http://www.smhc-cpre.org Strategic Management of Human Capital Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:01:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Judy Wurtzel and Nancy Pelz-Paget, Co-Directors of the Aspen Institute Education and Society Program, in the December 16 Aspen Institute eNewsletter: Thinking and acting strategically about human capital development and management is the lifeblood of most high-performing businesses and organizations. A new report from the Aspen Institute Education and Society ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/19/new-report-from-aspen-institute-on-human-capital/ On Tuesday, President-elect Barack Obama nominated Chicago schools Chief Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education. At a press conference held at the Dodge Renaissance Academy in Chicago, the President-elect remarked, “In the next few years, the decisions we make about how to educate our children will shape our future for ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/18/obama-duncan-the-%e2%80%9cmost-hands-on-of-hands-on-practitioners%e2%80%9d/ President-elect Barack Obama named Chicago schools Chief Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education on Tuesday. Known for taking bold steps to reform the nation’s third largest school district, Duncan maintained respectful relationships with teacher unions while replacing ineffective teachers, closing failing schools, and experimenting with performance pay programs, mostly with ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/16/new-york-times-quotes-allan-odden-on-new-education-secretary/ Chicago Public School District, one of SMHC’s Case Study districts, is having early success with a federally funded, performance pay pilot program. Chicago Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) is a five-year program that offers bonuses to all staff at nine elementary schools and one high school, depending on the performance of ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/16/chicago-succeeds-with-performance-pay-teacher-advancement-program/ The Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) in Texas, subject of a recent post on the Center for Teaching Quality's blog, was awarded the 2008 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the nation’s largest education prize awarded to the most improved urban district. While BISD serves one of the poorest populations in ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/12/in-urban-school-district-cultural-understanding-goes-far/ In this wide-ranging NPR interview, UFT and AFT president Randi Weingarten discusses a wide range of education issues, explaining her views that "everything should be on the table that is fair to teachers and good for students."ShareThis http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/12/union-weighs-merit-pay-for-teachers/ Guest Post from Janet M. Knupp, Founding President, Chicago Public Education Fund; SMHC Task Force Member; and Presenter at First SMHC Task Force Meeting. The Chicago Public Education Fund has long been an advocate for high quality leaders in our schools.  Similar to the SMHC action plan, The Fund looks for ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/11/fund-iii-working-on-the-toughest-challenges/ This is one of two papers done by the Center for American Progress (CAP) to provide input to the Obama transition team. The papers were the basis of a half-day conference in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 2008.ShareThis http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/10/cap-looks-at-teacher-turnover-tenure-policies-and-the-distribution-of-teacher-quality/ An article from Education Daily focuses on the importance of modern staffing and scheduling systems to well-run school districts. Among other factors, antiquated scheduling and staffing systems are behind the significant teacher shortages, low levels of achievement, and large achievements gaps that afflict America’s largest urban districts. Citing the SMHC ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/05/disjointed-hr-systems-at-root-of-poor-school-performance/ A case study on The New Teacher Project (TNTP) is one of nine case studies recently released by SMHC. This case study scrutinizes TNTP’s holistic approach to education, offering a thorough examination of TNTP’s Teacher Fellows recruitment programs, school-level staffing initiatives, and training and certification programs, among other initatives. To ... http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2008/12/03/case-study-examines-teacher-recruiting-organizations-hr-initiatives/