What are the main issues teachers are facing? What are they saying among their peers in edchats, blog posts, and tweets about their classrooms, profession, and the education system as a whole? Most importantly, what do teachers need to make sure students are college and career ready?
Watch this online conversation hosted by Vicki Phillips that dives into these questions and more. Vicki was joined by the Foundation's Lynn Olson and Wendy Sauer to share what we and our partners have learned in the past 15 years of investments and introduce key findings from the first two Let’s Talk releases: Nobody Knows Teaching Like Teachers and Teaching and Learning for College Readiness: The Role of Standards, Feedback, and Support. See the video here.
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