Research Articles

Financial Aid

Federal and State Financial Aid Programs
This is a chart containing descriptions of federal and state financial aid programs available to eligible students.

Pathway Development

A Model for Building a Continuum for Special Education Teacher Preparation Programs
This is one university's model for building a continuum for special education teacher preparation programs.

Career Academies
Career academies provide high school students with experiences in potential careers. Resources for developing an education academy can be found here.

Encouraging Girls in Math and Science
The Federal Government has created a practice guide to foster the increase of girls in math and science. Positive experiences are important to increasing the number of female math and science teachers.

Steps to Become a Teacher in California
We have created a chart and checklist to help you understand the tasks you need to complete in order to obtain your credential. The checklist includes categories for high school, community college, and college students, as well as paraeducators, career changers, and foreign degree holders.

Special Education

California Special Education Intern Program Monograph 2006-07
This monograph provides brief summaries of quality special education California intern programs including program overview, program description, collaboration efforts and information on how the program ensures positive student outcomes.

California Special Education Intern Program Monograph Matrix
An updated version of the matrix within "California Special Education Intern Program Monograph 2004" of California's special education intern programs.

Special Education Teacher Shortage

Assessing the Special Education Faculty Shortage
The Crisis in California-A Statewide Study of the Professoriate 2005-11-10 Teacher Education Quarterly By Evans, Susan; Eliot, Michael; Hood, Jolene; Driggs, Max; Et al

California's Shortage of Highly Qualified Personnel for Special Education Faculty Positions
This document is a literature review relating to the need for expanded doctoral preparation accessibility. It was prepared for the California State Improvement Grant.

Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Speech-Language Pathologists in the Public Schools.
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) has developed this packet of information offering effective strategies for hiring and retaining qualified speech-language pathologist personnel.

Seeking Out Special Educators, Executive Summary
A summation of the "Seeking Out Special Educators" report.

Seeking Out Special Educators
This report provides an in-depth look at California's special education teacher shortage. It explores issues regarding strategies to increase the number of fully credentialed special educators and identifies challenges faced by special education teachers.

Special Education – Not So Special for Some
This is a policy brief of the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning.

SPeNSE Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education
This report synthesizes information from the Study of Personnel Needs in Special Educattion (SPeNSE) on factors associated with special education teacher quality and teachers' intento to remain in the profession.

Status of Teaching

The Status of the Teaching Profession-2009
This report provides the latest available data and analysis of California's teaching workforce and examines the preparation, induction and professional development of teachers

Teacher Recruitment

Developing Highly Qualified Teachers and Administrators Initiative
The initiative Developing Highly Qualified Teachers and Administrators for California Schools proposes state and local policy actions to guide the entire education community toward the goal of ensuring an adequate supply of highly qualified teachers and administrators for California schools. This White Paper was developed by the California Department of Education and released in February, 2006.

Eight Questions on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
An Education Commission of the States Report reviewing 91 studies to answer eight questions about teacher recruitment and retention.

Teacher Supply

Critical Path Analysis of California's Mathematics and Science Teacher Preparation System
A report prepared by the California Council on Science and Technology and The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning examining California's recruitment, preparation, induction, professional development, and retention of mathematics and science teachers.

Teacher Supply in California: A Report to the Legislature.
The annual report from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing on the number of teachers who received credentials, certificates, permits and waivers.