by Meagan Comb | Oct 3, 2024 | EEC, Effective Educators, News, Spotlights
BU WEPC Awarded Federal Grant for Partnership on Early Education Workforce Boston University’s Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC) has been awarded a planning grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and...
by Tanisha Bhat | Feb 9, 2024 | Effective Educators
Forecasting the Supply and Demand of Diverse Educators Authors: Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Olivia Chi Project Summary The increasing diversity of students in Massachusetts makes growing a diverse educator workforce a critical policy goal for the Commonwealth. In recent...
by Sidrah Baloch | Dec 8, 2023 | Effective Educators
Comparing Turnover Intentions and Actual Turnover in the Public Sector Workforce Authors: Tuan D. Nguyen, Elizabeth Bettini, Christopher Redding, Allison F. Gilmour Project Summary When teachers choose to leave their jobs, it can be disruptive and costly for their...
by Sidrah Baloch | Dec 8, 2023 | Effective Educators, Specialized Services
Examining the Supply of New Special Educators Authors: Tuan D. Nguyen, Elizabeth Bettini, Allison F. Gilmour, Christopher Redding Project Summary Special education teacher shortages have been a consistent problem around the U.S. for decades and have only grown since...
by Sidrah Baloch | Dec 7, 2023 | Effective Educators
Licensure Tests and Teacher Supply in Connecticut Authors: Alexis Orellana and Marcus A. Winters Project Summary Traditional entry into the public-school teacher workforce requires individuals to pass at least one standardized test demonstrating their mastery of a...
by Meagan Comb | Oct 2, 2023 | Effective Educators
Disparate Teacher Effects, Comparative Advantage, and Match Quality Author: Wiliam Delgado This reflects work completed in coordination with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. Project Summary This study uses data from the Chicago Public Schools...
