Qualified Teachers for At-Risk Schools: A National Imperative

Author: National Partnership for Teaching in At-Risk Schools
Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
Publication Date: 2005
Full text available online at: http://www.ncrel.org/quality/partnership.pdf

Description

(Written by WestEd)
This new report from the National Partnership for Teaching in At-Risk Schools defines the staffing problem in at-risk schools, noting the factors identified through research that appear to contribute to the problem as well as the efforts that have been undertaken around the country to address it. Also discussed is the current state of research about the causes of the problem and the challenges of specific strategies.

This National Partnership for Teaching in At-Risk Schools (NPTARS) inaugural report was created as a collaborative effort of the Education Commission of the States, ETS, and Learning Point Associates, with additional funding from the Joyce Foundation. The report focuses on the urgent need to recruit and retain quality teachers in at-risk, hard-to-staff schools, and also provides an agenda and plans for improving the quality of the education within local schools and districts.