Sentences with phrase «reforming teacher licensure»

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As part of her job, McCown lobbied for higher teacher compensations, change in teacher preparation and training, teacher certification and licensure reform, and teacher support improvements.

Also launched in 1987 was the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), a group of state education departments, universities, and national education groups that seeks to reform teacher preparation, licensure, and professional develTeacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), a group of state education departments, universities, and national education groups that seeks to reform teacher preparation, licensure, and professional develteacher preparation, licensure, and professional development.

In a new book, An Empty Curriculum: The Need to Reform Teacher Licensing Regulations and Tests, (Rowman and Littlefield: 2015), I make the case, with empirical support wherever possible, that the revision of the licensing system for each stage in a teaching career and the construction of new or more demanding teacher licensure tests contributed significantly to the long - lasting effects of the state's first - class staTeacher Licensing Regulations and Tests, (Rowman and Littlefield: 2015), I make the case, with empirical support wherever possible, that the revision of the licensing system for each stage in a teaching career and the construction of new or more demanding teacher licensure tests contributed significantly to the long - lasting effects of the state's first - class stateacher licensure tests contributed significantly to the long - lasting effects of the state's first - class standards.

As a result, it has been difficult for observers to determine which factor or group of factors was most responsible for these gains: a revised and strengthened licensing system; revised or new licensure tests; the use of first - rate standards in most classrooms, in annual state student tests, and in the professional development programs all teachers took for license renewal; and / or the major changes in K - 12 governance and finance introduced by the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993.

As I have shown in the journals Educational Policy and the Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform, licensure exams are very loosely related to teacher effectiveness.

The center will help states review and reform their certification and licensure standards so they reflect the knowledge and skills teachers need to serve students with disabilities in inclusive classroom settings.

Massachusetts collects data on these programs and publishes a report detailing best practices and lessons learned.35 Stakeholders instituting or considering such reforms should study these reports to identify how to link preservice requirements, licensure, and new teacher supports such as induction and mentoring programs.

Joseph P. Frey, Senior Project Director, Senior Associate for National School Reform, is responsible for key CTAC education initiatives relating to teacher evaluation, teacher licensure and certification, performance - based compensation, teacher preparation, state - to - district and state - to - school assistance, and college readiness.

Fully fund Title II, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which provides resources for states and districts to strengthen teacher and principal preparation programs; reform educator certification and licensure requirements; develop career advancement initiatives for teachers; and offer professional learning opportunities for teacher leaders and principals.

The Role of Teacher Preparation, Licensure, and Retention in Creating High - Performing Middle Schools, C. Kenneth McEwin, Thomas S. Dickinson, and Tracy W. Smith Lessons Learned from Comprehensive School Reform Models, Nancy Ames State - Level Policy Development, David A. Payton Creating Common Middle - Level Knowledge: A New York Story, Jeannette Stern and Sandra L. Stacki A New Vision for Professional Learning, Stephanie Hirsh.

For the second year in a row, Republican lawmakers are seeking major reforms to state education policies, including tenure reform, teacher evaluation and alternative licensure.

Reforms were on fast track Indeed in Minnesota, where a stalemate between Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the state's largest teachers union resulted in no K - 12 omnibus bill whatsoever last year, even the labor - loving DFL went into this year's legislative session vowing to fast - track such education reforms as alternative paths to teacher licensure, modifications to teacher tenure and tying teacher compensation to student perfoReforms were on fast track Indeed in Minnesota, where a stalemate between Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the state's largest teachers union resulted in no K - 12 omnibus bill whatsoever last year, even the labor - loving DFL went into this year's legislative session vowing to fast - track such education reforms as alternative paths to teacher licensure, modifications to teacher tenure and tying teacher compensation to student perforeforms as alternative paths to teacher licensure, modifications to teacher tenure and tying teacher compensation to student performance.

Pushing his education reform agenda, Bush called for ending teacher tenure, implementing teacher evaluations and compensation based on standardized test scores and utilizing alternative paths to certification / licensure.