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Experts in school human resources discuss how the economic downturn has affected teacher-recruiting efforts and what changes they expect in the near future.
Kent McAnally, director of career services at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., offers advice and observations on the imbalanced teacher job market.
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Thirty-year teaching veteran Cindi Rigsbee recalls her tumultuous first year, and explains the areas in which new teachers today feel most unprepared.
As states’ information-collection systems grow more sophisticated, officials are grappling with where to draw the line on how “value added” data on teachers can be used.
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A shortage of open positions in western Pennsylvania has new teachers job hunting in Nevada and North Carolina. (AP)
District officials expect more layoffs to make up a projected $84 million budget deficit. (AP)
The Boston Teacher Residency program has been successful in attracting members of racial- and ethnic-minority groups, as well as in retaining teachers. (Education Week)
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Should some career-changers, such as former military personnel, be able to go directly into teaching without obtaining certification, as John McCain seemed to suggest in the last presidential debate? What's your view on the correlation between certification and teacher quality? Join the growing discussion.
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California’s demand for teachers over the next decade will not affect its diverse counties in uniform ways, says a new report.
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School districts could more efficiently retain teachers by creating a single, dedicated office responsible for recruitment and staffing issues, a report argues. (Education Week)
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Phyl Naffziger, a placement counselor at northern Illinois University, makes a pitch to military personnel to consider teaching, and offers some steps on getting started.
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