Teach Plus focuses on issues that are central to building a modern teaching profession that better meets the needs of low-income and minority students.
Teachers in our programs have advanced new ideas and helped to secure policy changes on the following issues:
Defining Effective Teaching and Reforming Teacher Evaluation
Teachers’ Views on Measuring Effectiveness: Principles for Implementation of State and District Reforms
A report commissioned by the Aspen Institute and New Leaders for New Schoolsby Christina Porter, Boston Teaching Policy Fellow, and Jim Larson, Indianapolis Teaching Policy Fellow
Teacher Evaluation Reform in Massachusetts: Recommendations from Greater Boston Teachers
A report calling for reform of the teacher evaluation system in Massachusetts.by the Boston Teaching Policy Fellows 2009-2011 cohort
Student Access to Effective Teachers
Assessments Teachers Can Believe In
Ten Recommendations from Greater Boston Teachers
by Boston Teaching Policy Fellows, 2009-2011
Ready for the Next Challenge: Improving the Retention and Distribution of Excellent Teachers in Urban Schools
A report proposing a cohort model for staffing underperforming schools. The proposal was later implemented as T3: Turnaround Teacher Teams.by the Boston Teaching Policy Fellows 2007-2009 cohort
The Cost of Loyalty: Teachers' Stay-or-Leave Decision in the Indianapolis Public Schools
A report on how to eliminate the disincentives for building a teaching career in the Indianapolis Public Schoolsby the Indianapolis Teaching Policy Fellows 2009-2011 cohort and Teach Plus Staff
Retaining Effective Teachers in Staff Reductions
Indianapolis teachers play a role in advancing Indiana Teacher Quality Reform Bill
The Domino Effect: How Seniority-Based Reassignment Impacts Teachers and Students
A report calling for more equitable hiring and layoff decisions in the Indianapolis Public Schools.by the Indianapolis Teaching Policy Fellows 2009-2011 cohort
