Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up (open access)

Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up

Policy brief sharing results from a study that looked at how new teacher retention patterns are predicted by the distance between the high school the teacher graduated from and the school where they were first employed.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Kirksey, Jacob J.; Burden, Kafarra Q. L. & Miller, Alexis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report (open access)

The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report

Report states that the aim of the Music Library Picture Show demonstration was to learn about how event programming affects student attitudes about the library and to position the library as a viable "third place" for UNT students and visiting high school students. The project members promoted the events with the assistance of UNT Libraries Communications and Marketing which includes posters, small flyers, lawn signs, etc. Their results discuss the outcome of various events put on by the library, and how users felt about the events.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Sprabary, Meghan & Wolski, Kristin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Soundbox: A Music Engagement Lab (open access)

The Soundbox: A Music Engagement Lab

Report asserts that The Soundbox was designed as a public space within the Music Library where UNT community members can engage with various types of music technology to learn and create. The overall goal was to utilize Music Library space for public use in a way that increases engagement.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Huff, David; Wolski, Kristin A.; Fernandez, Sabino; Lemons, Justin & Sellers, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching Keeps New Teachers in their Classrooms (open access)

Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching Keeps New Teachers in their Classrooms

Policy brief sharing research for the potential for teacher-principal ethnoracial matching to improve outcomes such as teacher satisfaction and retention rates.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Anderson, Cornelius Q.; Miller, Alexis & Burden, Kafarra Q. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library