Just recently I've been getting up to speed on the latest research and policy related to teacher recruitment and development. At one level, I've always known that there is a serious lack of alignment between IHE teacher education programs and what district and schools really need - the training for the supply doesn't meet the demand qualifications, while at the same time creating a surplus of partially trained and "eligible" candidates. And obviously, there is a preponderance of evidence that good teaching directly relates to learning (or more specifically, that poor instruction dramatically impacts students' learning).
However, I guess that I did think that districts, and for that matter states, have been working strategically to address this supply/demand issue, both in terms of the quality of the supply and ongoing training for teachers. But it seems that (some) districts and states have only recently started to take a truly strategic approach to this multi-faceted issue. I found a couple of articles to be particularly informative:
How the world's best performing school systems come out on top
Strategic Management of Human Capital: Making Smart Investments in Teachers and Principals
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