THE CENTER FOR STRENGTHENING THE TEACHING PROFESSION
"Data is not to be used as a hammer, but as a flashlight." ~ Aimee Guidera, Data Quality Campaign
"Data is not to be used as a hammer, but as a flashlight." ~ Aimee Guidera, Data Quality Campaign
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CSTP regularly monitors the status of Washington's teaching corps (distribution, mobility, demographics).
This guest editorial makes the case that if we are truly serious about helping students succeed, we must ensure that every student in our state has a high-quality teacher every minute of every day.
Schools with high poverty levels and low standardized-test scores lost more teachers, on average, than other schools in the Edmonds School District, according to a statewide study on teacher retention Read more »
On October 6th Washington Mutual Co-hosted with CSTP at the Hilton Sea-Tac our Fall Invitational Forum. Read more »
On April 14, 2004, CSTP staff and the UW research team presented a summary of findings from their work at the annual AERA conference in San Diego.
Discussion on efforts to design a new generation of data systems and institutional practices truly capable of strengthening teacher preparation across Washington State.
Supporting and Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers
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Discussion on successful practices and emerging ideas to link pupil learning to teacher preparation.
Washington state loses far fewer teachers to other states or professions than often believed, according to a new, in-depth study sponsored by the nonprofit Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profes Read more »
Washington has a relatively stable teaching corps, however our teachers do not feel adequately prepared to meet the diverse learning needs of their students and issues of inequity between districts an Read more »
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