Every surveyed district filled some vacancies with underprepared teachers, and substandard credentials nearly tripled from 2012–13 to 2019–20¶
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q2 i? The number of substandard credentials and permits issued in California nearly tripled from 2012–13 to 2019–20, numbering more than 13,000 annually. → Carver-Thomas 2022
Evidence¶
Carver-Thomas 2022¶
Carver-Thomas, D., Burns, D., Leung, M., & Ondrasek, N. (2022). Teacher shortages during the pandemic: How California districts are responding. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/899.809
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Statewide credential-issuance figures reported in the report's background section: substandard credentials and permits "nearly tripled from 2012–13 to 2019–20," exceeding 13,000 annually. Descriptive trend; no effect size printed.
"The number of substandard credentials and permits issued in California nearly tripled from 2012–13 to 2019–20, now numbering more than 13,000 annually."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- California issued more than 13,000 intern credentials, permits, and waivers in 2017–18, nearly triple the 2012–13 number — 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
- Most new special education teachers in 2015–16 entered on substandard authorizations, outnumbering fully prepared entrants 2:1 — related
- Teachers on substandard credentials are unequally distributed, concentrated in districts serving more low-income students — related
- Most surveyed California districts faced increased teacher vacancies over pre-COVID-19 years and greater difficulty filling them — related
- U.S. teacher shortages are nationwide and worsening, with over 300,000 positions unfilled or filled by uncertified teachers in 2023 — related
- California's K-3 class size reduction policy sharply increased the proportion of teachers without full credentials, with low-income students most affected — related
- Half of all new California teaching credentials issued in 2023 went to teachers on substandard credentials — related
- Michigan's teacher vacancy data are severely underreported, with nearly 90% of districts reporting zero vacancies in 2021-22 — related
- Fresno’s Skillful Leader Project improved teacher retention and hiring — related
- California substandard credentials and permits tripled between 2013 and 2023 and made up more than half of new teaching authorizations issued in 2023 — related
- Shortage districts fill vacancies with substandard-credential teachers (55%), substitutes (24%), and out-of-field assignments (22%), with high-poverty districts using substandard credentials most — related
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Every surveyed district filled some vacancies with underprepared teachers, and substandard credentials nearly tripled from 2012–13 to 2019–20 |
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Every surveyed district filled some vacancies with underprepared teachers, and substandard credentials nearly tripled from 2012–13 to 2019–20 |
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