The California Postsecondary Education Commission convened a roundtable to begin discussing issues related to the changing role of higher education in preparing California's teachers. This report summarizes presentations by the three keynote speakers at the roundtable and provides highlights of the policy discussions among the participants. The…

This report was developed as an outcome of a conference held in April 1983 by the Council for Basic Education. It concentrated on existing and proposed solutions to the shortages of qualified mathematics and science teachers and on technological concerns. It includes suggestions proposed by participants as well as additional recommendations made…

The focus of the annual policy forum of the Mid-continent Regional Education Laboratory (McREL) in 2000 was teacher quality, focusing on teacher shortages, teacher preparation, licensure, and certification. The forum was designed to give policymakers research-based information related to policy issues and to give them opportunities to share…

This report of the American Delegation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Intergovernmental Conference on Teacher Policies is a six-part document presenting: (1) names and affiliations of the U.S. delegates; (2) an executive summary; (3) the OECD Conference Report; (4) report of the first post-conference meeting of…

Based on a two-day national networking conference composed of policymakers from the public and private sectors, this report proposes ten steps for improving teacher preparation and retention in order to upgrade the quality of education nationally and halt the growing shortage of teachers in specific subject areas. Specifically, it was proposed…

In the decade of the 1980s, education reform was dramatic and substantial in the South; virtually every state took steps to improve public education. Most raised the standards for student and teacher performance and increased teacher salaries; some instituted new remedial education programs and early childhood programs for disadvantaged children.…

In response to a growing concern regarding the supply of and demand for teachers of science and mathematics in Minnesota secondary schools, a conference was held in December 1982. It was intended to encourage collaborative initiatives among policy makers, classroom teachers, school administrators, school board members, college personnel, and…

This report summarizes the results of a consultation that addressed the issue of the state role in attempts to reduce the minority teacher shortage in the south. Participants in the consultation made suggestions that should be considered by governors, state legislatures, state education agencies, and local school districts in working with the…

The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) was designed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to provide recurrent information about public and private elementary and secondary schools, teachers, and administrators. The NCES commissioned these papers to examine the SASS and to make recommendations about its future. The following…

Position papers presented at a conference of state directors of teacher education and certification focused on the quality of educational personnel. The first paper details the need for new talent in teaching in spite of a decline in job opportunities that adversely affects the quality of the applicant pool prepared to enter the teaching…

This proceedings document from a conference on the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), which is authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), offers perspectives provided by Martha J. Fields and Thomas Hehir, on reauthorization of the IDEA. A discussion of the topic of paradigm shifts in staff development…

This conference report includes summaries of the following presentations: (1) "Overview and Opening Remarks" (Elridge W. McMillen); (2) Luncheon Address: "Diversity Equals Quality" (Joseph Vaughan); (3) "Overview of North Carolina Consortium Projects" (Nathaniel Jackson); (4) Session 1: "Academic Enhancement for…

The major objectives of this conference, a collaborative effort of various institutions and educational agencies in Kentucky and from around the United States, were to: (1) provide colleges of education with a model to increase their effectiveness in promoting the recruitment, retention, and certification of minorities in teacher education…

Some possible solutions to the shortage of faculty jobs are addressed in two papers. In "PhDs in Nonacademic Careers: Are There Good Jobs," Lewis C. Solmon evaluates the prospects for nonacademic jobs for humanists, scientists, engineers, and social scientists, based on three separate studies. Projections on the probable major of undergraduates…

This publication contains four conference addresses, responses to those addresses, and a synopsis of eight discussion group reports. The report begins with a paper on staff resources in secondary schools, then considers the problem of assessing the staffing needs of secondary schools and ensuring an adequate supply of qualified secondary teachers,…