National Analyses of Teacher Force Development, Deployment, and
Retention Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University Richard
Ingersoll, University of Pennsylvania Drawing on data from
national databases such as the Schools and Staffing Survey
(SASS) and the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP),
these analyses examined questions concerning the qualifications
and quality of the teacher force, the conditions associated with
developing and retaining a high quality teacher force, and the
consequences of teacher qualifications in schooling and teaching
practice. Analyses concentrated on the following topics (1) how
teacher qualifications across states are related to student
achievement patterns, in light of state policy; (2) teacher
turnover, teacher shortage, and the organization of schools; and
(3) inequalities in the distribution of teachers across fields
and subjects. Additional work in this project addressed patterns
in out-of-field teaching. Main Research Questions - What are
trends in the charact