Winter 2003-04 edition
Volume 11, No. 2
Departments
A history of advocating for change
The case for school-based teacher selection
A balanced approach to attracting teachers
Philadelphia,
like many large urban school districts across the country, continues
to struggle with hiring and retaining qualified teachers in all
of its schools, but especially those with the greatest need for
them. The District has rolled out an ambitious set of new initiatives
to improve teacher recruitment and retention district wide. But
advocates and researchers say there is still more to be done to
address inequities within the District and to ensure that "highly
qualified" teachers are also high quality.
Teacher quality gap persists across District
Road to classroom teaching: six recent arrivals take varied routes
Why Philadelphia loses promising teachers and what is being done about it
Commentary: Teachers must understand, embrace differences
Hiring 'highly qualified' new teachers for Philadelphia
5 Things to Know about every child's right to a highly qualified teacher
Site selection of teachers now in place at 31 schools
In other large districts, schools have more hiring authority
High school students speak on the ideal teacher
Commentary: Literacy intern program succeeds in teacher recruitment, retention
Other news & Features
District gets an earful about new curriculum
PA school budget impasse continues