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Dai, Chifeng; Sindelar, Paul T.; Denslow, David; Dewey, James; Rosenberg, Michael S. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2007
Few studies have addressed the effects of teacher education generally, no less the specific program elements necessary to prepare competent and caring teachers. As a result, to address teacher shortages in science, mathematics, and special education, alternatives to traditional preparation have been proposed, and their development has proceeded…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Program Design, Economic Research, Teacher Education Programs
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Raymond, Margaret; Fletcher, Stephen – Education Next, 2002
Since 1990 the New York-based Teach for America (TFA) program has placed more than 7,000 teachers in some of the nation's most challenging school districts. Most TFA recruits serve in schools that qualify for funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act due to their high concentrations of students living in poverty. These…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Achievement Gains, Teacher Shortage, Statistical Significance