At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Education issued a call this week for states to update their NCLB - mandated
state teacher equity plans.
As reported June 28 («State tries to tackle teachers gap»), the Minnesota Department of Education recently released a federally
required Teacher Equity Plan, which outlines how to eliminate inequitable distributions of teachers across racial and socioeconomic divides.
Charis reviews what
state teacher equity plans are to include and makes recommendations for how state boards of education can ensure successful implementation.
TCTA President Donna Corbin was in Austin recently for the first meeting of a Texas Education Agency stakeholder group created to give input on state guidance regarding local implementation of federally
required teacher equity plans.
Arkansas»
teacher equity plan is laid out in this complex chart, which shows the root causes and potential routes to improve access to quality teachers.
Strategies used in the ASEP project, new project management and data analysis skills, bolstered the development of the Texas State
Teacher Equity Plan.