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~ Every Student Deserves a Quality Teacher
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Right # 4 = The right to quality teachers and counselors.
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As the President and Congress promise to "Leave No Child Behind," many young people across LA County lack access to the most fundamental precondition of learning—a quality teacher. In 448 LA County schools, at least 30% of the teachers are uncredentialed. At some schools, the figures are far worse: 52% uncredentialed at 116th St in LAUSD, 65% uncredentialed at Abbott Elementary in Lynwood and 85% uncredentialed at Francis Willard Elementary in Compton. It is no coincidence, that these four schools serve low-income communities of color. Schools with high levels of uncredentialed teachers are concentrated in LA County’s poorest communities.
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- John Rogers, Associate Director of IDEA
< Haz clic para español: Maestros de calidad para todos >
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What is a Quality Teacher? Angelenos Share Stories about Teachers who Made a Difference
Cicely Morris-Bingener, a Kindergarten teacher at Woodworth Elementary interviewed an artist/teacher, a filmmaker, two civil rights lawyers, and a social worker, among others, about the teacher who made the greatest difference in his or her life.
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El Señor Eshrumpio
by Solange Castro Belcher
Teaching as an Act of Love: Towards a Revolutionary Vision of Teacher Quality
by A. Dee Williams
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Quality Teachers in Urban Schools
UCLA researchers discuss findings from their recent studies investigating the impact of quality teachers on African-American students in urban communities.
Because of the Kids: Facing Racial and Cultural Differences in Schools
by Jennifer Obidah & Karen Teel
"Through her collaboration with Jennifer, Karen discovered that her lack of familiarity and comfort with the racial and cultural differences that existed between her and her students were largely responsible for her inability to teach them effectively."
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The Search for Competent and Caring Public School Teachers: Insights from Local African American Mothers
by Camille Wilson Cooper
"The mothers’ comments reflect the fact that LAUSD officials disproportionately assign less experienced educators to traditional public schools located in the inner city."
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Supporting and Sustaining Good Teachers:
Jessica Krug and Jessica Seiden, two Santa Monica teacher support providers, reflect on how to support and sustain good teachers.
"Growth and self reflection are key ingredients to quality teaching; if teachers are not continuously learning, students are not either." |
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Lynwood Parents Research Access to Quality Teachers
Lynwood’s schools have some of the highest percentages of uncredentialed teachers in the state. Mary Johnson, Parent Director of Parent U-Turn, conducted interviews with Assemblymember Marco Firebaugh, Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald and Director of UCLA’s Teacher Education Program, Eloise Lopez Metcalfe to determine what can be done to ensure quality teachers in Lynwood. |
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 Interview with Juanita Millender-McDonald
Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald is the first woman elected to represent California’s 37th District, which includes Carson, Compton, and Long Beach. < Haz clic aqui para español >
Interview with Eloise Lopez Metcalfe
Eloise Lopez Metcalfe serves as director of UCLA's Teacher Education Program.
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No credential? Does it matter? And what can be done?
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Student Work: GIS Maps
Jordan High School Senior, Nancy Venegas, has created a map examining the relationship between uncredentialed teachers in LAUSD high schools and the unemployment rates in these communities.
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A Qualified Teacher for Every Child
A System of Teacher Quality for California: A PowerPoint Presentation (added 2/20/02)
On February 6th, UCLA Professor Jeannie Oakes, Director of the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA), delivered a PowerPoint presentation on teacher quality in Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Alliance for Student Achievement (LAAMP).
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