Monday, January 25, 2016

Teacher-Recruitment Challenges: A Special Report - Education Week

Teacher-Recruitment Challenges: A Special Report - Education Week:

TEACHER-RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES: A SPECIAL REPORT

This special report explores the factors behind the recent teacher shortages in many areas and highlights initiatives designed to improve district hiring processes and tap new pools of prospective educators. Intended to give education leaders actionable intelligence on the teacher-recruitment landscape today, the stories examine both larger policy issues and more discrete school human resource practices.

Faced With Deep Teacher Shortages, Clark County, Nev., District Looks for Answers

The Las Vegas-area district, along with state officials and stakeholders, has had to experiment with a number of increasingly urgent initiatives designed to tap new pools of potential teachers.

January 25, 2016 - Education Week

More Districts Mine Data to Refine Teacher Hiring

Advocates say that making better use of analytics and screening tools in recruitment processes can improve schools' hiring outcomes across a number of areas.

January 25, 2016 - Education Week

To Connect With Candidates, School Recruiters Hone Social Media Skills

District HR directors are starting to see platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn as key tools for reaching the current generation of prospective educators.

January 25, 2016 - Education Week

Need for Bilingual Educators Moves School Recruitment Abroad

For big-city districts, Puerto Rico and Spain have becoming recruiting hot spots.

January 25, 2016 - Education Week

In Efforts to Boost Teacher Diversity, Asians and Pacific Islanders Seek Inclusion

Advocates say more targeted recruitment efforts are needed to boost the representation of Asian-American and Pacific Islander teachers in schools.

January 25, 2016 - Education Week

National Network Seeks to Get More H.S. Students Interested in Teaching

Educators Rising, part of PDK International, provides resources and support to school leaders in an effort to build stronger local pipelines of future educators.

January 25, 2016 - Education Week

Colleges Seek Out Future Special Ed. Teachers

Through new offerings and partnerships, education schools are looking for ways to bring more prospects into the shortage field.

January 25, 2016 - Education Week

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