Teacher residency programs enroll a more diverse candidate pool than traditional preparation programs, per a national comparison for 2016–17.¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In 2016–17, 41% of teacher residents identified as people of color, compared to 28% of candidates of color in traditional programs nationwide. → Yun 2020

Evidence¶

Yun 2020¶

Yun, C., & DeMoss, K. (2020). Sustainable strategies for funding teacher residencies: Lessons from California. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. http://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/strategies-funding-teacher-residencies-california

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

The report cites a national study comparing residency and traditional pathway diversity in 2016–17: "41% of teacher residents identified as people of color" versus 28% in traditional programs. The report narrates this secondhand; the underlying study was not examined directly.

"One national study found that in 2016–17, 41% of teacher residents identified as people of color,31 compared to 28% candidates of color in traditional programs nationwide in the same year."

Discussion¶

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