Alternatively certified teachers are 25% more likely to leave their schools and the profession, controlling for other factors¶

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q2 i? Teachers entering through alternative certification pathways are 25% more likely to leave their schools and the profession, even after controlling for students, schools, and teaching conditions. → Carver-Thomas 2017

Evidence¶

Carver-Thomas 2017¶

Carver-Thomas, D. & Darling-Hammond, L. (2017). Teacher turnover: Why it matters and what we can do about it. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-turnover doi:10.54300/454.278

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Multivariate logistic regression on SASS/TFS data controlling for student, teacher, and school characteristics; the report attributes the difference to alternative pathways' "less coursework and student teaching, on average."

"Teachers who enter the profession through alternative certification pathways—who have had less coursework and student teaching, on average, than teachers who are prepared through traditional programs—are 25% more likely to leave their schools and the profession"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Teachers of color disproportionately enter through alternative certification pathways, which predict higher turnover — related
• Alternative and traditionally certified teachers were similar on academic credentials but differed in race, education major, concurrent coursework, and first-year mentoring — related
• Multiple workforce factors contributed to the growth of alternative teacher certification programs — related
• An evaluation study compares teachers trained through different routes to certification — a broader claim this one bears on
• Most alternatively certified teachers completed some coursework before entering the classroom, though this varied by state — related
• Alternative certification programs grew to account for about one-third of all new teachers certified annually in the United States — related
• Little is known about teachers certified through alternative certification programs and their experiences after certification — related
• Teachers without full comprehensive preparation leave at two to three times the rate of comprehensively prepared teachers — related
• Overall U.S. teacher turnover is about 16% annually, with about 8% leaving the profession and about 8% moving schools — related
• Turnover is about 70% higher in schools serving the most students of color, with even larger gaps for math/science, special education, and alternatively certified teachers — related
• Teachers who enter without completed preparation are typically less effective and have significantly higher turnover than prepared teachers — a broader claim this one bears on
• Teachers prepared through traditional certification pathways are retained at higher rates over 5 years than alternatively certified or noncertified Texas teachers — related
• Underprepared teachers are two to three times more likely to leave than prepared teachers, driving a revolving door in high-poverty schools — related
• Five years after first licensure, 69% of traditional-preservice teachers remained in Texas classrooms versus 60% of alternatively certified teachers — related
• Tennessee's educator diversity efforts leave two recruitment pathways unfunded: minority serving institutions and teacher academies/dual enrollment — related
• Students of university-prepared Texas teachers gained 2.2 additional months of 9th-grade ELA learning and 1.8 additional months of 9th-grade math learning versus students of alternatively prepared teachers — related
• Students of under-certified teachers made about 20% less academic growth per year than students of regularly certified teachers — related
• Teachers who are not fully certified have higher turnover than fully certified teachers (20.1% vs. 14.7%), with a larger gap among early-career teachers — related
• Noncertified Texas teachers show the sharpest retention decline, with fewer than 40% still teaching after 5 years — related
• Despite rapid expansion of alternative routes into teaching, little research exists to guide judgments about the effectiveness of different teacher training strategies — related
• Turnover rates are about 50% higher in Title I schools than in non-Title I schools — related
• Offering certification after program completion is associated with larger teacher knowledge gains (g = 1.39 vs. 0.86) — related