This article describes how St. Cloud State University solved a number of its growth problems, related to increased teacher education program enrollment, by utilizing a district/university partnership model that springs from an active field experience program. (IAH)

Southwest Texas State University established a project to increase university teacher educator collaboration with the public schools through a combination of needs assessment and incentives. The project was found to be not only successful but also cost effective. (CB)

A model for partnerships in teacher education between schools and universities should have four key elements for success. They are: timeliness, mutuality, trust, and results. These elements are discussed and examples given. The role of conflict as an opportunity for positive change is stressed. (MT)

The Triangle Alliance for Improvement in the Preparation of Teachers and Other Certified Personnel, is an organization of institutions of higher education and local education agencies in the North Carolina Research Triangle area. Institutes for cooperating teachers planned by the Alliance are described. (MT)

Through a cooperative agreement between the Monongalia County (WV) Board of Education and West Virginia University, music education majors are solely responsible for the music instruction of students at a Morgantown elementary school. The program is outlined. (MT)

This article depicts two cooperative efforts between Southwest Texas State University and public school systems. Results of these efforts illustrate how resources available to higher education institutions can be used to help all involved. (DF)

Efforts in West Virginia to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of teacher centers are described. (JD)

We believe that one powerful model for preparing culturally responsive teachers who are well equipped to increase family involvement is through established partnerships between universities and high-need schools. Participants in this program are involved in a variety of cross-cultural experiences in a school that serves culturally, linguistically,…

Florida State University sponsored a "Faculty-to-Faculty Meeting on Articulation Issues" in which Florida community and junior college faculty members representing various academic areas met their Florida State counterparts to discuss issues pertaining to community and junior college students' successful entry and performance at the…

The Atlanta Adopt-A-School Program provides a formal organizational system to bring together schools and community businesses, service organizations, governmental agencies, and religious groups. Specific activities and programs that have been successful in elementary, middle, and high schools are described. (MT)

The formal retraining of experienced teachers from one field or level of specialization to another is one response to problems created by changing job markets within the teaching profession. (JD)

Describes a California beginning-teacher support and assessment program, designed and carried out by a public university and two elementary school districts. discusses program strengths and challenges, changes made based on ongoing feedback and evaluation, and lessons learned during the program's first three years. Providing options and allowing…

Illustrates how a public school district and state university collaboratively developed a field-based master's degree program in elementary education that aligned both the graduate curriculum with classroom teachers' needs and district staff development with the university curriculum requirements. The article describes the program, governing…

Nationwide, the increased interest in teacher quality has been "the" topic of debate for educational policymakers, leading to a research focus on teacher certification. With the proliferation of alternative routes to teacher licensure, there is growing controversy surrounding the manner in which teachers are trained to obtain the level…

Observations and research indicate that most student teaching programs are not necessarily doing what they were designed to do. A study at Emporia State University found goals and preferred outcomes to be unclear to university supervisors and cooperating teachers. Five suggestions are made to improve field experience programs. (MT)