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Jaquith, Ann; Mindich, Dan; Wei, Ruth Chung; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Learning Forward (NJ), 2010
This report is the third of a three-phase research study of teacher professional learning opportunities in the United States. In this third phase of the research, the authors conducted case studies of four professionally active states to get a deeper look at the policy frameworks that support professional development in those states. These…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Participation, Accountability, Standards
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Whitten, Elizabeth; Rodriguez-Campos, Liliana – Educational Horizons, 2003
Schools and Staffing Survey data on public school teachers from 1987-88, 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1999-2000 show the percentage of special education teachers increased; their assignment to specific disabilities decreased; more worked in resource rooms or collaborative teaching and fewer in self-contained classrooms; 85% have special education…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Diversity (Faculty), Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
McCandless, Elise; And Others – 1996
Data from the National Center for Education Statistics' 1993-94 annual Schools and Staffing Survey concerning the training of teachers of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students are summarized. LEP training was defined to include both pre-service and in-service training. In 1993-94, United States public schools enrolled over 2.1 million LEP…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Enrollment Rate