>Drs. Lloyd Davis, Guerry Professor, and Ted Miller, UC
>Foundation Professor, have received $17,000 from the Public
>Education Foundation (PEF) for the first year of a three-year evaluation of
>PEF's Teacher Quality Initiative in Hamilton County Schools.
>
>The Teacher Quality Initiative provides an evaluation of teacher quality in
>local schools that will increase and improve awareness, support, and working
>conditions for teachers.  Drs. Davis and Miller will work to determine
>whether teacher quality improves based on changes in
>policy, funding, teacher salaries, and practice.   Drs. Davis and Miller will
>also participate in support activities for the project, including
>neighborhood forums, surveys, planning, and analyses of surveys.
>
>We commend Drs. Davis and Miller for their recognized work in aiding
>Hamilton County
>in recruiting and retaining the highest quality teachers for every local
>school.