Teacher Quality in At-Risk Schools
In far too many high-poverty, low-performing schools—"at-risk" schools—a large number of teachers are inexperienced, poorly prepared, and generally less qualified than the teachers in other, more successful schools.
Publications
Preparing Teachers Effectively for At-Risk Schools (2009) (
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This Key Issue includes strategies used in the preparation of beginning teachers for at-risk schools.
The Value of Reliable Data (2008) ( Adobe Reader PDF 658 KB)
America's Challenge: Effective Teachers for At-Risk Schools and Students (2007)
In the two short years since the launch of the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality , a tremendous amount of information has been compiled about the availability, recruitment, and retention of teachers for at-risk schools and students. The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality has compiled much of this learning in its inaugural biennial report, America's Challenge: Effective Teachers for At-Risk Schools and Students, which was released on October 11, 2007.
Teacher Quality in At-Risk Schools (2007)
This publication focuses on four issues associated with getting and keeping quality teachers in the schools that most need them.
Qualified Teachers for At-Risk Schools: A National Imperative (2005)
The National Partnership for Teaching in At-Risk Schools developed this report in response to the urgent need to recruit and retain quality teachers in at-risk, hard-to-staff schools.
Webcasts
America's Challenge: Effective Teachers for At-Risk Schools and Students (October 11, 2007)
In the two short years since the launch of the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality , a tremendous amount of information has been compiled about the availability, recruitment, and retention of teachers for at-risk schools and students. The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality has compiled much of this learning in its inaugural biennial report, America's Challenge: Effective Teachers for At-Risk Schools and Students, which was released on October 11, 2007.
Raising Student Achievement Through the Equitable Distribution of Teachers
On Thursday, March 30, 2006, at 2 p.m. EST, the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality hosted a live, interactive webcast that explored the topic of teacher distribution.
Teacher Turnover in At-Risk Schools: Accurate Diagnosis, Promising Solutions
On September 22, 2005, Learning Point Associates, Education Commission of the States, ETS, and the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) cohosted Teacher Turnover in At-Risk Schools, a live Webcast focused on promising solutions in teacher recruitment and retention efforts in our nation's low-performing, high-poverty schools.
Online Resources
TQ Source Tips and Tools on Teacher Quality in At-Risk Schools
Qualified Teachers for At-Risk Schools: A National Imperative
An Inaugural Report from the National Partnership for Teaching in At-Risk Schools
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