The Status of the Teaching Profession 2005
Full Research Report

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2005
Summary Report and Fact Sheets

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2005
Presenter’s Kit

California’s Teaching Force 2004: Key Issues and Trends
Full Research Report

California’s Teaching Force 2004: Key Issues and Trends
Summary Report and Fact Sheets

California’s Teaching Force 2004
Presenter’s Kit

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2003: Research Findings and Policy Recommendations
Full Report

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2003: Research Findings and Policy Recommendations
Summary Report

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2003
Presenter's Kit

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Focus on Quality: Californians’ Views on Teachers and Teaching
Summary Report
This 2002 statewide public opinion survey highlights the priorities of Californians, their attitudes about spending on education, their opinions about key issues such as teacher qualifications, and priorities for the steps the state should take to improve its system of public education. The survey shows Californians believe that education is the top priority for the state to address right now, and that the public supports spending more, not less, on improving public education.

Focus on Quality
Full Research Report
This detailed research report prepared for the Center by Belden Russonello & Stewart is based on a California-wide survey of 1006 adults, an oversample of parents, and a series of focus groups.

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Focus on Quality: Californians’ Views on Teachers and Teaching
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Strengthening California's Teacher Information System: 2002
Because California lacks a statewide teacher data system, serious gaps in the collection, use, and availability of teacher workforce data compromise efforts to plan and monitor the workforce at both the state and local levels, leaving policy-makers and education officials with little in-depth understanding of the current shortage of qualified teachers, the inequitable distribution of fully qualified teachers, or a clear picture of future workforce needs.

Who is Teaching California's Children? 2002
This brief examines the education and experience levels of the state's underprepared teachers and compares them with those of certificated teachers. The brief also analyzes and compares the distribution of California teachers, both credentialed and uncredentialed, by their experience and education levels.

California Teachers' Perceptions of National Board Certification: Summary Report 2002
This summary of the research on California National Board Certified teachers offers a clear picture of their attitudes about and perceptions of the certification process and its utility.

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California Teachers' Perceptions of National Board Certification: Full Research Report 2002

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California's Teaching Force: Key Issues and Trends 2002: Summary Report

California's Teaching Force: Key Issues and Trends 2002: Expanded Report

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2001: Full Research Report

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2001: Summary Report

Preparing Teachers for Diversity: A Dilemma of Quality and Quantity, by Patricia Gandara and Julie Maxwell-Jolly. 2000
This paper documents the characteristics of California's existing student and teacher population, explores research on the effect on students of having teachers who are from minority groups and/or teachers who earn credentials from programs that focus on diversity issues, identifies barriers to increasing the number of teachers with diverse backgrounds in the workforce, and makes recommendations to increase the pool of minority teachers and to improve the preparation of teachers to perform effectively with diverse students.

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Professional Development for Teachers: Setting the Stage for Learning from Teaching, by Linda Darling-Hammond. 1999
This paper states that an effective teacher is one who learns from teaching rather than one who has finished learning how to teach. Thus, this paper frames the job of teacher education and ongoing professional development as developing the capacity of the teacher to inquire reflectively and systematically into the nature of learning and the effects of teaching.

The Status of the Teaching Profession 1999: Research Findings and Policy Recommendations
Full Report

The Status of the Teaching Profession 1999: Research Findings and Policy Recommendations
Summary Report

Good Teaching Matters... A Lot, by Kati Haycock. 1998
This paper explains that poor and minority youngsters will achieve at the same high levels as other students if they are taught at those levels. Good schools and good teachers really DO make a difference.