Through a Task Force, this Web site, an Annual Conference, Case Studies and a National Reform Network, the SMHC action project will share and implement nationwide effective practices to recruit, train, retain and reward top teacher and school administrator talent. SMHC's core resources: The Odden/Kelly paper defining SMHC, a paper on talent management in the private sector, case studies on leading-edge SMHC practices and a set of papers on teacher compensation.
As one indication of aiming high, SMHC has encouraged all urban districts to “go for the Broad Prize” in Urban Education. The Broad Prize is the “Super Bowl” of urban education accomplishment; it recognizes the urban district that has made the most progress in boosting student achievement and reducing the achievement gap. All previous Broad [...]
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A new report by Richard M. Ingersoll and David Perda of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education belies conventional wisdom regarding the math and science teacher shortage. Popular thought purports that this shortage is caused by the insufficient production of new math and science teachers. But according to Ingersoll and Perda, the problem is [...]
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Friends and Colleagues:
We begin our two day conference in Chicago, today, with the SMHC District Reform Network. We have teams from 22 districts attending, including Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin (TX), Shreveport, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, East Baton Rouge, Fort Worth, Fresno, Jefferson County (Louisville), Lincoln, Minneapolis, New York City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Prince George’s County, Rochester, [...]
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In the most recent issue of The Doyle Report, Denis Doyle offers suggestions for how to turn our words into actions – specifically, how to actually race to the top. Doyle’s first suggestion is to immediately establish voluntary standards in ELA, mathematics, the physical and biological sciences, history and social sciences, second languages and the [...]
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In a move indicative of the new administration’s commitment to working with teachers’ unions, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appointed Jo Anderson Jr. senior advisor to the department on March 12. Anderson, executive director of the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and a SMHC Task Force member, will oversee outreach to teachers and teachers’ unions. Anderson [...]
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In a speech on March 10 to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President Obama outlined a bold vision for an education system that meets the challenges of the 21st century. He said that education to high standards is a necessity for the 21st century, and that his plan focuses on dramatically improving student performance and [...]
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This post was contributed by Michele McLaughlin, Teacher for America’s Vice President for Federal and State Policy:
Teach For America’s Vice President for Federal and State Policy, Michele McLaughlin, co-authored a recent paper with Robin Chait of the Center for American Progress on how state policies can support the development and expansion of robust alternative certification [...]
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The 4th annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning is this Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7 in New York City. Come hear leading experts from the worlds of whole school policy, autism, English Language Learners, global awareness, literacy, math, science, technology, and choose from more than 100 workshops that dive deeper into these content [...]
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A new patent-pending technology from Wireless Generation strives to streamline how teachers evaluate student performance and tailor lessons to students’ learning needs. The technology applies a sophisticated algorithm that analyzes assessment data on students’ learning progress to generate sequences of lessons for each student throughout the school year. Burst:Reading is the first offering built on [...]
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November, 2008
