NEA Chief Praises New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning as a Model of Teacher Initiated Education Reform
July 19, 2013
The Center’s Accomplishments in Advancing STEM Education Demonstrate the Power of Teachers as Leaders
ATLANTA – July 19, 2013 – The New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning® (CTL) has been singled out as an exemplar for the members of the world’s largest professional education association. As NEA president Dennis Van Roekel urged nearly 9,000 member educators to take a leadership role in education reform, he applauded the accomplishments of CTL.
Saying, “We need millions of educators to be given the opportunity to use their incredible talents and creativity to define solutions that work for students,” Van Roekel proclaimed the importance of teacher-driven efforts to improve student learning.
By highlighting CTL’s work, Van Roekel affirmed the value of its approach to dramatically improving STEM education.
Born out of the New Jersey Education Association in 2006, CTL, a nonprofit organization, improves STEM outcomes. Their teacher-designed solutions provide coherent k-12 math and science curricula that embrace new standards, raise