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Under the recent Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title II money can now be used to establish state-wide Master Teacher programs modeled after MƒA. With this funding opportunity now available, reporter Jim Haug at Title I Admin sought out MƒA President John Ewing to learn how Master Teacher programs recognize and reward excellence in the classroom and reduce teacher turnover and to hear Dr. Ewing’s suggestions for setting up a STEM master teacher program:
MƒA helped serve as a model for the law, Ewing said. The MƒA program in New York City has created a guide for states and other organizations to set up their own programs.
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The Master Teacher program is intended as professional enrichment offered in an "ideal environment you would hope for in the best universities," Ewing said. "The point of the program is to make teaching more exciting for (teachers), give them opportunities, make them feel more professional. Therefore, keep them teaching longer."
Read the full article in Title I Admin.