Resources

Policies

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
U.S. Department of Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
U.S. Department of Education

Research & Reports

Cost of Teacher Turnover Survey and Cost Calculator
National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future

Keeping Quality Teachers: The Art of Retaining General and Special Education Teachers
WestEd

No Dream Denied: A Pledge to America's Children [PDF]
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future

North Carolina Allied Health Vacancy Tracking Report
University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Speech-Language Pathologists
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Primary Sources: America's Teachers on Teaching in an Era of Change
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Recruiting and Retaining Teachers for Hard-to-Staff Schools
NGA Center for Best Practices

Solving the Dilemmas of Teacher Supply, Demand, and Standards [PDF]
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future

SPeNSE: Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education
Elaine Carlson; Liwan Chen; Karen Schroll; Sheri Klein

Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers
Alliance for Excellent Education

Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA): Task Force on Public School Speech-Language Pathologists Survey Results
Contact TSHA for a copy.

The Condition of Education
Institute of Education Sciences

The Impact of Mentoring on Teacher Retention: What the Research Says
Richard Ingersoll; Jeffrey M. Kralik

The Urban Teacher Challenge: Teacher Demand and Supply in the Great City Schools
Recruiting New Teachers, Inc.; Council of the Great City Schools

The Washington State Speech and Hearing Association (WSLHA): October 2004 Task Force Report
Contact WSLHA for a copy.

Scholarly Articles

Benefits and Characteristics of Mentoring Students and Young Professionals
SIG 11's Perspectives on Administration and Supervision

Mentoring Beginning Special Education Teachers and the Relationship to Attrition
Susan Whitaker

Perceptions of Job Stress and Satisfaction Among School-Based SLPs: Challenges versus Rewards
SIG 16's Perspectives on School-Based Issues

Predicting Job Satisfaction Among Speech-Language Pathologists Working in Public Schools
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Speech-Language Pathologist Job Satisfaction in School versus Medical Settings
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

The Critical Shortage of Speech-Language Pathologists in the Public School Setting
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Organizations

ASHA Corporate Partners