Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize the key findings from a critical review of
relevant US research to determine whether teachers, on average, improve in their …

One of the most pressing issues facing policymakers is how to staff classrooms with a stable
teaching force responsive to complex student needs and the growing demands of the …

This article describes teacher education in jurisdictions around the world that have well-
developed systems for teacher development. It examines teacher education policies and …

This article summarizes the results of an exploratory research project that investigated what
demographic trends and changes have, or have not, occurred in the elementary and …

Has the elementary and secondary teaching force changed in recent years? If so, how?
Have the types and kinds of individuals going into teaching changed? Have the …

Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes
depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the …

Has the elementary and secondary teaching force changed in recent years? And, if so, how?
Have the types and kinds of individuals going into teaching changed? Have the …

In the last two decades, there has been unprecedented controversy and debate about
teacher education in the US among policymakers and the general public. Although …

This book answers a simple question: How would one redesign the American education
system if the aim was to take advantage of everything that has been learned by countries …

Desegregation marked the beginning of a long period of loss of Black teachers within the
profession. First, Black teachers were not hired in desegregated schools, and then as other …