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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Valerie will carry on the generational mission of DFI: to transform this nation’s educator-preparation system such that every child is taught by well-prepared teachers. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact.

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From tutor to teacher: how Illinois’s state tutoring program is building local pathways into teaching

Deans for Impact

In a brightly-lit corner of the library at Rochelle Middle School, aspiring math teacher Angie Saldana smiles encouragingly as she guides her tutee to compare different fractions using “greater than,” “less than,” and “equal to” signs. All my siblings [and I] have gone through this school,” says the NIU junior and teacher-candidate. “I

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Proving the possible: how an Ohio partnership is bringing tutoring to scale

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Half a mile away, the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) had a ready-made solution: 58 aspiring teachers who needed early field practice with students to hone their instructional skills.

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Georgia State Prep Program Seeks to Retain Local Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Georgia State University has launched a teacher prep and retention program to help ensure students in metro Atlanta school districts receive stable, qualified classroom instruction. At the same time, licensed and certified classroom teachers will earn a Master of Education degree to enhance their skills and advance in their careers.

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UPitt Dean Works to Advance Equity in Policy, Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Valerie Kinloch’s end goal as an education scholar. To advance equitable policies that are grounded in education is to understand the full humanity of people,” she said. “To To advance equitable policies that are grounded in education is to understand the full humanity of people,” she said. “It

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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Strachan said she wants to figure out why fewer than 2% of all teachers in the U.S. While we know that they bring value to the classroom, they’re very much absent in the classroom as educators, as teachers,” said Strachan, acting chair of the Department of Teacher Education & Leadership at Alabama A&M University.

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Rider University Partners with School District for Teacher Pathway Program for Support Staff

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rider University is partnering with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey for a program that helps school district support staff become teachers amid a national shortage. Such employees include instructional assistants, cafeteria aides, custodians, bus drivers, secretaries, and other support staff.

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