Nearly 4 in 5 GSTG teacher candidate recipients were income-eligible for the federal Pell Grant, far above the statewide undergraduate rate¶
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q2 i? 78% of GSTG teacher candidate recipients were income-eligible for the Pell Grant and 47% were income-eligible for the maximum Pell Grant, compared with 32% of California undergraduates who received a Pell Grant in 2022–23. → Leung-Gagné 2025
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Leung-Gagné 2025¶
Leung-Gagné, M., Maria Castillo, M., Patrick, S. K., Carver-Thomas, D., Kini, T., Bingener, C., & Giani, M. V. (2025). Strengthening the educator pipeline through service scholarships: California's Golden State Teacher Grant Program. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/518.478
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Analysis of GSTG administrative data (Table 3) finds recipients were primarily from lower-income backgrounds: "nearly 4 in every 5 GSTG teacher candidate recipients (78%)" were Pell income-eligible, much higher than the one third of California undergraduates who received a Pell Grant in 2022–23.
"nearly 4 in every 5 GSTG teacher candidate recipients (78%) were income-eligible for the federal Pell Grant and almost half of all recipients (47%) were income-eligible for the maximum Pell Grant."
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Related Claims¶
- Offering experimental Pell Grants for short occupational programs to low-income students who already hold a bachelor's degree increased program enrollment and completion by about 20 percentage points — related
- Offering experimental Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 percentage points — related
- The 2024 reduction of the maximum GSTG award from $20,000 to $10,000 left recipients with more unmet need, greater loan reliance, and more work during preparation — related
- Student loan debt exceeds $1 trillion, with Pell Grant graduates averaging more than $24,000 in loans and for-profit-college bachelor's recipients most likely to exceed $30,500 — related
- Most survey respondents said the GSTG influenced their decision to pursue teaching, complete preparation, and teach in a priority school, with strongest perceived impacts among candidates of color — related
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Nearly 4 in 5 GSTG teacher candidate recipients were income-eligible for the federal Pell Grant, far above the statewide undergraduate rate |
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Nearly 4 in 5 GSTG teacher candidate recipients were income-eligible for the federal Pell Grant, far above the statewide undergraduate rate |
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