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Greenberg, Julie; Walsh, Kate – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2012
This report provides information on the preparation provided to teacher candidates from teacher training programs so that they can fully use assessment data to improve classroom instruction. It follows a similar shorter report the authors released in March 2012. In this newest report, the authors have significantly expanded their initial sampling…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Literature Reviews
Ballantyne, Keira Gebbie; Sanderman, Alicia R.; Levy, Jack – National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs, 2008
In the Fall of 2007, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) established the following strategic priority: Develop policy and program recommendations to improve the professional development of English language learner…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking
Walsh, Kate; Wilcox, Danielle; Palmaffy, Tyce; Tracy, Christopher; Yiamouyiannis, Zeus; Ostermeier, Amy; Garcia, Lenore Yaffee – US Department of Education, 2004
This report presents a balanced picture of the debate on teacher quality in the U.S. and focuses on the aspects of teacher policy dealing with attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining effective teachers by synthesizing relevant research, identifying innovative and successful policy practices, facilitating exchanges of lessons among…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence