District leaders attribute limited pools of fully credentialed applicants to licensure testing requirements and inadequate financial aid for teacher preparation¶
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q2 i? Leaders from 11 districts attributed the limited applicant pool to cost of preparation, lack of student aid, and the number of licensure exams. → Carver-Thomas 2021
q2 i? Seven district leaders specifically cited state licensure exams as barriers to entry into teaching. → Carver-Thomas 2021
Evidence¶
Carver-Thomas 2021¶
Carver-Thomas, D., Leung, M., & Burns, D. (2021). California teachers and COVID-19: How the pandemic is impacting the teacher workforce. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/california-covid-19-teacher-workforce doi:10.54300/987.779
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Fall 2020 interviews with California district superintendents and human resources administrators. Leaders from 11 districts named "the prohibitive cost of preparation, the lack of student aid, and the number of licensure exams" as entry barriers.
"Leaders from 11 districts attributed this limited pool of credentialed applicants to significant barriers to entry into teaching, including the prohibitive cost of preparation, the lack of student aid, and the number of licensure exams."
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District leaders attribute limited pools of fully credentialed applicants to licensure testing requirements and inadequate financial aid for teacher preparation |
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District leaders attribute limited pools of fully credentialed applicants to licensure testing requirements and inadequate financial aid for teacher preparation |
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