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Education Update in 2009 Annual Report
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Year-End Grants Support Education Initiative - The Foundation Approved More Than $4.1 Million in Year-end Grants to Support the Teacher Effectiveness Network. (January 25, 2010)
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Universities to Transform Teacher-Preparation Programs and Guarantee Teacher Effectiveness (December 3, 2009)
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Carnegie Corporation Applauds Bush Foundation Program (December 4, 2009)
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Increasing Educational Achievement: Teachers Matter |
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| Related Articles and Research |
Letters Highlight Education Leaders' Views
On May 24, 2010, the Star Tribune printed a letter from the presidents of 10 of the 14 colleges and universities that are partnering with the Bush Foundation to increase educational achievement.
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USD’s involvement in Bush Teacher Effectiveness Network spawns new technology high school in Sioux Falls
(KELO-TV, January 25, 2009, 30 minutes)
National Public Radio stories about reform efforts in Michigan and Louisiana that complement the Foundation’s work.
Larry Abramson, January 2010
Teacher Preparation: Reforming the Uncertain Profession
Speech by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, October 22, 2009
Ending the Battles Over Teaching
Barnett Berry, 2009
Rethinking Teacher Education in the 21st Century
James W. Fraser, 2008
Education Schools Need a Gold Standard
James W. Fraser, 2009
Remarks to the National Conference of State Legislatures
Bill Gates, July 21, 2009
How the World's Best-performing School Systems Come out on Top
McKinsey & Co., September 2007
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| What We Mean By... |
Teacher Effectiveness: An effective teacher ensures that each child learns at least a year’s worth of knowledge for every year spent in the classroom
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| Additional Resources |
Midmorning – VP Susan Heegaard talks about the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative (Minnesota Public Radio, January 14, 2010)
Press Conference Announcing Bush Foundation Teacher Effectiveness Initiative (December 3, 2009)
Education in the 21st Century
Building on his experiences in advancing educational reform in the United Kingdom, Sir Michael Barber, partner at McKinsey and Company, offers insights on the opportunities for improving educational achievement in the United States.
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