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Announcing New MetLife Fellowships
TNLI was established in 1996 to connect education policy with actual classroom practice to improve student achievement. Fellows read relevant literature, participate in online dialogues, and meet regularly with policymakers. As a major part of their work, TNLI MetLife Fellows, teachers with full-time classroom responsibilities, also conduct action research studies in their classrooms and schools—addressing the direct link between policymaking and its effect on student achievement. The newest TNLI book, Taking Action with Teacher Research, was published in 2003 by Heinemann Press; and, after only three weeks in publication, the book went into its second printing! This groundbreaking document, edited by TNLI Director Ellen Meyers and TNLI Advisor Frances Rust, contains six chapters focusing on action research studies conducted by six different TNLI MetLife Fellows—as well as two additional chapters (i.e., on TNLI work and the action research process) written by Meyers and Rust. More information on this book is available on the TNLI area of Teachers Network #1 award-winning web site at: www.teachersnetwork.org/TNLI. Ellen Meyers, director of the Teachers Network Leadership Institute, relates that "this kind of teacher action research serves as the catalyst to forge meaningful conversations among parents, communities, and policymakers about what really works in education." Summary versions of TNLI action research and more information about TNLI is available online at: www.teachersnetwork.org/TNLI. Since its inception, TNLI has been the pioneer in offering the teachers' voice into the national discourse on education reform. In order to expand the TNLI model to more affiliates across the country, a TNLI Guidebook has also been published as a "how-to" for organizations interested in aligning policymaking with student learning by joining a nationwide network of affiliates with a proven track record of success. TNLI works in partnership with the Education Commission of the States (ECS), New York University Steinhardt School of Education, the Center for Teacher Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education, and the Southeast Center for Teacher Quality. Major funding for TNLI is provided by MetLife Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. TNLI is a major initiative of the Teachers Network. Teachers Network
is a non-profit organization that identifies and connects teachers who
exemplify professionalism, independence, and creativity within the public
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