Congress created the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program in 2008, which funds teaching residency programs (TRPs) meant to draw highly qualified teachers to high-need schools¶
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q1 i? Congress created the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program in 2008 to fund alternative training programs that draw highly qualified teachers to high-need schools. → Tim Silva 2014
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Tim Silva 2014¶
Tim Silva, Allison McKie, Virginia Knechtel, Philip Gleason, Libby Makowsky. (2014). Teaching Residency Programs: A Multisite Look at a New Model to Prepare Teachers for High-Need Schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/teaching-residency-programs-a-multisite-look-at-a-new-model-to-prepare-teachers-for-highneed-schools
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Background statement printed in the article's introduction: "In 2008, Congress created the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program" to fund alternative training programs targeting high-need schools, and teaching residency programs are "funded under this grant"; the summary does not date the TRPs themselves. No empirical test is reported for this policy-origin claim.
"In 2008, Congress created the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program to fund alternative training programs that draw highly qualified teachers to high-need schools."
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Related Claims¶
- Novice TRP teachers' district retention rates are roughly the same as those of teachers entering through other preparation programs — related
- Novice teachers trained through teaching residency programs are more likely than similar non-TRP teachers to remain teaching in the same district — related
- The 2010-2015 study examined characteristics of 30 TRPs, including required coursework, teacher backgrounds and experiences, and teacher retention — related
- School-retention rates are similar between TRP-trained and non-TRP novice teachers — related
- TRP participants could accept a stipend in exchange for committing to teach in the same district for at least three years — related
- Researchers argue that the teacher shortage in poor school districts may stem more from retaining teachers than from attracting them — related
- Multiple workforce factors contributed to the growth of alternative teacher certification programs — related
- 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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Congress created the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program in 2008, which funds teaching residency programs (TRPs) meant to draw highly qualified teachers to high-need schools |
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Congress created the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program in 2008, which funds teaching residency programs (TRPs) meant to draw highly qualified teachers to high-need schools |
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