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Resources
- August 17, 2015
Partnering for Better Policy – Include Teacher Voice!
Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorHow can teachers partner with policymakers to create better policy? This was the challenge posed by Sean McComb, 2014 National…
- June 22, 2015
Preparing (and Retaining) Effective Teachers for All
George Knowles, Web Communications AssociateThere’s nothing more important to a student’s education than an effective, engaged teacher. Dedicated educators wh…
- May 18, 2015
How the Illinois 5Essentials Survey Forces Hard Conversations
Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorWhile many aspects of survey development and use were discussed on a recent AYPF study tour to Illinois, a few particularly ha…
Study Tour (Chicago, IL) The Use of Student and Teacher Surveys for School Improvement
This study tour examined the use of student and teacher school climate surveys in the continuous improvement of teaching and learning.