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E4E-LA teachers' views on the future of teacher preparation

Kathryn Short — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:12 -0400

On May 16th, E4E LA members and Deans of Education from USC, LMU and CSUN gathered to discuss how to create teachers who are technology-enabled, Common Core ready and project-based.

E4E Teachers Talk Back: Joanna Fuller

Kathryn Short — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:42:50 -0400

Middle school math teacher Joanna Fuller shares what keeps her and her students motivated and focused in her classroom.

Commentary: Why your vote matters in the East Valley

Justin Lam — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:12 -0400

Ama Nyamekye, executive director of E4E-Los Angeles, gives 3 reasons Angelenos need to vote today (LA School Report).

Cuomo announces first phase of $11 million teacher stipends

Justin Lam — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:00 -0400

Hundreds of top-rated New York math and science teachers will be eligible for annual stipends under a new mentorship program, though New York City teachers won't be - in part because the city still does not have an evaluation system (GothamSchools).

LAUSD board race to be decided by East Valley voters

Justin Lam — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:23:00 -0400

"The process of voting on the future leadership of schools is what makes 'public education' public," says E4E-Los Angeles' executive director about the upcoming Los Angeles school board election (Los Angeles Daily News).

Minneapolis schools chief deserves support in driving change

Madaline Edison — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:00 -0400

The Star Tribune editorial board argues that Superintendent Johnson's plan for offering schools more autonomy in exchange for accountability needs the support of the community to be successful (Star Tribune).

Feature: ‘I want to be closing the achievement gap’

Justin Lam — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:38:38 -0400

E4E-New York teacher and union chapter chair Patrick Sprinkle says caring is the key to his success with students (UFT's New York Teacher).

Calif. struggles to assess teacher training programs

Kathryn Short — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

California is expecting a shortage of nearly 33,000 teachers by 2015, but accreditation agencies are struggling to collect data on which teacher education programs are best preparing teachers to be classroom-ready (Education Week).

Teacher Prep Overhaul

Kathryn Short — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:52:36 -0400

For the first time in over a decade, organizations including graduate schools, teacher unions and credentialing bodies are reconsidering how we educate and train our teaching force (Scholastic Administr@tor Magazine).

Governor Brown to add $1 billion for schools to adopt Common Core standards

Kathryn Short — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:59:29 -0400

The $1 billion budget addition means an extra $170 per student to fund districts' adoption of the new standards (89.3 KPCC, Pass/Fail).