http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/california-teacher-pink-slips-far-fewer-last-year <p></p><p>Friday is the deadline for California school districts to issue teachers layoff notices for the academic year that starts in the fall.&nbsp; As Ben Adler reports from Sacramento, there’s a huge drop-off in the number of pink slips this year.</p><p> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:13:57 +0000 Ben Adler 12186 at http://kvpr.org California Teacher Pink Slips Far Fewer than Last Year http://kvpr.org/post/new-report-guides-california-teacher-recruitment-evaluation <p>A new report calls for major improvements in the way California teachers are recruited, trained, and evaluated. It’s a result of the state’s 48-member Task Force on Educator Excellence.</p><p>Education officials say the 90-page report is the first comprehensive look in a generation at how to recruit the best teachers, develop their work and provide useful feedback.</p><p>Linda Darling-Hammond co-chaired the task force. She says despite both local and state budget cuts, there are changes that can be made now.</p> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:16:12 +0000 Amy Quinton 3735 at http://kvpr.org