Urban Teaching Academies
NCTAF - MetLife Foundation Announce Urban Teaching Academies
On March 7, 2006, the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future recognized three sites as "NCTAF - MetLife Foundation Urban Teaching Academies." The three sites are California State University in Long Beach, California; Chicago's Academy for Urban School Leadership in Chicago, Illinois; and Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.
With support from the MetLife Foundation, NCTAF awarded $50,000 grants to each of the three programs to recognize and support their innovative work to improve the preparation and transition of new teachers into high-need urban schools.
Below you will find a detailed description about each program:
For an overall description about NCTAF's concept of the Urban Teaching Academy, read our "Frequently Asked Questions" document.
To view pictures from the event, click on the links below:
- See the UTA announcement with opening remarks being made by MetLife Foundation President Sibyl Jacobson.
- See the panelists and NCTAF staff who participated in the announcement. (From left to right, they are: Tom Carroll, NCTAF President; Chaunte Killingworth, MSU Teacher Candidate; Nooshin Sarabakhsh, Current Teacher & CSULB Master's Degree Candidate; Sec. Richard W. Riley, NCTAF Co-Chair and former U.S. Secretary of Education; Kathleen Fulton, NCTAF's Director of Reinventing Schools for the 21st Century; and Dr. Jarvis Sanford, Principal at Dodge Renaissance Academy, an AUSL teacher training site.)
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