Cutting teachers’ learning curve
Aspire's program offers master's and mastery
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A bipartisan bill before Congress that’s drawing considerable attention would provide federal funding to states that establish academies and residency programs to train the next generation of high-striving teachers and principals in low-achieving districts. A residency program launched last year by Oakland-based Aspire Public Schools illustrates the type of program the legislation is intended to support.
The Aspire Teacher Residency Program trains and mentors teachers for placement in the charter network’s 34 schools in California. It offers a stipend to novice teachers the first year,
