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Viadero, Debra – Education Week, 2009
An important new book on improving the stagnant graduation rates of the nation's public colleges and universities suggests that one reason so many academically talented students leave college without a diploma may be that they enroll in schools for which they are overqualified. Authors William G. Bowen, Matthew M. Chingos, and Michael S. McPherson…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Graduation Rate, Talent, Qualifications
American Institutes for Research, 2005
The Transition to Teaching (TTT) program is described in Part C, Innovations for Teacher Quality, Subpart 1, Chapter B of the "No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act." Its purposes are "(a) to recruit and retain highly qualified mid-career professionals (including highly qualified paraprofessionals) and recent graduates of an institution…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Qualifications, Grants, Teacher Effectiveness