Alternative routes to teaching were promoted in the past decade because of concerns about teacher shortages and teacher quality¶
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q1 i? Alternative routes to teaching were promoted during the past decade due to concerns about teacher shortages and teacher quality. → Steven Glazerman 2006
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Steven Glazerman 2006¶
Steven Glazerman, Christina Tuttle. (2006). An Evaluation of American Board Teacher Certification: Progress and Plans. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/an-evaluation-of-american-board-teacher-certification-progress-and-plans
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"Alternative routes to teaching have been promoted during the past decade because of concerns about teacher shortages and teacher quality."
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Related Claims¶
- Elementary students taught by teachers from less selective alternative routes had test scores similar to peers taught by traditional-route teachers — related
- Secondary math students taught by Teaching Fellows teachers had test scores similar to peers taught by traditional-route teachers — related
- Secondary math students taught by Teach For America teachers outperformed peers taught by traditional-route teachers by 0.06 standard deviations — related
- Teach For America teachers had no impacts on other outcomes such as attendance, promotion, or disciplinary incidents — related
- Researchers argue that the teacher shortage in poor school districts may stem more from retaining teachers than from attracting them — related
- Multiple workforce factors contributed to the growth of alternative teacher certification programs — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- The evidence base for estimating TFA's effects on student academic outcomes reduces to just four studies — related
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Alternative routes to teaching were promoted in the past decade because of concerns about teacher shortages and teacher quality |
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Alternative routes to teaching were promoted in the past decade because of concerns about teacher shortages and teacher quality |
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