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Majority of States Have Teacher Layoff Policies that Prioritize Seniority Over Effectiveness, Negatively Impacting Teachers of Color
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
National
[NATIONAL] (February 28, 2023) - Educators for Excellence (E4E) and TNTP today released “So All Students Thrive: Rethinking Layoff Policy To Protect Teacher Diversity”. The report quantifies the negative impacts...
Educators for Excellence Applauds New York City’s Announced Changes to Fair Student Funding
Monday, January 23, 2023
New York
Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David Banks...
New York City Educators Applaud David Banks’ Commitment to Reforming Inconsistent School Curricula Selection Process
Thursday, January 19, 2023
New York
January 19 (New York) —Educators, school advocates, and non-profit leaders gathered at CUNY Graduate Center on Wednesday night to meet with the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education,...
CHANCELLOR DAVID BANKS TO DISCUSS SCHOOL CURRICULA, IN RESPONSE TO GROWING CONCERNS FROM EDUCATORS
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
New York
NEW YORK CITY—Chancellor David Banks will gather with educators and school advocates at CUNY Graduate Center January 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a vision for improving New York...
Educators for Excellence-Chicago Names Courtney Hrejsa Executive Director
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Chicago
“Courtney Hrejsa joins E4E-Chicago with deep expertise and demonstrated success in working with teachers across schools, nonprofit, and philanthropy to enact meaningful changes for students,” said Evan Stone, co-founder and...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Boston
Monday, October 24, 2022
Boston
October 24 (Boston) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Chicago
Monday, October 24, 2022
Chicago
October 24 (Chicago) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Connecticut
Monday, October 24, 2022
Connecticut, Connecticut – Bridgeport, Connecticut – Hartford, Connecticut – New Haven
October 24 (Connecticut) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Minnesota
Monday, October 24, 2022
Minnesota
October 24 (Minneapolis) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss and Need for High-Quality, Culturally Relevant Curricula
Monday, October 24, 2022
New York
October 24 (New York) - Today, the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in LA
Monday, October 24, 2022
Los Angeles
October 24 (Los Angeles) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change
Monday, October 24, 2022
National
October 24 (New York) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an...
New York City Educators Reveal New Survey, Pointing to Education Crisis As School Year Begins
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
New York
New York City Educators Reveal New Survey, Pointing to Education Crisis As School Year Begins August 31 (New York) – Educators gathered on the steps of City Hall for a...
NEW POLICY BRIEF REVEALS NEED TO SPECIFICALLY RETAIN TEACHERS OF COLOR, OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SO
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
National
July 27 (New York) – Despite mounting national concerns about teachers leaving the classroom, a significant majority (86%) of teachers intend to stay. However, teachers of color, who are...
Over 800 NYC Educators Call for Update On Mosaic Curriculum
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
New York
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 – NEW YORK – During the last several months, over 800 New York City educators have signed a petition calling on Chancellor David Banks to provide...
SURVEY DATA REVEALS TEACHERS BELIEVE SCHOOLS ARE NOT SUPPORTING LGBTQ+ STUDENTS
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
National
Report highlights advocacy opportunity to support building inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ students June 29 (New York) – Despite...
LA Educators, Seeking Drastic Changes to System, are the Focus of New Report About Teachers’ and Students' Needs in the Classroom
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Los Angeles
Sofia Quintanar, [email protected] Tuesday, June 14, 2022 – LOS ANGELES - Educators for Excellence, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, today released the results of their Los Angeles...
NEW CHICAGO TEACHER SURVEY REVEALS LESSONS ON TEACHER SENTIMENT AND RETENTION
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Chicago
Chicago, IL – Despite mounting national concerns about teachers leaving the classroom, a significant majority (83%) of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers intend to stay, according to...
Connecticut legislation did not pass HB5283 to fully fund education throughout the state
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Connecticut
May 4 (Hartford) — The State House and Senate did not pass school funding bill HB5283 this legislative session. Educators for Excellence - Connecticut (E4E-CT) has been actively supporting HB5283...
Educators for Excellence New Study Takes the Temperature of the American Education System from National Sample of Diverse Educators
Thursday, April 28, 2022
National
“Voices from the Classroom 2022” is The Only Survey to Examine How Educators of Color Think About the Education System in a Post-Pandemic World. Study Also...
Children’s mental health bill comes out of committee, one step closer to more SEL and mental health support in schools
Monday, March 28, 2022
Connecticut
Educators for Excellence-Connecticut Children’s mental health bill comes out of committee, one step closer to more SEL and mental health support in schools March 25 — (Hartford) Children’s mental health...
School funding bills come out of committee, one step closer to fully funding education
Friday, March 25, 2022
Connecticut
Educators for Excellence-Connecticut School funding bills come out of committee, one step closer to fully funding education March 25 (Hartford) — School Funding bill HB5283 has passed out of the...
Educators for Excellence-Boston State Director Lisa Lazare Response to Superintendent Brenda Cassellius’ Resignation
Monday, February 7, 2022
Boston
February 7 (Boston) — Educators for Excellence-Boston (E4E-Boston), a teacher-led organization, reacted to the announcement on February 7, 2022 that Superintendent of Boston Public Schools (BPS), Brenda Cassellius, would resign...
Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles Congratulates New LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Los Angeles
“As an educator, I am thrilled to have a leader who has served in the classroom and as a principal appointed to head our district,” said Joni Badar, an eighth...
Educators for Excellence-New York Congratulates David Banks on his Appointment as Schools Chancellor
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
New York
“As a New York City educator, I am beyond excited by the appointment of David Banks as the new Chancellor of our schools,” said Omar Soriano, a third grade teacher at...