Teacher training
Obama to seek $5 billion to transform teaching profession
UEI director Tim Knowles weighs in on the state of teacher education and Obama's new $5 billion proposal to transform the profession.
Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain
Study by affiliates of UEI's Urban Education Lab finds teachers who raise students’ standardized-test scores seem to have positive effect beyond academics, including lower teenage pregnancy rates, greater college matriculation and higher adult earnings.
Panel Discusses Teacher Demographics, Training (Audio)
Michael Lach of UEI and Talia Milgrom-Elcott of the Carnegie Corporation of New York discuss shifting teacher demographics and a plan to train 100,000 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers in ten years.
Arne Duncan And Dennis Van Roekel: Together On Teacher Preparation, But Not On Tests
UEI director Tim Knowles gives a closing comment on effective teacher assessment, an important consideration in the recent federal proposal to revamp teacher training programs.