New Report: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Philadelphia
Posted by on May 13, 2005
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast]
THE QUEST FOR QUALITY: RECRUITING & RETAINING TEACHERS IN PHILADELPHIA
The School District of Philadelphia hires a large number of new teachers each year. This is not because school enrollments are increasing; in fact, a declining birth rate and the growth of charter schools have resulted in decreasing public school enrollments in recent years. Philadelphia faces an ongoing teacher-recruitment challenge because a substantial number of teachers leave the district each year. In their efforts to meet this challenge, school district leaders in Philadelphia must tackle one of the most intractable problems in urban education: recruiting and retaining well-qualified teachers. This study is part of a four-year research and public awareness project that is assessing the effectiveness of school improvement in Philadelphia. The project is examining the impact of the 2001 state takeover of the Philadelphia schools, including the school management partnerships undertaken with external for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and the reforms initiated by the state- and city-appointed School Reform Commission members and district CEO Paul Vallas.
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