Tag: teacher educator

GLOBAL
AACTE. Webinar: Award-Winning Best Practices in Globalizing Teacher Education [Thurs. Aug. 25, 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. E.T.]

Finland Fulbright Foundation. [by S. Abrams, Director, TC’s National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education]  Workforce Development in Finland and in The U.S.   The world has as much to learn from Finland’s robust vocational system as it does from the country’s progressive pedagogical philosophy and rigorous approach to teacher preparation.

UNESCO.  Global education monitoring report, 2023: technology in education: a tool on whose terms?  …content development costs, including teacher preparation, account for 60% of the total capital cost in upper-middle-income and almost 90% in high-income countries.

UNITED STATES
AACTE. AACTE Awards, Call for Entries. The AACTE Awards Program recognizes excellence in both member institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of educator preparation. [submissions due Sept. 1]

Association of Teacher Educators. 2024 Annual Meeting Call for Proposals: Deadline Sept. 18 [March 27 – 30, Anaheim Marriott Hotel]

Chalkbeat.
1) Chicago is seeing an influx of migrant students. Are schools ready to serve them?   To teach students in their native language in a TBE program, a teacher must have a bilingual endorsement, according to an Illinois State Board of Education spokesperson. Another endorsement – in English as a second language — allows a licensed educator to teach English to non-native speakers, said the spokesperson. A Transitional Bilingual Education program must do both — teach students in their native language and teach them English. 
2) Education Secretary Cardona praises Colorado’s focus on education that leads to jobs   The Career Connected High School Grant program will provide money to school districts, colleges and universities, and employers to pilot strategies that blur the lines between the last two years of high school and the start of postsecondary education… expansion of the program, which will allow for two years of free training in professions such as law enforcement, firefighting, teaching, and forestry.

EdWeek.
1) A Focus on Phonics or Comprehension? What Reading Research Should Look Like in Practice: To develop good readers, teach students to coordinate multiple skills to make meaning   If we focus on phonics instruction that is removed from actual reading, students will continue to fail assessments like NAEP. More importantly, they are unlikely to become successful, self-motivated readers. Focusing on phonics as a solution for better reading-comprehension scores is a flawed strategy, as insufficient phonics knowledge is unlikely to be the only reason children struggle to comprehend. 
2) What’s With All the Education News Out of Florida? A Recap of Education Policy Decisions   But state officials later expanded the scope of the law, which opponents refer to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, to grades K through 12. The law puts teachers at risk of losing their credentials if they violate it.

Hechinger Report. Lessons from Mississippi: Is there really a miracle here we can all learn from?: A closer look at what happened to reading scores in a state where students have long lagged behind  [co-authored by TC Prof. A. Pallas] …for many years leading up to and following passage of the LPBA, the literacy faculty at teacher preparation institutions discussed how to prepare teachers to teach reading in the early grades. These supports, we suspect, have been influential in better preparing Mississippi elementary school teachers and changing instruction in K-3 classrooms. But they have also been hit or miss, with some schools and educators deeply understanding multiple facets of literacy instruction and others more exclusively relying on curriculum packages emphasizing the decoding of words.

NEA News. Navigate Your Student Debt   NEA’s student debt experts have created tools designed to help educators through the complicated student debt system.

NYTimes. Texas Revamps Houston Schools, Closing Libraries and Angering Parents: As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.   The new approach includes a focus on reading and math, paying teachers more when their students score higher on standardized … Schools will also hire community members to teach elective courses like photography and spin classes.

U.S. Dept. of Labor. National Apprenticeship Week [November 13-19, 2023]

Vox. The new “science of reading” movement, explained: A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.   LETRS, an acronym for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, has become one of the most popular training courses claiming to adhere to the “science of reading.”… Still, others point to the fact that many colleges of education are still teaching methods to prospective teachers like three-cueing…

Wall Street Journal. Florida’s Education Triumph: The state has established new standards that emphasize traditional learning in schools.   Florida has introduced new standards in English, language arts, math, social studies, civics and health education… They center on the great books of Western civilization to impart contextual literacy rather than abstract, content-free reading strategies. This change will have positive effects in teacher training: If familiarity with the Western canon becomes a prerequisite for teaching, education schools will have to emphasize traditional learning.

Washington Post.
1) How home-schooling left the kitchen table and became a big business   Rose, a registered nurse, had never studied or worked in education before starting her own “microschool,” where her title is “guide” … Her program is part of a company called Prenda, which last year served about 2,000 students across several states…. It’s like Airbnb for education, says Prenda’s CEO… Rose said flatly that she has no interest in formal training. “I could take an exam and say, ‘I’m a teacher.’ I don’t feel there’s any benefit in doing that.”
2) Judge dismisses suit to halt Biden’s student debt relief for longtime borrowers   The groups also challenged credit provided to borrowers in long-term forbearance seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness, in which public sector and nonprofit workers can have the balance of their loans forgiven after 10 years of service. 
3) Student loan borrowers approach payment restart with apprehension, confusion   Kvaal told the audience. “Our advice to people is you should be making payments.” Interest will accrue on their student loans during the on-ramp period, unlike for the payment pause, he said. And those months will no longer count toward income-driven repayment or Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Kvaal pointed out.
4) WVU’s plan to cut foreign languages, other programs draws disbelief: Academic overhaul at West Virginia University, in response to budget deficit, outrages faculty and students   All 24 faculty positions would be cut. There would be no more bachelor’s degrees in Chinese, French, German, Russian or Spanish, and no more master’s degrees in linguistics or teaching English to speakers of other languages.

West Virginia University. Academic Program Portfolio Review   As part of the ongoing Academic Transformation initiative, the Provost’s Office has completed its Board of Governors Rule 2.2 Program Review process for the identified program(s) in the School of Education. * MA Higher Education Administration: Discontinuance * MA Multicategorical Special Education: Discontinuance * PhD Higher Education: Discontinuance *EdD Higher Education Administration: Discontinuance

NEW YORK STATE
Chalkbeat. Betty Rosa, New York’s top education official, raises equity concerns over class size law   The law does not come with new funding earmarked to reduce class sizes, raising the possibility of difficult tradeoffs, such as cuts to other schools or programs… Implementing the law will require the city to hire thousands of new teachers at a cost of between $1.3 billion and 1.9 billion a year, according to projections from the New York City Department of Education and the city’s Independent Budget Office.

NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. NYC must slash class sizes under a new law. The neediest schools stand to benefit least.   Hiring thousands of new teachers in New York City could prove a particular challenge, especially at a moment of rising teacher turnover. A hiring spree might force schools to bring on less skilled or less qualified educators, which could limit the gains from smaller classes… “It’s not clear how those decisions are going to be made — and school communities that wind up losing valuable dollars are going to be up in arms,” said Aaron Pallas, a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College who has studied New York City schools. 

NYDailyNews. Opinion: There’s finally money for smaller class sizes: New law for NYC schools will help kids   Even the NYC Independent Budget Office released a report last month stating the obvious fact that the class size bill will cost money and require the (gasp) hiring of more teachers!… With enrollment at all-time lows after COVID, the timing is perfect for him to begin using the six-year phase-in to identify sites for new schools, build out the system, and hire new teachers with the historic $1.6 billion in additional Foundation Aid provided by the state.

NYTimes. Making Wedding Plans Before the First Date   Ms. Sullivan, 34, who was raised in Rockland County, N.Y, is an assistant principal in the East Ramapo Central School district… She received… a master’s in education leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is pursuing her doctorate in education leadership from Columbia.

GLOBAL
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Innovative Best Practices for Embedding Global Education in K-12 Classrooms   Learn more about the self-reflection tool, the Globally Competent Learning Continuum, which pre-service and in-service teachers can use to gauge and enhance their knowledge, skills, and dispositions in globally competent teaching. [Webinar July 27 1:00 PM Central Times]

Association for Teacher Education in Europe. ATEE Annual Conference 2023 TEACHER EDUCATION ON THE MOVE [August 27-30, 2023 ELTE, Budapest, Hungary]

Oman News Agency. Workshop Help on Improving Teacher Preparation Programmes. Muscat: A workshop was held here on Sunday to discuss the project of improving the efficiency of teacher preparation programmes in public and private higher education establishments

The Educator. As Minister Clare pushes ITE reforms, some experts say they miss the mark   Professor Mark Scott – who led the Teacher Education Expert Panel – released a report titled: ‘Strong Beginnings: Report of the Teacher Education Expert Panel’, which set out 14 recommendations to revamp Initial Teacher Education in Australia’s universities… Debra Hayes, Professor of Education and Equity and Head of School at the University of Sydney’s School of Education and Social Work, says the report “manufactures a crisis” about the quality of initial teacher education (ITE) by claiming new teachers are underprepared to teach in several key areas.

UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) AACTE Awards: Call for Entries  The AACTE Awards Program recognizes excellence in both member institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of educator preparation.
2) In the States: Proposed California Bills Will Pay Student Teachers, Recruit Educators   California is poised to potentially pass two new bills that would pay teacher candidates while they are student teaching and begin a public relations campaign to recruit new teachers into the profession.

California State University (CSU). Mildred García Appointed 11th CSU Chancellor: First-ever Latina appointed to lead the nation’s largest and most diverse four-year university system.   A first-generation student and the first in her family to earn a degree, she received her associate degree from New York City Community College, a bachelor’s in business education from Bernard M. Baruch College and a master’s in business education from New York University. At Teachers College, Columbia University, she earned a master’s and a doctorate in higher education administration.

Chalkbeat.
1) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transition team releases its recommendations for schools   Grant full college scholarships to Chicago students looking to become teachers, as a way to cultivate more Black and Latino educators. 
2) Chicago teachers help refugee youth navigate a new language, a new culture, and in the fall, new schools   Last fall, “there were not enough bilingual certified staff, especially in the middle grades,” said Lerner, who teaches English learners… The teacher union contract recently increased the number of such positions and added incentives for bilingual certification.

EdWeek.
1) The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Is Now in Effect. Here’s What That Means   Ten states have signed on to the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact this spring—the benchmark needed for the agreement to become active. Now, a teacher who has a bachelor’s degree, completed a state-approved program for teacher licensure, and has a full teaching license can receive an equivalent license from participating states.
2) What People Are Getting Wrong About the Science of Reading: It’s time to look at the research and get real about the role of phonics   As with the science of reading, balanced literacy is conflated with other terms…. When we conflate balanced literacy with the damaging strategies that have become attached to the label, we contribute to the idea that an intentionally balanced approach to literacy is exclusive to those using erroneous strategies and ineffective instructional practices. Herein lies why the reading wars will never be won. Both sides have a part of the answer. 
3) 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]

Get The Facts Out. Teachers in the U.S. rate their lives better than all other occupation groups, trailing only physicians.   Get the Facts Out is a partnership between four national societies working to repair the reputation of the teaching profession. This site contains resources for prospective teachers, faculty/staff who prepare teachers, and the general public.

Hechinger Report. Plenty of Black college students want to be teachers, but something keeps derailing them late in the process: Study inside Michigan’s teacher preparation programs sheds light on some of the reasons for the scarcity of Black teachers in America   … the decline in prospective Black teachers far exceeded the Black college dropout rate.… Another obstacle is Michigan’s teacher licensure tests. The pass rates for Black students are much lower, and it’s unclear why.

HuffPost. Boston May Have Cracked The Code On Universal Pre-K: When it comes to setting kids up with lifelong skills, early childhood programs have shown mixed results. Has Boston found the recipe for success?   The success of that curriculum depends entirely on the people implementing it, and a major goal of Boston’s program is to attract qualified teachers. All of them must have a bachelor’s degree and, if they are in one of the programs that Boston Public Schools runs directly, they must (like all Boston public school teachers) have a master’s degree in child development or education within five years of starting.

InsideHigherEd. President Biden Plans to Change How Students Pay for College   Jason Delisle, a nonresident senior fellow in the Center on Education Data and Policy at the Urban Institute, said individuals with bachelor’s degrees who enter public service occupations, like teaching, nursing and law enforcement, will likely reap the largest benefits from the plan. 

Learning Policy Institute. California Decided to Add a New Grade to Public Schools. How Is It Going?   School districts also reported plans to address the need for more qualified teachers. Their top strategies include forming partnerships with teacher preparation programs and offering financial assistance for teacher candidates. This is critical, as 80% of school districts and charters indicated they did not yet have enough qualified transitional kindergarten teachers to serve all 4-year-olds.

NYTimes.
1) America’s Student Loans Were Never Going to Be Repaid   It’s increasingly the case that people who were always going to have low earnings no matter their educational attainment are also overloaded with student debt — think of underpaid teachers who acquired expensive master’s degrees for only a modest pay increase. 
2) Christine King Farris, Last Sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., Dies at 95   In 1948 she graduated from Spelman College, as her mother and grandmother had, and she later earned two master’s degrees in education from Teachers College at Columbia University — one in the social foundations of education in 1950 and one in special education in 1958. She later returned to Spelman, where she worked as an associate professor of education and the director of a learning resources center for about 50 years. 
3) With Art Colleges Closing, a Chicago Museum Has an Alternative: The cost of studying fine art is another fact that inspired a short-term intensive program led by artists of color that is an apprenticeship of sorts.   According to educators, traditional art schools are struggling to recruit students who question whether a fine arts degree is worth the high tuition cost.

Prepared to Teach.  Prepared To Teach is now a national organization The Prepared To Teach team is excited to launch this next chapter of our journey. We are now a fiscally sponsored project housed within Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, a global nonprofit that accelerates philanthropy in pursuit of a just world.

The74. New Report Highlights States that Are at the Vanguard of the Reading Revolution   These states have addressed every aspect of early literacy, from how teachers and prospective teachers are trained to the curriculum they use, how students are assessed and whether children are retained rather than promoted to the next grade. 

U.S. Dept of Labor. Welcome to the Registered Apprenticeship Academy   This academy has been specifically designed to cater to the needs of Registered Apprenticeship program sponsors, apprentices, state apprenticeship agency partners, and other stakeholders. 

Washington Post. Artificial intelligence is already changing how teachers teach   As AI jolts education, public school teachers and university professors are discovering that it is not just for students. Educators are using it to help develop tests, generate case studies, write emails and rethink teaching strategies.

NEW YORK STATE
Amsterdam News. Black male teacher perspective: A desperate field   To address the problem, the Department of Education said they have the “NYC Men Teach” program to support people of color in obtaining the degrees and certifications necessary to teach. Additionally, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in her State of the State Address last year that she plans to revitalize the state’s teaching labor force.

NEW YORK CITY
AMNY. Smaller classes, bigger costs: IBO report says NYC might need to spend $1.9 BILLION to meet state class size mandate   … the city would need to hire additional teachers for the last three years to be comply with state law. There might also be a need for additional capital costs to increase classroom space to accommodate additional classes. 

Chalkbeat.
1) NYC disbands literacy coaches amid reading curriculum overhaul   The move represents a shift in the way educators who teach reading are trained and supported at a key moment. Education officials are mandating that all elementary schools use one of three reading curriculums, beginning with 15 of the city’s 32 districts this September…
2) NYC teachers get raises. Physical and occupational therapists still wait.   Starting salaries for New York City teachers will increase to $72,350 by 2026 under the United Teachers Federation’s newly ratified contract. That’s 18.5% more than the current starting salary of $61,070.

Gothamist. Class size law could cost NYC nearly $2 billion per year, report finds   Studies also show efforts to reduce class sizes must be paired with hiring high-quality teachers. “There is research that suggests students from lower-income backgrounds and students of color benefit from lower class sizes, although these effects may be negligible if less experienced or unqualified teachers are hired to teach these new classes,” the report says.

NYTimes. 18 Hasidic Schools Failed to Provide Basic Education, New York City Finds   In the letters summarizing the investigation, officials described visiting schools and finding deficiencies in course planning or proof of teacher training… After multiple visits to Oholei Torah in Crown Heights, one of the largest yeshivas in the state, inspectors said they had found “insufficient evidence that teachers have the appropriate knowledge, skill and disposition to deliver” adequate secular instruction.

Teachers College.
1) Harlem Teacher Project. a free summer professional learning opportunity from July 17th-28th (with the second week virtual and asynchronous) for Harlem teachers to learn about local histories of teacher activism and think/dream about teacher activism today. It will be lead by TC doctoral students Allyson Compton, Anuraag Sensharma, and José Vilson. By attending the institute, you can earn up to 30 CTLE credits.
2) How Speech Therapy Creates Opportunities for Patients Who Received Cleft Palate Surgery: New language skills and confidence follow therapy from TC’s Cate Crowley and students in Ghana, Colombia and other nations   Throughout her career, Crowley has provided in-person trainings for speech therapists in Asia, Africa, and Latin America… Gomez says “We’re there to coach and teach and give them the power and the tools…to be able to continue their own journey and continue improving on their own…We’re really here to facilitate that growth and learning.”
3) TC TakeAction: What to Know About Your Student Loans Right Now   We’ll give you the most up-to-date information about the impending Supreme Court decision on student debt relief, the debt ceiling bill, and how to get involved. We’ll also review President Biden’s Debt Relief Plan, the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Account Adjustment, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Fresh Start, and Return to Repayment. [Jul 18 1:00 PM Central Time]

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… 

GLOBAL
Hechinger Report. Nepal says students have a right to learn in their native languages —but it still isn’t happening: Like the United States, Nepal has a linguistically diverse population, but it struggles to provide education to students who don’t speak Nepali   Despite a provision in the 2015 constitution mandating that all children have the right to education in their first language — as well as a national curriculum plan introduced in 2019 that mandates localized curricula and recommends multilingual instruction to facilitate learning for non-Nepali speakers — all eight municipalities in Banke district have yet to do so. 

UNITED STATES
AACTE. STEM, Early Childhood Programs Expand with New Route to Teacher Certification   Beginning this summer, the University of Kentucky College of Education is expanding options for those who want to change careers to teach in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and early childhood. The Kentucky Professional Education Standards Board’s university-based alternative pathway to certification, known as Option 6, allows qualified teacher candidates to work in a full-time teaching position within a Kentucky school while enrolled in a participating teacher preparation program. 

Chalkbeat.
1) Chicago Public Schools violating state law on use of restraint, timeout in school, state says   Chicago Public Schools has put students — especially those with disabilities — at risk by not training staff on the proper use of physical restraint and timeout as required under state law, a nearly-yearlong investigation by the Illinois State Board of Education has found. Documents obtained by Chalkbeat Chicago show that untrained staff restrained or secluded students for long periods of time, used outlawed methods of restraint, and restrained students who were not a threat to themselves or others. 
2) Could religious charter schools upend American education? A Chalkbeat explainer.   The school’s proposed employee handbook notes: “All employees are expected to adhere to and support the positions and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church in the performance of their duties.” 
3) First religious charter school approved in Oklahoma despite state ban   If it opens as planned, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would offer students an explicitly religious curriculum based on the teachings of the Catholic Church.

EdWeek.
1) Social Studies Groups Are Training Teachers to Navigate ‘Divisive Concepts’ Laws  “It’s objectively true that it’s harder to walk the line of nonpartisanship today than it was 10 or 15 years ago,” said Jeffrey Henig, a professor of political science and education at Teachers College, Columbia University, about this shift… Teachers shouldn’t have to feel like they’re navigating this landscape without support, said Cuenca. That’s another lesson he tries to impart to his students. Every year, as a class activity, he asks a school administrator to visit his class of future teachers. It’s preparation for a sort of reverse job interview—an opportunity to practice asking school principals the kind of questions that illuminate the culture and environment in different workplaces.
2) The Big Questions Teachers Are Asking Themselves Right Now    …if we want our schools to be a culturally responsive environment and want teachers to use culturally responsive pedagogy in their classrooms, why don’t we make the change in the college and university teacher-preparation programs?…create a task force or committee that consists of students, parents, teachers, and college faculty. This committee would be the ones to actually examine college and university practices and help develop curricula for teacher-preparation programs that reflect real-world applications of culturally responsive pedagogy in the classroom and how it can be implemented.

NYTimes. New A.I. Chatbot Tutors Could Upend Student Learning   Based on A.I. models underlying chatbots like ChatGPT, these automated study aids could usher in a profound shift in classroom teaching and learning. 

Washington Post.
1) Biden vetoes GOP-led effort to strike down student loan forgiveness program   Each month of suspended payments has counted toward loan forgiveness for borrowers in public-service jobs, helping many achieve or move closer to debt cancellation.
2) The student loan payment pause will end soon. Here’s what to know: Federal student loan borrowers have not been required to repay their debt since 2020. A provision in the debt ceiling package codified its end.   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.

NEW YORK CITY
CityLimits.  It’s Time to Pay Teachers What They Deserve   In areas where there are shortages, uncertified educators fill in the gaps, and students are forced to pick their way through curriculums and textbooks without proper instruction.

Gothamist. New tutoring initiative will combat pandemic learning loss at NYC schools   Quintana said the city’s tutoring program aims to support the Adams administration’s overhaul of literacy instruction, and all tutors will be trained in best practices following the science of reading, including a focus on phonics. “The tutoring is going to be very aligned with the curriculum,” Quintana said.

Teachers College.
1) Leading with Evidence in Schools: Data and Research Literacy   School administrators and educators employed by the New York City Department of Education are eligible for individual discounts of 25%. Participants receive 20 Clock Hours, 20 NYS CTLEs [July 10, 2023 – August 6, 2023 Online Asynchronous Course]
2) Reimagine Resilience Workshop. Educators Earn FREE CEUs/CTLEs [Wednesday, June 28th 3pm-6pm EST]

The74. Due Process, Undue Delays: Families Trapped in NYC’s Decades-Long Special Ed Bottleneck   One outcome, according to Michael Rebell, a professor and the executive director of the Center for Educational Equity at Columbia University’s Teachers College, has been enough demand to fuel the creation of a large number of private schools offering specialized programs for children with disabilities. “Because we have this gargantuan system, for years the department has had problems hiring enough teachers and offering enough programs,” he says.