The New Teacher Project

Type: Company

Name: The New Teacher Project

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Let's reward the best teachers

School teachers know this: They are the most important factor in a students success, outside the home. And, as in any profession, not everyone is equally talented or motivated. So it is essential that school administrators do what they can to recognize ... [Published Detroit News - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Reformism, The New Teacher Project, Grosse Pointe North High School, Task Force

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Put students first

I WATCHED a documentary on Monday profiling Michelle Rhee, a Korean American education reformer.On June 12, 2007, Washington, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty appointed Rhee to lead the District of Columbia public schools, a school district serving more than 47,000 ... [Published The Sun Daily - May 28 2013]

Entities: Michelle Rhee, Baltimore (Maryland, United States), Adrian M Fenty

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

$3.4M Lilly grant to help Indianapolis district

INDIANAPOLIS -A $3.4 million grant from the Lilly Endowment will help place about 90 teachers in the Indianapolis Public Schools.Some $2 million of that grant to The Mind Trust will go toward adding 40 people to the Teach for America program in the Indianapolis ... [Published WTHR - May 22 2013]

Entities: Indianapolis, The Mind Trust, The New Teacher Project, David Harris, Teach For America

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Teach For America

The Mind Trust Lands Major Lilly Endow...

Indianapolis-based The Mind Trust has been awarded a nearly $3.5 million grant by Lilly Endowment Inc. The organization says the funding will support an effort to bring nearly 200 educators to the area in conjunction with Teach For America and the group ... [Published Inside INdiana Business - May 22 2013]

Entities: The Mind Trust, The New Teacher Project, Teach For America

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Memphis Teacher Takes Home $25,000 Prize

(Memphis) Hard work pays off big for a Memphis school teacher.A Knight Road Elementary School teacher beat out hundreds of teachers from across the country for a national honor.This morning, Josalyn Tresvant-McGhee got the news that she was one of four ... [Published WREG - May 20 2013]

Entities: Memphis (Tennessee, United States), The New Teacher Project, Newark (Illinois, United States)

Quotes

...and the project director for the Niswonger research. "After five years we would hope there are changes in college readiness. We will know if there are differences in college enrollment. But how are those students performing in college? It will be too soon."

'i3' Winners on Track to Meet Key Goal in Research Arena [Published Individual.com - Jun 05 2013]

NewsHour special correspondent John Merrow has been named a winner of the Harold W McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. The annual award honors "outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education in this country and whose accomplishments are making a difference today."

Education Correspondent John Merrow Wins McGraw Prize [Published PBS - Sep 19 2012]

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Let's reward the best teachers [Published Detroit News - Jun 17 2013]
Holbrook School Board Approves Superintendent P... [Published Az Journal - Jun 14 2013]
'i3' Winners on Track to Meet Key Goal in Resea... [Published Individual.com - Jun 05 2013]
Put students first [Published The Sun Daily - May 28 2013]
$3.4M Lilly grant to help Indianapolis district [Published WTHR - May 22 2013]
The Mind Trust Lands Major Lilly Endow... [Published Inside INdiana Business - May 22 2013]
Grant will expand Teach for America's presence ... [Published Indianapolis Star - May 22 2013]
IDEA Donna teacher among 4 national award recip... [Published McAllen Monitor - May 21 2013]
Memphis Teacher Takes Home $25,000 Prize [Published WREG - May 20 2013]
Education Correspondent John Merrow Wins McGraw... [Published PBS - Sep 19 2012]