GLOBAL
Education Week. Book Bans and Divisive Concepts Laws Will Hold U.S. Students Back, Secretary Cardona Says Cardona joined education ministers and teachers’ union leaders from 22 countries here at the International Summit on the Teaching Profession... The U.S. delegation, including the Education Department staff and representatives from the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, and the Council of Chief State School Officers, identified four actions to take over the next year:…strengthening support for educators and improve teacher preparation and leadership to grow and retain the workforce; and modernizing education so all students have access to high-quality career pathways, and teachers…
The Tribune. Amritsar: Talk organised on teacher education The GNDU organised a special seminar on the subject 75 years of India’s independence and teacher education as part of the series of programmes of Pradhya Ka Amrit Mahautsav… Teachers are the builders of our nation and the education imparted by teachers has to decide the future of the country…
UNESCO. 2023 SDG 4 scorecard report on progress towards national SDG 4 benchmarks Three in four countries have submitted benchmarks, or national targets, to be achieved by 2025 and 2030 for at least some of seven SDG 4 indicators: early childhood education attendance; out-of-school rates; completion rates; gender gaps in completion rates; minimum proficiency rates in reading and mathematics; trained teachers; and public education expenditure…
UNITED STATES
AACTE. The Science of Reading: Recommendations on the Preparation of Teachers to Deliver Effective Reading Instruction … the authors define the science of reading, discuss effective reading instruction and teacher preparation, share voices from the field, and provide recommendations for Educator Preparation Programs as well as resources. [Webinar: Wednesday, May 17 3:00pm]
Chalkbeat. Tennessee school employees could skip implicit-bias training under bill headed to governor’s desk In Tennessee, it has been up to local school districts, charter schools, and public universities to determine whether to offer or require implicit-bias training for their employees.
CivXNow. The Civics Secures Democracy (CSD) Act [H.R.1814] [S.4384] creates grants for states and districts to support and expand access to U.S. history and civics to meet the needs of today’s students and our constitutional democracy. The bill: … *Supports the Prince Hall Fellowship Program to strengthen our history and civics teaching corps and diversify the educator pipeline
ed post. Recruiting, Revitalizing, and Retaining Teachers of Color (podcast) …discuss major reasons educators of color don’t feel supported and what drives them to leave the profession. The conversation touches on policy and how we can hold legislators accountable when it comes to increasing the number of teachers of color.
Education Week.
1) Early Literacy Laws: Some Seem to Work Better Than Others. In the past two years alone, 18 states passed new laws requiring schools to use evidence-based instructional approaches and materials, provide new training for teachers, or offer interventions for struggling students.
2) ETS Looks to Overhaul Praxis Exam as Teacher Shortages Continue Assessment giant ETS is considering major changes to its widely-used teacher licensing exam, a shift the organization contends could play a part in addressing nationwide teacher shortages. The Praxis — which has 160 different versions — is the dominant test used in most states for teacher candidates seeking to earn their credentials.
3) How Much Do Teachers Get Paid? See New State-by-State Data … NEA President Becky Pringle in a statement “A career in education must not be a lifetime sentence of financial worry. Who will choose to teach under those circumstances?” [highest avg salaries 1. MA 2. NY 3. CA 4. DC]
4) The Lies America Tells Itself About Black Education: ‘A Nation at Risk’ created a faux crisis to usher in the right’s education agenda [by TC Prof. B. Love] The same playbook is in use today. Banning critical race theory and certain books and curricula about Black and queer people are responses to a new politically inspired hoax—the hoax that educators are creating hatred and division by acknowledging the wrongs of racism and endorsing the full humanity of queer people.
5) Two-Thirds of Teachers Say Schools Are Falling Short for Struggling Learners Just 30 percent of teachers agreed that they received effective training to implement their materials.
Hechinger Report.
1) Florida just expanded school vouchers — again. What does that really mean? There are no teacher certification or school accreditation requirements for private schools, no publicly available school test scores or school climate surveys. Of roughly 2,300 private schools accepting vouchers, 69 percent are unaccredited, 58 percent are religious and 30 percent are for-profit. Only 3 percent of voucher-accepting private schools are accredited…
2) Inside the latest reading study that’s getting a lot of buzz: Reading debates shift from phonics to what kids need to know It’s nearly impossible to test different instructional approaches in real classrooms. Teachers can teach only one curriculum at a time – often after years of training and practice to implement it correctly – and so it’s not practical to randomly assign some children to learn a different way in the same school…
3) What happens when teachers run the school “Some of my friends at other schools, they’re handed a curriculum and are told, teach this,” she said one day last year during a break between classes. But learning how to teach two subjects, along with participating in so many high-level decisions at the school, is very taxing. “I think this work is more fulfilling in the end,” she said.
National Education Policy Center (NEPC). Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: What Does ChatGPT Say About the Science of Reading? It May Surprise You …while there is a growing body of evidence-based research on how reading should be taught, the “science of reading” is not settled science in the sense that there is a single, universally accepted approach to teaching reading… Moreover, the needs of individual students can also differ, and effective reading instruction should be tailored to meet the needs of individual learners.
NEA News. Washington Launches Union-led Teacher Residency Program The Washington Education Association has launched an innovative teacher residency program that allows individuals with bachelor’s degrees to earn a teacher certificate with an endorsement in special education.
Star Tribune. St. Cloud State to phase out 6 majors, cut 23 faculty positions amid looming $18 million deficit The plan also focuses on honing in on four niche education areas: holistic health and wellness, education, leadership, and engineering and applied science.
Texas Tribune. Texas lawmakers hope an investment in teacher training will help keep new educators in the classroom longer House Bill 11, authored by Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, would allocate funds to help school districts pay for more teacher residencies, programs that place would-be teachers in classrooms with mentors for about a year, teaching them how to do the job before hiring as full-time educators the following year.
The 74. Surprise! Rising Enrollment Numbers Show Young People Want to Be Teachers Traditional teacher preparation programs are still the largest training ground for new educators, and they’re now serving 3% more candidates than they were at the depths of their lows. Enrollments at alternative teacher preparation programs not affiliated with a college and university are up 22%, and enrollments at alternative programs at institutions of higher ed are up another 20% over the last three years.
U.S. Dept. of Labor. Tier 1: 2023 Emerging Industries RFP Expanding the use of RA remains a priority for the Department, including bolstering RA training opportunities within U.S. industries and sub-sectors where RA has not been readily adopted. This RFP will target emerging RA industry sectors/occupations, such as education services that will be broadly defined and include teacher occupations (pre-K, K-12, special education, etc.), clean energy (specifically, climate mitigation), and pathways for Early Childhood Education.
Washington Post. Gaslighting Americans about public schools: The truth about ‘A Nation at Risk’ The aftereffects mean that the major question teachers and administrators must answer these days is: What’s the effect on test scores in English and mathematics?… What surprised me watching the individual members of the commission absorb this argument is that not a single public school educator in the group objected as the report with their names on it trashed their profession and cast educators as among the great economic villains of the United States.
WishTV. Black Teacher Residency program aims to diversify Indiana educator pool EducateME is partnering with Marian University to target the growing teacher shortage be diversifying the pipeline by offering full ride scholarships to those selected for the Black Teacher Residency program.
NEW YORK STATE
EdTrust. New York faces early literacy crisis: Ed Trust–NY calls out systemic barriers and calls for immediate solutions, in a new report…nearly 30 states – some with local education control systems similar to New York – are increasingly focusing on the science of reading, a proven, evidence-based approach to reading instruction, through curriculum and teacher preparation programs, as a solution to improve student reading outcomes. New York’s state leaders have yet to urgently address this issue… Teacher preparation programs are a major obstacle to improved reading outcomes with most new teachers not being trained in the science of reading …
NYSED Office of College and University Evaluation (OCUE). Teacher, Educational Leader, or Pupil Personnel Services Program Registration and Accreditation All programs leading to certification for Teacher, Educational Leader, or Pupil Personnel Services in New York State must be reviewed and registered by the Office of College and University Evaluation before they are publicized or recruit or enroll candidates… * Teacher Performance Assessment Submission * New Teacher Certification Program Leading to Initial or Initial and Professional Certification * New Teacher Certification Program Leading to Professional or Transitional Certification * New Teacher Certification Residency Program
NYSED Office of Higher Education. Educator Preparation Newsletter April 2023
1) Board of Regents April Items * School Counselor * Initial Reissuance, Provisional Renewal, and Time Extension
2) Teacher Residency Program Request for Applications
3) Clinically Rich Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Education and English to Speakers Of Other Languages (CR-ITI-BE/ESOL) Request For Proposals
4) Reminders For Teacher and School Building Leader Preparation Programs
5) Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Webinar Series Recordings and Video Viewing Guides Now Available
NYSED Prekindergarten through Grade 12 Education. 2023-2028 Clinically Rich Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Education and English to Speakers of Other Languages (CR-ITI-BE/ESOL) The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) is seeking proposals for the creation of a Clinically Rich Intensive Teacher Institute (CR-ITI) in Bilingual Education (BE) and/or English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program, addressing the shortage of certified bilingual and ESOL teachers throughout New York State (NYS).
NEW YORK CITY
American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). New Perspectives on Recruitment from the American Museum of Natural History Recent results from a survey of potential program applicants to the residency program, including those who ultimately chose not to complete the application or enroll in the program, has provided new insight on the factors that encourage or discourage applicants to persist through the admissions process. [Webinar: Monday, May 8 · 2 – 3pm EDT]
Chalkbeat. NYC’s education budget could drop by $960M next year under mayor’s proposal The proposed budget also includes funding for various other items, including services that advocates had been pushing for the mayor to include. Those are:…* $2 million for training up to 1,000 teachers in climate education.
Gothamist. Teaching green: NYC rolls out climate-based curriculum The education department will also create new career training programs for the “green” economy and ramp up professional development for teachers on issues of sustainability… Teachers College at Columbia University announced it would host a cohort this summer of New York City teachers at a new institute dedicated to promoting climate education.
New York Daily News. NYC to start dedicated school for dyslexia, screening program at Rikers Island Classes are structured and teachers are trained to work with kids who have language-based learning disabilities, including read-alouds and adaptive technology. The school offers small class sizes led by co-teachers, and backed by speech and occupational therapists, a school psychologist and a literacy coach…
Teacher College (TC).
1) Climate Education to Receive Boost with Free Summer Institute Participants will receive a $1,000 stipend, and may earn up to 28 Continuing Teacher & Leader Education (CTLE) credits. “To prepare young people for the sustainability challenges and opportunities they’ll face in their lifetimes, teachers and school leaders need to be involved,” says Associate Professor Oren Pizmony-Levy, Director of the Center for Sustainable Futures…
2) Teachers College Ties for #1 Best Graduate School of Education in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
3) Why TC? Current students share their inspiring reasons for joining the Teachers College community “Through my education at TC, I hope to bring culturally relevant science education and climate change awareness back to my hometown of Harlem. I’ve had very few Black teachers throughout my early years in New York City public schools, and this is something I hope to change after I graduate.” – Tyreik Kelly (Teaching Residents at TC (TR@TC) ‘24