This report examines shortage indicators, discusses their impact on students, analyzes factors that
influence teacher supply and demand in California and nationally, and recommends policies to ensure an adequate supply of fully prepared teachers where they are needed.
This map highlights a number of key factors that reflect and
influence teacher supply and attrition and signal whether states are likely to have an adequate supply of qualified teachers to fill their classrooms.
This report examines shortage indicators, discusses their impact on students, analyzes factors that
influence teacher supply and demand in California and nationally, and recommends policies to ensure an adequate supply of fully prepared teachers where they are needed.
This brief summarizes a Learning Policy Institute report that examines indicators of the current shortages, discusses their impact on students, and analyzes factors
influencing teacher supply and demand in California and nationally.
Not exact matches
«It will be a powerful tool to enable
supply teachers to
influence the market, shining a spotlight not only on the poor practices of bad agencies but also highlighting those agencies that treat their
teachers well.
Everyone who works at school, be it a dinner lady or a
supply teacher, has the opportunity to positively
influence the children.
The NFER has also said that «the lack of growth in curriculum time could be due to reduced
teacher supply constraining schools from expanding provision in these subjects», but that «school and pupil preferences may also be
influencing these trends».
In 2013, 58 per cent of
teachers reported that STF Approval was either an essential prerequisite or likely to
influence their decision when choosing a
supplier.
It appears to be better for students if
teachers significantly
influence the choice of
supplies, but worse if they have a strong say in the amount of material to be covered.
Resources for teaching and learning: Schools with sufficient instructional materials and
supplies, safe and clean facilities, reasonable student - to -
teacher ratios, and adequate support personnel can positively affect
teacher retention rates, and
influence the kind of teaching and learning that can occur.
The appendix of our report and our interactive online map demonstrate that the conditions
influencing supply and demand — factors like compensation, working conditions, and turnover rates — are very different across states, as is the equitable distribution of qualified
teachers.