A new class of urban teacher leaders

With nearly 30% of urban teachers leaving the profession within their first five years, urban school districts need strategies to help retain talented and qualified teachers. Now, unique partnership between PREP-KC, UMKC and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) has lead to a innovative strategy to help meet this challenge.

This May, the inaugural class from PREP-KCs specially designed Urban Teacher Leadership Masters degree program graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. This cohort of 14 emerging teacher leaders from KCKPS completed the challenging two-year program while continuing to teach in the district. Each one also has committed to continue teaching in the district for at least four years after completing the program.

Watch this video to learn more about The Urban Teacher Leadership program, and listen to how it's positively impacting the teachers and the district.

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Education

Tags:

• Urban
• Teacher
• Leadership