Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 Tennessee teachers are eager to increase their level of professional learning and leadership in the state, according to a report from the Hope Street Group (HSG), a national nonprofit organization known for its teacher engagement work. The report includes survey results and recommendations to...
Thursday, January 7th, 2016 The inaugural Hope Street Group North Carolina Teacher Voice Network report focuses on several topics related to Educator Effectiveness including teacher leadership and evaluation, professional development, and instructional resources. The survey results were gathered from thousands of educators across the state by...
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 “If teachers became more engaged in self-advocacy and policy development, their classrooms would reflect those changes.” These words were spoken by Angela Gunter, a Daviess County English language teacher. This year, Gunter is leading 55 teachers across southern and western Kentucky’s Green River...
October 13, 2015 Washington, DC – On Thursday at the Close It Summit 2015 in Washington, D.C., Hope Street Group will formally announce that it will lead a new collaborative effort to harness the shared learnings of key organizations in retail and adjacent sectors through a Retail...
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 “Focusing on the impact that teachers have daily on the education and the lives of the students of North Carolina will create a group of teachers that are not only invested in their school and their students, but also in the state...
Thursday, September 17th, 2015 “In the past six months I have learned how powerful the voice of teachers can be when they are shared.” These words were spoken by Karen Vogelsang, a former financial analyst turned educator and the 2015 Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Vogelsang welcomes...
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 “Education is the core our students will return to as they grow,” according to Danielle Brown, a Kindergarten Teacher in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. “Students should expect and be afforded a meaningful and beneficial educational experience, no matter where they go.” This year, Brown...
Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 “I have seen my colleagues change from seeing themselves as simple classroom teachers to becoming advocates for the entire state educational system.” These words were spoken by Ruth Ballinger, a fifteen-year veteran Special Education Resource Teacher from Kula, Maui, who welcomes this August...
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 The Hawaii State Teacher Fellows Program launched in 2014 with outstanding educators from across the state’s islands. State Teacher Fellows (STFs) have been featured in media across the state; provided feedback from thousands of their peers to the state’s Department of Education on...
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 Launched in 2013, the Kentucky State Teacher Fellows Program has the distinction of being Hope Street Group’s inaugural state fellowship program. State Teacher Fellows (STFs) across the state have worked to provide feedback from thousands of their peers to the state’s Department of...