College Board Report Explores the Challenges Facing Minority Males in School and Identifies Promising Programs to Accelerate Achievement
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Luis Ponjuan, assistant professor, University of Florida |
University Leaders Nancy Zimpher and E. Gordon Gee Speak at Colloquium 2010
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Click below to listen to an excerpt from Nancy Zimpher’s keynote address.
Chinese Guest Teacher Program 2010
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Looking to launch or expand a Chinese language and culture program in your K–12 school or district? Apply now to host a visiting Chinese teacher for the 2010-11 school year. Now in its fourth year, the Chinese Guest Teacher Program is the largest K–12 Chinese guest teacher program in the U.S., and has brought more than 300 Chinese teachers to U.S. schools to teach Chinese language and culture. The program is sponsored by Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters, in partnership with the College Board and National Council of State Supervisors for Languages.
Teachers Take Their Lessons to Capitol Hill
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Back row from left: Sheryl Fontaine, Bill Jeter, Juliet Lee and Steven Crawford. Front row from left: Cathleen Cadigan and Judy Ellsesser-Painter |
As the debate begins over the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary School Act (also called No Child Left Behind), the College Board wants to ensure that teacher voices play a prominent role in the discussions. So on Dec. 3, 2009, the College Board sent a group of teachers to Capitol Hill to personally deliver their messages to the United States Congress. They spent an entire day giving their views to policymakers on a range of important educational topics, including teacher and student assessment, teacher compensation, and teacher–student ratios. Alan Heaps, vice president of advocacy at the College Board, said, “We can’t have sensible school reform without ongoing and direct input from teachers, and we need to help amplify their voices.”
