The Colorado Center for Rural Education: Mitigating the Teacher Shortage in Colorado
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| Title: | The Colorado Center for Rural Education: Mitigating the Teacher Shortage in Colorado |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Joey Laurx, Robert Fulton, Rosanne Fulton |
| Source: | Journal of Educational Research and Innovation. 2024 12(1). |
| Availability: | University of Northern Colorado, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639. Web site: https://digscholarship.unco.edu/jeri/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Rural Education, Teacher Shortage, Faculty Development, Teacher Role, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Teacher Certification, Student Teaching, Financial Support |
| Geographic Terms: | Colorado |
| ISSN: | 2153-1846 |
| Abstract: | Colorado's rural communities face challenges recruiting and retaining qualified teachers, leaders, and special service providers. The Colorado Center for Rural Education (CCRE) has created and implemented a comprehensive system for professional development of effective educators for rural school districts. The CCRE has expanded educator pathway programs, supported teacher preparation students who commit to student teaching in rural Colorado, facilitated a rural teacher leaders program that prepares teachers for expanded professional roles, developed a coordinated professional development network for rural educators, and cultivated rural education advocacy, scholarship, and grant writing. The CCRE's outcomes include more student teachers, alternative teacher licensure candidates, and advanced credential educators in rural Colorado. Importantly, the CCRE's stipends are correlated with significantly higher educator retention in the field. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1462518 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Colorado's rural communities face challenges recruiting and retaining qualified teachers, leaders, and special service providers. The Colorado Center for Rural Education (CCRE) has created and implemented a comprehensive system for professional development of effective educators for rural school districts. The CCRE has expanded educator pathway programs, supported teacher preparation students who commit to student teaching in rural Colorado, facilitated a rural teacher leaders program that prepares teachers for expanded professional roles, developed a coordinated professional development network for rural educators, and cultivated rural education advocacy, scholarship, and grant writing. The CCRE's outcomes include more student teachers, alternative teacher licensure candidates, and advanced credential educators in rural Colorado. Importantly, the CCRE's stipends are correlated with significantly higher educator retention in the field. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-1846 |
