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Boggess, Laurence B. – American Educational Research Journal, 2010
This two-site, qualitative case study examined how the Chicago and Boston Public School Districts alternatively prepared new teachers through partnerships with private, nonprofit urban teacher residencies. Drawing on urban regime analysis and resource dependence theory, the study asked how the reform partners defined "teacher quality"…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Competencies
Berry, Barnett; Montgomery, Diana; Snyder, Jon – Center for Teaching Quality, 2008
The Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), in partnership with the Aspen Institute and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), has been investigating the urban teacher residency (UTR) -- an innovative response to the longstanding challenges of how to recruit, prepare, and retain bright and capable teachers for…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Urban Schools, Alternative Teacher Certification
Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), 2008
The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Education in the Urban Context (Ed Lambert); (2) An Interview with Paul Reville, Massachusetts Secretary of Education; (3) Communities In Schools of Chicago (Jane…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Book Reviews, Dropout Prevention, Newsletters
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Murrell, Peter C. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2006
The increasing racial, cultural, and ethnic diversity among the populations attending urban schools poses a significant challenge to providing quality public education. Similarly, few would dispute that, in order to meet this challenge effectively, teachers must acquire the cultural competency for creating productive and inclusive learning…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Competencies, Urban Education, Public Education