AQT Work

Teaching in Colorado - Four goals established by the Alliance in order to ensure a quality teacher in every classroom.

Teacher Supply and Demand in the State of Colorado - This report describes the Colorado teacher workforce from 1999 through 2001 with detailed information on the special education teacher workforce and school level leadership

Colorado’s Teaching Gap & Sources of Teachers - This presentation provides data on the existing teacher gap in Colorado, as well as where Colorado's teachers come from.

Quality Teaching in Colorado: Views from the Field - Findings from 11 regional colloquia on the quality of teaching in Colorado.

Alternative Teacher Preparation in Colorado: Moving from Experimental to Established - Findings from the Alliance's study of the alternative teacher preparation system in Colorado.

Details on Teacher Attrition and Qualifications - This data analysis memo provides detailed information on teacher attrition and teacher qualifications in the three most populated Colorado Department of Education (CDE) regions: North Central, Metropolitan (Metro), and Pike’s Peak. This memorandum is intended to supplement the information that was provided in the report Teacher Supply and Demand in the State of Colorado (2003).

National Research

Increasing the Odds: How Good Policies Can Yield Better Teachers - This report by the National Council on Teacher Quality examines the current research and presents various aspects of teacher quality to determine what is effective for improving the quality of the teaching profession.

Teaching at Risk: Progress & Potholes - In their final report, The Teaching Commission follows up on the progress made in improving the teaching profession since their first report "Teaching at Risk." They state that progress has been made in several areas of teaching reform and call for additional action in the areas of: compensation, preparation, licensing, leadership, and support. They conclude with specific recommendations for various stakeholders to help revitalize and reform the profession.

Strengthening Title I to Help High-Poverty Schools - This working paper from the Center on Reinventing Public Education documents how current rules allow the Title I funds intended for low-income schools to be shifted -- sometimes inadvertently -- to affluent schools within the same district. The Denver Public School District is examined.

California’s Hidden Teacher Spending Gap: How State and District Budgeting Practices Shortchange Poor and Minority Students and Their Schools - This report by the Education Trust - West uncovers the hidden spending gap within and between districts in California and how these gaps adversely impact poor and minority students

Teacher Compensation, Professional Development, Closing Achievement Gaps - This presentation by Brad Jupp, Teacher Coordinator - DPS/DCTA ProComp Project, discusses some of the policy issues raised by Denver's new ProComp system.