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Dusseault, Bree; Michel-Herf, Nadja – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools across the country in 2020, Washington state's emergent charter sector was growing. During this time, charter enrollment was growing by 28% each year, on average, and the number of schools in operation doubled from eight to 16. The new schools that opened were planned long before the pandemic. But even…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, COVID-19, Pandemics, Enrollment
Hitt, Dallas Hambrick; Meyers, Coby V. – Center on School Turnaround at WestEd, 2017
Identifying and maintaining talent is important in any organization, but in a low-performing school, it is perhaps "the" most important component to achieving turnaround. Given the importance of teachers and leaders for students and schools, districts and states are wise to hone their efforts related to identifying, attracting,…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Identification, Personnel Selection, Principals
Aragon, Stephanie – Education Commission of the States, 2018
Districts across the country are facing severe shortages of teachers--especially in certain subjects (math, science, special education, career and technical education, and bilingual education) and in specific schools (urban, rural, high-poverty, high-minority, and low-achieving). The severity of the teacher shortage problem varies significantly by…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Supply and Demand, State Legislation
Hopkins, Megan; Schutz, Kristine M. – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The United States is facing a bilingual teacher shortage, a fact that is particularly troubling as the emergent bilingual population continues to grow nationwide. Prior research suggests that the shortage of bilingual teachers may affect the quality of instruction emergent bilinguals receive, yet little is known about the potential effects of this…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Shortage, Parent Participation, Educational Quality
Aragon, Stephanie – Education Commission of the States, 2016
This brief is the first in a series of reports examining the teacher shortage dilemma. It considers what the research says about teacher shortages and highlights recent state task force findings. Designed to guide state leaders in policy decisions, the briefs that follow examine five strategies states are using to address shortages: (1)…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Alternative Teacher Certification, Incentives, Teacher Orientation
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2017
Researchers at NIET and elsewhere have studied the effectiveness of "TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement" (TAP) in raising student achievement, improving the quality of instruction, and increasing the ability of high-need schools to recruit, retain and support effective teachers. This document provides summaries of some…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Teacher Recruitment
Zaugg, Nathan; Jarjoura, Roger – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2017
"The Mentoring Toolkit 2.0: Resources for Developing Programs for Incarcerated Youth" provides information, program descriptions, and links to important resources that can assist juvenile correctional facilities and other organizations to design effective mentoring programs for neglected and delinquent youth, particularly those who are…
Descriptors: Mentors, Guides, Program Development, Institutionalized Persons
Lindbeck, Robin; Fodrey, Brian – Journal of College Admission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to identify the current practices and future plans for using technology in admission practices at four-year colleges and universities. This study collected data through an online survey. The survey was largely quantitative but also included several qualitative questions, and focused on 12 broad categories of…
Descriptors: College Admission, Student Recruitment, Technology Uses in Education, Colleges
Thompson, Barbara; Baumann, Paul – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2011
Whether referred to as "pay-for-performance" (PFP) or "merit pay," attempting to tie educators' compensation to their performance in the classroom and students' performance on high-stakes tests has been a key component of many educator compensation reform efforts in the last five years. This issue looks at PFP systems broadly…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Charter Schools, High Stakes Tests, Educational Change
Gross, Betheny; DeArmond, Michael – Journal of School Choice, 2010
Charter schools are held up as examples of the benefits of a freer approach to hiring teachers. Most studies of charter school personnel policies, however, overlook important variation in personnel practice within the charter school sector. Examining how charter schools use recruitment timelines and teacher compensation to complete for teachers in…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Charter Schools, School Personnel, Teacher Recruitment
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1987
Recommendations presented to the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas represent both an assessment of the demographic and educational challenges faced by these states, in which minority populations will become the majority in the foreseeable future, and a call for action to deal with these challenges. The report is the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Diversity (Student)
Santiago, Deborah A., Comp. – Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2008
As the college-age Latino population continues to increase throughout the nation, meeting the country's future human capital and workforce needs make it imperative to improve outcomes for Latino students today. As public attention is focused on existing achievement gaps, educators and policymakers are seeking ways to improve educational outcomes…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Hispanic American Students, Achievement Gap
Harrison, Tenley S.; Lee-Bayha, June; Sloat, Ed – 2003
School boards associations in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas commissioned this report about K-12 education along La Frontera, the United States/Mexico border, to identify common issues and target policymaking and assistance efforts. Data were obtained from a research review and interviews and surveys of superintendents and school board…
Descriptors: Attendance, Community Characteristics, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Needs
Christian, Donna; Mahrer, Cindy – 1992
The first annual supplement to the 1991-1992 directory of two-way bilingual education programs in the United States profiles new and some existing programs in which language-minority and language-majority children are instructed in and through both languages. this volume contains data on 25 programs in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Santiago, Deborah A., Comp. – Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2006
By 2025, 22 percent of the U.S. college-age population will be Latino, a level already reached in four states: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. Meeting the country's future human capital and workforce needs make it imperative to improve outcomes for Latino students today. As public attention is focused on current achievement gaps,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Hispanic American Students, Achievement Gap