In today's challenging educational system, teachers experience burnout faster than a speeding bullet. Why do teachers leave schools? It is incumbent upon school administrators to implement effective programs to attract and keep quality teachers. The purpose of this article is to explore the reasons for teacher turnover. The authors explore key…

This report focuses on the critical relationship between the presidents and governing boards of this nation's higher education institutions. At the outset of the 21st century, colleges and universities face an array of daunting challenges. To name a few: intense global competition, rapid technological advancements, changing demographics,…

What does research tell about how private colleges can thrive in the future? What has changed in recent years to make it easier or more difficult for small colleges to attract students? What trends or insights can aid private colleges? This article provides a snapshot of the needs and desires of the college-bound student, as well as a longitudinal…

Recognizing the critical role that early childhood educators play in the lives of California's children and families, First 5 California commissioned in 2004 a statewide and regional study of the early care and education (ECE) workforce in licensed child care centers and licensed family child care homes. The overall goal of the study was to…

This book contains edited versions of papers presented at a conference held at The Open University. The papers provide significant evidence of the depth of the problem of supply and retention of teachers of mathematics, and discusses the need for a structural review of the recruitment, selection, and training of teachers of mathematics. The…

In 1998 South Carolina state legislation established the Teacher Specialist on Site (TSOS) program, to assign teacher specialists to school districts designated as below average or unsatisfactory. The need for TSOS has grown each year, and despite varied recruitment efforts, many vacancies exist. Concerns that vacancies would disproportionately…

This report presents actions states can take to help ensure that they have a highly qualified teacher in every career/technical classroom. In order to meet this goal, states may need to rethink their approach toward recruitment by developing a system to enroll interested and capable high school and college students in a career/technical teacher…

This issue of Graduate Focus provides a brief status report on ethnic diversity at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). It includes an overview of relevant institutional data and notes various issues, concerns, and current activities. In graduate programs, UCLA designates as underrepresented minorities domestic students of…

This report examines the 2000 teacher labor market in each Australian state and territory, projects demand and supply for teachers to 2003 (and up to 2010), and considers issues likely to impact the balance between demand and supply. Information comes from state and territory education authorities and other sources. During the 1990s, Australia's…

Superintendents report the principal's job as overly demanding in light of the compensation that is provided. While the negative aspects of the principal's job are well documented and are communicated to students in principal preparation programs, principals do report a high degree of job satisfaction with their chosen profession. In this study,…

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing appointed an ad hoc committee to study the implications of nursing shortages for nursing education programs in the 16 SREB states and the District of Columbia. In May 2001, surveys were sent to 491 colleges and universities that prepare students for licensure…

This paper is the third in a series of reports that examine the impact of No Child Left Behind, the newly revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act, on state policy and policymaking. It focuses on teaching quality. The first section explains that a highly qualified teacher is one who has been fully licensed or certified by the state and not…

This paper presents two reactions to the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences' (CBMS') "The Mathematical Education of Teachers" (August 2001). The reactions were written by professors of mathematics at American universities. It is concluded that the report benefits from an underlying assumption that an alliance of concept and…

As in other states, many North Carolina schools face the challenge of hiring and retaining high quality teachers. Recruiting and retaining qualified teachers in math, science and special education is particularly difficult, especially for the schools serving disproportionate shares of disadvantaged or low-performing students. In 2001, North…

This booklet discusses how to recruit and manage volunteers with disabilities. Generic as well as specific strategies are provided for engaging individuals with disabilities, including members of diverse cultures. Potential barriers and suggestions for working around those barriers are also explored. The first section addresses recruitment and…