Teachers have long been considered a critical educational resource. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 recognizes the importance of educators through its highly qualified teachers mandate. Under NCLB, teachers are deemed highly qualified if they (1) have a bachelor’s degree, (2) possess full state teacher certification, and (3) demonstrate knowledge in the subjects taught. NCLB assumes...

For a number of years, one of the concerns confronting vocational agriculture on the national level has been a shortage of qualified teachers. Mattox (1974) stated that effective programs of vocational agriculture arc dependent upon an adequate supply of qualified teachers and that teacher educators for many years have been trying to solve the teacher shortage problem with little success. He al...

background and purpose: the fact that who is more qualified to teach the emp (english for medical purposes) courses has long been the cause of argument between the heads of language departments (lds) on one side and those of discipline-specific departments(dsds) on the other side. this research was conducted to study the views of both sides as well as those of students in some emp english class...

Incentives for Teacher Relocation: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance We evaluate the impact of the Gambian hardship allowance, which provides a salary premium of 30-40% to primary school teachers in remote locations, on the distribution and characteristics of teachers across schools. A geographic discontinuity in the policy’s implementation and the presence of common pre-treatment tr...

Executive Summary Education policymakers at both the state and federal level are struggling to identify ways to improve the academic achievement of public school students. Faced with the substandard academic performance of some student groups and the persistence of achievement discrepancies between certain racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups of students, policymakers' need for information t...

The key to a great educational system is built upon great teachers. In former President Clinton’s 1997 State of the Union address, he stated that education would be the number one priority for the next four years, and that a good education begins with first-rate teachers; “To have the best schools, we must have the best teachers” (http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/SOU97). In 2001, President Bush reit...

the major aim of this study was to examine and analyze english language teaching in kindergartens. to this end, 22 kindergartens were selected in mashhad. they were observed and teachers were interviewed. the results demonstrate that these kindergartens lack sufficient room and facilities to meet learners needs, they lack any comprehensive teaching curriculum. teachers are not highly qualified,...