Project RESTART: Preparing Nontraditional Adult Teacher Education Candidates to Become Special Education Teachers.

The article discusses the concept of "Project RESTART: Recruitment and Retention: Students on Alternative Routes to Teacher Training," a U.S. Department of Education personnel preparation grant for high incidence disabilities, which has worked to address the shortage of special education teachers in North Carolina. The project focused on nontraditional adults as teacher education candidates. Participant satisfaction, graduation rates and participants' employment data from "Project RESTART" show a successful effort to recruit and retain a diverse pool of highly qualified special education teacher candidates.