Read Policy Priorities for more insights about why proper training of incoming teachers provides a logical first step in helping students reap the benefits of the new standards; how the standards could affect teacher evaluations; the federal government's plans to improve the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs; and how some states, such as New Jersey, have effectively engaged all stakeholders in moving teacher preparation programs and the standards forward.
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For example, some states prohibited districts from spending Title I on school climate supports, counselors, science, or other costs other than
reading and math, even though that wasn't required by federal law and didn't reflect state
policy priorities.
[xi] Early
reading proficiency is an important
policy priority, and state legislators are right to focus attention in this area.
Not only does this describe an uphill battle, but it serves to illustrate the puzzling
priorities we often emphasize — one half of minority children don't complete high school, over one half of third graders can not
read at grade level, and our
policy and media attention are focused on affirmative action to achieve diversity in admissions as a compelling objective at our two flagship universities!
To learn more about teacher leadership,
read the Spring 2014 issue of ASCD's
Policy Priorities at www.ascd.org/policypriorities.
Using evidence based analysis for
policy decisions is a better investment than
reading 100s of recommendation with little heed to sequencing pro-poor development
priorities.»
Many congratulations on synthesising a coherent, wide - ranging, global argument base which should, as a matter of principle,
priority and moral rectitude, be urgent
reading material for all Public Politicians, functionaries and
policy makers globally.