Urban Teacher Education part of the Education Reform Network

Strategic partnerships

• AmeriCorps - Urban Education Service Corps (UESC).
  Professional Development Initiatives. The Nation's Voice for Urban Education, Council of Great City School.Seven urban school district and college of education partnerships, reflective of the regional and demographic diversity of the Great City Schools and the Great City Colleges, have participated in The Urban Education Service Corps (UESC) project.
• PEF and Osborne Foundation Implement Urban Masters Program
  The Osborne Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to the Public Education Foundation (PEF) to implement a master's degree program for urban educators. The PEF, who will raise an additional $500,000 for the project, will coordinate the Osborne Fellows Project.
• Program Finds New Teachers In Unexpected Places: Schools
  Recruiting highly qualified teachers to work in needy school districts isn't difficult if administrators know where to look for candidates.
• Teachers for Chicago
  Teachers for Chicago. Promising Practices.
• The National Center on Public Education and Social Policy
  � The National Center on Public Education and Social Policy (NCPE) at the University of Rhode Island is dedicated to the continuous improvement of educational and community settings. For more than twenty years our work has provided information for decision-making to promote the growth and healthy development of all children.
• The NEA Foundation
  Created by the National Education Association, The NEA Foundation empowers public education employees to innovate, take risks, and become agents for change to improve teaching and learning in our society.
• The Pre-Teaching Academy at Walton High School/Lehman College
  Initiated at Walton High School in 1984 the Pre-Teaching Academy has provided an introduction to careers in teaching through college classes and classroom internships for over 700 Walton High School juniors and seniors, 25% of whom plan to pursue, are pursuing or are engaged in teaching careers. All of the students are members of minority groups and most come from low income families.
• Urban Teacher Academy Project (UTAP)
  This site is designed to help school districts and schools, colleges, and departments of education learn about high school teaching career academies -- programs that encourage high school students to consider careers in teaching.