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Download full textKimmel, Lois; Sindelar, Paul; Rosenberg, Michael; Mason-Williams, Loretta – Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis is certain to have significant and enduring consequences for all sectors of public education. Although most of these consequences are negative and dire, at least two offer hope. First, appreciation for the work teachers do has grown; second, for the recently unemployed, teaching may become a more desirable occupational option.…
Descriptors: Career Change, Teaching (Occupation), Career Choice, Alternative Teacher Certification
Direct linkKamman, Margaret; Sindelar, Paul; Hayes, Lindsey; Colpo, Amy – Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform Center, 2021
Schools and districts facing teacher shortages often have few options for filling vacant special education teacher positions. Although the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that special education teachers be fully licensed when beginning to teach, many special education teachers receive their certification through…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Effectiveness
Mason-Williams, Loretta; Rosenberg, Michael; Kimmel, Lois; Sindelar, Paul – Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, 2020
Districts trying to address budgets and service delivery uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 crisis may minimize priority on collaborations with local educator preparation programs (EPPs). In fact, school districts may shy away from welcoming preservice teacher candidates, avoiding what they perceive as an added burden on overtaxed teachers and…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Public Health, Crisis Management, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedMyers, Jonté A.; Gilbert, Kacey; Sindelar, Paul – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2020
Persistent teacher shortages have led states to promulgate policies to support alternative pathways into teaching and hence supplement supply. Such alternatives may differ from traditional preparation in many ways, but each tends to tap non-traditional participants. Currently, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Compliance (Legal), Federal State Relationship, Special Education Teachers
DeMonte, Jenny; Holdheide, Lynn; Sindelar, Paul – Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform Center, 2016
Right now, many states and districts are struggling to fill teaching positions. Between 2009 and 2015, enrollment in teacher preparation programs fell by 35% and the number of program completers fell by 18%, meaning fewer teachers are entering the field. Teacher attrition, including all teachers who leave the profession for any reason, is just…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Teacher Supply and Demand, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Boe, Erling E.; deBettencourt, Laurie U.; Dewey, James; Rosenberg, Michael; Sindelar, Paul; Leko, Christopher – Exceptionality, 2013
After decades of growth, the number of special education teachers (SETs) has begun to decline. In 2009, U.S. schools employed 13% fewer SETs than in 2006. The number of annual new hires of SETs also dropped dramatically in some states. The onset of these declines predated the economic downturn of 2008 and resulted in part from a steady decline…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Public School Teachers, Teacher Supply and Demand, Economic Climate
