Fellowship Program Aims to Change Teacher Prep

Posted on July 26, 2011April 26, 2012 by coreeducation

In 2007, Indiana adopted a new teaching fellowship program, established by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, to recruit professionals with STEM expertise. Fellows, whether mid-career or fresh out of college, were set to work in secondary schools serving disadvantaged populations. The program seeks to not only address the shortage of STEM teachers, but to Read more about Fellowship Program Aims to Change Teacher Prep[…]

Importing Leaders for School Turnarounds

Posted on July 25, 2011April 26, 2012 by coreeducation

A recent report released by Public Impact, in collaboration with the University of Virginia’s Partnership for Leaders in Education, studied the potential impact on school turnarounds of importing leadership talent from non-education industries. The authors explore lessons about when and how organizations in other sectors import leadership, including what it takes to lure people away Read more about Importing Leaders for School Turnarounds[…]