On the Education Beat — March 2013

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How a child does in school depends on a lot of things that happen long before the first day of school. New research looks at how stress at home in a child’s earliest years affects learning. Host Ryan Warner also talks with CPR education reporter Jenny Brundin about what the first teacher evaluations are showing across the nation and about how teachers feel about their jobs.

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IMPACTS OF ADVERSITY ON LEARNING

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Overcoming Impact of Adversity on Learning

Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University

Washington State Department of Early Learning – Executive Function

TEACHER RATINGS

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Teachers' Ratings Still High Despite New Measures

Colorado's Teacher Evaluation Implementation Update

TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION

Teacher Survey Shows Record Low Job Satisfaction In 2012

Colorado Teacher Survey 2011

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