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Recommendation Five
Improve teacher quality and focus on recruitment and retention
Recommendation documents
 

Recommendation Five

We Recommend...

that states, localities and the federal government step up to the crisis in teaching by providing market-competitive salaries, creating multiple pathways into teaching, and fixing the math and science crisis.

Core indicators for this recommendation
  • State Encouragement and Support for Teacher Professional Development
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2010
    78.4%
    40 states have professional development standards for teachers.
    1.6ppts
    2009-10
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  • Percentage of Public School Teachers of Grades Nine Through 12 by Field
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2008
    15.9%
    of public high school teachers teach English or language arts classes.
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  • State Policies on Out-of-Field Teachers
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2010
    11.8%
    Six states require parental notification of out-of-field teachers.
    1.8ppts
    2009-10
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  • Percentage of Bachelor’s Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Earned in Education
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2008
    6.6%
    Education degrees represent 6.6 percent of the bachelor’s degrees earned in one year.
    No change
    2007-08
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  • Percentage of Teachers Leaving the Profession
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2008
    8%
    of public school teachers do not return to the teaching profession the following academic year.
    No change
    2007-08
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  • Data Systems to Monitor Teacher Quality
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2010
    25.5%
    13 states include student achievement as a part of the teacher evaluation process.
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  • Percentage of Teachers by Full-Time Teaching Experience by State
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2008
    13.4%
    of teachers have less than three years of full-time teaching experience.
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Arkansas
established the Arkansas Master School Principal Program to offer bonuses up to $25,000 annually for five years to master principals who serve in high-need schools around the state.
Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee
data are used to make teacher assignments, tailor instruction and design meaningful professional development and support.
Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington
have created statewide leadership academies to prepare and support effective school leaders.

How We Assemble Our Indicators

  • The indicators are rigorous
  • The indicators are measureable on a regular basis
  • The indicators have the ability to be disaggregated
Learn about the commission’s criteria to select indicators