Sentences with phrase «educator equity plans»

States are submitting their educator equity plans to the U.S. Department of Education as part of the department's «Excellent Educators for All» initiative — which aims to ensure that every student has an effective educator — launching teachers and teacher quality back into the spotlight.

This June, in an effort to give more students access to excellent teachers, the United States Department of Education required states to submit «educator equity plans,» meant to identify the root causes of why poor and minority kids receive more inexperienced teachers and fix the problem.

In introducing stakeholders to the topic at the July 2016 meeting, TEA identified as a key guiding principal that local development and implementation of local educator equity plans is a valuable process that integrates with local district's existing initiatives, procedures and programs (such as teacher recruitment, development and retention initiatives).

States will have nine months to develop and submit «comprehensive educator equity plans.»

There are three parts to the effort: By April 2015, states must submit «comprehensive educator equity plans» that detail how they plan to put «effective educators» in front of poor and minority kids.

Incorporating the 2015 educator equity plans.

According to California's educator equity plan, in 2013 — 14, twice as many students in high - minority as in low - minority schools were being taught by a teacher on a waiver or permit (a teacher not yet even enrolled in a preparation program).

According to California's educator equity plan, in 2013 — 14, nearly twice as many students in high - minority as in low - minority schools were being taught by a teacher on a waiver or permit (a teacher not yet even enrolled in a preparation program).

Not exact matches

Fifteen out of the first 17 ESSA Plans mention their 2015 State Plans to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators (equity plans), the last major plans that states submitted to the U.S. Department of Education prior to Plans mention their 2015 State Plans to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators (equity plans), the last major plans that states submitted to the U.S. Department of Education prior to Plans to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators (equity plans), the last major plans that states submitted to the U.S. Department of Education prior to plans), the last major plans that states submitted to the U.S. Department of Education prior to plans that states submitted to the U.S. Department of Education prior to ESSA.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

The Best Practice Guide highlights exemplary work to meet the ESSA's educator equity requirements among the 34 state plans analyzed...

I'm hoping that the current administration is committed to seeing this plan take flight, instead of treating it as a side note uttered to appease a small group of educators and families that are desperate to see true equity in education.

After the plans became available for public review, organizations like Bellwether Education Partners, the Collaborative for Student Success, Alliance for Education, National Council on Teacher Quality and the Brookings Institution reviewed the submissions to understand their overall strengths and weaknesses, and to determine whether elements like educator equity and benchmarks for federal accountability were present.

The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has released its analyses of educator equity in 34 recently submitted state plans under ESSA, completing the organization's analysis of all state ESSA plans.

The National Council on Teacher Quality released an analysis and best practice guide of educator equity on the 17 state plans that have been released.

Michigan's ESSA plan calls for greater pay equity for birth - to - five educators and encourages districts to combine state and federal resources to address pay parity issues; Oregon plans to invest in induction and mentoring programs for preK - 12 teachers; and Louisiana has proposed a range of programs focused on professional development and preparation of teachers.

There are big, largely - unexplored provisions of the state plans focusing on the law's educator equity requirements.

The standards, which are closely aligned with the state's K - 12 education and equity strategic plans, identify five components of educator preparation programs required for continued state approval.

One key issue addressed in the Texas Educator Equity Plan was the lack of state level data regarding «excellent educators.»

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