$5 billion Competitive Grant Program To Overhaul Teaching Policies: The new program, which needs Congressional approval, is part of President Obama’s budget proposal and would seek to bring together state and district officials, union leaders, teachers and other educators to address a range of issues, among them tightening tenure rules, increasing salaries and improving professional development.
The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: This amazing new study by Harward Professors Raj Chetty and John N. Friedman, and Columbia Professor Jonah E. Rockoff, measures the long terms effects of great teachers on student lives.
Melody Barnes on The Daily Show: In this unedited, extended interview, outgoing White House director of the Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes reviews her work in education reform.
Melinda Gates on The Colbert Report: Melinda Gates believes employing effective teachers is the single most important thing that can be done to fix America's public school system
Education Resources
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS): NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization formed in 1987 to advance the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching, creating a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts.
The New Teacher Project (TNTP): A national nonprofit committed to ending the injustice of educational inequality. Founded by teachers in 1997, TNTP works with schools, districts and states to provide excellent teachers to the students who need them most and advance policies and practices that ensure effective teaching in every classroom.
National Education Association (NEA): Believes that every student in America, regardless of family income or place of residence, deserves a quality education. NEA focuses on improving the quality of teaching, increasing student achievement and making schools safer, better places to learn.
The National Teachers Initiative: The National Teachers Initiative is a project of StoryCorps, the American oral history project. Each month this school year, Weekend Edition Sunday will celebrate stories of public school teachers across the country.
American Graduate: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), in partnership with America's Promise Alliance and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has launched American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen — an initiative to help combat the dropout crisis in this country
The White House: President Obama has launched an “Educate to Innovate” campaign to improve the participation and performance of America’s students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This campaign will include efforts not only from the Federal Government but also from leading companies, foundations, non-profits, and science and engineering societies to work with young people across America to excel in science and math.
US Department of Education: The mission of the Department of Education is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Their mission is to ensure greater opportunity for all Americans through the attainment of secondary and post secondary education with genuine economic value.
Texas Education Agency: The mission of the Texas Education Agency is to provide leadership, guidance and resources to help schools meet the educational needs of all students.
Education News
- New York Times
- The Washington Post
- NPR
- Education News.Org
- Homeroom (The Austin Stateman's Education Blog)
