Tag: Teacher Residency

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Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Addressing the global teacher shortage: A path to quality education for all   As we approach 2030, we face a significant challenge: the global shortage of teachers. However, there’s room for optimism. The forthcoming Global Report on Teachers, a collaborative effort by the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 and UNESCO, promises insights and solutions to tackle this issue.

New York Times. Overlooked No More: Ángela Ruiz Robles, Inventor of an Early E-Reader   She graduated from a teachers college in Leon, then taught there until 1916. In 1918, Ruiz Robles moved to Santa Eugenia de Mandia, a village in Galicia near the coast, where she worked as a teacher until 1928.

The Educator. Shifting sands: The new landscape of Australian education   These ambitious reforms, announced by Federal Education Minister Jason Clare earlier this year, aim to revamp teacher training, improve resourcing for schools, and reverse serious declines in student outcomes, particularly in core subjects such as maths, science and English.

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AACTE.
1) Clemson to Use $2.39 Million from Department of Education to Expand Teacher Residency Across the State   The project will place 16 teacher residents in participating districts in the region each year for four years, paying each a $25,000 living stipend during their residency year when the students are placed with mentor teachers… Declining teacher recruitment and retention trends were the impetus to start the program and remain the primary motivator. According to data from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement, the 2022-2023 school year began with 1,474 vacant teaching positions in South Carolina, a 39% increase in teacher vacancies from the previous year. 
2) Study on EdTech in Teacher Preparation   We are asking P-12 teachers to take a brief survey to share how well-prepared they were to use technology in their classroom teaching. The results will be shared widely and will inform teacher preparation institutions as well as P-12 schools on how and what to address in professional learning for teachers. 

Chalkbeat.
1) Cherelle Parker will be Philadelphia’s 100th mayor. Here’s what she wants to change about education.   But unlike previous mayors, Parker — who started her career as a teacher… was the first in her family to go to college. After attending Lincoln University, she briefly taught English and English as a second language in Pleasantville, New Jersey…
2) Detroit board members consider ambitious approach for student literacy growth   Board President Angelique Peterson-Mayberry agreed that the district should adopt an innovative approach, suggesting that some of the funds could go toward training high schoolers to teach basic reading to younger students.
3) How a George Floyd book event at Whitehaven H.S. got squeezed by Tennessee law   Tennessee was among the first states to legislate what public school students can — and cannot — be taught about race, gender, and bias. And the penalties are steep. Educators who violate the law may have their teaching licenses suspended or revoked.

EDWeek.
1) How to Support Students Afflicted by Trauma   Typically, dysregulation begins with a trigger (a comment or a problem on a test a student is challenged by), and it escalates into full dysregulation. A trained educator can often avoid full dysregulation by noticing that a student is triggered and seeks to calm them down before it escalates into full dysregulation.
2) Most Licensure Tests Are Weak Measures of Teachers’ ‘Science of Reading’ Knowledge   The report, from the research and policy group the National Council on Teacher Quality, analyzed the 25 different tests that states use to assess prospective elementary teachers in this area. NCTQ gave passing marks to just 10 of these tests, rating four of them as acceptable, and six as strong.
3) ‘We Exist’: How to Learn About Native Americans Through Native Lenses   A Navajo scholar offers insight and resources for educators

Hechinger Report. Opinion: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning   The thing that surprised me most about my teacher preparation program was that we never talked about how kids learn. Instead, we were taught how to structure a lesson and given tips on classroom management. I took “methods” classes that gave me strategies for discussions and activities. I assumed that I would eventually learn how the brain worked because I thought that studying education meant studying how learning happens.

InsideHigherEd. Adjunct Instructors Deserve Training: They are key contributors to student educational success, yet relatively few receive adequate professional development   Colleges and universities that hire adjunct instructors often point to graduate programs as the places where instructors should have received training in teaching methods, but the primary focus of most North American graduate programs is research, producing scholarship that adds to a field, not the teaching that adjuncts primarily do. And while many graduate students may be asked to teach—either as teaching assistants or directly as course instructors—graduate programs seldom provide formal preparation for quality teaching or recognition of it. 

NCTQ. False Assurances: Many states’ licensure tests don’t signal whether elementary teachers understand reading instruction   …more than half of states use a weak licensure test that fails to adequately measure elementary teachers’ knowledge of scientifically based reading instruction. This shortcoming means that annually, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they’re ready to teach reading,1 and the districts that hire them have false assurances that those teachers are adequately prepared.

NY Times Lesson Plans
1) A Beginner’s Guide to Looking at the Universe’ In this lesson, students explore how the James Webb Space Telescope is changing what we see in the distant universe.
2) An American Puzzle: Fitting Race in a Box’  Census categories for race and ethnicity have changed over the last 230 years. What might that suggest about the United States’ past and future?

The 74 Million. Does Your State Use Weak Teacher Reading Tests? New Study Says A Majority Do   NCTQ study found a majority of elementary teacher reading licensing tests leave thousands of educators nationwide unprepared to help young students.

U.S. Dept of Education. Raise the Bar Policy Brief: Eliminating Educator Shortages through Increasing Educator Diversity and Addressing High-need Shortage Areas.   The five policy levers are: 1) increase compensation and improve working conditions, 2) expand access to high-quality and affordable educator preparation 3) promote career advancement and leadership opportunities for educators, 4) provide high-quality new teacher induction and job-embedded professional learning throughout educators’ careers, and 5) increase educator diversity.

Washington Post. Studies challenge assumption that schools with low-income students are short-changed in funding   The focus of reform is shifting to raising achievement… Those who fought to remove funding inequities now want more demanding and inspiring teaching… Better teacher training, longer school days and reorganized classes for failing students are part of the mix. 

NEW YORK STATE
NYSED Press Release. Dates and Locations Set for Public Hearings on Mayoral Control of New York City Schools   Public Invited to Provide Oral and Written Electronic Testimony Hearing Times and Additional Information to Follow 

NYSED Senior Deputy Commissioner for Education Policy. Summary of Potential Changes to Educator Certification The Department is now considering potential changes to the certification system that would: * Further simplify the certification process; * Remove significant barriers to certification that have accrued over generations; * Expand pathways to certification that will welcome qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds into the profession… This document has been prepared by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for discussion purposes only. Nothing herein represents a final policy determination by the NYSED.

NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. Mergers, migrants, curriculum mandates: NYC schools chief David Banks on his first 2 years  So far, the literacy overhaul has been swift and bumpy, with some elementary school teachers saying that they haven’t felt prepared enough to deploy new reading curriculums this fall

NYTimes. New York Tightens Special Education Rules, Aiming to Reduce Fraud: New York City’s public schools will step up oversight of funding for private tutoring and other services after a New York Times investigation revealed questionable billing.   For years, officials have agreed to almost all requests, even when it meant paying exorbitant rates to inexperienced providers…many companies in the Hasidic community employed inexperienced providers and charged upward of $200 per hour…In June, the city announced that it had examined more than two dozen such schools, and determined that 18 were not providing adequate secular instruction.

Teachers College.
1) ONLINE WORKSHOP: Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Your Teaching: Preparation and Adaptation   Join us to expand your teaching toolkit and equip your students for the evolving digital landscape. [Nov 29, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Time]
2) Reimagine Resilience: An innovative training program designed for educators and educational staff to nurture resilience in their students.  Earn free CEUs or CTLEs This virtual training is free. [Chose date: Wed, Nov 15, 5pm-8pm EST; Wed, Nov 29, 5pm-8pm EST: Tues, Dec 5, 5pm-8pm EST]

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International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET). Future proofing education systems: learning from the legacy of the Covid-19   Recommendations for policy makers and school leaders for future proofing the quality of education for young people, for teacher preparation, and for teacher retention. [ONLINE: Wednesday 15 November 18:00 GMT/UK time]

JanamOnline [India]. Think before choosing B.Ed. course…! Radical changes to teacher education   The state government intends to replace existing teacher education courses, such as the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), with an integrated degree program. According to directives from the central authority, the minimum qualification required to become a teacher will now be graduation. The Kerala government will conduct a special aptitude test for admission to teaching degree programmes, ensuring that only individuals genuinely interested in teaching secure admission

National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE). Top Performers Reimagine the Teaching Profession   *Rethinking Teacher Preparation Teachers’ standards and certification requirements are evolving to ensure that every teacher gets the support needed to thrive. As the job of teaching continues to change, teacher preparation program content and structure, the nature of the candidates’ practicum, mentoring programs, and teachers’ standards and accountability systems keep pace.

The School Superintendents Association. When Addressing Teacher Shortages, One State Learns from Singapore   Teacher education and induction programs equip early-career educators with the skills, abilities and cultural competencies to thrive…teachers who want to advance are offered experiences to prepare them for more advanced positions, and advancement in their profession does not require leaving the classroom. As a result, Singapore and other high performers avoid the teacher shortages that are increasingly common across the U.S.

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AACTE. WEBINAR: Leveraging Technology and Digital Advances to Develop Global Competencies in Teacher Educators and Candidates  The session will showcase examples of pedagogy, practice, and actions teachers can employ with students in developing global competencies. [Viz ZOOM Oct 12, 2023 01:00 PM E.T.]

Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). Online Workshop: Ensuring Data Quality and Equity [November 1 & 2, 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT]

Chalkbeat.
1) How charter schools work in Philadelphia, and why they’re controversial   Pennsylvania law says at least 75% of charter school professional staff must hold appropriate licenses and certification… Special education teachers, school nurses, school psychologists, speech and language pathologists, and any positions defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, must also hold appropriate and valid certifications. Unlike at public schools in Philadelphia, regular teachers at charter schools are not required to be certified.
2) Mark Zuckerberg tried to revolutionize American education with technology. It didn’t go as planned.   Much of the money has gone to develop and maintain the Summit Learning Program and provide training to educators… the New York Times published a piece featuring complaints from parents in Kansas. “We’re allowing the computers to teach and the kids all looked like zombies,” one parent told the Times. 
3) Will a portrayal of abuse, cultural destruction in Indian boarding schools spur change in Colorado?   Colorado state standards already call for Native American history to be included in American history and civics education. But districts have control over curriculum decisions, and the results are inconsistent… Chrisjohn, who is an enrolled Sicangu Lakota and a descendant of the Diné nation, is calling for more training for teachers to understand Native students’ needs. 

Education Week.
1) Do Future Teachers Have Math Anxiety? Their University Instructors Think So   …most math instructors and math education instructors at the college level—88 percent—think that their students have at least some anxiety about math, according to recent results from the EdWeek Research Center.
2) Solving the Mismatch Between Teaching Programs’ Supply and What Districts Need   There’s often misalignment between teacher-preparation programs and school districts when it comes to the teacher pipeline… A new tool aims to help. The Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, a national organization that provides resources and support for educator-preparation programs at minority-serving institutions, has launched a tool to help colleges and universities and partner school districts track and understand teacher vacancy data over time.
3) Universities Are Teaching Competing Math Philosophies to Future Teachers. Why That Matters: The value of explicit teaching, fact fluency, and ability grouping remain tension points   In essence, the results show widespread division in the field—on instructors’ perspectives on explicit instruction, the importance of math facts, inquiry-based learning, and grouping students by ability. This dissonance has implications for future teachers and their students, as educators will likely enter the field without a shared core of principles to guide their instruction. 
4) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff    Find your next job in K-12 education! [November 9, 2023 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST]

Hechinger Report.
1) Aging states to college graduates: We’ll pay you to stay: More states desperate for skilled workers are helping them pay off their student loans   South Carolina will pay off up to $5,000 per year of student loans for teachers. Illinois will help repay the student loan debt of school social workers.
2) Five things you need to know about sex ed in the US: Types of sex education vary widely across the country. Here’s what you need to know to make sense of what’s out there.   In schools that do teach it, sex ed typically takes up a small portion of a student’s overall time in school and, when taught by school staff, is often incorporated into health, physical education or science classes. Outside providers of sex education curriculums are also common, including Planned Parenthood, crisis pregnancy centers and online programs.
3) How one state is incorporating data science in every subject – even art: Jobs in data science are booming. N.C. State teaches the topic across disciplines — now the university is working with K-12 schools too   The university’s College of Education is also using the ADAPT model to prepare future K-12 teachers for the classroom. Using federal grants, N.C. State researchers are studying the model and its impact on teaching and learning. 
4) ‘They just tried to scare us’: How anti-abortion centers teach sex ed inside public schools   A LifeGuard job ad for a curriculum specialist noted that the new hire must have a “strong commitment and dedication to the sanctity of human life and sexual abstinence.” A job posting for an abstinence educator from 180 Degrees listed the top qualification as: “Pro-Life, Christ follower, and believes that the Bible is the inerrant word of God.”… Talarico, meanwhile, says it’s not enough for organizations to simply say that they are unbiased in the classroom. “There is no public school district in the state of Texas that can legally screen educators based on their political beliefs,” he said. 

National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR). RFP: National Symposium for Educator Preparation, Policy, & LeadershipAPRIL 17-19, 2024 Chicago, IL. [Proposals due Monday, October 16, 2023 at 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET]

New York Times.
1) Biden Cancels an Additional $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt: The move comes just three days after student loan repayments resumed following a three-year pause.   The move affects 125,000 people who qualify under existing programs, including for public-service workers such as teachers and firefighters and for people on permanent disability, according to a White House statement.
2) Teachers Can’t Hold Students Accountable. It’s Making the Job Miserable.  Yes, there are still college graduates and young professionals willing to commit to a challenging career that frequently comes with low pay, but that pool shrinks when you factor in mountainous student debt, declining respect for teachers and the reality that schools are ground zero for the culture wars.
3) The Great American Teacher Crisis: College students don’t want to become teachers. Here’s how to change that.   The Opinion writer Jessica Grose argues that Americans have to change the way they pay, train and appreciate teachers — or millions of children will suffer the consequences.

North Texas Daily. TWU and Houston ISD partner up to combat teacher shortage   Texas Woman’s University is helping around 100 teaching assistants obtain bachelor’s degrees and Texas teaching certifications, financed by $500,000 in grants awarded from Houston Independent School District. 

U.S. Dept. of Education. Proposed Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-National Professional Development Program   Proposed Priority 1—Increase the Number of Bilingual or Multilingual Teachers Through Pre-Service Programs. Projects that propose to increase the number of licensed or certified bilingual or multilingual teachers working in language instruction educational programs or serving ELs, and improve their qualifications and skills, through evidence-based pre-service programs. … We must receive your comments on or before October 16, 2023.

Washington Post. Biden touts $9B more in student loan forgiveness, progress in debt relief   The administration said it has also helped deliver almost $51 billion in loan cancellation for 715,000 public servants such as teachers or service members through Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which cancels outstanding federal student debt held by public servants after 10 years of on-time payments.

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Stony Brook University. Stony Brook University Earns National Accreditation for Teacher and Leader Preparation Programs   The Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) has awarded full seven-year accreditation to Stony Brook University for its teacher and school administrator preparation programs. AAQEP’s Accreditation Commission issued the decision after a comprehensive review of the University’s Distributed Teacher and Leader Education (D-TALE) model.

NEW YORK CITY
Education Trust-New York. 5 Things to Know About the Influx of Migrant Students in New York   NYC schools have twice as many ESL teachers as bilingual teachers. Bilingual teachers are certified to teach in the two bilingual programs available to NYC students, dual language and transitional bilingual education, which aim to strengthen both home language skills and support English acquisition. ESL teachers are qualified to teach English as a New Language, which provides instruction in English with support of the home language, with the aim of English acquisition.

NYDailyNews. Class size cap just won’t work: NYC schools will suffer from Albany mandate   From where will those teachers magically materialize? Will they be certified in low-availability subjects like Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subject areas, Bilingual and Special Education?… there is a trade-off between lowering the bar and teaching quality. Furthermore, the need for new teachers will be greatest in many high-performing districts. This will likely result in a flood of teacher transfer applications out of districts which have traditionally been harder to staff.

Teachers College.
1) Educators Build Capacity to Teach Climate Change with TC Institute: Empowering educators to teach climate change with confidence starts with a joint endeavor between TC, NYC Public Schools and Columbia   “We are here as part of a global effort to address the most existential threat to society,” said Oren Pizmony-Levy, Associate Professor of International and Comparative Education and Director of CSF, in his welcoming remarks. “I want you to keep that in mind that what we’re doing here this week is not only about the pedagogy and it’s not only about getting the knowledge or the facts. It’s about…how all of us together can help society address climate change.”
2) These 2023 Education Graduates Embody the Spirit of TC: Meet a handful of standout education graduates, and learn what drives them and where they’re heading next   Meet Hanyue Sha (M.A. ’23, Bilingual/Bicultural Education): After pursuing her passion at TC and taking courses with Associate Professor Patricia Martínez Álvarez, Sha also developed an interest in special education. Meet Carolina Snaider (Ed.D. ’23, Early Childhood Education) Snaider has seen the positive impact of critical teacher education firsthand while at TC and it has inspired her to work with future teachers to encourage new perspectives on early childhood education.
3) VACANCY NOTICE: Vice Dean for Teacher Education and School & Community Partnerships   The Vice Dean for Teacher Education and School and Community Partnerships will take advantage of the current moment not only to support but to enhance teacher education activity at the College, including support for early, mid, and late-career teachers, catalyzing new visions, innovations, and increased ambitions among the diverse and distinguished group of TC teacher educators…

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Monash University. Study reveals: High teacher satisfaction with Initial Teacher Education programs in Australia   A Monash University study into the future of teaching has found almost three-quarters of Australian teachers’ surveyed report high levels of satisfaction with their Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program… Seventy-three per cent of the surveyed Australian teachers deemed their ITE program as positive with 23 per cent rating it as excellent and 50 per cent as good. Twenty-two per cent rated it as satisfactory and just 5 per cent poor.

NYTimes. The One Million Tibetan Children in China’s Boarding Schools   Dormitories, playgrounds and teachers’ offices were heavily surveilled. I saw security cameras installed in classrooms, no doubt to make sure teachers — many of whom were young Chinese undergraduates with little to no background in Tibetan language and culture — only used C.C.P.-approved textbooks.

Radio New Zealand (RNZ). Who teaches our teachers?   A new report by the think tank The New Zealand Initiative says the current university model of teacher education has major flaws. These include an insufficient focus on the science of learning; too little practical classroom experience for trainee teachers; inconsistent mentoring of trainees and poor preparation of primary teachers to teach across the curriculum, especially in mathematics and science.

UN News. UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school   One year ago, 141 countries committed at the UN Transforming Education Summit to accelerate progress towards SDG 4. Four out of five countries aimed to advance teacher training and professional development, seven out of 10 committed to increasing or improving their investment in education, and one in four committed to increase financial support and school meal provision.

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AACTE. AACTE Invites You to ‘Lunch with Lynn’   For the first session, AACTE’s Dean in Residence, Leslie T. Fenwick, will join Lynn to discuss the editorial “75 Years of Transforming Teacher Education,” which they coauthored earlier this year for the Journal of Teacher Education (JTE). [Wednesday, September 27, 1:00. pm E.T.]

Boston College. Teacher Preparation at New Graduate Schools of Education   Since 2005, eleven new graduate schools of education (nGSEs) have emerged. nGSEs are state-authorized to grant master’s degrees and endorse teachers for initial certification but are not connected to universities. This study takes an in-depth look at how candidates learn to teach at nGSEs and how these new organizations have challenged the field of teacher preparation.

Dr. Laurie Santos. Teaching Happiness with Dr. Laurie Santos  A free happiness curriculum from Yale University. Now for any high school teacher, anywhere. Free. Adaptable. Evidence-based.

EdWeek.
1) Reading Instruction and AI: New Strategies for the Big Education Challenges of Our Time   Seventy-seven percent of educators say they are either poorly prepared or not prepared at all to teach students how to be successful in an AI-powered world, according to a recent EdWeek Research Center survey. [FREE WEBINAR: Oct 12, 2023 02:00 PM EST]
2) Recruiting More Bilingual Teachers: The Challenges and Solutions   A new report from The Century Foundation examines the common challenges that make it hard to build a pipeline of bilingual educators, as well as potential policy solutions…  three major challenges stood in the way of helping more multilingual individuals become certified teachers… Financial hurdles; Logistical complications; Linguistic barriers
3) Students Need Better/More Data-Science Skills. Here Are 5 Ways Schools Can Help   Many teachers—sometimes even those who focus on math—are uncomfortable teaching data-science concepts because they don’t have the background for it and weren’t properly prepared in college… Colleges of education and other teacher-preparation programs also need to better prepare future educators to teach data-science skills, experts say.
4) There’s Still No Consensus on Accountability for Teacher Prep   But the field is once again split between two approaches to accreditation: CAEP requires multiple measures of data to prove programs’ selectivity and effectiveness. AAQEP doesn’t set specific benchmarks in its standards and favors a more inquiry-based approach. The differing philosophies echo back to those of the two groups that birthed CAEP. (AAQEP’s president formerly served as the president of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council, one of the groups that merged to create CAEP.)

Forbes. Are Teacher Shortages Turning Around? The Surprising Answer Is Yes   …without much fanfare, a report by the U.S. Department of Education uncovered that the number of people enrolled in teacher preparation programs actually rose 6% from 2019 to 2021. Teacher preparation enrollment is up in 37 states and the District of Columbia since 2019. 

InsideHigherEd. A Tenure Critic May Cut Faculty—by Ending Their Program: Dickinson State University in North Dakota could lose its undergraduate degree offerings in English, math, music and other areas.  Easton provided enrollment numbers for the other programs up for elimination: 21 undergraduates majoring in English/English education, 17 in music/music education, 15 in math/math education, nine in chemistry/chemistry education…

Learning Policy Institute (LPI).
1) From Shortages to Solutions: Unpacking Texas’s Teacher Workforce Challenges and Opportunities   Texas teachers have left the field at a rate that is 25 percent greater than the national average… Join the Charles Butt Foundation and the Learning Policy Institute for a webinar focused on finding solutions to strengthen the Texas teacher pipeline.  [FREE WEBINAR Oct 5, 2023 04:00 PM EST]
2) Underpaid and Undersupplied: The Hidden Costs of Teaching in America   Purchasing basic classroom supplies is another hidden cost of a career in teaching—a profession that, nationally, pays only 76% of the average salary earned by similarly educated professionals. Most of these teachers are also loaded down with student loan debt. 

National Center for Teaching Residencies (NCTR). Requests for Proposals National Symposium for Educator Preparation, Policy, & Leadership April 17-19, 2024 at the Westin, Michigan Avenue, Chicago.  [Due Monday, October 16, 2023 at 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET]

National Education Policy Center. NEPC Review: Teacher PREP Review: Strengthening Elementary Reading Instruction (National Council on Teacher Quality NCTQ)   …evaluates 693 out of the 1,146 elementary teacher preparation programs in the US. It claims to identify how well candidates are prepared to teach elementary reading… this report again relies on flawed research methodology grounded in selective use of evidence to promote NCTQ’s narrow education reform agenda. Policymakers as well as the media are strongly cautioned to view this report as narrowly constructed reform advocacy rather than a valid or scientific analysis of the quality of reading content in elementary teacher preparation

NEA Today. Historic Pay Increases Lead to Happier Teachers, Fewer Vacancies: In Baker City, Oregon, the starting salary for teachers increased by $21,000 this year.   The district had not one unfilled vacancy nor one emergency-certified educator. Indeed, while districts across the nation continue to struggle with an educator shortage, Baker City seems to have solved the problem… tens of thousands of Florida students will be attempting to learn from a rotating cast of non-certified subs.

NYTimes. 8 Ways to Teach and Learn About Hip-Hop

The74. As Test Scores Crater, Debate Over Whether There’s a ‘Science’ To Math Recovery: ‘Science of math’ advocates say more explicit, orderly instruction is needed while critics see cherry-picked data and outdated, failed techniques.   Nick Wasserman, associate professor of mathematics education at Columbia University’s Teachers College, said there has been much back and forth around the teaching of mathematics through the decades, as evidenced by the math wars of the 1990s… research has shown students learn better when they are asked to reason and think mathematically — a core tenet of inquiry-oriented approaches…

University of Rhode Island. URI College of Education awarded $300,000 grant to diversify state’s teacher workforce   The University of Rhode Island ‘s Feinstein College of Education has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to enhance its programs targeting students of color planning to become teachers, and develop a teacher-preparation program at Highlander Charter School that includes admissions testing assistance and promotes continuing education credits… The Urban Residency Initiative Pathways to Education program will run for two years through June 2025.

U.S. News & World Report. 2023-2024 Best Education Schools  Teachers College, Columbia University #1 in Best Education Schools (tie). University of Michigan–Ann Arbor #1 in Best Education Schools (tie)…

US Prep. Texas Residency Webinar Series   Explore our webinar series showcasing teacher residencies from across the Lone Star State. Discover the transformative impact residencies are having on candidates, schools, and PK-12 students alike.

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Fox News. New York state university to cut teaching, computer science majors due to low enrollment, budget woes: SUNY Potsdam President Suzanne Smith said in a campus address on Tuesday the school must ‘realign’ with ‘market   The majors poised to be removed were College Teaching, Computer Science Education, Geographic Information Science (GIS), and Speech Communication.

Times Union. SUNY Potsdam president announces cuts to keep college afloat: “There are no bailouts” coming from the state, Suzanne Smith said Tuesday as she explains the dire financial problems at the four-year college.   SUNY Potsdam will focus on its biggest programs, which include musical education, mathematics and elementary education.

NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. In ‘State of our Schools’ speech, NYC schools chief emphasizes literacy and career readiness efforts   Banks signaled that he’s interested in changes beyond elementary school literacy… early childhood centers are also moving to a uniform curriculum. More curriculum changes could be on the horizon across a range of subjects and grade levels… “Teachers need more support,” Banks told reporters after the speech. “They need a little bit more of a script of what we’re expecting from them.”

EdWeek. Behind the Podcast That’s Trying to Entice More People of Color Into Teaching   The New York City public schools has nearly doubled its percentage of male educators of color over the past eight years… One of the most recent efforts is a podcast titled “Education in Color” hosted by Saad Kabir, who taught in New York City public schools and is now a senior recruitment and communications manager with NYC Men Teach. The podcast is now in its second 10-episode season. Since its debut in May, it has attracted a following of 250 to 500 regular listeners…

NYC Independent Budget Office (NYC IBO). Recent Trends in Teacher Retention & Hiring in New York City Public Schools   When IBO disaggregated by teacher license, we found that special education teachers share the same turnover patterns as their general education peers. This was true in the years leading up to the pandemic, and remained true in the years since the pandemic began… as many other professions available to college graduates increasingly incorporate days of remote work, teaching—with its focus on in-person, face-to-face interactions five days a week—is often ranked lower in career choices of today’s youth… Over the last 10-15 years, interest in choosing teaching as a career has appreciably waned: nationally, 20 to 30 percent fewer young people are choosing to become teachers.

NYPost. Schools chancellor says NYC not affected by teacher shortage — as more migrants continue to enroll   “We don’t have major shortages of teachers. We have had long-standing shortages in some critical areas like math and special education, bilingual education.” … He noted recent initiatives would allow some of the DOE’s teachers who have primary licenses in one subject to shift to their secondary license in bilingual teaching that could help instruct young migrants.

Teachers College. Reimagine Resilience Workshop: Prevent Hate In Our Schools  6 CTLEs or 0.6 CEUs FREE [At TC or virtually: Oct 3rd, 2023 4p-7p EST]

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AACTE. Cross-Cultural Collaboration: How EPPs Can Foster Relationships with International Partners  [Webinar: Wednesday, September 20 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. E.T.]

Financial Express (India). Nurturing Educators for a Transformed Tomorrow: Reflections on Teacher Education and Empowerment   The 2023-24 budget finally focuses on revitalizing teacher education, particularly District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs).

International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET). Teacher Voice Webinars: For 2023 we will be hosting the second Teacher Voice Webinars focusing on Future proofing education: learning from COVID-19 [Wednesday, 15 Nov. 11 am GMT AND Thursday 16 Nov. 3 am GMT]

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AACTE. In the States: A Virginia High School Uses Online Teaching Program Due to Shortage   …local news media outlets reported that more than 600 students at Chancellor High School in Spotsylvania County, Virginia are taking math and English courses using the online platform, Edgenuity, as the district grapples with vacant teaching positions… Currently, all of the Chancellor’s Algebra II courses are being taught using the online platform with substitute supervision. 

Chalkbeat. More early childhood workers are attending colleges and university, report says   The Illinois Early Childhood Access Consortium for eEquity’s first annual report, released on Wednesday, found that since 2020 about 500 additional students who already work in early childhood education have enrolled in bachelor’s degree and applied associate programs, an increase of about 18%.

EdSource. Nearly 100 parents in LA County are on the verge of becoming teachers through a new collaborative program   The program is a new collaboration between the Los Angeles County Office of Education, UCLA, West LA College, Teachstone, Waldorf University and several local nonprofit organizations and school districts. Students can decide to complete their coursework at a campus of their choosing, depending on their individual needs.

EdWeek. U.S. Teachers Lag Behind Global Peers in Teaching About Sustainability. Here’s Why   Another major barrier for teachers is a lack of training or expertise on these topics. While some districts and teacher-preparation programs have focused on climate change instruction, most do not. 

Hechinger Report.
1) In an era of teacher shortages, we must embrace and develop new ways to unleash educator talent: Innovators are providing inspiration that could energize the teaching profession and transform our nation’s public schools   Fortunately, some innovators are providing inspiration. In addition to the rise of “grow your own” teacher preparation programs, organizations like Arizona State University and Public Impact are creating new pathways and more collaborative, team-based staffing models, including paid residencies; the Alder Graduate School of Education is partnering with school systems to upskill diverse teacher candidates through a year-long residency model. 
2) Teachers conquering their math anxiety: Early childhood educators can build a strong math foundation for students when they build their own confidence   It isn’t a coincidence that a lot of early elementary teachers lack confidence in their own math abilities, said McCray of Erikson. Sometimes, their lack of confidence is why they go into early ed in the first place. When college students go to their advisors and tell them they want to be a teacher, but aren’t good at math, McCray said they are often encouraged to teach the early grades.

InsideHigherEd. WVU Faculty Overwhelmingly Votes No Confidence in Gee, Calls for Freeze in Cuts   Wednesday’s votes came despite WVU’s walking back several of the preliminary recommendations after national outcry and an official academic unit appeals process. For example, WVU officials rescinded an earlier proposal to ditch the university’s master’s degrees in creative writing, acting and special education.

NJ.com. ‘It isn’t pretty at all.’ N.J. school districts scramble to fill vacancies.  In June, the Legislature passed the 2023-24 state budget, which includes $20 million for addressing the school staffing shortage. … $1 million to develop local partnerships for paraprofessional training, $800,000 for a teacher apprenticeship program, and $500,000 to expand a program to train teachers to be leaders.

USA Today. American classrooms need more educators. Can virtual teachers step in to bridge the gap?   …there is, at a minimum, one teacher in the room… These adults are often paraprofessionals or aides or teachers-in-training who don’t have the requisite training to lead a physics class. Students with virtual teachers often say they like the classes but would prefer the instruction to be in-person… Some critics describe the trend as, to borrow Columbia University education Professor Samuel Abrams’ words, indicative “of a country that’s lost its way.”

WCAX. Vermont expanded child care subsidies now in effect   “…programs have the resources that they need to step up to hire staff with the qualifications and training that are needed to provide high-quality care, and that it begins to strengthen and grow the system, so that more and more families are able to have their needs met,” said McLaughlin.

NEW YORK STATE
CNY Central. CNY school districts grapple with teacher shortages as new school year begins   According to data from the New York State Teachers Union, enrollment in teacher education programs has declined by 53% since 2009… Capsello applauded the state for waiving what she deemed unnecessary edTPA requirements to become certified as a teacher in New York. Still, she said that there are still major hurdles, including master’s degree requirements and wage problems.

NYTimes. 8 Ways to Bring Birds and Birding Into Your Classroom   The New York Times is running a citizen science birding project with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology… The Investigating Evidence teacher’s guide helps teachers walk students through the scientific process, and it includes an example of a student research project and resources for students to create their own investigator’s journal. 

Yonkers Times. Assemblyman Sayegh’s Grow Your Own Education Legislation Signed into Law   Assemblyman Nader Sayegh’s Legislation to encourage young people to become teachers has been signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. The Legislation (A.68A) directs the commissioner of education to issue guidance to school districts for developing programs to attract underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession.

NEW YORK CITY
Associated Press (AP). An influx of migrant children tests the preparedness of NYC schools   The huge public schools system has around 3,400 teachers licensed to teach English as a second language and more than 1,700 certified bilingual teachers fluent in Spanish, the language spoken by the majority of migrant families, according to Education Chancellor David C. Banks. 

Chalkbeat.
1) 5 things we’re watching this school year in NYC  *Asylum seekers continue arriving  And once they arrive, many won’t attend schools with bilingual teachers. A report last year from the Independent Budget Office found that under half of the schools that enrolled asylum seekers last year had a certified bilingual teacher on staff, reflecting a long-running shortage. Banks has said new efforts are in the works to step up recruitment of bilingual teachers.
2) Here’s what NYC’s teacher workforce looks like as a new school year begins   Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that New York state is investing $30 million in a teacher residency program that subsidizes the cost of master’s degrees and certification requirements for new teachers… Education Department officials pointed to some homegrown efforts to expand the new teacher pipeline, including a program that allows paraprofessionals to get their teaching license, and vocational classes to help high school students prepare to become teachers. But Weisberg said a big part of the pipeline problem is that “particularly in New York state, it’s really expensive to become a teacher.” A “big chunk” of would-be teachers can’t afford to get their credentials, he added.

EdWeek. Teachers College to ‘Dissolve’ Lucy Calkins’ Reading and Writing Project   …the “science of reading” movement has picked up steam over the past few years. In general, that movement endorses a systematic, explicit approach to teaching students letters and sounds… Calkins’ Units of Study for Teaching Reading have long taken a different approach. The workshop-style curriculum prioritizes student choice and independent learning. Teachers demonstrate the skills and habits that good readers have, and then students practice them on their own in books of their choice, with teachers acting as guides. 

NYPost. NYC rushes to enroll migrant students ahead of first day of school on Sept. 7    DOE Chancellor David Banks said last week that the program had allocated $110 million to the school’s “immediate requirements,” and said 3,400 English as a New Language licensed teachers and more than 1,700 teachers who are fluent in Spanish were on hand for the school year.

Teachers College.
1) Reimagine Resilience Workshop Registration  earn 6 hours free CEUs or CTLEs from Teachers College, Columbia University. This training is free to all U.S. educators and educational staff through December 2023. Attend at TC or virtually.
2) Talking Racial Justice in Education, Solidarity and Radical Ideas with TC’s Bettina Love: Ahead of Love’s upcoming book on the horrors of school reform and how we can do better, we sat down with the William F. Russell Professor and racial justice scholar    The best answer I have is to organize. Parents and teachers and students and folks who believe in justice, believe that teaching Black history is teaching American history, we have to be organized
3) These TC Health Grads Aim to Ignite Change Beyond the Classroom   Meet Rollin Lau (M.S. ’23, Intellectual Disability/Autism) Lau works to serve students with disabilities as both an educator and a mentor. He is motivated by his time in the Jaffe Peace Corps Fellows Program and his diverse experiences teaching in NYC schools. “Applying to the Jaffe Peace Corps Fellows program has encouraged me to be a well-rounded resource to my students,” he explains. 
4) What You Need to Know About the Book Bans Sweeping the U.S.: As school leaders pull more books off library shelves and curriculum lists amid a fraught culture war, we explore the impact, legal landscape and history of book censorship in schools.   “We have to think about [the current bans] as part of a longer pattern of fights over what is in curriculum and what is kept out of it,” explains TC’s Ansley Erickson, Associate Professor of History and Education Policy, who regularly prepares local teachers on how to integrate Harlem history into social studies curriculum.  “The United States’ history, since its inception, is full of uses of curriculum to shape politics, the economy and the culture,” says Erickson.

GLOBAL
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Defining Global Literacies: Pathways for Engaging and Transforming Our World   We see multiple pathways for teacher educators to bring the world into their classrooms so that preservice teachers are prepared to do the same with their students. Through global literacies, the aim is that all teachers are prepared to (a) engage the world with the rich ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity it holds for each of us, as well as to (b) initiate social transformation both locally and globally.  

Cultmtl.com. Quebec teacher shortage: ‘One adult per classroom’ is a tragedy, not a game plan   “Our first priority is to have a legally qualified teacher in the class. If we can’t have a legally qualified teacher, then we have to accept an unqualified teacher. And in some cases, we hope to have one adult.” The minister added the teacher would ideally have a bachelor’s degree, but it wouldn’t be a requirement… It’s not enough to say you intend to train more teachers, it’s imperative the government also tackle the reasons why they’re leaving the profession. 

National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE).  Webinar.  EDUCATION AT A GLANCE 2023: Future-Ready Career & Technical Education   The annual Education at a Glance report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is the go-to source on the state of education around the world. [Sep 12, 2023 11:00 AM in Eastern Time]

UNITED STATES
Chalkbeat.
1) Bills to let Tennessee teachers and citizens carry guns in schools advance in legislature  One measure would let a teacher or school staff member carry a concealed handgun after completing 40 hours of certified training in school policing at their own expense, as well as passing a mental health evaluation and FBI background check… A second bill would allow a person with an enhanced permit, which requires eight hours of training, to carry a handgun openly or concealed in any K-12 public school building, campus, or bus.
2) First day of school: Chicago Public Schools reopens under a new era of leadership   While 6,900 teachers have earned bilingual education endorsements — more than ever before, according to the district — it’s unclear how many are actually assigned to teach bilingual education… Chicago has one of the largest bilingual and dual language programs in the nation. About one-fifth of the city’s students are English language learners. 
3) Meet Giovanny Navarro, one of Chicago Public Schools’ newest teachers   … Chicago Public Schools’ Teacher Residency program. Launched in 2017, the program is tailored toward career-changers and district staff working in non-teaching positions, like Navarro. More than 150 teachers — the district’s largest group of residents since its launch — are in Navarro’s cohort.  The vast majority are eligible to teach special education, early childhood education, or bilingual education, according to a CPS press release.
4) Philadelphia school district welcomes more than 700 new teachers and counselors   The new recruits vary in age and backgrounds, with many still working on their full certification as they embark on a new career in teaching. Some are seasoned teachers who have worked in other districts or charter schools, while others are fresh out of college. 
5) The science that’s missing from science of reading laws   But there has been much less attention paid to another critical component of reading: background knowledge…  Some educators have said the answer is adopting a curriculum that integrates important texts in science, history, and other topics into reading instruction. That way, students will start to build their knowledge on issues that they will likely encounter in what they read.

Forbes. The New K-12 School Year Has A Lot Of Issues—Here Is What To Keep In Sight   Top concerns for the new school year revolve around student academic progress, increased school days and instructional hours, teacher vacancies, and altered state-level expectations for teacher qualifications… Just released Learning Policy Institute data estimates more than 300,000 positions “were either unfilled or filled by teachers not fully certified for their assignments, representing about 1 in 10 of all teaching positions nationally.” 

InsideHigherEd. Reverse the Transfer Slide: Three ways we can reimagine community college transfer.    National University, for instance, has developed a teacher education pathway in partnership with both a local high school and a local community college. Aspiring teachers complete up to eight general education courses that count toward an associate degree while they are still in high school. National then provides guidance to those students on which courses they need to take in order to transfer to National University and earn their bachelor’s degree and teaching credential.

KSTP (Minneapolis).   University of St. Thomas to recruit and train hundreds of new elementary, special education teachers   Neilsen Gatti said. “What we know is there are lots of individuals who are working in these school districts, not as licensed staff but working as teaching assistants or in other roles, and we want to provide opportunities for those individuals to become licensed teachers because they’ve already shown a commitment to their communities.”

Learning Policy Institute (LPI). The Federal Role in Ending Teacher Shortages   Because fully prepared novices are less than half as likely to leave teaching after the first year compared to those who lack student teaching and other key elements of training, shortages caused by annual churn could be reduced if districts could hire better-prepared teachers… The United States needs a nationwide Marshall Plan for teaching, similar to that enacted after World War II to rebuild Europe, but for rebuilding the teaching profession. A Marshall Plan for teaching should focus the powers of the federal government on supporting recruitment, preparation, support, and retention in teaching in seven key areas:…

Pearson. edTPA® Community Newsletter August 2023

The74. Exclusive Data: Fueled by Teacher Shortages, ‘Zoom-in-a-Room’ Makes a Comeback   …Wilsey Hamilton, the district’s human resources director, told members that with more than 60 open positions, her team is trying to lure back retired teachers and is advertising job openings on social media and digital billboards.

Univ. of Arkansas. WE CARE+Wellness Program to Support Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellows   WE CARE, an acronym for Wellness and Education Commitment to Arkansas Excellence… Arkansas Teacher Corps is a partnership between the College of Education and Health Professions, the Walton Family Foundation, the Arkansas Department of Education and participating Arkansas public school districts to recruit, train, license and support teachers across the state. 

U.S. Dept. of Labor. We look forward to the 9th Annual NAW: November 13-19, 2023!   This year NAW’s theme is “Registered Apprenticeship: Superhighway to Good Jobs,” to reflect the prominence that Registered Apprenticeship has received… It addresses some of our nation’s pressing workforce shortages in teaching, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, cybersecurity, and other high-priority sectors.

Washington Post. Teacher shortages have gotten worse. Here’s how schools are coping: In an analysis of 37 states, researchers found teacher vacancies grew 35 percent   Long-term subs don’t need teacher training or a college degree… Those without teacher training often lack good classroom management skills, such as the ability to refocus a class after a disruption… “When you have a shortage of certified teachers who have been trained combined with an increase in student misbehavior,” Green said, “that drives a lot of people away from the position.”

WTXL. HELP WANTED: What’s being done to fill the teaching gap in Wakulla County and beyond   The Wakulla County superintendent Robert Pearce says they plan to fix the issue that allows an experienced classroom teacher to supervise larger classes in partnership with a student-teacher who is currently working to finish their teaching degree. FSU is among the universities that is working with Wakulla County schools to help with the shortage adding they plan to place practicum students in the county.

NEW YORK STATE
NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives. Time extension, Reissuance, and Renewal regulation changes as of August 2, 2023  Several changes which were approved by the Board of Regents around the requirements for time extensions, reissuances and renewals went into effect on August 2nd. Please see our quick reference guide to learn more about the new requirements and to help you determine your eligibility.

Times Union. Albany schools taught hundreds of newcomers long before migrant surge: Since 2017, Albany has been doing what Mohonasen and North Colonie districts are figuring out now: how to teach an influx of students who don’t speak English   At the Albany International Center, students are urged to continue using their native language while also learning English… It starts with teaching them that they have the opportunity to become truly bilingual.

NEW YORK CITY
NYPost. NYC public schools don’t know DOE’s plan to handle nearly 20K migrant kids   The school system says it will rely on Project Open Arms, a program created last year with more than 3,000 English as a New Language licensed teachers and nearly 2,000 bilingual instructors to help the migrant kids get up to speed.

Teachers College.
1) 2023 Alumni Award Recipients   The Early Career Award recipients are: Drew Stephen Fagan (Ed.D. ’13) A twenty-year teacher, teacher educator, and researcher, Dr. Fagan’s work through the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) field fosters inclusivity in the classroom and beyond…
2) The Educational Neuroscience of Reading  This free symposium will convene a multidisciplinary group of researchers, educators, and policymakers to discuss the neural bases of reading and its implications for teaching and learning.  [Open to the TC Community: Saturday, September 23, 2023 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM]

GLOBAL
British Educational Research Association (BERA). British international schools: Are teachers and school leaders qualified?  …the findings from a recent Council of British International Schools (COBIS) large-scale research project, based on 1,600 surveys from senior leaders and teacher participants in British International Schools, found that 43 per cent of senior leaders believed there was a need for Initial Teacher Training qualifications to train local and international staff (such as international qualified teacher status, iQTS)

Katmandu Post. Licensed teachers in private schools: It will provide quality services by deterring the entry of low-skilled human resources.  Currently, Nepal has no separate act for private schools alone enacted by the government. However, the National Centre for Education Development (NCED) has been conducting in-service teacher training programmes nationwide for those who aspire to become teachers. This training is conducted by Private Primary Teacher Training Centers (PPTTCs) affiliated with NCED. Such training and programmes will help in the refinement of their abilities and ready educators to emerge in pedagogical relations with young students.

Washington Post. Investigators recall surreal moments during years-long investigation in Mexico’s missing students   Independent investigators leaving Mexico after eight years searching for answers to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from a teachers’ college say they experienced a “double reality” unlike anything they ever encountered in other international missions.

UNITED STATES
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. AACTE Joins Education, Labor Departments in Release of National Guideline Standards for Teaching Apprenticeships   Federal, state, and local workforce and education leaders gathered to set a benchmark for high-quality teaching apprenticeship programs in August 2022. This initiative, launched by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the White House in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor, tasked leaders to develop comprehensive guidelines for high-quality educator apprenticeships.

Chalkbeat.
1) Colorado offers free community college for prospective early childhood teachers   Besides early childhood education, the program will cover tuition, course materials, and fees for up to two years of training for students studying education, construction, law enforcement, nursing, and fire and forestry. 
2) Newark’s teaching force doesn’t always match its diverse student body — especially among Latinos   The district partnered with Montclair State University’s College for Education and Engaged Learning to create the Red Hawks Rising Teacher Academy, a dual enrollment program at East Side and University high schools where students earn college credits at no cost as they prepare for a career in teaching.
3) Teacher loan forgiveness, one national strategy for solving educator shortages, isn’t working   What’s clear is that relatively few teachers take advantage of Teacher Loan Forgiveness each year. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Education reported that 32,000 teachers received forgiveness through the program. This is a small fraction of teachers who have student loan debt, although it’s not clear how many would have been eligible for Teacher Loan Forgiveness.
4) Will Chicago meet an Aug. 21 deadline to train staff on how and when they can restrain students?   During the pandemic in the 2020-21 school year, Carlsen said certifications lapsed because teachers and school-based staff could not receive training in school buildings. 

Clemson News. College of Education to use grant award to offer free tuition for career changers pursuing teaching degrees   The College of Education will use a grant award from the South Carolina Department of Education to cover all tuition and associated costs for 36 career changers pursuing a master’s degree in teaching from Clemson University. The College’s “Grow Your Own” program works with partner school districts to secure paid employment for students as educational assistants while they complete their degree entirely online.

EdWeek.
1) See Which States Have Teacher Apprenticeship Programs, and How the Model Plans to Expand   The U.S. Departments of Education and Labor announced July 27 that they have invested tens of millions of dollars into expanding registered apprenticeship programs for teachers. For the first time, they also highlighted quality control: The labor department issued a set of nonbinding guidelines meant to ensure quality as more states adopt the approach.
2) Some States Plan to Give Teachers-in-Training Their Own Classrooms, Prompting Concerns   The rapidly growing teacher apprenticeship model was designed to give candidates on-the-job training under the close supervision of an experienced mentor. But in at least three states, policymakers are designing apprenticeship programs that open the door to teachers without college degrees… That practice, critics say, goes against the very idea of an apprenticeship: Those learning the craft should be supervised and only assume full teaching responsibilities after completing their preparation.
3) Teaching About Data Can Mean Leading Challenging Discussions  …teachers don’t get enough training, either in their preservice programs or in ongoing professional development on how to lead rigorous statistics conversations. For the most part, teachers have been finding and vetting learning resources themselves through an informal, nationwide network of web sites, YouTube videos, and Reddit discussion groups. 
4) What Is an IEP? Individualized Education Programs, Explained   The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, is the federal law that mandates special education teachers be appropriately trained and have the knowledge and skills to serve children with disabilities, and that all special education students receive a “free appropriate public education.”

HEA Group. Some Graduate Schools Never Pay Off  This analysis uses U. S. Department of Education data to assess whether students have been successful in paying down their educational loans after pursuing an advanced degree.   Teachers College: Graduate 5-year dollar-based repayment rate 102%; Difference in Loan balance after five years $3M…

Hechinger Report. Want teachers to teach climate change? You’ve got to train them   …Pizmony-Levy, associate professor of International and Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University… “We’ve been doing research with New York City Public Schools for the past 6-7 years. About a third of teachers say they teach about climate change in a meaningful way. Those who don’t, give the following reasons: 1) It has nothing to do with my subject; 2) I don’t know enough about it; 3) I don’t feel comfortable talking about it; and 4) I don’t have the right materials,” he said.

LPI. The State of the Teacher Workforce: A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Shortages, Supply, Demand, and Equity   This map highlights key factors available from national data that reflect and influence the supply and demand for teachers in each state, including conditions of teachers’ work and equitable access to qualified teachers.

NBC News. Conservatives are changing K-12 education, and one Christian college is at the center  Republican officials are turning to Hillsdale College in Michigan for teacher training, textbook reviews and a curriculum that celebrates American patriotism… “What’s appealing about Hillsdale is that there’s an off-the-shelf answer,” said Jeffrey Henig, a political scientist at Columbia University’s Teachers College. “So legislators can express their outrage at what they think has been going on, and say, ‘Look here, we have the answer, and it’s a low-cost thing.’”

News & Record. While succeeding in the classroom, some NC teachers can’t pass their licensure tests   Some teachers have proven themselves as effective teachers with how their students score on state exams, they but can’t pass their own required licensure tests, even with multiple attempts. One of the biggest tripwires has been the math test for elementary classroom teachers.

One Million Teachers of Color (1MToC). Welcome to the July edition of our newsletter!  We are thrilled to share the latest updates on the engagement and progress happening within the One Million Teachers of Color Campaign. Together, we are driving change and advancing educator diversity across the nation. 

The 74.
1) New Employment Data: 5 Things to Know About the State of the Education Workforce   New federal data shows fewer people work in schools, but job openings are filled quickly and most positions lost were part-time.
2) This Texas School is Training its Own Teachers. The Program Might Become a Model   The small district’s apprenticeship program lets aspiring teachers earn a bachelor’s degree and teacher certification at no cost.

The American Prospect. The Nightmare of American Public School Teaching: Moral injury is driving teachers out of the profession. Here’s how to help them stay.   Attrition (retirement and resignations) is soaring, and there are too few new recruits in the training pipeline… Universal public school is one of the best institutions America has ever built, and if teachers get the working conditions they need (both monetary and psychologically), the supply of teachers could start to grow.

Univ of Pittsburgh. New Summer Academy Will Nurture the “Genius, Joy, and Love” of Future Black Educators   “The importance of Black educators cannot be overstated,” says Valerie Kinloch, Professor and Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education… Kinloch hopes many choose to pursue a career in education. Some may enroll in Pitt Education’s new Bachelor of Science in Teacher Education program, which begins in fall 2023. 

U.S. Dept of Education.
1) Education, Labor Departments Announce New Efforts to Advance Teacher Preparation Programs and Expand Registered Apprenticeships for Educators   The U.S. Departments of Education and Labor today announced a series of new efforts to expand Registered Apprenticeships for educators and invest in teacher preparation programs… The Department of Education also announced new awards totaling more than $27 million to support these efforts, including: *$14.5 million in Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grants. These awards are intended to improve the quality of prospective and new teachers by improving educator preparation programs and supports for new teachers.  *$12.7 million in Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) funds to support the implementation of evidence-based practices that prepare, develop, or enhance the skills of educators. 
2) Raise the Bar Policy Brief: Eliminating Educator Shortages through Increased Compensation, High-Quality and Affordable Educator Preparation and Teacher Leadership

NEW YORK STATE
Daily Sentinel. Utica University Educator Preparation Program receives national accreditation   The Utica University Educator Preparation Program has recently earned national accreditation from The Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) for all undergraduate and graduate programs.

NY Daily News. Yeshivas under local review may use religious programs to show compliance: State Education Department   Core subjects such as reading and writing or math must be taught in English, or help students make progress toward English fluency. Such courses require a “competent” teacher, which can be demonstrated through optional certifications, professional development or during observations by reviewers, among other ways.

New York State Education Department.  Office of Higher Education Educator Preparation Newsletter July 2023
1) Board of Regents July Items:  Initial Reissuance, Provisional Renewal, and Time Extension. School Counselor.
2) Educator Guide to the 2024 Elementary- And Intermediate-Level Science Tests Available
3) Internship Certificate Webpage Update

NYTimes. As States Confront a Reading Crisis in Schools, New York Lags Behind   Nearly every state in the nation has passed laws on reading and literacy, a recent analysis found…But at the state level, New York, once a national leader in education reform, is behind, according to a growing chorus of experts, families and educators… In Albany, lawmakers are expected to reintroduce several reading-related bills that were not brought to full votes this year. They include legislation to … mandate that state teacher education programs offer instruction in the science of reading.

Spectrum News 1. It’s more difficult to retain N.Y.’s teachers of color, according to new analysis   New York state has already invested in teacher support, including financial incentives, student loan relief and programs like “Grow Your Own.” Smink wants greater investments in these programs as well as teacher residency programs, including the “Teacher Opportunity Corps.”

NEW YORK CITY
Gothamist. NYC served up a flawed teachers test decades ago. It’s cost us $850M and counting.   At issue were a series of tests for acquiring and retaining teaching licenses in the city, including the National Teacher Examination Core Battery, or NTE, and its successor, the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test, or LAST… “In practice then, the city and state used the LAST not to determine whether teachers should be allowed to teach, but rather to determine their level of compensation and benefits,” the plaintiffs argued in legal papers.

NY Daily News. Longstanding CUNY program helps keep students enrolled: NYC comptroller audit   “The Discovery Program shows that a little bit of support goes a long way in enabling CUNY students to become the next generation of teachers, nurses, building operators and technologists,” said Comptroller Brad Lander in a statement, “who will teach, heal and build the future of our city.”

NYPost. Black, Hispanic NYers who failed teacher’s test strike $1.8B in NYC settlement   It’s the largest legal payout in city history.
As of Friday, 225 people who failed the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test used for teacher licensing from 1994 to 2014 had already been notified they’re getting settlements of at least $1 million, according to an analysis of Manhattan federal court records.

Patch. Harlem Teacher Wins $25K Award For Excellence: Secures $10K For School  William “Billy” Green is a chemistry teacher at the A. Phillip Randolph Campus High School at West 135th Street [and a PhD student in Science Education at Teachers College].