GLOBAL
NEA News. Global ESPs United to Increase Respect and Wages: Education Support Professionals (ESPs) from around the world gathered at Education International’s World ESP Conference to raise awareness, status and pay. …the need for more training and professional development, was shared by each of the participating countries, including those from Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, central and south America, Europe, and New Zealand… EI’s Declaration of Rights and Status of Education Support Personnel, but also calls upon governments to:… *Invest in sufficient numbers of trained and qualified education support personnel that have quality working conditions, salaries that enable a life with dignity, and quality career pathways; * Provide education support personnel with quality …
The Conversation. How should we teach climate change in schools? It starts with ‘turbo charging’ teacher education The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has done a review of research on climate change education in schools around the world… Here we outline three areas needing urgent attention: the emotional and psychological effects of learning about climate change, the school curriculum and the education of teachers.
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) AACTE Congratulates Board Chair Monika Williams Shealey on Being Named Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Temple University Monika Williams Shealey, chair of the AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) Board of Directors, has been appointed dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Temple University.
2) AACTE Partners with the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards® AACTE is excited to announce a new partnership with the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, Inc. (‘NBPTS’ or ‘The National Board’) to offer individual and institutional access to ATLAS (Accomplished Teaching, Learning and Schools) at a reduced cost for new subscribers.
Altoona Mirror. Offering hope for teacher shortage Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), which includes IUP, is asking the General Assembly for $112 million so our universities can provide more financial aid to education students and a handful of other majors with worker shortages. The investment would save each education student an average of $1,500 a year and students with high needs around $6,500 a year.
CentralIllinois.com. Illinois may extend suspension on teaching certification exam with bill on Pritzker’s desk Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order in April 2020 that waived the edTPA requirement, but that order expired in May with the end of the COVID-19 pandemic executive orders. A bill that passed both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly with bipartisan support waives the edTPA requirement for aspiring teachers until the end of August 2025.
Chalkbeat.
1) Colorado teacher prep programs ranked first in nation for reading instruction, report says The report, released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality, praised Colorado for pushing teacher prep programs to improve reading coursework through stricter state oversight. It credited those efforts with moving Colorado from the middle of the pack in the council’s 2020 report to No. 1 in 2023.
2) Many teacher prep programs include debunked methods to teach kids to read, new report finds Thousands of aspiring teachers are graduating from educator prep programs each year unprepared to teach children how to read… “sobering” findings of a new national report released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a nonprofit that uses data to evaluate teacher prep programs. But there is some good news: Several states, like Colorado and Arizona, have made significant strides in recent years in how they train teachers to teach reading, following statewide efforts to boost early literacy.
3) Michigan’s top teacher wants more focus on mental health, learning recovery How and when did you decide to become a teacher? I was an accounting major going into college. Freshman year, I was involved in a program where I was teaching basic accounting and economic principles to children in the community. I immediately loved the interaction with the children and their eagerness to learn the subject area. After I wrestled with the fact that I would make far less money teaching, switching majors was a no-brainer.
4) New Jersey’s teacher prep programs among the worst for literacy instruction, report says The National Council on Teacher Quality, known as NCTQ, evaluated nearly 700 teacher preparation programs across the country … The group’s report said that in New Jersey, “no programs adequately teach all five components of reading.” It also said New Jersey is “the worst in the nation for the average number of components of reading its programs adequately address.”
Chronicle. Transitions: Sheryl Long, dean of graduate and professional studies and director of teacher education and graduate studies in education at Salem College, has been named dean of the School of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at Meredith College. Both colleges are in North Carolina.
EdWeek.
1) Teaching Programs Fall Short on Reading Instruction, Review Claims The review, from the research and policy group the National Council on Teacher Quality, analyzed syllabi, textbooks, and other course materials from 693 teacher-preparation programs across the United States. The results show that many programs have room to improve—both in the knowledge they teach preservice educators, and in the opportunities these future teachers have to practice specific skills related to reading instruction, said Heather Peske, the president of the NCTQ.
2) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff Meet 60+ Employers in a Single Day [July 27, 2:00 to 6:00 PM EDT]
InsideHigherEd.
1) House Appropriators Plan Bigger Cuts to Some Federal Agencies …the planned allocations for subcommittees would focus cuts on the nondefense agencies. For the Labor-HHS-Education bill, that could mean a cut of more than $60 billion from the current fiscal year.
2) New Programs: Business, Elementary Education, Forensic Science, Social Work Georgetown College, in Kentucky, is starting an online elementary teaching certification program.
Ledger Enquirer. Georgia dropping ‘woke’ words from teacher preparation rules The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted unanimously Thursday to delete “woke” words including “equity” and “inclusion” from the state’s teacher preparation rules. Along with “diversity,” a word the commission voted last month to delete from the preparation standards, the changes were requested by the University System of Georgia to clarify expectations for incoming teachers…
Michigan NPR. Bill introduced by the state senate could allow teachers to be paid based on experience rather that student test scores In 2016, the then republican led state senate voted on six different bills … Passed by a narrow vote, the bills … made teacher’s pay based solely on student performance. The bill punished teachers further making them reapply for their current jobs, allowed for the hiring of non certified teachers, and punished teachers and any other employees for unions or strikes.
The74. Why the ‘Science of Reading’ May be the Next Dyslexia Battleground in California Second, the experts say, teacher preparation programs don’t train teachers enough in “structured literacy” or “the science of reading,” which focuses heavily on phonemic awareness and phonics — the practice of matching letters to sounds and sounding out words.
Washington Post.
1) How much do you know about student loans? Take our quiz to find out How many applicants have had their loans forgiven through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program?
2) Student loan payments will resume in October. Here’s how to prepare. The Education Department offers several programs that can significantly reduce the amount of money you repay on your loans. Chief among them is Public Service Loan Forgiveness for borrowers employed by the government or certain nonprofit organizations. After 10 years of service and qualifying payment, participants can have the remaining balance on their loans forgiven.
3) Wes Moore appoints Monica Goldson to Maryland State Board of Education Goldson, who got her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Florida A&M University, steps onto the state board as Maryland students are continuing to recover from the effects of the pandemic.
NEW YORK STATE
NYSED Board of Regents. June Meetings.
Higher Education Committee
a) Matters Not Requiring Board Action Proposed Amendment of Section 80-5.23 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Requirements for the Endorsement of a Certificate for Service as a School Counselor [HE (D) 1] – Department staff presented proposed regulatory amendments to revise the requirements for endorsing certificates from another U.S. state or territory or the District of Columbia for school counselor certification and create a separate pathway that recognizes comparable school counselor education programs from another U.S. state or territory or the District of Columbia for school counselor certification.
b) Appointments and Reappointments to the State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching BR (CA) 2
c) Proposed Amendment of Section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Pilot P-20 Partnerships for Principal Preparation Program BR (CA) 4
d) Proposed Amendment of Section 80-2.1 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Deadline to Apply and Qualify for the Provisional School Counselor Certificate BR (CA) 5
NEW YORK CITY
NYDailyNews. Students, Council members rally for more arts programs in NYC schools In a response to Mayor Adams’ proposed budget, Council members demanded roughly $76 million for arts instruction and programming, including tens of millions earmarked to hire certified arts teachers.
Teachers College. Effective Literacy Instruction Varies Across Different Learners, & Other Expert Insights: Key takeaways from scholars at TC’s nuanced conference on teacher preparation for comprehensive literacy instruction “we don’t prepare teachers to follow recipes or scripts — rather, we seek to graduate teachers who are thinkers, carefully analyzing who each student is and what their learning needs are,” said Celia Oyler, Vice Dean for Teacher Education,… key takeaways you might have missed from the conference:* Prescriptive “one size fits all” approaches to literacy restrict student growth, and effective literacy instruction is nuanced. * The false, historical dichotomy between literacy instruction methods is dangerous and hinders progress. * For TC instructors, a commitment to social justice principles helps meet the needs of diverse learners. * Teachers need more support from K-12 school leadership…
