FOR RELEASE: September 30, 2009 |
Contact: Stephanie Babyak or Jane Glickman (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov |
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of $43 million for 28 new five-year Teacher Quality Partnership grants to improve instruction in struggling schools. These grants will be used to reform traditional university teacher preparation and teacher residency programs.
"The Obama Administration is committed to giving teachers the support they need to succeed in the classroom," Secretary Duncan said. "The Teacher Quality Partnership grants will improve student academic achievement by strengthening teacher preparation, training and effectiveness and help school districts attract potential educators from a wide-range of professional backgrounds into the teaching profession."
The partnerships include high-need school districts, their high-need schools, institutions of higher education and their colleges or departments of education, arts and sciences. It is a unique collaboration of the key stakeholders to improve the quality of teaching in public elementary and secondary schools where children are in greatest need of support to accelerate their learning.
Research shows that teacher quality is the most important factor in improving student achievement. As part of the Administration's efforts to engage, support, and grow the pool of talented teachers, Secretary Duncan will participate in three teacher education events planned for the month of October:
Through an additional $100 million provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a second slate of Teacher Quality Partnership grants will be announced early in 2010.
Of the grants announced today, nine will focus on reforming traditional university teacher preparation programs, 12 will focus on creating teaching residency programs, and seven will focus on both. The teaching residency programs follow a medical model in which residents are placed in schools with extensive induction and support. All programs include rigorous candidate selection criteria, a commitment to recruiting candidates from diverse populations, and extensive and ongoing support for teacher candidates. Teaching residents are paid a living wage and expected to teach for three years in the partnering high-need schools.
The Improving Teacher Quality State Grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act offer some $2.9 billion in formula grants to states as a major source of flexible funds to help states and school districts strengthen the skills of the teaching force, meet the highly qualified teacher requirements, and ensure qualified teachers are placed in high-need, underserved classrooms.
"Highly effective teaching is crucial to student success," Secretary Duncan said. "These grants offer an opportunity to develop new models for how teachers are prepared and supported. They will create and implement a variety of pathways, including the teaching residency model, to bring talented individuals in to the classroom. This investment will reap long-term benefits for schools and children."
A list of grantees follows, alphabetical by state, and includes program name, director, and first-year funding amount.
Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona; $6,724,699.64
Project Name: Teacher Advancement Program
Project Director: Scott Ridley
California State UniversityBakersfield; $2,472,170.64
Project Name: CA Partnership for Teacher Quality Programs
Project Director: Curtis Guaglianone
California State UniversityChico; $1,141,959.64
Project Name: Collaboration for Student Achievement in Rural Schools
Project Director: Phyllis Fernlund
California State UniversityDominquez Hills; $748,991.64
Project Name: Urban Teacher Residency Program
Project Director: Sharon Russell
California State UniversityLos Angeles; $1,725,796.64
Project Name: Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency Program
Project Director: Diane Haagar
Regents of the University of CALos Angeles; $1,874,789.64
Project Name: Urban Teacher Residency Program
Project Director: Karen Hunter-Quartz
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta; $2,073,381.64
Project Name: Network for Enhancing Teaching Quality
Project Director: Gwen Benson
Kennesaw State UniversityMarietta, Georgia; $1,178,382.64
Project Name: Pre-Baccalaureate Program Reform
Project Director: Steve Constantino
Board of Trustee of the University of IllinoisChicago; $2,968,478.64
Project Name: Chicago Teacher Pipeline Partnership
Project Director: Ginger Reynolds
Illinois State UniversityNormal; $1,781,907.64
Project Name: TEACHER+PLUS Project
Project Director: Robert Lee
National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois; $2,954,312.64
Project Name: Teaching Residency Program
Project Director: Michael Whitmore
Trustees of Indiana UniversityBloomington, Indiana; $539,349.64
Project Name: Urban Education Excellence: STEM Teaching Residency with Dual Licensure in Special Education
Project Director: Jean Mercer
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, Kansas; $1,830,803.64
Project Name: Preparing Educators for Rural Kansas
Project Director: Linda Alexander
Wichita State UniversityKansas; $1,087,845.64
Project Name: Urban Teacher Preparation Program
Project Director: Sharon Hartin Iorio
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky; $821,643.64
Project Name: GSKyTeach
Project Director: Roger Pankratz
Louisiana State University & A&M CollegeBaton Rouge; $1,054,388.14
Project Name: Central Louisiana Academic Residency For Teachers
Project Director: Gary Byerly
University of MissouriKansas City; $668,870.64
Project Name: Project CAUSE
Project Director: Jennifer Waddell
Montclair State UniversityNew Jersey; $674,473.64
Project Name: Teaching Residency Program
Project Director: Rosemary Steinbaum
William Patterson UniversityWayne, New Jersey; $1,733,003.64
Project Name: The Garden State Partnership For Teacher Quality
Project Director: AnaMaria Schuhmann
Bard CollegeAnnandale-on-Hudson, New York; $710,320.64
Project Name: Transforming Teaching and Learning In High-Need Rural Schools
Project Director: Ric Campbell
Hunter CollegeNew York; $307,701.64
Project Name: New Visions for Public Schools: Hunter College Urban Teacher Residency Program
Project Director: Robert Buckley
Teachers CollegeColumbia University-New York; $507,721.64
Project Name: Teacher Residency Program
Project Director: A. Lin Goodwin
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina; $1,063,854.64
Project Name: Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
Project Director: Shirley Carraway
The Ohio State UniversityColumbus; $1,957,506.64
Project Name: Apprenticeships Supported by Partnerships for Innovation and Reform in Education
Project Director: Sandra Stroot
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina; $1,429,291.64
Project Name: NetSCOPE
Project Director: Jeannie Rakestraw
Mid-Central Education CooperativePlatte, South Dakota; $1,190,208.64
Project Name: South Dakota Partnership for Teacher Quality
Project Director: Dan Guericke
Texas State UniversitySan Marcos; $611,183.64
Project Name: The Teaching Residency Program for Shortage Areas
Project Director: Scott W. Erwin
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia; $719,465.64
Project Name: Teacher Immersion Residency
Project Director: Sharon Judge
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