ED463337 UD034850
Title: Solving the Dilemmas of Teacher Supply, Demand, and
Standards: How We Can Ensure a Competent, Caring, and Qualified
Teacher for Every Child.
Author(s) Darling-Hammond, Linda
Author Affiliation: National Commission on Teaching & America's
Future, New York, NY. (BBB33593)
Pages: 44
Publication Date: 2000
Notes: Also supported by AT&T Foundation and Goldman Sachs
Foundation.
Sponsoring Agency: Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. (BBB00165)@
Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. (QPX12280)@National Inst. on
Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. (EDD00114)@Ford Foundation, New York, NY.
(QPX27000)@DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fund, Pleasantville, NY.
(BBB12599)@BellSouth Foundation, Inc. Atlanta, GA. (BBB27850)@
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, Chapel Hill, NC.
(BBB28111)@Philip Morris Inc., New York, NY. (BBB23398)@National
Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching,
Washington, DC. (BBB35641)
ISBN: 0-9654535-8-8
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
Availability: National Commission on Teaching & America, Kutztown
Distribution Center, P.O. Box 326, Kutztown, PA 19530-0326 ($8).
Tel: 888-492-1241 (Toll Free).
Language: English
Document Type: Opinion papers (120)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIESEP2002
This report explains the growing evidence that investments in
teacher knowledge are among the most productive means for increasing
student learning. The creation of rigorous professional standards for
teachers is one sign of progress in this area. However, new teaching
standards will have little import for students, particularly the most
vulnerable ones, if school districts continue to hire teachers who are
unprepared and assign many teachers outside their fields of expertise.
The report discusses whether it is possible to raise standards and
have enough teachers. It describes recruitment initiatives to address
the problems of teacher supply, demand, and the need to achieve
greater equity in all students' access to high-quality teaching. It
also examines variations in standards across states and discusses what
states and school districts can do to raise teacher standards while
equalizing teacher salaries, establish license reciprocity across
states, and expand teacher education programs in high-needs fields.
The report offers action steps for governors and state legislators as
well as state boards of education, state education agencies, and
professional standards boards. An appendix presents the basis for
cost and attrition estimates. (Contains 10 charts and 28 references.)
(SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; *Academic Standards; Alternative
Teacher Certification; Elementary Secondary Education; Mathematics
Education; Minority Group Teachers; Public Schools; State Standards;
Teacher Competencies; Teacher Persistence; *Teacher Qualifications;
*Teacher Recruitment; *Teacher Supply and Demand
Identifiers: Subject Content Knowledge; *Teacher Knowledge
