California's Teacher Trainee Certification Program places responsibility for preparation of teacher trainees on local school districts with collaboration from institutions of higher education. The Professional Development Plan is reviewed and implications of alternative certification are developed. (MT)

For the past decade, as concerns over the quality of California schools have risen, state policymakers have sought ways to strengthen the state's teacher workforce. In the face of teacher shortages, numerous policy efforts have focused on preparing, recruiting, and retaining fully qualified teachers. The results of these policies have been…

Because of advances in psychotropic medications, psychiatric rehabilitation methods, the implementation of civil rights legislation, and empowerment movement of consumers with psychiatric disabilities, students with mental illnesses are increasingly able to access and complete higher education. Disability services offices on college campuses can…

By 2025, 22 percent of the U.S. college-age population will be Latino, a level already exceeded in four states: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. However, today, only seven percent of Latinos ages 18 to 24 have an associate's degree or higher compared to 9 percent of African Americans, 16 percent of white, and 25 percent of Asians of the…

THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN COMPENSATORY EDUCATION WAS DISCUSSED. THE VOLUNTEER WORKER PLACED ON FILE IN THE COMPENSATORY OFFICE, HIS NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, NAME OF SCHOOL ASSIGNED TO, AND JOB DESCRIPTION. JOBS WERE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO COULD TEACH IN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, WHO COULD TUTOR ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND ADULT…

Nationwide, widespread application shortages exist for high school principals. A 1998 Association of California School Administrators study of 11 representative districts found that positions went unfilled due to stress, salary, and shortage of qualified candidates. Dealing first with contextual concerns, then with personnel and institutional…

Hugh Burkett, director of The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, recently was asked to give the keynote speech at On the Right Track 4, an annual school improvement symposium for California school practitioners. In this month's newsletter, Dr. Burkett shares highlights from his remarks. He sets forth six things that should…

In this article, the authors highlight an issue in science education facing many university and college science departments: hiring faculty who can bring to the department specialized expertise in science education. To begin to address this issue, a collaborative team of tenure-track faculty--all of whom are primarily trained in science and have…

California created the Teaching as a Priority (TAP) Program to increase the proportion of fully certified teachers in low performing schools. TAP funding to attract and retain fully certified teachers in these schools was to be disbursed through the schools at the individual level (e.g., signing bonuses) and school level (e.g., funds for…

Describes a collaboration model to credential classroom aides (involving local school districts, community colleges, and a state college) that addresses identification, recruitment, education, and socialization issues concerned with teacher certification. Discusses three methods attempting to increase the number of minority students in the…

The current emphasis on best practices for school-based health and mental health programs brings with it the demand for evaluation efforts in schools. This article describes the challenges of launching a successful school program and evaluation, with lessons learned from three projects that focus on intimate partner violence. The authors discuss…

Reports on increasing efforts of universities, especially those in states where racial preferences in admissions have been outlawed, to recruit more minority students by soliciting transfer students from local community colleges. Some institutions are easing admissions policies for transfer students, holding "diversity fairs," and…

The shortage of principals in California is examined in this article. While the data show that there is not a shortage of individuals having the necessary credential to hold the position, often there are not enough applicants for principal positions. Reconceptualizing and restructuring of principal positions are emphasized as potentially correct…

This quarterly report of the Faculty and Staff Diversity (FSD) Unit of the Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges presents the 1988-89 objectives of the unit and the actions taken to meet them during the first quarter of the year. The objectives include: (1) the analysis of FSD expenditures by districts during 1988-89; (2) the…

AN INVESTIGATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE COMMISSION INTO THE PRACTICES OF THE OAKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT. BASIC WAS THE PREMISE THAT ANY TEACHER OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WHO ABUSES HIS TRUST BY LIMITING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, BECAUSE OF PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF WHAT THEY CAN OR CANNOT LEARN, BASED ON THEIR RACE, COLOR, OR…