TNTP, formerly known as The New Teacher Project, is an organization in the United States with a mission of ensuring that poor and minority students get equal access to effective teachers. It helps urban school districts and states recruit and train new teachers, staff challenged schools, design evaluation systems, and retain teachers who have demonstrated the ability to raise student achievement. TNTP is a non-profit organization that was founded by Michelle Rhee in 1997.
A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the belief that effective teachers have a greater impact on student achievement than any other school or social factor. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop, and retain great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 43,000 teachers - mainly through its Teaching Fellows programs - who have taught an estimated 7 million students.[1] TNTP has also released a series of studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation's teacher workforce, including The Widget Effect (2009),[2]Teacher Evaluation 2.0 (2010),[3] and The Irreplaceables (2012).[4] In 2013, TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including 10 of the nation's 15 largest.[5] In a New York Daily News opinion piece, Timothy Daly, President of TNTP, advocated for "making student test scores one of many factors in the tenure decision."[6]
HistoryEdit
TNTP was founded in 1997 by Michelle Rhee. It began with the aim of giving poor and minority students equal access to effective teachers. During its first 10 years, TNTP initially focused on helping urban districts improve the way they recruited, trained, and hired new teachers. In the year 2000, TNTP began the Teaching Fellows and Academy programs, which served as alternate routes to teacher certification for high-need schools. Today, TNTP also works with states and district public schools in the areas of measurement and management of teachers’ performance.[7]
As it became increasingly familiar with the needs of urban districts, TNTP began helping districts identify and address additional challenges, including hiring teachers earlier, staffing challenged schools and providing rigorous teacher certification training.[7] It also began identifying policies counterproductive to overcoming these challenges and publishing reports to offer solutions and encourage reform.[8]
Business modelEdit
TNTP is a revenue-generating nonprofit. The majority of its revenue comes from contracts with districts and states to supply services; additional funding for new program development and research is provided by donors such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[9]
ReportsEdit
The Widget Effect (2009)Edit
In 2009, TNTP published The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act Upon Teacher Effectiveness. The report, which surveyed over 15,000 teachers and 1,300 principals in 12 school districts, concluded that the U.S. public education system treats teachers as interchangeable parts, rather than individual professionals.[2]American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten provided a public statement of support for the report, saying it “points the way to a credible, fair, accurate and effective teacher evaluation system that would improve teaching and learning.”[10] The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) review of The Widget Effect praised the overall quality of the report but said, "'it is unclear ... how and why particular districts were selected, and whether they represent the range of teacher evaluation practices being implemented in school districts and states across the United States.' Omissions in the report's description of its methodology (e.g., sampling strategy and survey response rates) and its sample lead to questions about the generalizability of the findings."[11]
Teacher Evaluation 2.0 (2010)Edit
The National Education Policy Center was critical of TNTP's report Teacher Evaluation 2.0, which, it said, contained "recommendations for teacher evaluation [that] boil down, for the most part, to truisms and conventional wisdom, lacking a supporting presentation of scholarly evidence."[12] The review also claimed that "many of the ideas and recommendations are neither new nor innovative."[13]
The Irreplaceables (2012)Edit
In 2012, TNTP published The Irreplaceables: Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America’s Urban Schools.[14] The study identified the failure of public schools to keep more of their strongest teachers (or “irreplaceables”) in the classroom than their weakest as the fundamental problem with teacher retention in urban school districts. The report, which focused on four large urban school districts, also offered solutions for how districts and schools can help keep more of their best teachers.
Upon The Irreplaceables’ release, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan publicly supported TNTP’s findings [15] and the National Education Association (NEA) praised the report, noting that TNTP had “helped focus attention on one of our nation’s most valuable assets: the dedicated professionals who educate our children.” [16]
Teacher Preparation ProgramsEdit
2008 data from Louisiana showed “that TNTP teachers outperform beginning and experienced teachers in math, reading, and language arts.”[17] In 2010, a state-sponsored study assessed the effectiveness of newly certified teachers in Louisiana. Out of 17 teacher preparation providers, TNTP was the only one to earn top marks in 4 of 5 subject areas.[18] A 2010 study out of Louisiana State University indicated TNTP Practitioner Program is one of a group of programs in that state “producing teachers who in aggregate appear to be making a positive contribution to student achievement from the time they complete their training program and begin teaching" insofar as they are programs "whose results were generally consistent with the student achievement results of experienced certified teachers" (the other programs were The Louisiana State University - Shreveport NM/CO program and Southeastern Louisiana University Master's Alternate Certification program).[19] In 2009, a report by the Center for American Progress, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the American Enterprise Institute included TNTP along with certain public school districts, charter school entrepreneurs, and other independent organizations as “addressing stubborn challenges by pursuing familiar notions of good teaching and effective schooling in impressively coherent, disciplined, and strategic ways.”[20] In particular, it stated that TNTP has "demonstrated a strong record, validated by independent research, of bringing nontraditional applicants into the classroom."[20]
ControversyEdit
In June 2009, TNTP published its Widget Effect report on teacher evaluation, conducted in collaboration with over 50 district and state officials and 25 teachers union representatives.[2] Although the American Federation of Teachers agreed that the “overall conclusions of the report are sound,” the union disputed the data on the number of teachers dismissed in Toledo, Ohio.[21] Later, it was reported that at least some of the data were incorrect.[22] According to a memorandum issued by TNTP, after the Toledo Federation of Teachers (TFT) contacted TNTP with concerns over their data, TNTP responded by reviewing new data provided by the TFT and then reconciling the Toledo Public Schools teacher dismissal data.[23]
^Pecheone, Raymond L.; Welner, Kevin (August 5, 2009). "'Widget Effect' Report Draws Praise". National Education Policy Center. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^Milner, H. Richard; Mathis, William (November 16, 2010). "Teacher Evaluation 2.0 – An Upgrade That Isn't". National Education Policy Center. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^Milner, H. Richard (November 16, 2010). "Review of Teacher Evaluation 2.0". National Education Policy Center. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^Decker, Geoff (July 30, 2012), Report: Districts can do more to retain their strongest teachers, Gotham Schools, retrieved 29 March 2013
^Pringle, Becky (August 7, 2012), "National Education Association: Put students first", Opinion, USA Today, retrieved 2 April 2013
^Honawar, Vaishali (December 8, 2008). "New Teacher Project Scores High in Louisiana Study". Teacher Beat. Education Week. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
^[dead link]Regents Recaps (August 2010) 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Value-Added Teacher Preparation Program Assessment Model, Louisiana Board of Regents, regents.louisiana.gov. Accessed 2012-7-29. 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
^Gansle, Kristin A., Noell, George H., Knox, R. Maria, Schafer, Michael J., Value Added Assessment of Teacher Preparation in Louisiana: 2005-2006 to 2008-2009 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, August 24, 2010.
^ abLeaders and Laggards: A State by State Report Card on Educational Innovation 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, Center for American Progress, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, November 2009. Accessed 2010-10-3.
^Sawchuk, Stephen (August 6, 2009). "Peer-Assistance and -Review: The Toledo Numbers". Teacher Beat. Education Week. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
^ Thompson, John (February 15, 2010). "Thompson: Correcting TNTP's "Widget Effect" Stats". This Week in Education. Scholastic, Inc. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message TNTP formerly known as The New Teacher Project is an organization in the United States with a mission of ensuring that poor and minority students get equal access to effective teachers It helps urban school districts and states recruit and train new teachers staff challenged schools design evaluation systems and retain teachers who have demonstrated the ability to raise student achievement TNTP is a non profit organization that was founded by Michelle Rhee in 1997 TNTPFounded1997FounderMichelle Rhee FounderTypePublic charityFocusEliminate Educational InequityLocationNew York NYKey peopleDr Tequilla Brownie Chief Executive OfficerEmployees300 Websitehttp tntp org Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Business model 4 Reports 4 1 The Widget Effect 2009 4 2 Teacher Evaluation 2 0 2010 4 3 The Irreplaceables 2012 5 Teacher Preparation Programs 6 Controversy 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksOverview EditA national nonprofit organization founded by teachers TNTP is driven by the belief that effective teachers have a greater impact on student achievement than any other school or social factor In response TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find develop and retain great teachers Since its inception in 1997 TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 43 000 teachers mainly through its Teaching Fellows programs who have taught an estimated 7 million students 1 TNTP has also released a series of studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation s teacher workforce including The Widget Effect 2009 2 Teacher Evaluation 2 0 2010 3 and The Irreplaceables 2012 4 In 2013 TNTP is active in more than 25 cities including 10 of the nation s 15 largest 5 In a New York Daily News opinion piece Timothy Daly President of TNTP advocated for making student test scores one of many factors in the tenure decision 6 History EditTNTP was founded in 1997 by Michelle Rhee It began with the aim of giving poor and minority students equal access to effective teachers During its first 10 years TNTP initially focused on helping urban districts improve the way they recruited trained and hired new teachers In the year 2000 TNTP began the Teaching Fellows and Academy programs which served as alternate routes to teacher certification for high need schools Today TNTP also works with states and district public schools in the areas of measurement and management of teachers performance 7 As it became increasingly familiar with the needs of urban districts TNTP began helping districts identify and address additional challenges including hiring teachers earlier staffing challenged schools and providing rigorous teacher certification training 7 It also began identifying policies counterproductive to overcoming these challenges and publishing reports to offer solutions and encourage reform 8 Business model EditTNTP is a revenue generating nonprofit The majority of its revenue comes from contracts with districts and states to supply services additional funding for new program development and research is provided by donors such as the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation 9 Reports EditThe Widget Effect 2009 Edit In 2009 TNTP published The Widget Effect Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act Upon Teacher Effectiveness The report which surveyed over 15 000 teachers and 1 300 principals in 12 school districts concluded that the U S public education system treats teachers as interchangeable parts rather than individual professionals 2 American Federation of Teachers AFT President Randi Weingarten provided a public statement of support for the report saying it points the way to a credible fair accurate and effective teacher evaluation system that would improve teaching and learning 10 The National Education Policy Center NEPC review of The Widget Effect praised the overall quality of the report but said it is unclear how and why particular districts were selected and whether they represent the range of teacher evaluation practices being implemented in school districts and states across the United States Omissions in the report s description of its methodology e g sampling strategy and survey response rates and its sample lead to questions about the generalizability of the findings 11 Teacher Evaluation 2 0 2010 Edit The National Education Policy Center was critical of TNTP s report Teacher Evaluation 2 0 which it said contained recommendations for teacher evaluation that boil down for the most part to truisms and conventional wisdom lacking a supporting presentation of scholarly evidence 12 The review also claimed that many of the ideas and recommendations are neither new nor innovative 13 The Irreplaceables 2012 Edit In 2012 TNTP published The Irreplaceables Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America s Urban Schools 14 The study identified the failure of public schools to keep more of their strongest teachers or irreplaceables in the classroom than their weakest as the fundamental problem with teacher retention in urban school districts The report which focused on four large urban school districts also offered solutions for how districts and schools can help keep more of their best teachers Upon The Irreplaceables release U S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan publicly supported TNTP s findings 15 and the National Education Association NEA praised the report noting that TNTP had helped focus attention on one of our nation s most valuable assets the dedicated professionals who educate our children 16 Teacher Preparation Programs Edit2008 data from Louisiana showed that TNTP teachers outperform beginning and experienced teachers in math reading and language arts 17 In 2010 a state sponsored study assessed the effectiveness of newly certified teachers in Louisiana Out of 17 teacher preparation providers TNTP was the only one to earn top marks in 4 of 5 subject areas 18 A 2010 study out of Louisiana State University indicated TNTP Practitioner Program is one of a group of programs in that state producing teachers who in aggregate appear to be making a positive contribution to student achievement from the time they complete their training program and begin teaching insofar as they are programs whose results were generally consistent with the student achievement results of experienced certified teachers the other programs were The Louisiana State University Shreveport NM CO program and Southeastern Louisiana University Master s Alternate Certification program 19 In 2009 a report by the Center for American Progress U S Chamber of Commerce and the American Enterprise Institute included TNTP along with certain public school districts charter school entrepreneurs and other independent organizations as addressing stubborn challenges by pursuing familiar notions of good teaching and effective schooling in impressively coherent disciplined and strategic ways 20 In particular it stated that TNTP has demonstrated a strong record validated by independent research of bringing nontraditional applicants into the classroom 20 Controversy EditIn June 2009 TNTP published its Widget Effect report on teacher evaluation conducted in collaboration with over 50 district and state officials and 25 teachers union representatives 2 Although the American Federation of Teachers agreed that the overall conclusions of the report are sound the union disputed the data on the number of teachers dismissed in Toledo Ohio 21 Later it was reported that at least some of the data were incorrect 22 According to a memorandum issued by TNTP after the Toledo Federation of Teachers TFT contacted TNTP with concerns over their data TNTP responded by reviewing new data provided by the TFT and then reconciling the Toledo Public Schools teacher dismissal data 23 See also EditAlternative teaching certification Education in the United States StudentsFirstReferences Edit What We Do TNTP tntp org Accessed 2012 7 29 a b c The Widget Effect and see widgeteffect org Accessed 2012 7 29 Teacher Evaluation 2 0 Accessed 2012 7 29 The Irreplaceables Accessed 2013 3 29 Where We Work TNTP tntp org Accessed 2012 7 29 Daly Timothy February 12 2010 A Higher Bar for Teachers Finally Opinion New York Daily News retrieved 2012 07 29 a b Our History TNTP tntp org Accessed 2012 7 29 Philanthropy Roundtable Achieving Teacher and Principal Excellence A Guidebook for Donors philanthropyroundtable org 2008 Accessed 2012 7 29 Our Funding Model TNTP tntp org Accessed 2012 7 29 Widget Effect Supporters widgeteffect org 2009 Accessed 2012 7 29 Pecheone Raymond L Welner Kevin August 5 2009 Widget Effect Report Draws Praise National Education Policy Center Retrieved 3 February 2012 Milner H Richard Mathis William November 16 2010 Teacher Evaluation 2 0 An Upgrade That Isn t National Education Policy Center Retrieved 3 February 2012 Milner H Richard November 16 2010 Review of Teacher Evaluation 2 0 National Education Policy Center Retrieved 3 February 2012 1 TNTP tntp org Accessed 2013 3 29 Decker Geoff July 30 2012 Report Districts can do more to retain their strongest teachers Gotham Schools retrieved 29 March 2013 Pringle Becky August 7 2012 National Education Association Put students first Opinion USA Today retrieved 2 April 2013 Honawar Vaishali December 8 2008 New Teacher Project Scores High in Louisiana Study Teacher Beat Education Week Retrieved 11 February 2012 dead link Regents Recaps August 2010 Archived 2012 03 17 at the Wayback Machine Value Added Teacher Preparation Program Assessment Model Louisiana Board of Regents regents louisiana gov Accessed 2012 7 29 Archived 2011 06 08 at the Wayback Machine Gansle Kristin A Noell George H Knox R Maria Schafer Michael J Value Added Assessment of Teacher Preparation in Louisiana 2005 2006 to 2008 2009 Archived 2011 07 21 at the Wayback Machine August 24 2010 a b Leaders and Laggards A State by State Report Card on Educational Innovation Archived 2010 04 21 at the Wayback Machine Center for American Progress U S Chamber of Commerce and Frederick M Hess director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute November 2009 Accessed 2010 10 3 Sawchuk Stephen August 6 2009 Peer Assistance and Review The Toledo Numbers Teacher Beat Education Week Retrieved 2010 10 03 Thompson John February 15 2010 Thompson Correcting TNTP s Widget Effect Stats This Week in Education Scholastic Inc Retrieved 2010 10 03 Daly Timothy February 8 2010 Reconciliation of TPS teacher dismissal data PDF External links EditTNTP TNTP Teaching Fellows Teachers Retirement Planning Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The New Teacher Project amp oldid 1175692184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
