California residency program completers are more likely to identify as candidates of color than completers of other preparation pathways¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2028: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across CTC program completer survey data, residency-prepared candidates were more likely to identify as candidates of color than candidates from other pathways. → Yun 2025

Evidence¶

Yun 2025¶

Yun, C., & Fitz, J. (2025). Successful teacher residencies: What matters and what works. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/480.783

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Analysis of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing 2021–22 and 2022–23 program completer survey data, including programs not funded by the TRGP, found residency completers "more likely to identify as candidates of color" than other-pathway completers. No effect size is printed.

"Candidates who were prepared through a residency were more likely to identify as candidates of color and rate their preparation as very effective compared with those who took other pathways."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

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