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DiCamillo, Lorrei – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2020
Teach for America (TFA) collaborates primarily with universities in most of its 53 regions throughout the United States, yet there is little research that examines these partnerships. This qualitative interview study explored how TFA Corps Members (CMs) perceived their learning in a small college's graduate teacher education program and how…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Teacher Certification
Perkins, Bettye – American Educator, 2016
In a country with an increasing population of nonwhite students, there are far too few teachers of color. The numbers are particularly distressing when it comes to finding male teachers of color, who are essential role models for black boys. As a result, black and Latino children sitting in classrooms with white teachers, day after day and year…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, African American Students
Myung, Jeannie; Martinez, Krissia; Nordstrum, Lee – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2013
Building a stronger teacher workforce requires the thoughtful orchestration of multiple processes working together in a human capital system. This white paper presents a framework that can be used to take stock of current efforts to enhance the teacher workforce in school districts or educational organizations, as well as their underlying theories…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Instructional Improvement, Faculty Development, Improvement Programs
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Cercone, James – English Education, 2009
The history between Cheektowaga Central and the University at Buffalo illustrates the benefits of forming long-term collaborative relationships between teacher education programs and local schools. In 1998, the author was approached by Suzanne Miller regarding the possibility of Meg Callahan, then a doctoral student at the University at Buffalo,…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Suburban Schools
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Shulman, Vivian; Armitage, Deirdre – New Educator, 2005
This study describes a program at an urban public college that recruits non-education majors into teaching. The "Teaching Scholars Initiative" pays college students, in particular in the areas of mathematics and science, to work in high need New York City classrooms to assist teachers and their students, and gives these college students…
Descriptors: College Students, Public Colleges, Teacher Recruitment, Urban Schools
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Alliance Releases Teacher Paper: Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers; (2) A…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Master Teachers, Minority Groups, Public Education
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Hines, S. Maxwell; Murphy, Maureen; Pezone, Michael; Singer, Alan; Stacki, Sandra L. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2003
The Hofstra University New Teachers' Network offers a multifaceted approach to university-based support for new teachers that also enhances the experience of students in its preservice teacher education program. This model is rooted in relationships that develop during preservice teacher education programs and has been successful at recruiting and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Characteristics, Discourse Communities
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) States Showing Some Reading Improvements: Early Grades Raise Scores, but Older Students Continue to Struggle; (2)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Choice, Public Education, Newsletters