Friday, August 5, 2011

Education Research Report: Profile of Teachers in the U.S. 2011

Education Research Report: Profile of Teachers in the U.S. 2011

Profile of Teachers in the U.S. 2011

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Profile of Teachers in the U.S. 2011 by the National Center for Education Information

K-12 public school teachers in the United States are amazingly similar over time. They constitute a unique profession that has self-propagated itself for at least the last half century. But, due to an influx of individuals from non-traditional backgrounds entering teaching through non-traditional preparation programs, the teaching force may be changing.

One-third of first-time public school teachers hired since 2005 entered the profession through an alternative