Advocacy Group Proposes 'Ticket to Teach' Idea
Democrats for Education Reform proposes a new competition for supporting teacher training, funded through existing federal programs. Read Full Post >
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November 29, 2010
Teacher Groups Protest Earmark Reform
They say such a ban would kill valuable programs with national impact. Read Full Post >
November 15, 2010
Panel: Teacher Prep. Needs Major Restructuring
Teacher preparation needs to be organized in such a way that student-teaching and other "clinical" experiences in schools are prioritized, with coursework and other requirements embedded in and supplementing the on-the-job work, a new report says. Read Full Post >
October 28, 2010
Standards for Teacher 'Residency' Programs
A group releases quality standards for teacher 'residency' programs. Read Full Post >
September 29, 2010
'Churn, Ambivalence, Confusion' in Teacher Ed.?
Education professors continue to hold progressive beliefs, but also are warming up to changes like the Teach For America program and a tougher teacher-tenure bar, according to a national survey of teacher educators. Read Full Post >
September 14, 2010
Too Much Leeway in Science Teacher Standards, NCTQ Alleges
The National Council on Teacher Quality contends that too many states lets secondary teachers earn general science endorsements rather than making them pass rigorous tests in biology, chemistry, or physics. Read Full Post >
July 28, 2010
Report: States Must Strengthen Teacher-Preparation Accountability
States should overhaul the accountability mechanisms for teacher-preparation programs so that they focus on the effectiveness of graduates in classrooms, as measured by such factors as value-added data, classroom-based teacher observations, surveys of graduates and administrators, and data on the "... Read Full Post >
June 09, 2010
Sen. Bennet's Mysterious Teacher Bill
Over at Politics K-12, Alyson Klein has a very interesting item up about Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., who recently introduced a school-turnaround bill. While some folks are poring over that, though, here in the teacher-quality universe the question on the table is: What the heck happened to Bennet'... Read Full Post >
April 29, 2010
Texas Ed School Study Highlights Disparate Preparation
The National Council on Teacher Quality's big review of 67 Texas education schools is finally out. In what will no doubt drive headlines in the Lone Star State, the report says that eight large programs that prepare a significant number of teachers are in need of some serious attention. They are L... Read Full Post >
April 05, 2010
Forthcoming NCTQ Report Already Controversial
The National Council on Teacher Quality hasn't released its big study of education schools in Texas just yet—it's due out later this month—but traditional prep programs in the Lone Star State are already on the defensive. News reports about preliminary ratings have been trickling out s... Read Full Post >
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