TY - JOUR AU - Marj Bock AU - Mari Caballero AU - Kelly O'Neal-Hixson PY - 2021/11/02 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Special Education Teachers in Residence: New Teachers for the Prairie JF - Educational Renaissance JA - Ed Ren VL - 10 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.33499/edren.v10i1.181 UR - https://journals.calstate.edu/er/article/view/2748 AB - Rural schools face unique challenges recruiting teachers. Rural school administrators report difficulties finding qualified applicants. Unique challenges rural special education teachers face, e.g., working with a more diverse group of students including those with significant disabilities, heighten the difficulties rural administrators experience when recruiting and retaining qualified special education teachers. Leveraging university/rural school partnerships, e.g., resident teacher university/school partnerships, can help rural schools recruit and retain qualified special education teachers. This article describes the Teachers College Special Education Fellowship Program (TCSEFP), a virtual residency in teaching program. This program established virtual partnerships between the university and numerous rural school districts throughout the state. The article includes a description of the program, evaluation data, and implications for other virtual university/school residency in teaching programs. ER -