CREATE institutions

Description

The Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education (CREATE) is a multi-system educational research consortium focusing on issues of teacher preparation and teacher quality. CREATE is comprised of 30 teacher education institutions associated with the state's five largest university systems. The mission of CREATE is to improve the quality and effectiveness of teacher preparation programs in Texas universities through research and development that focuses on teacher education practices and the effects of these practices on public school improvement. The primary funding for CREATE has come from the Houston Endowment, augmented by substantial support from the Sid W. Richardson Foundation.

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'My Preoccupation Now is This Plan'.(International)(Salam Fayyad )(Interview) Newsweek; 11/2/2009 ...do something similar for the Palestinians, to create institutions that will enable them to declare a state in two...Ramallah. Excerpts: WEYMOUTH: So you have a plan to create institutions and a state within two years? FAYYAD: We've... ...more

California Split.(Pre-Gay L.A.: A Social History of the Movement for Homosexual Rights)(Book review) The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide; 11/1/2009 ...homosexuals," wanted to fight for civil rights, while the second, calling themselves "homophiles," wanted to create institutions dedicated to the study and advancement of what they viewed as their distinct subculture. Slater was a member of... ...more

FINE Gael claimed former Bank of England policymaker Prof Willem Buiter (left) as a supporter of its banking policies after he said that setting up a "bad bank" such as the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) was a "big mistake.". Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 10/22/2009 ...better than nothing", the Irish government should have gone for a "good bank" solution. "Basically, you create institutions out of the good assets of the banks; you transfer all the unsecured creditors into a bad bank with the bad assets... ...more