The key element in the agreement reached between the New York City teachers’ union and the city’s Education Department last Thursday was given a closer look, as The New York Times and Gotham Schools examined the role to be played by so-called...
Printer-friendly versionThe Building a Teaching Effectiveness Network (BTEN) is bringing together leaders in education practice, policy and research to focus on developing and retaining effective teachers in our nation’s schools. BTEN partners collaborate with district, union and school leaders to focus on the needs of new teachers as they learn to teach students well, collaborate with colleagues, engage families and successfully navigate the policies and routines of their districts and schools. The goal is to learn from teachers about the challenges they deem most urgent and to work with district and union leaders who are committed to improving both the systems and specific practices that support teacher learning.
BTEN is a partnership of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the Education and Society Program of the Aspen Institute and Carnegie. It is supported by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
