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Ellyce Ann Cone – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teacher retention continues to be a concern in public education. The concerns related to this negative trend were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and schools and school districts are finding themselves in a precarious position. Many states and local school districts are creatively utilizing alternative certification methods to increase the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers, Coaching (Performance)
Julie Cohen; Emily Wiseman – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background/Context: Professional development (PD) programs have been the primary tool school districts have used to improve teachers' knowledge and skills, though the evidence is mixed on the degree to which these investments translate into improved outcomes for teachers and their students. Further, most research has tracked researcher-designed…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Public School Teachers, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Nancy Burstein; Sue Sears; Anne Wilcoxen – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2023
This study examined the long-term impact of a special education residency program in high-need urban schools on the recruitment, program completion, and hiring and retention of graduates. Findings from this study, expanding research to special education teacher preparation, are consistent with a growing body of research that suggests that a…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Residential Programs, Teacher Education
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Cramer, Gregory J.; Ryan, Dana – New Educator, 2023
This article documents a collaborative effort between university teacher educators and an urban school district in Wisconsin to address acute teacher shortages in bilingual education. The effort took shape as a Grow-Your-Own program based on the teacher residency model. Several innovations were required in program design and implementation to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Educators, College School Cooperation, Urban Schools
Chandler, Keisha La'Rae – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The retention of Black teachers in the teaching profession remains challenging due to historical events and policies, low salaries, lack of support from administrators, and other school factors. This action research study aimed to investigate, develop, and implement a retention support program for Black teachers employed in their first-fifth year…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Novices, Blacks, African American Teachers
Kaufman, Julia H.; Master, Benjamin K.; Huguet, Alice; Yoo, Paul Youngmin; Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Schulker, David; Grimm, Geoffrey E. – RAND Corporation, 2020
TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project), an organization committed to ending educational inequities by promoting the recruitment, training, and retention of high-quality teachers and school leaders, implemented its Teacher Effectiveness and Certification (TEACh) initiative in three urban school districts. Through TEACh, TNTP works with school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Teacher Effectiveness, Alternative Teacher Certification
Gerdeman, R. Dean; Wan, Yinmei; Molefe, Ayrin; Bos, Johannes M.; Zhu, Bo; Dhillon, Sonica – American Institutes for Research, 2017
Urban school districts often rely on alternative teacher certification programs to help address ongoing demands for recruiting and hiring qualified teachers. These programs offer pathways into teaching outside of traditional university-based teacher education programs. TNTP's Teaching Fellows program has been one of the most prominent alternative…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Alternative Teacher Certification, Program Implementation
Ault, Phyllis Campbell; Roccograndi, Angela; Burke, Art – Education Northwest, 2017
In 2011, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) received an Investing in Innovation (i3) Grant through the U.S. Department of Education. UAF applied for the grant to expand the predominantly rural-serving Alaska Statewide Mentor Project (ASMP) to urban settings. ASMP is a professional development initiative that supplies fully released, highly…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction, Urban Schools
Strong, Michael – Teachers College Press, 2009
A well-known authority on teacher induction programs offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date review of all recent research on the effectiveness of mentoring and induction support for new teachers. Michael Strong provides a revealing analysis of teacher induction programs and their consequences for education, teacher quality, teacher…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Mentors, Teacher Effectiveness
Ramirez, Heidi A.; Schofield, Lynne Steuerle; Black, Melissa – Urban Education Collaborative, 2009
The School District of Philadelphia (SDP), like many other urban school districts, struggles to increase its hiring and retention of experienced and highly qualified teachers in its low-performing/high-need schools. Toward the goal of improving teacher quality and the experience balance, particularly in hard-to-staff schools, the Philadelphia…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Selection, Urban Schools, School Districts
Steven Glazerman; Allison Seifullah – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2012
In 2007, using funds from the federal Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) and private foundations, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) began piloting its version of a schoolwide reform model called the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP). Under the TAP model, teachers can earn extra pay and take on increased responsibilities through promotion (to mentor…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Teacher Promotion, Mentors
Stallings, Jane A. – 1991
Models for preparing teachers to work knowledgeably and effectively with diverse populations are needed. The primary purpose of the Learning to Teach Diverse Populations project (Houston, Texas) is to reduce the drop-out rate of new teachers assigned to inner-city schools by training student teachers in a supportive inner-city school environment.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
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Eddy Spicer, David; Dede, Chris – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2006
This case study describes an effort to design and pilot an interactive, Web-based, district-wide "professional support portal" to support new teacher retention and professional growth in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The study reviews the overarching goals of this program and focuses, in particular, on an account of the nature and kinds…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, College School Cooperation, Web Sites, Educational Technology