Makes the case that the article by L. Darling-Hammond and others does not portray the original article accurately and suggests that, as yet, there is not enough information to draw strong conclusions about the impacts of certification on the teacher applicant pool. (SLD)

Used data for 3,786 students in mathematics and 2,524 in science to explore the relationship between student performance and the type of certification teachers held. Found evidence in mathematics that teachers with subject-specific training outperform those without subject matter preparation but found no poorer performance for students whose…

Explored the relationship between community college faculty and their local labor markets using a national survey that provides systematic data from a large number of faculty (n=1,725). Faculty engage in a range of relatively low-level connecting activities; stronger connections are rare, and faculty receive minimal institutional support for such…

Estimates the operational costs of nationwide class-size-reduction programs under various policy alternatives, including the specified class size, flexibility in implementation, and whether the policy is targeted toward at-risk students. Depending on the options, estimated costs range from about $2 billion per year to over $11 billion per year.…

Studied two high school work-based learning programs; one offered paid work experience for one semester, the other provided unpaid internships each year. Quality of students' program work and the relationship between the program and school learning are discussed. (MAK)