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National Board of Professional Teaching Standards

Posted inBuilding A Better Teacher, News

Trying to steer strong teachers to weak schools

by Alan J. Borsuk November 29, 2010March 30, 2020

James Sonnenberg has a request for Gregory Thornton, the new superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools: “Give me the best you have, to work with the children who need the most.” It’s a logical request. Most business leaders put the most capable employees in the most demanding situations. But it’s also a very tough request, because, […]

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