Paperless Recruiting Case Study
Remarkable Results with Paperless Recruiting A Case Study: Ludlow Public Schools, Massachusetts Web Site: www.ludlowps.org District The Challenge: Mountains of paperwork that accompanied the district’s recruitment process plagued Ludlow Public Schools. Receiving, copying, and distributing applications was cumbersome and expensive. Additionally, tracking and storing all the paperwork necessary to ensure accountability throughout the hiring process was laborious and difficult, requiring countless hours of personnel time and valuable office space. So when Dr. Theresa M. Kane, Associate Superintendent for Curriculum … Read entire article »
Filed under: Budget Cuts, Featured, Hiring, Jim Fitzpatrick, Recruiting, Teacher Pay, technology in education
Criticizing Educators:
Why do you think it has become so acceptable to criticize educators and other public employees? Comments? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Future of Education, Student Performance, teacher evaluation, Teacher motivation, Teacher Pay, Teacher skills, Teacher Strikes
Firing Teachers, Paying Teachers More, Pay based on Student Performance, and Allowing Teachers to Strike…
“ATLANTA — An overwhelming majority of Americans are frustrated that it’s too difficult to get rid of bad teachers, while most also believe that teachers aren’t paid enough, a new poll shows. The Associated Press-Stanford University poll found that 78 percent think it should be easier for school administrators to fire poorly performing teachers. Yet overall, the public wants to reward teachers – 57 percent say they are paid too little, with just 7 percent believing they are overpaid and most of the rest saying they’re paid about right. School districts have struggled for years … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education Reform, Featured, Firing Teachers, Future of Education, Student Performance, teacher evaluation, Teacher motivation, Teacher Pay, Teacher Strikes
