In the national expedition for ways to improve PK-12 public education, teacher hiring
emerges as a considerable factor in academic achievement. The intersection of federal …

This teacher recruitment study was conducted in one of the largest school districts in the
United States. The participants (N= 152) were newly hired teachers. Findings revealed the …

The link between student success and teacher quality has been made clear by decades of
research; therefore, it is imperative that principals hire the teachers most likely to impact …

The School District of Philadelphia (SDP), like many other urban school districts, struggles to
increase its hiring and retention of experienced and highly qualified teachers in its low …

This analysis discusses ways to address the persistent challenge of ensuring that students
who attend urban schools are taught by highly effective teachers. It presents a four-point …

Brian Jacob examines challenges faced by urban districts in staffing their schools with
effective teachers. He emphasizes that the problem is far from uniform. Teacher shortages …

Recently there has been increased interest in the relationship between teacher quality and
administrators' hiring practices. With evidence that variation in teacher quality affects student …

This dissertation looks at the teacher hiring practices in Huntsville City Schools (HCS),
Alabama. The research uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to …

Research examining the teacher hiring process is scant and has largely ignored the
principal's role. This qualitative, comparative case study uses Person-Environment fit to …

Hiring quality teachers that best meet localized needs to provide students with authentic
learning opportunities is crucial to both school and student success. Despite the clear …