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Matthias Fischer; Kerri Tobin – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Because housing instability can make it difficult for students to attend school, students experiencing homelessness (SEH) may become chronically absent. For this reason, SEH have lower graduation rates than their housed counterpants. Germany's second-chance schools give students an opportunity to catch up on their learning so they can take final…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Foreign Countries, Attendance, Barriers
Beck, Jori S.; Hinton, KaaVonia; Butler, Brandon M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Teacher leadership recently has gained prominence as an important method for school improvement and reform, yet the ranks of teacher leaders do not match the racial and ethnic diversity of the students they serve. Jori S. Beck, KaaVonia Hinton, and Brandon M. Butler conducted a study of teacher leadership that garnered almost 800 survey responses…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Minority Group Teachers
Bates, Meg S.; Phalen, Lena; Moran, Cheryl – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Many teachers are turning to online professional development to meet their learning needs, but the vast array of available opportunities may be overwhelming. This article provides a framework for making sense of common online teacher learning opportunities. It also suggests situations where online professional development may be most useful and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Educational Opportunities, Best Practices
Duncan, Greg J.; Murnane, Richard J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
Can the nation's schools meet today's challenge of providing all students with the skills they will need to thrive in the rapidly changing economy and society of the 21st century? The authors point out in this article that a large percentage of children, overwhelmingly from low-income families, end their formal schooling without the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Equal Education, Skill Development, Disadvantaged