Tag: urban schooling

There is a burgeoning teacher shortage in America. The problem entails fewer people preparing to teach and also a high rate of turnover. According to Strauss (2017): A report by the nonprofit Learning Policy Institute found that teacher education enrollment dropped from 691,000 to 451,000, a 35 percent reduction, between 2009 and 2014 — and nearly

The number of people graduating from teacher education programs (TEPs) in the United States has fallen sharply in the past decade, and the trend appears likely to continue. The decline in people preparing to teach comes at a time when many school districts are already struggling to hire a certified teacher for every classroom. Furthermore,

Over the past fifty years, there have been swings in United States education policy between didactic, basic-skills reading instruction and constructivist, whole language reading instruction. Under pressure to improve reading achievement, districts devote attention to issues of literacy and leadership. Many districts have initiated coaching as a lever to catalyze teacher development and reading reform.