Although post-secondary school agricultural education degree programs strive to meet the need of supplying agriculture teachers, the gap between teacher demand and supply continues to exist. The Teach Ag Campaign is a joint effort of the agricultural education profession to recruit and retain agricultural educators and encourage students to pursue…

The article explores how a dearth of job opportunities in the broader economy affects teacher quality--a key question, as teachers affect student outcomes during school and well into adulthood. It is a timely question as well, since jobseekers are likely to outnumber openings for some time. That may benefit U.S. schools and students in the long…

Faced with declining numbers of students in teacher education programs, policymakers in many states are considering new actions that might increase teacher supply. One approach that has gained increasing popularity is community colleges beginning to offer 4-year degrees in teacher education. This study explores state adoption of these programs and…

Districts across the country are facing severe shortages of teachers--especially in certain subjects (math, science, special education, career and technical education, and bilingual education) and in specific schools (urban, rural, high-poverty, high-minority, and low-achieving). The severity of the teacher shortage problem varies significantly by…

The vast majority of research and policy related to teacher quality focuses on the supply of teachers and ignores teacher demand. In particular, the important role of school principals in hiring teachers is rarely considered. Using interviews of school principals in a midsized Florida school district, we provide an exploratory mixed methods…

Prior research has established the potential for achievement gains from attending smaller classes. However, large statewide class-size reduction (CSR) policies have not been found to consistently realize such gains. A leading explanation for the disappointing performance of CSR policies is that schools are forced to hire additional teachers of…

IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE REASONS FOR FACULTY DEPARTURES FROM THE WHITE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES IN FLORIDA DURING A 2-YEAR PERIOD, A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY AND STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS WERE USED. A TOTAL OF 118 TEACHERS LEFT THESE COLLEGES. MORE TEACHERS LEFT FOR GRADUATE STUDY THAN FOR ANY OTHER CAUSE. THE NEXT MOST FREQUENT REASON WAS PROMOTION.…

This report of teacher supply and demand in Florida looks at measures of teacher shortages during the 1984-85 school year, compares the projected supply of teachers by subject field with the numbers needed during 1986-87, and then projects the demand for teachers through the end of the century. As seen in prior years, some fields showed a much…

This is the third annual report of teacher supply and demand in Florida. It looks at measures of teacher shortages during the 1983-84 school year, compares the projected supply of teachers by subject field with the numbers needed during 1985-86, and then projects the demand for teachers through the end of the century. Teacher vacancies in Florida…

This report of teacher supply and demand in Florida looks at measures of teacher shortages during the 1985-86 school year, compares the projected supply of teachers by subject field with the numbers needed during 1987-88, and then projects the demand for teachers through the end of the century. Also included are status reports on programs which…

The Florida edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the third annual look at state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers can make changes that will have a positive impact on teacher…

In accordance with Florida statutes, the state's Division of Community Colleges conducted a program review of teacher education in Florida's community colleges. Two questions were examined: (1) What role does the community college system currently play in teacher preparation and continuing education? and (2) What role should the community college…

The purpose of this study is to provide the Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education with the baseline data needed to make a valid evaluation of preservice and inservice teacher education programs. District directors and community college deans were asked to respond to a comprehensive questionnaire regarding supply and…

The three papers in this volume describe exploratory efforts to adjust state aid to local school districts so as to reflect differences in local costs unrelated to school program content. Each study is limited to an analysis of relevant data for one of the three states considered--Michigan, California, and Florida. The underlying assumption is…

Anticipated teacher shortages together with concern for increased subject matter background have contributed to the development, both nationally and in Florida, of alternative teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to teacher certification. This report includes chapters on: teacher supply and demand in the United States and in…