Some Good News For A Change
I was going to dedicate today’s post to this blatant attempt by Tennessee House Replicants to open the door to the state’s university system to an even greater level of cronyism and corruption than we currently enjoy [please do call your representatives on this one], but then I came across this really good idea being pushed by Vanderbilt University to improve the institutional capacity of high-need schools in Nashville.
Vanderbilt University is partnering with Metro Schools to offer a free masters degree to 24 middle school teachers willing to take on an urban school assignment.
The teachers have to agree to work in Metro Schools for five years. Two of those years will be spent earning a master’s degree in teaching and learning in urban schools.
The district is hoping to raise private funds to cover the tuition, which is valued around $32,000. Vanderbilt is offering a discount to the district, and will also offer in-classroom mentoring and support to teachers going through the program.
Posted: February 9th, 2010 under Education Policy, Schools, What Works.
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