement of submission of an edTPA portfolio by all incoming teachers in Connecticut as yet another barrier to teachers entering education ...

This article originally appeared in WFAE reporter Ann Doss Helms' weekly education newsletter. To get the latest school news in your inbox first, sign up for our email newsletters here. Last week the ...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed reforming what is typically called "teacher tenure." Absolutely, for all of our children, I want all teachers to be outstanding -- and thus all lackluster teachers ...

Public education is incredibly complex. As a system, we are in the people business. We are in the business of partnering with families to prepare young people to be successful adults. From the 3- and ...

Early in our careers, when we were fresh-faced and idealistic (we still are!) the prepackaged curriculum and the advice of more experienced colleagues was the go-to resource. Largely, we were advised ...

Hard, challenging, difficult. Painful, disorienting, life-altering. There are so many words we reach for in response to the difficult experiences of life. We feel how words fail, how they are all ...

Nashua’s second attempt in two years to hire a superintendent revealed the complexity of the way teaching licenses differ between states. The candidate chosen by Nashua’s school board, Stephen Linkous ...