Posted on January 30th, 2009 by jkelly
Bill Gates expresses a serious commitment to improving teaching quality in his 2009 Annual Letter on U.S. Education. Reflecting the Gates Foundation’s investment in education over the last nine years, Gates announces a refined strategy that focuses on the development of effective teachers. Gates writes,
“Whenever I talk to teachers, it is clear that they want [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2009 by arodden
Human capital in education is a central concern in the stimulus package released by the House Appropriations Committee (pdf) on January 15. The package proposes to commit $300 million to enhancing teacher quality, as part of a broader effort to prepare students for the demands of the 21st century. The stimulus plan will double Teacher [...]
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Posted on January 15th, 2009 by arodden
On Tuesday, Education Secretary-Designate Arne Duncan went before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Of the thirty-two questions asked of Duncan, eight dealt with SMHC issues, including topics such as pay-for-performance; alternative teacher accreditation; efforts to support and retain teachers; and education entrepreneur organizations.
Duncan drew on his experience as Chicago schools [...]
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Posted on January 15th, 2009 by jkelly
Secretary-Designate Duncan has had direct experience in Chicago with many promising innovations and reforms in public education, including efforts to recruit, develop, retain and reward excellent teachers. Some of these interesting projects now operate with a few thousand teachers in a profession with three million members and 200,000 new hires each year. How does he [...]
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Posted on January 9th, 2009 by arodden
According to a new study, novice teachers in Baton Rouge and New Orleans who earned their teacher certification through the Louisiana Practitioner Teacher Program outperformed experienced teachers in improving students’ performance in math, reading, and language arts. Nearly all of the cities’ Teach for America participants earn certification through the Louisiana Practitioner Teacher Program, a [...]
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Posted on January 8th, 2009 by jkelly
From ASCD SmartBrief:
Officials estimate that 200,000 more science and math teachers will be needed in the next decade, and many districts currently confront shortages. Schools looking to recruit science and math teachers have implemented more mentoring programs for new teachers and added salary incentives, and President-elect Barack Obama has said he hopes to recruit more [...]
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