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NY Times: At Charter Schools, Short Careers By Choice

Ron Thorpe, president and CEO of the National Board, is quoted in this article on the importance of a career path for all teachers that builds toward accomplished practice. New York Times, Motoko Rich, August 27, 2013. Article

Letter to the Editor (EdWeek): Science Standards Offer Start on Promising Road

Ron Thorpe, president and CEO of the National Board, and Stanley Litow, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs at IBM, highlight TeachersTryScience.org, a portal of online videos and resources that helps teachers bring science to life for their students. August 21, 2013. Article (Premium subscription to EdWeek may be required.)

Mississippi Governor Announces Grant to Help More Teachers Achieve National Board Certification

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant announced a partnership with the National Board that will help put many more teachers in the state on a path to National Board Certification. The work is being funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. WJTV News Channel 12, August 1, 2013. Article

Bloomberg EDU: Interview with Ron Thorpe and Lee Shulman on teacher preparation

Jane Williams speaks with Ron Thorpe, president & CEO of the National Board, and Lee Shulman, professor emeritus at Stanford University School of Education and past president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Listen (Interview is in the second segment of the program.)

Op-Ed: Creating a Coherent Trajectory to Accomplished Teaching

Commentary by Ron Thorpe on teacher preparation published in Education Week’s "OpEducation" series, June 10, 2013. Subscription required. Article

Transforming Schools to the Highest Standards

Education Talk Radio’s Larry Jacobs interviews Alabama educators about the Take One! school transformation initiative in Jefferson County, May 16, 2013.  Listen

National Board Certified Teachers are an ‘untapped resource’

NYSUT, Sylvia Saunders, May 3, 2013. Article

Good 100: Meet Geneviève DeBose, Pushing Education Reform Forward

Good Magazine, April 27, 2013. Article

National Teacher of the Year Noted for Robotics, Resourcefulness

Education Week Teacher, Liana Heitin, April 23, 2013. Subscription required. Article

Former Gov. Bob Wise Congratulates Teachers

Parkersburg (W.Va.) News and Sentinel, Jody Murphy, April 18, 2013. Article