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Brantley, Kimberly M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Literature indicates a shortage of qualified special educators in schools across the United States. This shortage is likely to grow if current trends of attrition continue. There remains an important gap in the current literature regarding the factors that influence veteran special educators to remain in their profession. This information is…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Interviews, Social Change, Special Education Teachers
Johnston, Howard – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2008
The practice of paying students to earn good grades either in class or on standardized achievement tests has touched off a storm of controversy. Praised by some educators as a way of linking economic rewards to school performance, it is being tested in a number of large cities, such as New York, Baltimore and Chicago, as well as some smaller…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evidence, Achievement Tests, Rewards