Schools with high teacher turnover and large proportions of underprepared teachers are associated with lower achievement for all students and for students experiencing homelessness, after accounting for other factors¶
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q2 i? Regression analysis of 2015–16 data finds high teacher turnover and large proportions of underprepared teachers associated with lower student achievement even after accounting for other student- and school-level factors, for all students and those experiencing homelessness. → Burns 2021
Evidence¶
Burns 2021¶
Burns, D., Espinoza, D., Ondrasek, N., & Yang, M. (2021). Students experiencing homelessness: The conditions and outcomes of homelessness among California students. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/students-experiencing-homelessness
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Regression analysis of 2015–16 California student-level and school-level data (Tables 2 and 3) models predictors of CAASPP ELA and mathematics achievement. The report reports this "negative association holds both for all students and those experiencing homelessness". No effect size or coefficient value is printed in the available text.
"Schools with high teacher turnover and large proportions of underprepared teachers are associated with lower student achievement, even after accounting for other student- and school-level factors. This negative association holds both for all students and those experiencing homelessness."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Teachers who enter without completed preparation are typically less effective and have significantly higher turnover than prepared teachers — related
- Students experiencing homelessness meet or exceed state achievement standards at far lower rates (29% ELA, 19% mathematics) than students statewide (48%, 37%) — related
- Students experiencing homelessness change schools at triple the rate of other students and are twice as likely to receive an out-of-school suspension — related
- Teachers on substandard credentials are unequally distributed, concentrated in districts serving more low-income students — related
- Teachers with little or no pedagogical preparation are 2 to 3 times more likely to leave teaching than comprehensively prepared teachers — related
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Schools with high teacher turnover and large proportions of underprepared teachers are associated with lower achievement for all students and for students experiencing homelessness, after accounting for other factors |
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Schools with high teacher turnover and large proportions of underprepared teachers are associated with lower achievement for all students and for students experiencing homelessness, after accounting for other factors |
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2021 |
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2026 |
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