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¶

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

Description¶

The report's policy recommendations lay out an interlocking set of strategies: "Subsidize access to high-quality preparation programs by funding service scholarships and/or loan forgiveness for teacher candidates repaid through service in the profession," alongside supporting high-retention pathways such as teacher residencies, developing Grow Your Own programs recruiting from local communities, providing strong mentoring and induction, equalizing salaries across districts, and bolstering workforce data systems. The report presents these as research-based tools that can grow the pipeline, bolster state teacher development systems, and retain more of the teachers already in the classroom.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Sustained funding and technical assistance, as with the TCLAS residency program's 2 years of district technical assistance on strategic staffing

Constraints¶

• Support for residencies should be informed closely by ongoing research into the implementation and effectiveness of the TCLAS residency program and others operating in Texas

Target Learners¶

• Prospective teacher candidates
• Novice teachers
• District and state policymakers in Texas

Target Learning Goals¶

• Increase teacher supply and preparedness
• Reduce teacher attrition and turnover
• Improve equitable access to fully prepared teachers

Claims¶

• Talent-system reforms, including an experience-based salary scale and earlier recruitment, coincided with retention of over 90 percent of effective teachers [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Establish high-retention preparation pathways—residencies, Grow Your Own models, service scholarships, and mentoring/induction—to stem turnover in high-need subjects and schools
• Build high-retention, supportive pathways into teaching for candidates of color
• Diversify the educator workforce through Grow Your Own programs, scholarships, and retention supports
• Build a diverse teacher pipeline through Grow Your Own grants, teacher academies, scholarships, MSI investment, and residency pathways
• Deploy service scholarships, loan forgiveness, and teacher residencies to staff high-need fields and schools
• 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
• Develop high-retention pathways — Grow Your Own programs and teacher residencies — to build and diversify local teacher supply
• Design service scholarships that cover a substantial portion of preparation costs, with stable multiyear funding and linked data systems
• A federal Marshall Plan for Teaching focused on seven areas: compensation, debt-free preparation, high-retention pathways, mentoring, expertise-sharing, school redesign, and accountability
• Retain teachers of color through leadership pipelines, multi-year induction and mentoring, and culturally responsive school climates
• 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¶

• Bland, J. A., Wojcikiewicz, S. K., Darling-Hammond, L., & Wei, W. (2023). Strengthening pathways into the teaching profession in Texas: Challenges and opportunities. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/957.902