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Promising Teamwork in Oregon Aims to Improve Teacher Preparation

A new program in Oregon offers a hopeful example of how collaboration and teamwork can produce innovative solutions to enhancing teacher effectiveness and student achievement. TeachOregon, launched by the Chalkboard Project in August, was established with grants totaling $180,000 awarded to five partnerships configured among 20 school districts and six universities. The partnerships will work together to design innovative new models for preparing the next generation of Oregon’s K-12 teachers.

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Advancing to Completion

WASHINGTON (September 20, 2012) — Nationwide, college graduation rates are far too low, particularly among students of color, a fast-growing demographic in America. But two reports released today by The Education Trust show that it doesn’t have to be that way. “Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for African-American students” and “Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for Hispanic students” spotlight colleges of all types that are producing better results by improving graduation rates and/or narrowing the graduation-rate gaps on their campuses.

ETM Releases New Report on Strengthening Michigan’s Teachers

A new report from EdTrust-Midwest highlights the need for better teacher quality measures and professional development. With Michigan’s teacher evaluation system rating nearly every teacher “effective” or higher while student scores slip, “Strengthening Michigan’s Teacher Force” makes the argument for a stronger evaluation system that supports teachers in order to improve student achievement.

Statement by Amy Wilkins, Vice President of The Education Trust, On The End Of The Chicago Teachers Strike

WASHINGTON (September 19, 2012) — Last night, Chicago’s teachers did the right thing by voting to end their strike while the final details of a new employment contract are negotiated. As a result, after nine long days, 350,000 schoolchildren — more than 80 percent of whom come from low-income families — are finally back in the classroom.

Students Struggle in Writing, Especially on Tasks Relevant to College and Career

Surveys have long shown that college professors, employers, and graduates themselves feel that high schools are graduating students who lack the writing skills necessary to succeed in college and the workplace. Recent results from the 2011 National Assessment of Education Progress corroborate these opinions, showing that far too many American middle and high school students have insufficient writing skills.

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