Fully prepared novice teachers are less than half as likely to leave teaching after their first year than those lacking key training elements¶

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Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Fully prepared novices are less than half as likely to leave teaching after the first year compared to those who lack student teaching and other key elements of training. → Darling-Hammond 2023

Evidence¶

Darling-Hammond 2023¶

Darling-Hammond, L., DiNapoli, M., Jr., & Kini, T. (2023). The federal role in ending teacher shortages. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/649.892

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Research synthesis quoted in the executive summary's second recommendation area on debt-free preparation. The report argues hiring better-prepared teachers would reduce churn-driven shortages.

"Because fully prepared novices are less than half as likely to leave teaching after the first year compared to those who lack student teaching and other key elements of training, shortages caused by annual churn could be reduced if districts could hire better-prepared teachers."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Comprehensive preparation and quality mentoring reduce early-career teacher attrition — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Novice teachers trained through teaching residency programs are more likely than similar non-TRP teachers to remain teaching in the same district — related
• The retention comparison covers two cohorts of novice TRP teachers across six districts served by 12 TRPs, with a representative non-TRP comparison sample — related
• High teacher attrition, near 8% annually, is the largest share of teacher demand, and halving it could virtually eliminate shortages — related
• Well-prepared and well-mentored teachers stay in teaching at more than twice the rate of unprepared entrants, and teacher residency programs typically retain more than 80% over five years — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Underprepared teachers are two to three times more likely to leave than prepared teachers, driving a revolving door in high-poverty schools — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Teachers who enter without completed preparation are typically less effective and have significantly higher turnover than prepared teachers — related
• Novice TRP teachers' district retention rates are roughly the same as those of teachers entering through other preparation programs — related
• Comprehensive induction supports keep new teachers in teaching at more than twice the rate of unsupported novices — related