Both Ohio's state leadership and its foundation community recognized that, to move forward in a global economy, Ohio would need a highly trained workforce that would attract high tech companies to the state. Though STEM shortages have been a pervasive problem for decades, with the election of a new Governor in 2008, there was call to action from…

The Cooperative College Registry was the pioneer venture of a group of committed Protestant denominations in behalf of their related colleges and universities. It spoke to an urgent need created by an imbalanced academic labor market--a severe teacher shortage. It dealt on a nationwide basis with potential teachers, thus increasing visibility of…

The author describes a program designed to place teachers in short-term positions in local businesses and industry, which plan would act as a motivation device in the wake of Proposition 13, and would ascertain whether teacher skills are sufficient to be employable outside of education. (KC)

This State of Mississippi annual evaluation report on programs, projects, services, and activities funded in whole or in part under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I is organized into 10 parts. Part 1 is an "Introduction." Part 2 specifies the "Number of School Districts and Participants.""Total Allocation and…

This document provides specific information about the design and implementation of the student teaching component of the Early Childhood Education program at the Pennsylvania State University. The core of the program is the study of three developmental theories -- behaviorist, cognitive-interactionist, and maturationist -- and the performance of…

Positive and negative aspects of assigning faculty in nursing specialties to teach foundations or basic nursing skills courses are discussed. Students' reactions to nursing specialists' instruction are also examined. Recommendations are made for duplicating the positive outcomes of a multidisciplinary faculty mix. (MF)

Documented shortages of secondary mathematics and science teachers have occurred over a decade. Yet a program developed to enable individuals with academic preparation in mathematics and/or science to become teachers encountered difficulty in placing the students in paid teaching internships. Although benefits to school districts for participating…

Documented shortages of secondary mathematics and science teachers have occurred for over a decade. Yet a program developed to enable individuals with academic preparation in mathematics and/or science to become teachers encountered difficulty in placing the students in paid teaching internships. Although benefits to school districts for…

Information is presented on activities that colleges and universities are undertaking to recruit and retain promising young faculty members. Educators were asked to nominate appropriate programs, and certificates of achievement and cash awards were made to 10 of the 115 universities and colleges submitting information. The efforts of the 115…