…York Times Best Seller list. In addition to blogging at Education Week, Politico.com, and The Huffington Post, Ravitch also runs her own widely read blog at dianeravitch.net. Drawing on over…
…the end Republicans agreed to a bill that looked almost identical to what they had rejected three weeks earlier: a debt-limit increase until February 7 and an extension of federal…
…experiences for teacher candidates. Under this model, candidates receive extensive supervised training in an apprentice style of learning, spending 2 full days per week for 2 semesters in the classroom…
…of the alignment efforts, CDE is inviting stakeholders to participate in a series of focus group meetings this month. The focus groups will meet during the weeks of October 6…
Please join me for a free webinar next week for AACTE members to discuss these issues: Monday, October 26, at 11:00 a.m. EDT or Tuesday, October 27, at 5:00 p.m….
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) published an article in last week’s Teacher Quality Bulletin that criticized journals with a teacher education focus for not publishing enough articles on…
This is the final week to submit applications for the AACTE Awards Program. All entries for Best Practice Awards and Professional Achievement Awards must be submitted online by Friday, October…
Last week, I attended the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit along with over 5,000 state legislators and their staff. Teacher quality was a key theme of several…
…House completed its ESEA reauthorization work the previous week, but neither chamber has released its final bill yet with all amendments incorporated. Moving forward, both the House and the Senate…
…question can open the door to improved communications, better relationships, and improved outcomes for all. Robert C. Johnston is vice president for The Hatcher Group and former Education Week editor….
…party-line vote. The bill does retain the policy rider prohibiting the promulgation or enforcement of the proposed teacher preparation program regulations. It was a busy week in the U.S. Senate,…
A new partnership between the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) launched last week to “transform policy and practice” in educator preparation. Announced June 16, the…
Last week, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law Senate Bill 511, which establishes the Teach Nevada scholarship for students interested in completing PK-12 educator preparation programs throughout the state….
…were voted down. The bill now moves to the full committee next week. View video coverage here of the markup; read the Subcommittee’s summary here and the bill here. In…
…classrooms to continue reaching students like they reached me. This Teacher Appreciation Week, I send thanks to my mom—and to all the teachers who spend every single day working to…
