Suggests Bush Administration avoid pursing several educational policies such as alternative licensing for teachers, allowing more schools to be run by the private sector. Recommends that Bush educational policymakers push for national certification, national accreditation, making teaching a profession, and targeting support for nonperforming…

Classroom management has been shown to be the most common concern of both pre-service and experienced teachers. Research has demonstrated that effective classroom instruction in teacher education programs can alter students' views about classroom management. While copious research has been conducted on the development of teacher attitudes toward…

The purpose of this study is to understand the mathematical content proficiency middle and high school teachers have before and after their first year teaching and taking graduate coursework in the Teach for America (TFA) program, as well as what attitudes toward mathematics TFA teachers have over the first year. There was a significant increase…

This document covers the data terms used in the "VET in Schools, 2007" report. The primary purpose of this document is to help users of the report understand the specific data terms used in it. Terms that appear in the report are listed in alphabetical order with the following information provided for each: (1) Definition: a brief…

Reading problems are the most frequent referring reasons for special education evaluations. Recent changes in the law have implications for the changing role of the school psychologist, specifically the evaluation and identification of students with reading disabilities. Traditionally, the assessment of children with suspected reading disabilities…

Researchers exploring the use of language use in radiotelephony communication have tended to focus on the limitations of the non-native English user and the threats which their limited control of English may pose for aviation safety (e.g. Atsushi, 2003, 2004). Hence the recent International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) policy places the onus…

Introduction: Deficiencies in physician competence play an important role in medical errors and poor-quality health care. National trends toward implementation of continuous assessment of physicians hold potential for significant impact on patient care because minor deficiencies can be identified before patient safety is threatened. However, the…

To determine the extent to which knowledge of evidence-based reading instruction and mathematics is assessed on licensure tests for prospective special education teachers, this study drew on information provided by Educational Testing Service (ETS), the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, and National Evaluation Systems (now…

Lateral transfer (between community colleges) is second only to upward transfer (to a 4-year institution) among community college students' most common patterns of transfer. Yet, upward transfer is the focus of innumerable studies, while lateral transfer has received very little empirical attention. This study explores the occurrence and frequency…

New demands and high attrition levels of special education teachers have created a crisis for education and extensive additional stress for special education directors and principals. The critical shortage of highly qualified special education teachers has significantly increased the pressure to hire and retain them. This article discusses factors…

This article discusses the step taken by various states to create endorsements to licensing systems that would formally recognize teachers who have taken on leadership roles outside their own classrooms. Louisiana is one of a handful of states that have created or are considering adding endorsements to their state licensing systems. Illinois also…

This article presents an interview with Amy Lum Fern, Hawai'i Department of Education teacher from 1933 to 1972. Amy Lum Fern was born in Honolulu in 1909. She received her early education at Central Grammar School and later attended McKinley High School. After graduating from McKinley in 1928, she entered the University of Hawai'i, where she…

This study compares the retention rates of urban teachers in the Baltimore City Public School System who were recruited through a federal program called Teach for America (TFA) and selected alternative certification programs, with those of certified teachers and teachers who do not possess regular teaching credentials. The authors researched…

Given today's high stakes accountability for student success and the responsibility for ensuring a faculty of highly qualified teachers, the role of school administrator is significantly more demanding and complex than in the past. In these challenging times, the issue of administrator shortages in school districts has intensified. Trend data…

A major challenge to improving science education lies in the shortage of qualified science teachers. A potential solution to this challenge consists of directing the energy and talent of graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to reinvigorate science education in schools. This requires creating new, more accessible pathways for science…