NEA Resources for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2009 Conference
Achievement Gaps
- Closing Achievement Gaps: An Association Guide (
, 743 KB, 110pp) - C.A.R.E.: Strategies for Closing Achievement Gaps
- Recruiting and Retaining Quality Teachers for High-Needs Schools (, 232 KB, 23pp)
- Resources for Breaking Down Barriers To Learning
- Students Affected by Achievement Gaps
- Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator
- Achievement Gaps Home Page
Adequate School Funding
- Volatility in Census Poverty Estimates for ESEA Title I Grants Undermines Planning, Resource Allocation (, 399 KB, 4pp)
Curriculum and Standards
- Standards: A Limited Tool for Education Improvement (, 198 KB, 4pp)
Dropout Prevention Resources
English Language Learners
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English Language Learners Face Unique Challenges (
, 105 KB, 4pp) - Promoting Educators' Cultural Competence To Better Serve Culturally Diverse Students (, 201 KB, 4pp)
Math
- Mathematics and Science for Every Girl and Boy (, 990 KB, 4pp)
National Board Certification
- A Candidate's Guide to National Board Certification 2009-10 (, 1.7 MB, 72pp)
Parent and Community Engagement
- Parent, Family, Community Involvement in Education (, 208 KB, 4pp)
- Parent Resources
Presentations on Teacher Quality and Public Education Issues
Professional Development
- Professional Community & Professional Development (, 223 KB, 6pp)
- Teaching for Understanding (, 916 KB, 42pp)
Quality Teaching and Learning Conditions
- Class Size Reduction: A Proven Reform Strategy (, 193 KB, 4pp)
- Technology in Schools: the Ongoing Challenge of Access, Adequacy and Equity (, 199 KB, 4pp)
- The Workplace Matters: Teacher Quality, Retention, and Effectiveness (, 314 KB, 6pp)
Reports and Statistics
- NEA Reports & Statistics
- Tax Structures, Economic Development Policies, and Funding for Public Education (TEF)
School Accountability and Student Assessment
- Growth Models--A More Accurate Way To Determine Student Progress (, 114 KB, 4pp)
School Readiness
- Closing the Gap through Extended Learning Opportunities (, 105 KB, 4pp)
- Early Childhood Education and School Readiness (, 199 KB, 4pp)
- Full-Day Kindergarten Helps Close Achievement Gaps (, 198 KB, 4pp)
Special Education
- Disproportionality: Inappropriate Identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children (, 232 KB, 4pp)
Teacher Licensure
21st Century Skills
- Reforming High Schools for the 21st Century-An Imperative (, 109 KB, 4pp)
Vouchers, Charter Schools and More
- Subsidizing Private Education-At Taxpayer Expense (, 228 KB, 4pp)
- Voucher Schemes: A Bad IDEA for Students with Disabilities (, 235 KB, 4pp)
- Vouchers: What Is at Stake? (, 106 KB, 4pp)
- Charter Schools: Proceed Deliberately, Monitor Diligently, and Learn What Can Be Scaled Up (, 210 KB, 4pp)
Workforce Quality
- Changing Role of School Leadership (, 283 KB, 4pp)
List of NEA Policy Papers
