An authority on teacher expertise discusses ways to inspire more confidence in the profession.

In times of shortage, what can states and districts do to retain the best teachers?

Teachers describe the moments that reveal why they stay in teaching.

The Public Agenda's A Sense of Calling suggests that new teachers are far from apathetic about their new profession.

The authors call for compressed training programs, flexible hiring policies, and more alternative routes for teacher candidates.

The author examines the flaws and weaknesses of alternative licensing programs.

How are alternative models like Teach for America doing in staffing high-needs schools?

What's behind the many mismatches between class assignments and teachers' coursework, and what can be done to correct the problem?

Required standardized tests can eliminate good candidates; multiple measures for assessing new teachers work best.

Teachers undergoing the national certification process often perceive it as the best professional development of their career.

How the National Board's standards are influencing teachers and the education system.

The Career-in-Teaching program offers performance-based compensation and a career ladder that allows teachers to advance at their own pace.

Project TRIP in Texas helps adults who are changing professions to meet the needs of students.

How do we attract teachers from under-represented ethnic groups to teach our increasingly diverse students?

A program in Maine finds teacher candidates among the community's highly educated immigrant population.

Daunting tasks often deter would-be principals.

How can a principal grow on the job?

A professor introduces observational portfolios to Korean educators.