Public Impact Seeks Five Sites to Extend the Reach of Excellent Teachers

Posted on January 9, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

Public Impact has launched the implementation phase of its effort to bring excellent teachers to every classroom. In this phase, the organization seeks to identify five “model” sites that can be used to extend the reach of these teachers beyond their own classrooms. Seeking to create what it calls an “Opportunity Culture,” Public Impact wants Read more about Public Impact Seeks Five Sites to Extend the Reach of Excellent Teachers[…]

Upcoming Webinars & Panels: The Common Core and Improving Literacy

Posted on January 8, 2012June 3, 2012 by coreeducation

See below for two upcoming opportunities: “Mapping Curriculum, Planning Success: Integrating the Common Core Standards in Each K-12 Classroom” Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm EST This webinar, featuring author and expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs, will focus on: –Upgrading and transforming education through the lens of 21st century readiness –Text complexity Read more about Upcoming Webinars & Panels: The Common Core and Improving Literacy[…]

CAPSS Releases Proposal to Transform Connecticut’s Education System

Posted on January 5, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) released a sweeping proposal last month to transform the state’s education system to better “place the ‘learner’ at the center of all strategy and action.” CAPSS identifies a set of complex problems, such as international and racial achievement gaps, low levels of student engagement and motivation, limited Read more about CAPSS Releases Proposal to Transform Connecticut’s Education System[…]

Why Innovation Can’t Fix America’s Classrooms

Posted on January 4, 2012March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

In a recent article for The Atlantic, Marc Tucker, president of the National Center on Education and the Economy, reflects on wages and education. Using examples like Japan, Finland, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Tucker claims that until the U.S. finds a way “to educate our future work force to the same standards…wages in the United Read more about Why Innovation Can’t Fix America’s Classrooms[…]

Education and the FY 2012 Budget

Posted on January 3, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The final budget for the Department of Education was finalized late last month, which will take the agency through September 30, 2012. Overall, the Department’s funding was cut by about $153 million over last fiscal year (total funding $71.3 billion), but President Obama was able to fend off the complete annihilation of programs such as Read more about Education and the FY 2012 Budget[…]

The State of Charter Schools

Posted on January 2, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

Last month, the Center for Education Reform (CER) released The State of Charter Schools: What We Know—and What We Do Not—About Performance and Accountability, a report analyzing the nation’s charter schools. The report found that historically, charter schools have a 15% closure rate. Charter school closure is usually the result of a failure to meet Read more about The State of Charter Schools[…]

TNTP Launches the Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice

Posted on January 2, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

TNTP, formerly The New Teacher Project, has launched a new prestigious award called the Fishman Prize. The $25,000 award will be bestowed annually to a select group of public school teachers and will give them the opportunity to complete a summer fellowship with TNTP. The prize will be awarded to no more than five teachers Read more about TNTP Launches the Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice[…]

Everyone at the Table

Posted on December 22, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

In the new era of teacher evaluation reform, policymakers at all levels have instituted unprecedented changes in teacher evaluation with the goal of improving student outcomes. Though research has shown that many teachers do embrace adopting meaningful evaluation systems, their voices have remained largely unheard at the evaluation reform discussion table. Enter Everyone at the Read more about Everyone at the Table[…]

Teacher Union Launches Charter School Authorizer in Minnesota

Posted on December 21, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) has taken action to “help restore the professional autonomy of teachers,” in exchange for agreeing to accountability measures. Earlier this month, MFT became the first teachers union in the country to open a charter school authorizer. “Conventional wisdom suggests that the interests of teachers unions and charter schools are Read more about Teacher Union Launches Charter School Authorizer in Minnesota[…]

NEA President Announces Three-Part Action Agenda

Posted on December 21, 2011April 26, 2012 by coreeducation

The National Education Association’s (NEA) president, Dennis Van Roekel, recently announced a new action agenda for the nation’s largest teachers union. The plan aims to further the union’s goals of transforming the teaching profession and accelerating student learning, and utilizes proven best practices from teachers across the country. The three major strategies are: 1. Raising Read more about NEA President Announces Three-Part Action Agenda[…]

How Teachers Can Support Each Other

Posted on December 19, 2011August 30, 2014 by coreeducation

Larry Ferlazzo, an Education Week blogger and award-winning classroom teacher, recently addressed concerns from the teaching community on how to create a more supportive work environment. In the wake of high-stakes testing and high-pressure evaluations, morale in the teachers’ lounge appears to have taken a nose dive. One reader asked Ferlazzo how to address “unhealthy Read more about How Teachers Can Support Each Other[…]

Group Aims to Reverse Rural Teacher Turnover Rate

Posted on December 18, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The annual turnover rate in rural Alaskan schools can be as high as 35%, compared with urban rates as low as 5%. A new program in rural Alaska seeks to halt this trend through a new program that pairs rural schools with big-city counterparts. Funded by a federal grant of nearly $2 million to launch Read more about Group Aims to Reverse Rural Teacher Turnover Rate[…]

Iowa Governor Proposes Minimum GPA for Teacher Candidates

Posted on December 15, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has proposed a new rule with regard to admission to teacher preparation programs: a minimum GPA. There are 32 teacher preparation programs in the state, and students would now need to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (a B average) to be eligible for admittance. According to estimates, this would make Read more about Iowa Governor Proposes Minimum GPA for Teacher Candidates[…]

The New Teacher Project is Now TNTP: Reimagine Teaching

Posted on December 14, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The New Teacher Project has changed its official name to its acronym, TNTP, and has announced several other important changes to the organization. Launched in 1997, TNTP has expanded its partnerships and training to 20 cities across the country, and has trained more than 46,000 new teachers. However, given the current educational climate, TNTP has Read more about The New Teacher Project is Now TNTP: Reimagine Teaching[…]

Rethinking Teacher Evaluation: Chicago’s Experiment

Posted on December 13, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

A report on a study of Chicago’s Pilot Teacher evaluation system was released last month by the Consortium on Chicago School Research. In 2008, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) launched the Excellence in Teaching Pilot (ETP), aimed at revamping the teacher evaluation system. The pilot was motivated by two factors: the current evaluation system had no Read more about Rethinking Teacher Evaluation: Chicago’s Experiment[…]

Designing High Quality Evaluation Systems for High School Teachers

Posted on December 12, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

John Tyler of the Center for American Progress released a report last month focused on the challenges of developing evaluation systems for high school teachers, and possible solutions. Tyler believes that special attention should be paid to high school educators for three reasons: 1) high school student performance lags behind performance of students with similar Read more about Designing High Quality Evaluation Systems for High School Teachers[…]