This article describes how, in the face of staff shortages and teacher turnover, Worcester (Massachusetts) Public Schools is supporting multiple avenues to recruit and retain quality educators in the district. High-quality professional learning is one of those avenues for ensuring a strong and stable workforce. The district's Office of Curriculum…

While systematic documentation of the content of school psychologists' job descriptions is just beginning, a critical question is how this information might be useful in attempting to improve job recruitment efforts. It is important to understand that job descriptions reflect the formal/written expectations that school districts have for their…

Analysts seldom include interaction terms in their meta-regression model, which can introduce bias if an interaction is present. We illustrate this by reanalysing a meta-regression study in acute heart failure. Based on a total of 285 studies, the 1-year mortality rate related to acute heart failure is considered and the connection to the…

Even though the proportion of individuals who are not equipped to participate in online surveys is constantly decreasing, many surveys face an under-representation of individuals who do not feel IT literate enough to participate. Using experimental data from a probability-based online panel, we study which recruitment survey mode strategy performs…

Teacher turnover in international schools is high and recruiting new teachers is a costly endeavor. The purpose of this qualitative, exploratory case study was to examine the personal and professional experiences of expatriate international teachers at international schools to develop a deeper, more heuristic understanding of the international…

This qualitative study explored the perceptions, challenges, and lived experiences of women, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, holding executive level leadership positions to inform tailored support strategies. As female educators aspire to higher levels of leadership in schools and districts, limited avenues of structured informal and formal…

This report examines the best practices implemented at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) teacher preparation programs, which result in these institutions being significant producers of Black teachers for America's public education system. This report builds on the HBCU teacher preparation program scholarship by providing a…

Alzheimer's disease (AD)-focused recruitment research registries can help identify eligible participants for AD studies, but registry participation is limited among racial and ethnic groups most at risk for AD. Using the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA), this study is part of a larger project to design theory-based persuasive recruitment messages…

The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce met to hear testimony on "Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America's Educators." Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Aaron Bean, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary,…

A nationwide shortage of qualified special educators has led to a push for alternative ways to recruit and retain special educators, including apprenticeship and residency programs. This article describes a residency program in New Hampshire that provides housing to teachers who are working on their special education endorsements at a local…

Teacher shortage is reported to be a challenge worldwide. In a recent report, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported the need for some 44 million new teachers in schools to reach the Agenda 2030 targets. Attracting, recruiting and retaining new teachers is difficult in relation to both geographical areas…

We assessed the level of internationalization of Russian universities by different criteria, determined the influence of the indicators of internationalization on the attractiveness of universities and their competitiveness, identified the problem aspects of the considered process, and substantiated recommendations for their resolution. The study…

Academic library literature contains several studies on the experience of autistic students navigating the world of higher education and its libraries. However, very little is published on the employment experiences of autistic academic librarians. This study attempts to examine employment barriers for autistic people currently or previously…

The authors describe an initiative between an urban public school district, a city college, and a college of education to establish a pipeline of teachers of color from and for the school district. The qualitative research occurred during the teacher candidates' participation in a community immersion program. Centering the teacher candidates'…

The shortage of qualified teachers has become a growing concern across the United States. Teacher licensure reciprocity policies vary among all states and licensure types. The impact of these policies on recruiting qualified teachers is not yet fully understood. This study aimed to explore the relationship between teacher licensure reciprocity…