Now, before anyone gets too excited (or put off) regarding the title of this article, let me say that there is much in this series that deserves praise. The group included previous critics James McPherson, Gordon Wood, Victoria Bynum, and James Oakes, along with a new signature from Sean Wilentz. Main: (718) 233-2800 Fax: (718) 643-9202. The Truth Project (TTP) is a 12-part DVD series produced by Focus on the Family to encourage Christians in an understanding of a biblical worldview, and especially its application for their lives. Main: (718) 233-2800 Fax: (718) 643-9202. Over the last few years, many people have watched and enjoyed The Bible Project videos and started to use them more in teaching. “They might have pointed out how irresponsible it … Having worked as a trainer for both organizations, I generally liked working for TNTP more than TFA. It helps urban school districts and states recruit and train new teachers, staff challenged schools, design evaluation systems, and retain teachers who have demonstrated the ability to raise student achievement. The New Teacher Project (TNTP), a nonprofit that runs teaching fellows programs in 14 states, attracted almost 44,500 applicants in 2009, a 29 percent increase over the previous year … New York, NY 10018. New evidence suggests that poor teachers can learn to be good ones. A controversial federal proposal to improve monitoring of teacher-preparation programs had drawn more than 2,300 public comments by the end of January, with the overwhelmingly critical feedback reflecting coordinated opposition from higher education officials and assorted policy groups. If you have a media inquiry, please contact us using the form to the right. The teachers have many other tasks other than teaching their subject matter, which makes it … New York, NY 10018. I found the TNTP trainees to be more mature and more committed to education as many of them were ‘career changers’ and planned to be long term teachers. So it’s somewhat surprising that Dan Weisberg, the president of TNTP — an education reform-oriented organization previously called The New Teacher Project — was on Capitol Hill this week pushing back against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to Title II funding, a large share of which goes to teacher professional development. There are, however, some serious problems. If you have a media inquiry, please contact us using the form to the right. The New York Times’ 1619 Project entered a new phase of historical assessment when the paper published a scathing criticism by five well-known historians of the American Revolution and Civil War eras. Across America, midcareer professionals like Wasiak are trading the private sector for public schools, thanks in part to alternative certification programs aimed at placing teachers in high-need schools—fast.