The Status of the Teaching Profession 2007 (Summary)

This summary report, developed by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd, provides California policymakers with objective and timely data on the state’s teacher workforce.

The report focuses on how teaching is measured and how those measures are used to strengthen practice at each stage of the teacher development continuum, from teacher preparation, to hiring, to evaluation of and support for teachers.

This summary presents key findings in teacher supply, demand, and distribution; teacher preparation; teacher hiring; and teacher evaluation, as well as data-based conclusions and recommendations.

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