GLOBAL
BBC News. Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to study maths to age 18 Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson called on Mr Sunak to “show his working” on how greater participation in maths will be funded. “He cannot deliver this reheated, empty pledge without more maths teachers, yet the government has missed their target for new maths teachers year after year,” she said.
Indian Express. LG denies rejecting proposal for Delhi government teacher training programme in Finland The Raj Niwas, the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, clarified on Friday, January 13 that the proposal for a Delhi government teachers’ training programme in Finland has not been rejected and that any statement to the contrary is “misleading and mischievously motivated”.
Sixth Tone. What Happened When China Expanded Its Higher Education System? According to official records, the number of postsecondary institutions increased from 212 in 1957 to 1,289 in 1960. The number of comprehensive universities fell while the number of specialized colleges, including engineering institutes and teacher training colleges, grew.
The Guardian. Third of England’s teachers who qualified in last decade ‘have left profession’ Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, said: “This dangerous exodus of new teaching recruits could result in even greater teacher vacancies in years to come and ultimately to lower standards in our schools… Labour believes excellence is for everyone: that is why we will end tax breaks for private schools and use the money to recruit 6,500 new teachers as part of our national excellence programme.”
UNITED STATES
Chalkbeat.
1) Amid early educator shortage, Wayne County offers $2,400 signing bonus for preschool teachers Statewide, associate teachers who held a certificate in early childhood made a median salary of about $20,000, roughly equivalent to the state’s 2019 minimum wage of $9.45 an hour. By comparison, a night shift job at an Amazon warehouse in Pontiac pays up to $19.15 an hour…
2) CSU’s teacher preparation program wins state approval, gets kudos for science of reading shift Colorado State University’s teacher preparation program won the state’s seal of approval Wednesday and a nod to recent changes in how the university trains future educators to teach young students how to read. The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve all 15 majors in the university’s traditional teacher prep program, including early childhood education — the only one that includes a focus on reading instruction.
3) Here are first education bills Colorado lawmakers filed during the 2023 legislative session House Bill 1001 — the very first bill filed — would expand eligibility for student teacher stipends and for educator student loan forgiveness. This bill would expand several programs to ease the path into the teaching profession…
4) Porter-Leath teacher coaching program aims to professionalize early childhood education The instructional coaches visit teachers at least weekly for around two hours at a time. They, too, must be highly qualified, Nichols said — Porter-Leath [Memphis] requires them to have a master’s degree, a minimum of six years of experience as an early childhood classroom teacher, and an ability to train adult learners.
Christian Post. Minnesota to require teachers affirm transgender ideology, critical race theory for license, critics say A parental rights group and Christian scholars are criticizing the new requirements for a teaching license in Minnesota, which include a mandate that teachers must address trans-identified students by their stated gender identity and embrace controversial ideologies on race. A new set of Permanent Rules Relating to Licensing and Academic Standards for teachers in the state are slated to go into effect on July 1, 2024…
Education Deans for Justice & Equity (EDJE). Navigating your calling in the time of Education Gag orders Designed especially for pre-service teachers across the US, session presenters will provide concrete examples and tools for providing affirming classroom spaces for our kids even when political and cultural barriers exist. [Feb 7, 6:30pm EST]
EdWeek. Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff [January 26 2:00 to 6:00 PM EST]
FoxNews. California public schools ‘saturated’ with teachers who learned critical race theory when training: report ‘CRT is deeply embedded in teachers’ colleges,’ CriticalRace.org founder William A. Jacobson said
InsideHigherEd. Foxx Wins Chair of House Ed and Workforce Committee Foxx has promised to oppose many of the Biden administration’s education policies, including student loan debt relief policy changes.
Washington Post.
1) Montgomery County teacher wins Milken Educator Award: Silver Spring elementary school educator Dion Jones is honored in ‘Oscars of teaching’ Jones had wanted to be teacher since he was a little boy in Elkton, Md., but he was especially inspired by one of his high school math teachers. As an educator, he strives to never give up on a child, he said. He has a bachelor’s from Coppin State University in Baltimore and a master’s from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
2) What’s in Biden’s new student loan repayment plan? Here’s what we know. There are already four repayment plans that cap monthly bills to a percentage of a borrower’s earnings. Rather than create another, the Biden administration wants to amend an existing plan, known as Revised Pay As You Earn or REPAYE… The proposal will be subject to a 30-day public comment period, with plans to finalize the rule later this year…
NEW YORK STATE
Chalkbeat. Hochul’s 2023 education agenda: high-dosage tutoring, college access, student mental health One possible model in New York City is a CUNY-run tutoring program, where 800 of the school’s students studying to become teachers are working with struggling readers in first and second grade.
DemocracyReadyNY. DemocracyReady NY Coalition Announces New York Civic Learning Week DemocracyReady NY will host a series of virtual events to celebrate New York Civic Learning Week, which will take place this year from March 6 – 10, 2023. All events will be accessible to the public, and participants will include students, parents, school and district leaders, educators, and youth-serving organizations.
Education Trust-New York. Representation Matters Despite bodies of research that show access to diverse teachers is important for all students and efforts to improve diversity across the state, this new analysis shows that between the 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 school years New York failed to move the needle in cultivating a more diverse teacher workforce.
InsideHigherEd. An ‘Ax Falling’ at Manhattanville: College announces tenured faculty layoffs and program suspensions as part of an academic realignment. Manhattanville hasn’t publicly announced which programs are frozen, but faculty sources say they are art history, world religions, philosophy, film studies, music, music education…
NYSED Board of Regents January meetings
*Higher Ed committee proposals.
Proposed Amendment… Relating to Educator Certification for Candidates from Another State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia The Department proposes to streamline both the endorsement and comparable program pathways, providing additional flexibility and increasing the pool of candidates during this time of teacher shortages.
*Consent Agenda.
Proposed Amendment…Relating to the Degree and Experience Requirements for College Professors for the Transitional G Certificate and Through the Individual Evaluation Pathway to Certification
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. NYC Mayor Adams reverses course on $80 million schools cut in preliminary budget Budget officials said the education department will be expected to eliminate 390 vacant positions, none of which include teachers or administrators.
The School at Columbia University. Introducing Dr. Sonya Somerville, TSC’s Next Head of School Dr. Somerville has spent thirty years as an educator within New York City and Philadelphia public schools, beginning as a Special Education Teacher, then serving as Assistant Principal, Principal, and now Assistant Superintendent. Her background includes degrees from Spelman College (B.A.), Temple University (M.Ed.), and University of Pennsylvania (Ed.D.)…. partnerships she forged with the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University Teachers College, and others…
