Governor Pawlenty’s Teacher Transformation Act
Posted on October 20th, 2008 by arodden
Education Week reports that Minnesota Governor and SMHC Task Force Chair Tim Pawlenty is putting forth an ambitious teacher quality improvement plan. Under Gov. Pawlenty’s “Teacher Transformation Act,” all districts would be required to tie annual teacher pay increases to student performance; enforce tighter admission standards for teacher education programs; actively recruit mid-career professionals from
other fields to teach, especially in math and science; and introduce an intensive intervention program to address poor performance among 8th graders on reading and math state tests. The plan is supported by state Commissioner of Education Alice Seagren.
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