GLOBAL
Free Press Journal. Special Teacher Training In Kashmir For Student’s Socio-emotional Wellness In Jammu and Kashmir, a special teacher training programme on employing art-based tools to improve children’s emotional well-being and academic achievement was begun on Sunday, officials said.
Irish Times. Strong teacher-training colleges’ performance under new social mobility rankings for higher education Teacher-training colleges are among the strongest performers in boosting the prospects of students from low-income backgrounds, according to a new social mobility ranking developed by the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office.
The Guardian. Rules to be relaxed for foreign teachers to work in schools in England Candidates will be able to apply for qualified teacher status, and if the government considers that their qualifications match those of teachers in the UK, they can apply for jobs in schools, which will sponsor their skilled worker visa if their application is successful.
UNESCO. Teachers are often trained in private institutions As the new paper shows, non-state teacher training institutions operate in at least 22 sub-Saharan African, 17 Latin American and 7 South Asian countries. Non-state actors have made an important contribution to teacher education programmes in conflict-affected countries… non-state teacher training programmes are increasingly available by distance, which raises concern about the lack of a practical component…
UNITED STATES
Chalkbeat.
1) Cardona urges support for educators as rocky year comes to a close In addition to teacher pay, Cardona said that the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, teacher residencies, and guided leadership and mentorship programs could be tools for ensuring teachers are well prepared and incentivized to stay.
2) Detroit district embraces intensive tutoring to try to close literacy gap The Beyond Basics program aims to improve students’ reading level by two grades in the span of six to 10 weeks. Its approach has evolved over the years to adopt the Orton-Gillingham method and shift from using volunteers to paid tutors trained in that method.
3) How the age-appropriate debate is altering curriculum in Tennessee and nationwide Tatum, who authored the best-selling book “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?,” agrees that teachers need training and support for talking about tough topics to students at any age… But such training is at risk of being scuttled or avoided — potential collateral damage under new state laws like Tennessee’s that restrict discussions about race.
4) Mayor Duggan aims to expand preschool, boost Detroit’s influence in early education State officials set strict requirements for GSRP programs that they say are integral to its quality, including a list of approved curriculums and minimum credential requirements for teachers. Even if the city is allowed to distribute GSRP dollars, it could not unilaterally change those requirements.
Community College Research Center (CCRC). How Improvements in Community College Transfer Pathways Could Help With Teacher Labor Shortages An associate degree alone does not qualify Michiganders to teach, but it does place students on a path toward bachelor’s degree and teacher preparation program completion. Students who have completed a bachelor’s degree also have access to Michigan’s alternative route to teacher certification (ARC), an expedited program designed for individuals who hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and are employed as a teacher under an Interim Teaching Certificate.
Education Week.
1) Advice From Teachers in 7 Words or Less
2) Alternative Certification Programs Are Booming. But Candidates Aren’t Finishing … the sector ended up contributing fewer teachers to the workforce in 2019 than it did nearly a decade ago: The number of completions declined over that same time period by 10 percent… past research has found that teachers who enter the profession through alternative-certification programs are more likely to leave than those who came in via traditional routes, adding to the question of how to alleviate teacher shortages in the long term.
3) K-12 Essentials Forum Free Webinar: How To Teach STEM Problem Solving Skills to All K-12 Students [June 22 2pm ET]
4) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff [July 21 2-6pm EDT]
InsideHigherEd. Ed Department: Use ARP Funding to Address Teaching Shortage Miguel Cardona, U.S. education secretary, on Thursday outlined a strategy to address the national teaching shortage that rose as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has recommended improvements to teacher-preparation programs, support for specialty teaching areas and assistance to help teachers pay off student loan debt… the letter outlined federal grant opportunities that can be used to access additional federal resources to further address the teacher shortage. These grants include funding for professional development, education and preparation; funding to target teacher hires from underserved communities; and improvements to teacher residency programs.
Tucson Sentinel. UA Native education programs win grants from AZ education department With the help of a grant from the Arizona Department of Education, the Native SOAR program at the University of Arizona hopes to expand its mentoring program and provide more quality services to Indigenous students and Arizona educators, both in person and online.
U.S. News. Cardona: Americans Shouldn’t be Surprised by Teacher Shortage Cardona called on teacher preparation programs, especially those at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions, to put more resources into recruiting students of color to become educators. He also said high schools should experiment with offering students interested in becoming teachers specialized career tracks, the way some do for various career and technical education.
NEW YORK STATE
NYS Board of Regents
1) June meeting agenda
2) Public comment periods now open
* Proposed Amendment…Relating to Establishing the Students with Disabilities (All Grades) Certificate, Revising the Registration Requirements for Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2) Programs, and Revising the Requirements for the Extension and Limite…
* Proposed Amendment … Relating to Extending Flexibilities for Incidental and Substitute Teaching
* Proposed Amendments … Relating to Establishing Registration Requirements for Residency Programs and Revising Residency Certificate Requirements
Submit comments to: William P. Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Education Department, Office of Higher Education, 89 Washington Avenue, Room 975 EBA, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 486-3633, email: [email protected]
3) Statement on Board of Regents Appointment from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa We congratulate and welcome Dr. Roger Catania as the next member of the Board of Regents and representative of New York’s 4th Judicial District.
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat.
1) As Eric Adams keeps control over NYC schools, he’s forced to lower class sizes But the measure is expected to be costly, as it will likely require hiring more teachers and construction of more classroom space.
2) NYC educators wrestle with budget cuts for 2022-23 school year Generally, fewer students could mean that fewer teachers are needed, but in practice that’s a far more complicated problem to solve… For example, a principal might have planned to offer a new Advanced Placement course but won’t have the money to cover a teacher licensed in that subject area… An additional complication: the city is now tasked with limiting class sizes over the next five years, which could require the hiring of more teachers and creating more classroom space.
City Limits. After Tough Time for Art in City Schools, Advocates Seek More Funding The city’s annual Arts in Schools Report found that only about a third of middle students met the state requirement that they take courses in two different arts disciplines with a certified teacher.
New York Post. NYC public schools set to lose $215M from budget cuts, hurting hope for smaller class sizes …the city foresees a loss of about 1,500 teaching positions next year, and more than 3,000 after that. Overall city funding for schools has been reduced primarily due to lower enrollment, a spokesperson for City Hall told The Post.
News 12 Brooklyn. Ocean Hill charter school introduces educator fellowship to curb teacher shortage A charter school in Ocean Hill is hoping to reverse the nationwide teacher shortage problem with a program to prepare college students for future teaching roles. The Uncommon Schools’ Summer Teaching Fellows program is the school system’s largest and most successful program for new teachers.
