Service scholarship and loan forgiveness programs effectively recruit and retain high-quality professionals when they cover a significant portion of tuition or living costs¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? When service scholarships and loan forgiveness cover a significant portion of tuition and/or living costs, they effectively recruit and retain high-quality professionals into needed fields and communities. → Espinoza 2018 q2 i? Loan forgiveness may be an important lever for bringing former teachers back: 1 in 4 departed teachers considering returning rated it extremely or very important. → Espinoza 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Espinoza 2018¶

Espinoza, D., Saunders, R., Kini, T., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2018). Taking the long view: State efforts to solve teacher shortages by strengthening the profession. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/long-view

q2 · i? · review · r2

The report cites a review spanning medicine and teaching finding these programs effective at recruiting and retaining high-quality professionals when they "cover a significant portion of tuition and/or living costs." No effect size is printed.

"A recent review of research on service scholarship and loan forgiveness programs in both medicine and teaching found that, when such strategies cover a significant portion of tuition and/or living costs, they are effective in recruiting and retaining high-quality professionals into the fields and communities in which they are most needed."

Espinoza 2018 (2)¶

Espinoza, D., Saunders, R., Kini, T., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2018). Taking the long view: State efforts to solve teacher shortages by strengthening the profession. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/long-view

q2 · i? · review · r2

A national U.S. Department of Education survey found "1 in 4 public school teachers who had left teaching" and would consider returning identified loan forgiveness as extremely or very important to that decision. Descriptive survey figure; no effect size.

"1 in 4 public school teachers who had left teaching and also said they would consider returning to the profession identified loan forgiveness as extremely or very important to their decision to return"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The report recommends four policy strategies: competitive equitable compensation, targeted supply in shortage fields, improved retention, and a national teacher labor market — related
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• The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program appears to be operating as intended, with scholars achieving career milestones at high rates — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Eligibility for NIH loan repayment is associated with higher recruitment success of biomedical researchers — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• GSTG recipients report teaching in high-need schools and shortage subjects, with most intending to stay after their service obligation — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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• NIH spends millions of dollars annually on scholarships for disadvantaged undergraduate science students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim