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Alliance for Excellent Education, 2016
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 offers several opportunities for states, districts, and not-for-profit and for-profit entities to invest in high-quality innovative teacher preparation and support new educators as they begin their careers. Title II of ESSA provides formula grants to states and local districts to support the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Teacher Education
Krasnoff, Basha – Northwest Comprehensive Center, 2015
States and districts have the flexibility to creatively use Title II, Part A funds to address teacher quality issues. Currently, three strategies predominate--class size reduction, professional development, and recruitment, induction, and retention of highly qualified teachers. Each strategy is implemented with the intention of improving teaching…
Descriptors: Class Size, Professional Development, Teacher Recruitment, Beginning Teacher Induction
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2016
Great teachers, principals, and other school leaders (collectively, educators) matter enormously to the learning and the lives of children. The Title II, Part A program is designed to provide students from low-income families and minority students with greater access to effective educators. It is critical that State educational agencies (SEAs) and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Minority Group Students
Johnson, Roy L., Ed.; Montemayor, Aurelio M., Ed. – 1991
This handbook addresses questions that school administrators may have about support assistance programs for new teachers. Following an introduction, the guide is organized into five sections. The first section describes the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Chapter 2. Section 2 examines support needs of new teachers in critical shortage…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
Cuellar, Evangelina Galvan, Ed.; Huling-Austin, Leslie, Ed. – 1991
This monograph represents efforts of individuals committed to promoting increased ethnic and cultural diversity in the teaching profession. it is organized into four sections. Section 1, "An Overview," is followed by the second section, "Nature and Need," which includes the chapters: "Defining an Ethnically Diverse…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Diversity (Institutional), Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Berry, Barnett; Buxton, J. B. – 2000
This publication focuses on the teaching quality goals and priorities of nine Southeastern U.S. states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee), reviewing each state's Title II proposals. The report highlights seven priority areas of focus for regional alliances: constructing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Teacher Certification