Obama Proposes `Master Teacher Corps,' More NCLB Waivers On The Way
It's a busy week for the U.S. Department of Education. On Wednesday, President Obama proposed spending $1 billion to fund a "Master Teacher Corps" initiative, which would reward top-performing educators with $20,000 annually. And on Friday, it's expected that seven additional states will receive waivers from some of the toughest provisions of No Child Left Behind, bringing the total number of exemptions to 33.
Not everyone's on board with the proposed Master Teacher Corps, which is aimed at boosting student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As an aide to Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, told the Associated Press, the federal government already has more than 80 teacher quality programs. Kline spokeswoman Alexandra Sollberger
Not everyone's on board with the proposed Master Teacher Corps, which is aimed at boosting student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As an aide to Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, told the Associated Press, the federal government already has more than 80 teacher quality programs. Kline spokeswoman Alexandra Sollberger