May 2003 | Volume 60 | Number 8

Keeping Good Teachers

Feature Articles

Perspectives / The Ex-Teacher

Marge Scherer

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Keeping Good Teachers: Why It Matters, What Leaders Can Do

Linda Darling-Hammond

Four factors influence teacher retention: salaries, working conditions, preparation, and mentoring support.

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What Keeps Teachers Going?

Sonia M. Nieto

In spite of its difficulties, what ignites the passion for teaching?

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The Schools That Teachers Choose

Susan Moore Johnson and Sarah E. Birkeland

Teachers who transferred from one system to another tell why.

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What New Teachers Need to Learn

Sharon Feiman-Nemser

Learning the skills and norms of teaching is crucial in the first years of teaching.

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The Wrong Solution to the Teacher Shortage

Richard M. Ingersoll and Thomas M. Smith

Recruiting more new teachers doesn't work if the system doesn't keep its good candidates.

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In Harm's Way: How Undercertified Teachers Hurt Their Students

Ildiko Laczko-Kerr and David C. Berliner

Without pedagogical training, teachers are rarely effective.

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Compensation and Teacher Retention: A Success Story

Linda C. Morice and James E. Murray

An incentive pay system in Ladue, Missouri, pleases both teachers and administrators.

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Finding Good Teachers—And Keeping Them

Barbara Sargent

The Montgomery, New Jersey, school district looks for ways to empower teachers.

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Hiring the Best Teachers

James H. Stronge and Jennifer L. Hindman

What to look for during the interview process.

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Mining Data to Improve Teaching

Fredric Cohen

How one district identifies excellent teaching.

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Fostering Leadership Through Mentoring

Ellen Moir and Gary Bloom

The Santa Cruz New Teacher Center reinvigorates veterans as it welcomes newcomers.

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Setting New Teachers Up for Failure . . . or Success

Lisa Renard

Why not to give extra duties to the newbies.

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Teacher Job Satisfaction in a Year-Round School

Shelly Gismondi Haser and Ilham Nasser

Benefits include flexibility, reduced absenteeism, and time for professional development.

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A Wellness Program for Faculty

John Davies, Roxanne Davies and Sue Heacock

Miami Country Day School plans ways to combat stress and promote health.

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Why Great Teachers Stay

Jackie S. Williams

Twelve teachers speak of the challenges and connectedness that they most value.

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Stubbornness and the Kindness of Strangers

Susan Zimmerman

After three years of classroom teaching, the author reflects on her best and toughest times.

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Special Topics

Special Topic / ASCD Visits New Zealand

Peyton Williams, Jr.

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Special Topic / Summer Reading on Leadership

Joanne Rooney

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Departments

Research Link / Sustaining Experienced Teachers

John H. Holloway

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The Shrink in the Classroom / The Pain of Losing a Parent

Steven C. Schlozman

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Voices: The Administrator / The Myths That Stir Our Fury

Phyllis Milne

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ASCD Community in Action

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Web Wonders / Keeping Good Teachers

Deborah Perkins-Gough

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EL Study Guide / Keeping Good Teachers

Deborah Perkins-Gough

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