Financial hardship disproportionately impacts residents of color, and financial barriers are the biggest recruitment challenge¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Residents of color were more likely than White residents to experience food insecurity, housing insecurity, and inability to pay bills and school expenses, and less likely to have health insurance access. → Hirschboeck 2022 q2 i? Financial barriers were the most commonly reported recruitment challenge, named by 51 percent of partnership team members. → Hirschboeck 2022 (2)

Evidence¶

Hirschboeck 2022¶

Hirschboeck, K., Eiler White, M., Brannegan, A., & Reade, F. (2022). Teacher residency programs in California: Financial sustainability challenges and opportunities. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED620723

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Survey data disaggregated by race/ethnicity in the WestEd formative evaluation showed hardships were "more likely" among residents of color; among African American residents, "three quarters reported difficulty in paying for school expenses."

"These financial hardships appeared to disproportionately impact residents of color, who were more likely to have experienced food insecurity, housing insecurity, and an inability to pay bills and school expenses, as compared to White residents. Among African American residents specifically, three quarters reported difficulty in paying for school expenses, and over 90 percent reported difficulty paying bills"

Hirschboeck 2022 (2)¶

Hirschboeck, K., Eiler White, M., Brannegan, A., & Reade, F. (2022). Teacher residency programs in California: Financial sustainability challenges and opportunities. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED620723

q2 · i? · design · r2

Spring 2021 Partnership Team survey (68% response rate): "financial barriers were the biggest challenges to recruiting residents," indicated by 51 percent of partnership team members.

"In fact, financial barriers were the biggest challenges to recruiting residents, with half of partnership team members (51%) indicating financial barriers as a recruitment challenge"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• A majority of teacher residency candidates report financial hardship during their residency year, including food and housing insecurity — related
• Black jobseekers report biased applicant tracking systems, lengthy hiring processes, and entry-level postings requiring years of experience — related
• School climate negatively shapes students of color's perceptions of teaching as a career, a factor beyond the original literature scan — related
• Residencies recruit a more diverse teacher workforce than typical entry pathways — related
• Early educators face financial, academic, and structural barriers to college enrollment and degree completion, disproportionately affecting students of color — related
• Apprentices saw RTAPs as a better return on investment than other pathways, yet low salaries still posed financial hardship — related
• Apprentices desired clearer, more consistent program communication, especially about financial obligations — related
• Early childhood credential candidates face financial, time, and navigation barriers that fall hardest on candidates of color — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Access to student teaching and residency pathways is unequal: only 46% of Black and 50% of Native American completers participated, and fewer than one third of education specialists did so — related