Residencies recruit a more diverse teacher workforce than typical entry pathways¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across teacher residency programs nationally, 45% of residents in 2015-16 were people of color, more than double the 19% national average of entering teachers of color. → Guha 2016

Evidence¶

Guha 2016¶

Guha, R., Hyler, M.E., and Darling-Hammond, L. (2016). The Teacher Residency: An Innovative Model for Preparing Teachers. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-residency

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The report's recruitment-impact section reports national residency demographics against national entering-teacher averages, finding "more than double the national average". In-depth studies of Boston, Denver, and Chicago residencies found one-third to one-half of residents identified as people of color.

"Across teacher residency programs nationally, 45% of residents in 2015-16 were people of color. This proportion is more than double the national average of teachers of color entering the field, which is 19%"

Discussion¶

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