Teacher education enrollments dropped 35% between 2009 and 2014, from 691,000 to 451,000¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teacher preparation enrollments fell 35% between 2009 and 2014, a decrease of almost 240,000 prospective teachers. → Sutcher 2016

Evidence¶

Sutcher 2016¶

Sutcher, L., Darling-Hammond, L., & Carver-Thomas, D. (2016). A coming crisis in teaching? Teacher supply, demand, and shortages in the U.S. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/coming-crisis-teaching doi:10.54300/247.242

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Analysis of Higher Education Act Title II data (2005–2014) reported that "teacher education enrollments dropped from 691,000 to 451,000, a 35% reduction," amounting to almost 240,000 fewer professionals on the way to the classroom in 2014 compared with 2009.

"Between 2009 and 2014, the most recent years of data available, teacher education enrollments dropped from 691,000 to 451,000, a 35% reduction."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Teacher preparation enrollments in California declined more than 75% between 2001–02 and 2013–14 — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• New California credentials stagnated at about 11,500 per year while estimated annual hires exceeded 20,000, so demand far outpaced supply — related
• Almost all states adopted new educator evaluation laws or regulations between 2009 and 2014, and 60 percent of districts reported full or partial implementation in 2013-14 — related
• Alternative certification enrollment growth in Texas did not increase teacher supply because completion rates were low — related