Sentences with phrase «federal teacher quality»

Funds for this project were provided by a grant from the federal Teacher Quality Program of the No Child Left Behind Act administered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

In 2014, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) received a federal Teacher Quality Partnership grant for a proposal called Transforming Teaching through Technology (TTtT), winning Year 1 funding of nearly $ 1.7 million, renewable for up to 5 years.

California officials have no strategy to fulfill this federal teacher quality requirement.

Not exact matches

Peter Dada, Akure The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools has called on the Federal Government to take the future of pupils of secondary schools in the country seriously by providing better education through employment of quality teachers.

«With this agreement, we will be able to bring millions of dollars in federal funding to these struggling schools and recruit top quality teachers to help students succeed and mentor other staff,» Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said in a statement.

Both sides had hailed the original agreement as a victory, which would help to «bring millions of dollars in federal funding to these struggling schools and recruit top quality teachers to help students succeed and mentor other staff,» in Walcott's words.

But as long as states and / or the federal government increase demands on teachers while canceling some of these very programs, the problem rural and remote schools face in attracting and retaining quality teachers is just not likely to fade.

«Some of the biggest frustrations that I face as principal range from a shortage of quality teachers and under - funded federal and state mandates to aging facilities,» said principal Roy Sprinkle of the Bay Haven School in Sarasota, Florida.

NCLB, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, increased the federal government's role in public education adding requirements for accountability, high quality teachers,...

Assessment is at the heart of education: Teachers and parents use test scores to gauge a student's academic strengths and weaknesses, communities rely on these scores to judge the quality of their educational system, and state and federal lawmakers use these same metrics to determine whether public schools are up to scratch.

Last month, Education Minister Christopher Pyne guaranteed $ 24.7 million to construct the online platform to demonstrate the Federal Government's commitment to helping deliver the better - quality results schools, parents, teachers and students will see from online NAPLAN tests.

Illinois education officials have approved a new set of rules that all teachers must meet, and which the state hopes will bring it into line with new federal mandates aimed at raising teacher quality.

House Democrats gathered on Capitol Hill last week to outline their «Strengthen Our Schools» agenda, with an emphasis on teacher - quality measures, expanded access to preschool, and far higher spending on some federal programs.

Recent revisions to the most prominent federal law dealing with school quality — the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — mark a sharp rollback of the federal role in teacher evaluation and accountability.

The public is largely disenchanted with the way the federal No Child Left Behind Act measures student learning and teacher quality, and it would like greater input into the law's implementation, a report scheduled for release this week by the Public Education Network finds.

According to the National Council on Teacher Quality, 32 states and the District of Columbia altered their teacher - evaluation policies in recent years to incorporate multiple methods of assessing and evaluating teachers, spurred in part by the federal Race to the Top compeTeacher Quality, 32 states and the District of Columbia altered their teacher - evaluation policies in recent years to incorporate multiple methods of assessing and evaluating teachers, spurred in part by the federal Race to the Top competeacher - evaluation policies in recent years to incorporate multiple methods of assessing and evaluating teachers, spurred in part by the federal Race to the Top competition.

It retains NCLB's federal framework for testing reading and math in grades 3 - 8 and again in high school, in addition to science in elementary, middle, and high school, while getting the federal government out of the business of trying to judge teacher or school quality or how to «fix» schools.

The new law retains NCLB's federal framework for testing while getting the federal government out of the business of trying to judge teacher or school quality or how to «fix» schools.

Parents use test scores to gauge their children's academic strengths and weaknesses, communities rely on these scores to judge the quality of their teachers and administrators, and state and federal lawmakers use these scores to hold public schools accountable for providing the high - quality education every child deserves.

State efforts to improve teacher quality by requiring that candidates pass a test before receiving their licenses may weed out only the most incompetent teachers, according to the coordinator of a new federal study.

The No Child Left Behind Act famously endorses the use of «scientifically based research,» the federal Institute of Education Sciences has elevated the profile of rigorous scholarship, and presidential candidates tout studies on teacher quality, testing, and school choice.

The Federal Government's response [ii] to the TEMAG Report recommendations said that timely, high - quality, structured and supported practical experience was critical for teacher education students to develop the knowledge and skills they needed to be effective teachers.

What she finds is that legal roadblocks to collective bargaining and other negotiation tactics significantly lower teachers» likelihood of being certified as «high quality teachers,» a federal designation, by 3 percent.

The new Every Student Succeeds Act, which takes full effect in the 2017 - 18 school year, rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy, on everything from testing and teacher quality to low - performing schools.

He said the department was exploring ways to bolster counseling through existing federal programs, such as Title II funds, which are geared toward improving teacher and principal quality.

Supporting Effective Instruction grants provide federal funding to states for recruiting and retaining high - quality teachers and principals.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which goes into full effect in the 2018 — 19 school year, rolled back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy, on everything from testing and teacher quality to low - performing schools.

On an evaluation of the federal Race to the Top and School Improvement Grant initiatives, she was a content area expert advising on development of protocols, data collection instruments, and reports, examining how states and districts use grant funds to improve teacher quality.

Federal (ESEA) Programs for Schools & Districts Title Programs Title I, A Programs and services for struggling learners Title I, C Migrant Education Title I, D Institutional Education Title I, G Advanced Placement Title II, A Teacher & Principal Quality Title III English Learners & Immigrant Students — Language Instruction Title IV, A Student Support & Academic Enrichment Title IV, B 21st Century Community Learning Centers Title VI Rural Education Achievement Program Title VII Indian, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native Education Title X Homeless Education (McKinney - Vento Education for Homeless Children & Youth Program)

Borrowing liberally from Lieberman and Bayh's reform package, Bush said that the 54 federal elementary and secondary education programs should be consolidated into five categories reflecting federal priorities: 1) educating disadvantaged students; 2) teacher quality; 3) English fluency; 4) school choice; and 5) school safety.

The findings show states are putting in place policies that will help them meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act in the areas of teacher quality, testing, and accountability.

Students would be much better off if policymakers and education leaders were to focus on student achievement results as a way to assess teacher quality overall, and to assess the quality of teacher preparation programs supported by federal and state dollars.

Foundations, school districts, states, and the federal government have spent the last decade or more investing in teacher quality, which research clearly tells us matters more than anything else.

Instead, they should seize the opportunity created by the overturn of the federal regulations to be agents unto themselves in improving the quality of their new teachers.

A story in the Aug. 7, 2002, issue of Education Week misstated two key provisions of draft regulations on teacher quality that the Department of Education released Aug. 1 as part of the implementation of the new federal education act.

President - elect Barack Obama and his team started work this week on a transition that includes searching for the people who will bring to life his agenda of expanding preschool, improving the quality of teachers, and fixing the major federal law in K - 12 education.

As federal officials weigh proposals to improve the quality of mathematics and science education, a new report highlights state - led efforts to recruit new teachers into those subject areas and boost their skills through professional development programs.

Meanwhile, others, like Brown University's Matt Kraft and North Carolina State's Anna Egalite, were more upbeat about the legacies of federal efforts to boost teacher quality and support charter schooling.

The federal Department of Education scored states on a number of factors, downgrading Minnesota for lacking clear plans to develop high - quality teachers and buy - in from the teachers» union.

Just a few months ago, the U.S. Department of Education proposed new federal regulations geared toward assessing the quality and impact of teacher preparation programs.

Following the report presentation, practitioners and policymakers in attendance discussed the ways federal, state, and local policy and resources can help support the implementation of high - quality professional learning opportunities for teachers.

Title II is the major federal funding stream districts use to support their teacher workforce and ensure equitable access to high - quality teachers and principals for all students.

Formed in reaction to a provision that allowed teachers in training to be identified under federal law as «highly qualified» and concentrated in low - income, high need schools, this group has developed a new, comprehensive framework for teaching quality that will allow the nation to put a fully - prepared and effective educator in every classroom and school.

States» applications to secure one of the federal grants will be scored on the basis of more than 30 selection criteria, involving such education improvement priorities as school turnaround, teacher and principal effectiveness, and encouragement of high - quality charter schools.

Tamara Azar joined NCTR in 2010 as Policy Director and is responsible for developing NCTR's policy agenda, advocating for policies that support and facilitate the development of high quality urban teacher residency programs, and supporting NCTR network partner programs to achieve scale and sustainability within the changing landscape of state and federal education teacher policy.

If the recent reaction from some schools of education to proposed federal regulations aimed at improving the quality and impact of teacher preparation programs is any indication, we can expect the traditional cacophony of complaints, such as «We can not hold preparation programs accountable for factors outside our control.»

But federal Education Secretary Arne Duncan took a more positive tone: Duncan said the decision «presents the opportunity» for California to «build a new framework» and fix teacher quality problems.

Title II of the law — «Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals» — is the federal government's chance to make a strategic investment in creating a quality teaching worQuality Teachers and Principals» — is the federal government's chance to make a strategic investment in creating a quality teaching worquality teaching workforce.

These «predictive» or «formative» indicators include in - school factors such as strong classroom assessment and professional development for teachers, and out of school factors such as health care, housing, nutrition, and availability of high - quality pre-school; whether educators are using information in a reasonable way to improve teaching, learning and school quality; and whether the state and federal governments are providing positive support in these areas.

Developed by the Arizona Charter Schools Association and Center for Student Achievement with the support of a federal grant, the Quality Standards Evaluation Tool is a set of guidelines used by school leaders and teachers to increase student achievement and strengthen school sustainability.