TRGP-funded residents represent a small fraction of California's teacher supply: 428 residents enrolled in 2022-23 against 14,298 substandard credentials issued¶
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q2 i? In 2022-23, 428 TRGP-funded residents were enrolled while 14,298 substandard credentials were issued statewide. → 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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Comparison of CTC program-reported TRGP enrollment data with the CTC educator supply report for 2022-23. The brief states "428 TRGP-funded residents were enrolled, but 14,298 substandard credentials were issued," concluding grant funding can alleviate only a fraction of the statewide shortage.
"in 2022–23, 428 TRGP-funded residents were enrolled, but 14,298 substandard credentials were issued"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Half of all new California teaching credentials issued in 2023 went to teachers on substandard credentials — related
- 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 — related
- In a minority of host LEAs did TRGP residents reach one quarter of substandard credentials issued: 7 of 19 special education LEAs and 7 of 16 STEM LEAs — related
- TRGP-funded residents made up between 20 and 40 percent of all California residents between 2020-21 and 2022-23, and about 11 percent of teacher preparation completers self-identified as residency-prepared in 2022-23 — related
- The share of new math and science teachers entering on substandard credentials doubled from about 20% to 40% between 2011–12 and 2015–16 while fully credentialed entrants dropped from 3,200 to 2,200 — related
- The Teacher Residency Grant Program supported nearly 1,400 funded residents through 2023, with residency programs graduating nearly 5,000 residents between 2021 and 2024, many in shortage fields and most residents people of color — related
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trgp-small-fraction-of-statewide-teacher-supply |
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TRGP-funded residents represent a small fraction of California's teacher supply: 428 residents enrolled in 2022-23 against 14,298 substandard credentials issued |
description |
TRGP-funded residents represent a small fraction of California's teacher supply: 428 residents enrolled in 2022-23 against 14,298 substandard credentials issued |
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moderate |
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2024 |
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2026-10-20 |
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2029 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-10 |
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1 — brannegan-2024 |
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