Prior residency experience of vetted EPPs and high district engagement enabled TCLAS uptake¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? EPPs in the initial Vetted Teacher Residency group were already running residency programs when the grant launched, and district engagement drove implementation. → Wojcikiewicz 2025

Evidence¶

Wojcikiewicz 2025¶

Wojcikiewicz, S. K., Ralph, K., Snyder, J., Bland, J. A., & Wechsler, M. E. (2025). Teacher residencies in Texas: Supporting successful implementation. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/630.675

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Qualitative interview and document-analysis study of TCLAS implementation at three EPP–district sites and with state and technical assistance leaders. The report identifies prior EPP residency experience and district engagement as the two common enabling conditions; no effect size is printed.

"the EPPs in the initial group of Vetted Teacher Residency programs, designated by the state as eligible to partner with TCLAS districts, were already running residency programs when the grant was launched."

Discussion¶

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