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Who We Are
The Teaching Policy Fellows program is an initiative of a highly reputable Education Research and Policy Center that is designed to bring teachers into the center of education policy dialogue. In fall 2007, a group of 16 outstanding early-career teachers, who currently teach in urban public schools and charter schools within the greater Boston area were selected. They teach a range of grades and subjects and have between 3 and 7 years of classroom experience. This group has committed to serve a two-year appointment with the Center. We believe they have the potential and passion to serve as a powerful voice for their generation in the teaching profession.

Purpose
The initiative is a response to growing evidence that promising, early-career teachers are leaving the profession— and particularly urban schools— in ever-increasing numbers. Our ability to meet the ambitious goals we have established for student performance depends on a pipeline of teachers building experience and committing to stay on as classroom leaders through a second stage of their careers. The future of public education depends on those just starting their careers now, and we seek to give voice to these very teachers. More about the initiative can be found in an [|Education Week article] issue in April 2008.

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 * Hard-to-Staff Schools
 * Licensure and Evaluation
 * Pension reform
 * Sustainability

Policy 101
The first year of fellowship entitled an overview of educational policy that would provide teachers with a background on the history of educational policy in America, the large themes within policy, and how policy is written and brought to fruition. The links below detail the issues and associated readings that were at the heart of this "course."

Teacher Workforce Teacher Leadership Teacher Compensation Future of Reform

Policy Resources and Links