Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Policy Paper Designing State and Local Policies for the Professional Development of Instructional Paraeducators http://www.nwrel.org/planning/reports/paraeducator.pdf

Career Development for Non-Traditional Community College Students
as Special Education Paraprofessionals. Final Report.
http://www.schoolhousedoor.com/media/teacher/pickett-careerdevt.txt

"A Guide to Developing Paraeducator-to-Teacher Programs" is part of RNT's "Toolkit" designed to help states and school districts meet their teacher recruitment challenges. http://www.rnt.org/publications/index.html