Posted on November 4th, 2009 by arodden
Taking Human Capital Seriously: Talented Teachers in Every Classroom, Talented Principals in Every School
Remarks from Allan Odden, Co-Director of SMHC
Today, Jim Kelly and I released an urgent report from Strategic Management of Human Capital (SMHC), Taking Human Capital Seriously: Talented Teachers in Every Classroom, Talented Principals in Every School. The report calls for close cooperation [...]
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Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by arodden
Today, SMHC released a call to action outlining the dramatic steps necessary to improve teacher and principal talent. Taking Human Capital Seriously: Talented Teachers in Every Classroom, Talented Principals in Every School comes in response to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s August challenge, in which he called upon SMHC to advance bold ideas for major [...]
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Posted on October 21st, 2009 by jkelly
College Board and PDK International are shining a spotlight on great teaching with Teachers are the Center of Education, a new publication that profiles eights teachers. In chronicling the day-to-day work of a handful of incredible teachers from different disciplines, locations, kinds of schools, and student populations, Teachers are the Center of Education illustrates the [...]
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Posted on September 16th, 2009 by jkelly
SMHC Co-director Allan Odden continues to push for dramatic improvements in public education in his recently published book, 10 Strategies for Doubling Student Performance. The book, which complements his previous work co-authored with Sarah Archibald, Doubling Student Performance … and finding the resources to do it, outlines a comprehensive and strategic school improvement plan for [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2009 by jkelly
The Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll released last month offers insight into Americans’ perceptions of U.S. public schools. The poll offers a number of interesting findings on the issue of talent management. Highlights from this year’s poll include:
TEACHER PAY – Almost three out of four Americans favor merit pay for teachers. Advanced degrees, student academic [...]
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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by arodden
The New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers have joined to participate in “Measures of Effective Teaching” – a 2 year, $2.6 million study from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to determine the most reliable methods of teacher evaluation beyond relying on student performance and standardized tests.
“There’s been so [...]
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Posted on August 31st, 2009 by arodden
Graduates of the New York City Aspiring Principals Program (APP) have successfully increased English test scores at traditionally low-performing schools, says a study released August 24 by the Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York University. APP is part of the New York City Leadership Academy, which was formed in 2003 to recruit, [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2009 by jkelly
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) recently assembled a PowerPoint presentation to help education leaders and policymakers pursue Race to the Top reforms. “Interpreting Race to the Top” includes:
1. A succinct summary of Race to the Top application and selection criteria;
2. An analysis of each of the four Race to the Top “assurances”: standards, data systems, great teachers [...]
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Posted on August 18th, 2009 by jkelly
SMHC Task Force member Denis Doyle stresses the importance of HR alignment and strong school leadership in this recent post on The Doyle Report. According to Doyle, the success of Montgomery County MD schools is largely due to its management of human capital. Doyle writes, “One of the lessons that cannot be stressed enough is [...]
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Posted on August 17th, 2009 by arodden
In “Obama’s Stealth Education Reformer,” Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift reports on U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s presentation at the SMHC Task Force meeting on August 4. Clift writes, “Duncan turned heads when he entered the Ritz-Carlton in Washington early this month in part because he’s so tall (6-foot-5), and because he is offering the kind of [...]
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