To improve the quality of the teacher workforce, some states have tightened teacher
preparation and certification requirements while others have eased requirements and …

This article evaluates whether providing coaching between practice sessions in teacher
education courses leads to more rapid development of skills and changes in teachers' …

The purpose of this study was to analyze the demographic profile of candidates seeking
music teacher licensure in the United States and to understand whether performance on the …

Another theme cuts across the chapters in this section: Organizations are principal
mechanisms for implementing educational policy. Spillane, Gomez, and Mesler's chapter …

In recent years, states have sought to increase accountability for public school teachers by
implementing a package of reforms centered on high-stakes evaluation systems. We …

The education reform movement includes efforts to raise teacher quality through stricter
certification and licensing provisions. Most US states now require public school teachers to …

This paper explores the relationship between teacher testing and teacher effectiveness
using a unique data set that links teachers to their individual students. The findings show a …

Virtually all states require teachers to undergo licensure testing before participation in the
public school labor market. This article analyzes the information these tests provide about …

Elproposito de este estudio es examinar la relacidn entre el uso de las tecnologias de la
informacidn y de la comunicacidn (TIC) y el rendimiento de los estudiantes en la educacidn …

This paper documents the widely perceived but little investigated notion that teachers today
are less qualified than they once were. Evidence of a marked decline in the quality of young …