Minnesota Governor Targets Teacher Quality
An ambitious school improvement plan outlined by Gov. Tim Pawlenty would concentrate heavily on teacher quality in Minnesota schools, including a requirement that all districts tie annual teacher pay increases to student performance, and a mandate for tighter admission standards for teacher education programs.
The Republican governor also wants to bring midcareer professionals from other fields into teaching, especially in the shortage areas of mathematics and science, and to introduce an intensive intervention program aimed at 8th graders not yet proficient in reading or math on state tests.
The plan, which is being called the Teaching Transformation Act , is expected to crystallize into legislation over the next month. It will need the approval of the Democratic-controlled legislature, which meets again in...
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