School-retention rates are similar between TRP-trained and non-TRP novice teachers¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? School-retention rates were similar between TRP teachers and non-TRP teachers. → Tim Silva 2015

Evidence¶

Tim Silva 2015¶

Tim Silva, Allison McKie, Philip Gleason. (2015). New Findings on the Retention of Novice Teachers from Teaching Residency Programs. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Retention analysis of the same two cohorts of novice TRP and non-TRP teachers as of fall 2013. The brief reports that "School-retention rates were similar between the two groups of teachers." No test statistic or effect size is printed; equivalence was not formally tested.

"School-retention rates were similar between the two groups of teachers."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• 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 — related
• The 2010-2015 study examined characteristics of 30 TRPs, including required coursework, teacher backgrounds and experiences, and teacher retention — related
• Novice TRP teachers' district retention rates are roughly the same as those of teachers entering through other preparation programs — related
• The retention comparison covers two cohorts of novice TRP teachers across six districts served by 12 TRPs, with a representative non-TRP comparison sample — related
• Novice teachers trained through teaching residency programs are more likely than similar non-TRP teachers to remain teaching in the same district — related
• Residency-completer principals remained in CPS at similar rates as other principals, with no evidence of differential exit or transfer — related
• A 2011 study found residency-trained teachers outperformed same-experience peers by nearly two months' worth of learning by their fifth year and were more likely to stay in teaching — reports the opposite
• In rigorous controlled studies, residency graduates retained at significantly higher rates than non-residency peers — reports the opposite