TRGP-funded resident enrollment in California grew from 297 residents in 2019-20 to 428 in 2022-23, totaling 1,362 residents across 48 funded partnerships over 4 years¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? A total of 1,362 TRGP-funded residents enrolled across 48 funded partnerships between 2019-20 and 2022-23, with enrollment rising 44 percent by the 4th year. → Brannegan 2024

Evidence¶

Brannegan 2024¶

Brannegan, A., & Hirschboeck, K. (2024). Scaling California's Teacher Residency Grant Program: Findings and implications from the grant's first 4 years. WestEd. https://www.wested.org/support/formative-evaluation-of-the-california-teacher-residency-grant-program

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Analysis of program-reported administrative data on TRGP-funded residents from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for SYs 2019-20 through 2022-23. The brief reports "a total of 1,362 TRGP-funded residents enrolled in teacher residency programs in California, spanning 48 funded partnerships" and notes a 44 percent enrollment increase by year 4.

"Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years (SYs), a total of 1,362 TRGP-funded residents enrolled in teacher residency programs in California, spanning 48 funded partnerships"

Discussion¶

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