Pathway use varied substantively by certification area: 73 percent of career and technical education additional certificate holders used the individual evaluation pathway, and 57 percent of health education holders used the alternative in-state pathway¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2026: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q3 i? A substantively higher proportion of additional certificate holders in career and technical education (73 percent) than in other shortage areas used the individual evaluation pathway. → Camille Lemieux 2021 q3 i? More than half (57 percent) of teachers who obtained an additional certificate in health education used the alternative in-state pathway, a substantively higher proportion than in any other area. → Camille Lemieux 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Camille Lemieux 2021¶

Camille Lemieux, Jacqueline Zweig, Karen Shakman, Rebecca Schillaci, and Laura O'Dwyer. (2021). Additional Certification for Teachers in New York State: Teachers' Experience and Employment Location, Certification Pathways, and Certification Areas. Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, REL 2022–110. https://go.usa.gov/xecdz

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Descriptive analysis of pathway use by certification area (table 5); the authors attribute the CTE pattern to only 3 of approximately 97 New York State educator preparation institutions offering CTE programs and to individual evaluation allowing combinations of education, credentials, and work experience.

"A substantively higher proportion of additional certificate holders in career and technical education (73 percent) than in other shortage areas used the individual evaluation pathway (table 5)."

Camille Lemieux 2021 (2)¶

Camille Lemieux, Jacqueline Zweig, Karen Shakman, Rebecca Schillaci, and Laura O'Dwyer. (2021). Additional Certification for Teachers in New York State: Teachers' Experience and Employment Location, Certification Pathways, and Certification Areas. Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, REL 2022–110. https://go.usa.gov/xecdz

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Descriptive analysis of pathway use by certification area (table 5) among additional certificate holders in each shortage and nonshortage area.

"More than half (57 percent) of teachers who obtained an additional certificate in the shortage area of health education used the alternative pathway, a substantively higher proportion than in any other area."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• About 5 percent of experienced New York State public school teachers in 2015/16 earned at least one additional certificate between October 2015 and October 2017 — related
• Most additional certificate holders used the traditional in-state pathway (58 percent), while about a third used the individual evaluation pathway (34 percent) — a broader claim this one bears on
• More experienced teachers earned additional certificates in shortage areas (47 percent) than in nonshortage areas (25 percent), with special education the most common shortage area (27 percent) — related
• Additional certificate holders had fewer years of teaching experience on average (7 years) than teachers who did not earn additional certificates (15 years) — related