Establish high-retention preparation pathways—residencies, Grow Your Own models, service scholarships, and mentoring/induction—to stem turnover in high-need subjects and schools¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The report recommends service scholarships and loan forgiveness that "pay the cost of teacher preparation in exchange for a commitment to teach in a subject or location of need for 3 to 5 years," teacher residency programs with a full training year under a master teacher plus two years of mentoring, Grow Your Own models recruiting local community members, and high-quality induction with mentoring, collaborative planning, and reduced teaching loads.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Programs must provide comprehensive preparation with strong clinical training and supports for candidates to succeed

Constraints¶

• Service scholarship commitments are for 3 to 5 years in a subject or location of need

Target Learners¶

• Prospective and beginning teachers in high-need subjects and hard-to-staff schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Building a well-prepared, stable teacher workforce for high-need subjects and schools

Claims¶

• Teachers who enter without completed preparation are typically less effective and have significantly higher turnover than prepared teachers [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Develop high-retention pathways — Grow Your Own programs and teacher residencies — to build and diversify local teacher supply
• Build high-retention, supportive pathways into teaching for candidates of color
• Offer targeted service scholarships, loan forgiveness, and 1-year postbaccalaureate residency programs to rapidly expand the supply of well-prepared teachers in shortage fields and locations
• A federal Marshall Plan for Teaching focused on seven areas: compensation, debt-free preparation, high-retention pathways, mentoring, expertise-sharing, school redesign, and accountability
• Deploy service scholarships, loan forgiveness, and teacher residencies to staff high-need fields and schools
• Eight state and local strategies to address California teacher shortages
• Design service scholarships that cover a substantial portion of preparation costs, with stable multiyear funding and linked data systems
• Build a diverse teacher pipeline through Grow Your Own grants, teacher academies, scholarships, MSI investment, and residency pathways
• Diversify the educator workforce through Grow Your Own programs, scholarships, and retention supports
• Use state completer survey data within accreditation to flag struggling programs and expand subsidized high-quality clinical pathways for underserved candidates
• Deploy a portfolio of research-based strategies — service scholarships, residencies, Grow Your Own programs, mentoring and induction, and compensation reform — to strengthen the teacher pipeline
• Expand loan forgiveness, high-retention preparation pathways, and compensation supports to reduce teacher loan burdens and strengthen recruitment and retention

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Carver-Thomas, D. & Darling-Hammond, L. (2017). Teacher turnover: Why it matters and what we can do about it. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-turnover. doi:10.54300/454.278