A heated debate exists over the effectiveness of a teacher preparation approach called “alternative certification.†Alternative certification programs offer a means for bachelor’s degree holders to become a teacher of record, with far less training than required by traditional...

A heated debate exists over the effectiveness of a teacher preparation approach called “alternative certification.†Alternative certification programs offer a means for bachelor’s degree holders to become a teacher of record, with far less training than required by traditional...

In the past two decades, the number of states offering alternative certification routes for teachers increased from a handful to 45. Some estimates suggest that a third of any given year's newly hired teachers come through these routes. However, teacher training programs vary widely in their...

Explores why some schools may be better than others at helping students learn by identifying and critiquing national indicator data on school leadership, goals, professional community, discipline, academic environment, teacher academic skills, teaching assignment, teacher experience,...

Notes the importance of these new data and reports for the education field in studying schools, administrators, and teachers, particularly in light of changes in teacher training in the past two decades. Also discusses the rising profile of this survey in the coming years, as teacher training...

This report presents interim findings from the Power4Kids evaluation. Conducted just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, the evaluation is assessing the effectiveness of either substantial parts or all of four widely used programs for elementary school students...

In 1990, the U.S. Department of Education established a math and science initiative within Upward Bound, a federal grant program designed to provide disadvantaged high school students with skills and experiences that will prepare them for college success. The Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS)...

This report details findings from an experimental evaluation of four widely used programs for elementary school students with reading problems—Corrective Reading, Failure Free Reading, Spell Read P.A.T., and Wilson Reading. Conducted just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny...

Upward Bound is one of the largest and longest running federal programs designed to help economically disadvantaged students go to college. This report from Mathematica's national evaluation finds that Upward Bound increased the number of high school math credits that participants earned but did...