Ensuring the Equitable Distribution of Teachers: Strategies for School, District, and State Leaders. TQ Research & Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Behrstock, Ellen; Clifford, Matthew
Institution	National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
Titel	Ensuring the Equitable Distribution of Teachers: Strategies for School, District, and State Leaders. TQ Research & Policy Brief
Quelle	(2010), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Teacher Salaries; Teacher Distribution; Minority Group Children; Teacher Recruitment; Public Education; Educational Policy; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Role; Equal Education; Disadvantaged; Educational Quality; Educational Administration; Teaching Conditions; School Districts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Lehrerrekrutierung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerrolle; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; School district; Schulbezirk
Abstract	National and state-level policies recognize the critical role that talented teachers play in ensuring that all students learn and in building capacity for instructional excellence in schools. Teachers influence student learning more than any other factor in the school, and the dividends of effective teaching are cumulative (see "Defining the Terms"). A growing body of research suggests, however, that the distribution of high-quality teachers is not equitable within states, districts, or schools. Although broader social factors also contribute to student performance, public education leaders at all levels of the education system have the opportunity and obligation to improve the distribution of teachers so that minority children and those from families of low socioeconomic status are not systematically denied access to effective teachers and high-quality learning. This TQ Research & Policy Brief discusses how school and district administrators, with the support of state and federal leaders, can influence the equitable distribution of teachers through hiring, placement, working conditions, and compensation policies and practices. The brief contains the following information: (1) An explanation of the problem of inequitable teacher distribution; (2) An overview of school policies and practices that appear to contribute to equitable teacher distribution; (3) Strategies for school leaders to enhance teacher recruitment, hiring, and placement practices as well as improve working conditions; (4) Strategies for district leaders to enhance teacher recruitment, hiring, and placement practices as well as improve teacher compensation policies; (5) Strategies for state and federal leaders to facilitate district policymaking and build district capacity to support the equitable distribution of teachers; and (6) Resources to support leaders in promoting the equitable distribution of teachers. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 877-322-8700; Fax: 202-223-8939; e-mail: tqcenter@air.org; Web site: http://www.tqsource.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10