Posts by Jessica Levknecht — Contributor

Jessica Levknecht has taught in DCPS schools for seven years. She completed her teaching preparation at Butler University in Indianapolis and holds an MA in International Education from GWU. In addition to her teaching duties, Jessica has worked on assessment creation and standards development for both DCPS and OSSE. She is a 2013-2014 Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellow.

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  Preventing teacher turnover, part 1: Give teachers a voice in school decision making

  EducationBy Jessica Levknecht (Contributor) April 30, 2014 5

  How can we keep good teachers from leaving DC schools? As part of the Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellowship (TPF) program, a group of DCPS and charter teachers has been meeting for the past year to formulate recommendations. This is the first part of a three-part series exploring their ideas. Teach Plus aims to improve outcomes for urban children by ensuring that more students have…  Keep reading…