Smart policy decisions can only result from involving teachers - by Liam Goldrick
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As someone who engages in education policy advocacy and development for a living, it’s good to know opportunities abound for me and fellow policymakers to hear the voices of America’s teachers and to apply their perspective in crafting policy solutions to educationalchallenges. Apart from the traditional participation of teachers unions (American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association), a number of national and state-based initiatives (Accomplished California Teachers, Teach Plus, VIVA Project) have launched to inject the voices of teachers into education policy discussions.
But is anyone listening?
Policymakers attending the annual summit of the State Consortium on Educator
But is anyone listening?
Policymakers attending the annual summit of the State Consortium on Educator
Assembly panel pursues college success - by Kathryn Baron
Retiring Community College Chancellor Jack Scott watched his signature initiative move closer to becoming law. The Assembly Higher Education Committee yesterday unanimously passed SB 1456, the Student Success Act of 2012. The bill would implement two of the 22 recommendations developed by the Student Success Task Force, a panel of educators, policymakers, students, and researchers that [...]
