is a staff writer for
Education Week. Her beats are teachers (professional issues, unions, teacher education, and professional development) and the states of Maryland and Minnesota.
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Vaishali Honawar.
According to the data, there was an increase of 7 percentage points in the total number of highly qualified teachers nationwide.
A report says more than 60 percent of teachers who started jobs in low-income schools via Teach For America were still in the classroom two years later.
A survey finds that the majority of teachers say their diversity training was inadequate.
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