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eSchool News
12/5/2011
The initial phase of the project is focused on the movement’s first three years and first 20,000 teachers. Carnegie Corporation is working with the U.S. Department of Education to leverage public dollars to support the goals of 100Kin10.
While many districts are cutting teaching positions, STEM fields, especially math and science, remain high-need—just as they were before the nation’s economy began to struggle, said Talia Milgrom-Elcott, program officer for urban education at Carnegie Corporation.
100Kin10 is not a teacher-training initiative, Milgrom-Elcott said, but rather is “facilitating a commitment to action” by inviting partner organizations to step up and apply their best thoughts to the movement.
The movement currently has more than 80 cross-sector organization partners spread over four categories. Funding partners pledge funds that can be allocated to any of the movement’s activities. Groups that commit to helping “increase the supply” will work to recruit and prepare more excellent STEM teachers. Commitments in the “Retain Excellence” category develop and keep great STEM teachers in schools across the nation. And “Build the Movement” commitments support innovation, growth, and quality in the 100Kin10 initiative.
