Executive Order Establishes Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Posted on July 30, 2012March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

Last Wednesday, during his remarks at the National Urban League conference in New Orleans, President Obama announced he would sign an Executive Order to improve outcomes and advance educational opportunities for African Americans. The President has made providing a complete and competitive education for all Americans – from cradle to career – a top priority. Read more about Executive Order Establishes Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans[…]

Financial Analyses of Redesigned Teacher Roles

Posted on July 29, 2012 by coreeducation

Using financial analyses, Public Impact shows how redesigned teacher roles that extend the reach of excellent teachers to more students free funds to pay those teachers up to 130 percent more, within current budgets. Multi-classroom leadership can pay teachers up to about 130% more Elementary subject specialization can pay teachers up to 43% more Swapping Read more about Financial Analyses of Redesigned Teacher Roles[…]

Retaining Public Charter Teachers for Student Success

Posted on July 26, 2012 by coreeducation

In a new paper from TeachPlus, public charter school teacher turnover and its effects on student achievement is addressed. According to recent research, the teacher turnover rate at public charter schools is about 25% annually. Teacher turnover has been shown to negatively impact student achievement. Retaining Public Charter Teachers for Student Success offers several recommendations Read more about Retaining Public Charter Teachers for Student Success[…]

Stimulus Funds Saved Education Jobs, Encouraged Common Core

Posted on July 25, 2012 by coreeducation

Education stimulus funds largely met the goal of saving or creating jobs for K-12 teachers and other education personnel, according to a summary of three years of survey research by the Center on Education Policy at the George Washington University (CEP). However, ongoing state budget shortfalls have slowed state implementation of education reforms tied to Read more about Stimulus Funds Saved Education Jobs, Encouraged Common Core[…]

NCES Updates State Education Reforms Website

Posted on July 24, 2012September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

New state-level data on charter schools and teacher certification are now available on the State Education Reforms website. The State Education Reforms website, which draws primarily on data collected by organizations other than NCES, compiles and disseminates data on state-level education reform efforts in five areas: (1) Accountability (2) Assessment and standards (3) Staff qualifications Read more about NCES Updates State Education Reforms Website[…]

CTAC opens a Student Learning Objectives Support Center

Posted on July 23, 2012 by coreeducation

Increased awareness of how much effective teaching matters has led to a national momentum to find new ways to evaluate teaching. Many states and school districts are redesigning how teacher effectiveness is assessed, rewarded, and supported, efforts spurred or reinforced by Federal initiatives such as the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF-4). Many states and districts are Read more about CTAC opens a Student Learning Objectives Support Center[…]

Obama Administration Creates National STEM Master Teacher Corps

Posted on July 22, 2012 by coreeducation

The Obama Administration recently announced the President’s plan for the creation of a new, national Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps comprised of some of the nation’s finest educators in STEM subjects. The STEM Master Teacher Corps will begin with 50 exceptional STEM teachers established in 50 sites and will be expanded Read more about Obama Administration Creates National STEM Master Teacher Corps[…]

Strategic Data Project Provides New Findings on Teacher Placement and Retention Patterns

Posted on July 20, 2012 by coreeducation

The Strategic Data Project (SDP) released two Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs) that highlight specific areas that education leaders should examine to improve the overall effectiveness of their teacher workforce and the performance of their school districts. The first of these SPIs focuses on teacher placement patterns, examining which students are generally assigned to first-year teachers. Read more about Strategic Data Project Provides New Findings on Teacher Placement and Retention Patterns[…]

Draft of Common Core Science Standards Draws ‘Friendly Fire’

Posted on July 19, 2012 by coreeducation

The first public draft of the common science standards is facing criticism for “lack of clarity and coherence” and omitting key content knowledge in favor of “an overdose on scientific ‘practices.’” However, these critiques are not being viewed as unfriendly—rather, the two organizations offering the feedback (the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Fordham Read more about Draft of Common Core Science Standards Draws ‘Friendly Fire’[…]

Teachers “Trending Toward Reform”

Posted on July 18, 2012July 18, 2012 by coreeducation

Over the past decade, teachers have seen changes in both their conditions of employment-from pay to retirement benefits-and their practice. Far too often, these policies have been made by people who talk about teachers, rather than talking to them. Last fall, Education Sector surveyed a nationally representative random sample of more than 1,100 K-12 public Read more about Teachers “Trending Toward Reform”[…]

Achieving More for Less in U.S. Education with a Value-Based Approach

Posted on July 17, 2012 by coreeducation

As school districts across the nation struggle with demands to do more with less, it is increasingly imperative that they adopt a “value-based” approach to budgeting and decision making for K-12 education, according to The Boston Consulting Group. In this report entitled Achieving More for Less in U.S. Education with a Value-Based Approach, experts in Read more about Achieving More for Less in U.S. Education with a Value-Based Approach[…]

Do Schools Challenge Our Students?

Posted on July 15, 2012March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

The Center for American Progress has released a report on student surveys regarding how challenged they feel at school. Along with the report, CAP has provided an interactive map breaking down key results by state. Popular assumption is that the nation’s teenagers are drowning in schoolwork. Images of sullen students buried in textbooks often grace Read more about Do Schools Challenge Our Students?[…]

New Publications from the College Board

Posted on July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 by coreeducation

The College Board recently released four new publications, addressing issues from the presidential election to expanding opportunities for historically underserved groups in public institutions of higher education. Each of the publications underscores the country’s current economic issues and the raging debate over education reform. The Common Core aims to prepare all students for college and Read more about New Publications from the College Board[…]

7 Suggestions for Teachers to Make Their Leaders More Effective

Posted on July 10, 2012 by coreeducation

Last week, Nancy Flanagan of the “Teacher in a Strange Land” blog for Education Week reflected on her recent experiences reviewing books on teacher leadership. She became disturbed as she realized the implicit assumption of many books focused on teacher leadership is that it is school leaders who nurture teacher leadership. But what about the Read more about 7 Suggestions for Teachers to Make Their Leaders More Effective[…]

Is Teacher Effectiveness Portable?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by coreeducation

In a new working paper from the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), the authors take a closer look at the current policy vogue of redistributing highly effective teachers from low- to high-needs schools. The underlying assumption of this policy “is that teacher productivity is portable across different school settings.” In Read more about Is Teacher Effectiveness Portable?[…]