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Goldhaber, Dan; Brown, Nate; Marcuson, Nathaniel; Theobald, Roddy – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2022
We describe the extent and predictors of staffing challenges faced by school districts in Washington state throughout the 2021-22 school year using data collected from job posting websites for districts representing more than 98% of students in the state. These data suggest that school districts in the state faced considerable challenges filling…
Descriptors: School Districts, Employment Opportunities, Recruitment, Personnel Selection
Muñiz, Jenny – New America, 2020
For many non-traditional candidates, the path into teaching is riddled with bumps and detours. They must pay for increasingly expensive coursework and certification costs, attend classes that conflict with work schedules, and forgo wages to complete unfunded student teaching requirements. These roadblocks can deter valuable local…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Nontraditional Students, Barriers, Grants
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Sandoval-Lucero, Elena; Maes, Johanna B.; Chopra, Ritu V. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2011
Learning communities are designed to increase student persistence and academic achievement and are a retention strategy to increase these outcomes for 1st-year college students. This article examines the educational outcomes for a learning community specifically designed for nontraditional Latina(o) students enrolled in a grant-funded program to…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Graduation Rate, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education