tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post8506333584273994566..comments2023-08-24T05:24:51.011-04:00Comments on PURE Reform: The New Teachers ProjectQuestionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-27446036933163583582010-11-22T01:04:35.558-05:002010-11-22T01:04:35.558-05:00I guess we need "Stepford Teachers"I guess we need "Stepford Teachers"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-23569762402938681332010-11-19T00:34:11.308-05:002010-11-19T00:34:11.308-05:00The New Teachers Project, TNTP, is here!
http://...The New Teachers Project, TNTP, is here!<br /><br />http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10323/1104524-298.stm<br /><br />City trying new ways of certifying nontraditional teachers<br /><br />The state board Thursday approved an alternative route, this time a year-long residency program to be offered by Pittsburgh Public Schools.<br /><br />The district has hired the project for $2.7 million through Nov. 1, 2013 to, among other things, establish a Pittsburgh Teaching Fellows program to attract and train about 30 to 50 teachers a year. <br /><br />Emily Silberstein of TNTP said the participants will be paid a salary but also will have to pay tuition of about $5,000 for two certificate programs and about $3,000 for one. They will have to teach five years in the district or else pay back $20,000.<br /><br />Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10323/1104524-298.stm#ixzz15hetCGOdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-91989721563390905692010-11-16T17:58:45.248-05:002010-11-16T17:58:45.248-05:00It is another Gates-funded initiative; from the we...It is another Gates-funded initiative; from the website noted above:<br /><br />"Typically, about 30 percent of TNTP’s annual revenue comes from the support of leading philanthropies, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Arnold Family Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation".Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-15175001042984944322010-11-16T17:55:09.529-05:002010-11-16T17:55:09.529-05:00This may be a link to a website for the organizati...This may be a link to a website for the organization:<br /><br />http://www.tntp.org/<br /><br />In Pittsburgh, is the New Teacher Project part of the teachers academies?<br /><br />The website lists cities where the program has been used. It would be very helpful if someone could review to see if there is information on proven effectiveness of the program.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.com