Author: Tunara Moore
UCF to Honor Founding Father of Laser During Commencement Weekend
From: The University of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida will honor Nobel Prize winner Charles Hard Townes, a pioneer of the laser, with the dedication of the new Townes Laser Institute on Friday, May 4, and at a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. During the final ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, […]
Subcommittee puts Title II funds under microscope
From: Education DailyMembers of the House Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness Subcommittee on Thursday debated strategies for leveraging limited federal dollars to maximize improvements in teacher preparation, induction, and professional development. While preliminary, the discussion could ultimately underpin the full committee’s priorities for Title II teacher quality programs in both NCLB and the Higher […]
Congress Talks About Teacher Prep
From: Inside Higher EdLast year alone, Congress appropriated $2.89 billion through the No Child Left Behind Act and $59.9 million through the Higher Education Act to fund teacher quality and preparation initiatives nationwide. At a Congressional subcommittee hearing Thursday, elected representatives and witnesses discussed strategies for getting the most out of that spending. The reauthorization […]
A Failure To Work Together
From: Diverse Issues in EducationThere is little coordination between federal K-12 and higher education programs charged with teacher training, even though such efforts could improve education for poor and minority students in low-quality public schools, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee was told Thursday. Both the Higher Education Act and the No Child Left Behind […]
Federal Laws’ Impact on Teacher Quality, Preparation Weighed
From: Education WeekA lack of federal investment has kept colleges of teacher preparation from consistently pursuing systemic and comprehensive change, the president of an umbrella group for such colleges told a congressional panel last week. Sharon P. Robinson, the president of the Washington-based American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said at a House education […]
AACTE to release STEM report
From: Education DailyEducation and business leaders will convene this month to discuss the importance of providing quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs for teachers. The session will focus on Preparing STEM Teachers: The Key to Global Competitiveness, a report by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, that AACTE will present in conjunction […]
Panel to act on teacher-recruiting tool
From: Education DailyIn a step that came as welcome news to stakeholders representing teachers’ colleges, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, promised to provide as much as $16,000 in tuition assistance to college students who pursue teaching careers. The committee is scheduled to mark up the proposal today as […]
Panel advances student loan reforms – Bill includes incentives to recruit and retain teachers
From: Education DailyThe student loan reform bill that the House Committee on Education and Labor cleared Wednesday evening by a 30-16 vote includes several proposals of interest to K-12 educators and to school administrators. By and large, members’ debate honed in on the hot button issue of student loan reform. H.R. 2669, the College Cost […]
Senate Panel OKs Higher Education Bills Aimed at Boosting Teacher Preparation, College Access
From: Education WeekThe Senate education committee today approved sweeping bills aimed at encouraging colleges to partner with struggling school districts to provide extensive classroom experience for prospective teachers, and boosting college access for disadvantaged students. The teacher-training provision, part of a broad, long-awaited measure reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, would combine the three current grant […]
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