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The new Every Student Succeeds Act offers states flexibility to create new approaches to school accountability and to design appropriate interventions for schools in need of assistance. This brief provides an overview of four commonly used interventions that, when well implemented, have been shown to increase opportunities and improve performance, particularly for historically underserved students. It also identifies the conditions under which they have been effective.
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As teacher shortages once again become widespread in California and across the nation, discussions of how to recruit and retain high-quality teachers are occupying center stage in policy circles. Newly emerging residency programs offer an innovative approach to recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers. Currently, the state has at least 10 such programs meeting critical hiring needs for a number of districts and charter schools in urban and rural areas.
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Recruitment and retention challenges are once again leading to teacher shortages across the nation, especially in urban and rural school districts. This brief looks at the teacher residency model, a promising approach to addressing recruitment and retention challenges in high-needs districts and in shortage subject areas. The teacher residency model creates long-term benefits for districts, for schools, and ultimately and most importantly, for the students they serve.
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In 2015, California allocated $490 million to professional learning systems statewide, for districts to improve their overall professional capacity, especially the competence of teachers and principals within their school systems. This report is intended to help districts think through strategies to support all the allowable uses of funds and discusses how districts can approach professional learning in their implementation of state academic standards.
Teacher residencies pair a full year of mentored clinical practice with financial support and a service commitment, strengthening preparation while addressing teacher shortages. Research shows residency graduates are effective and more likely to remain in the profession, helping districts staff high-need fields and build a stable, diverse workforce aligned with local needs.
Schools need diverse, well-prepared educators. A high-quality educator workforce requires investments in teacher preparation and learning, policies to increase recruitment and retention, and strategies to sustain educator capacity to create and innovate.
Texas has implemented various initiatives aimed at strengthening the quality of its teacher preparation pathways and improving teacher retention, including large-scale, multi-year, statewide efforts to establish support, and sustain teacher residencies.
Teacher turnover and shortages hurt student outcomes and well-being. Research identifies a number of evidence-based strategies to recruit and retain a diverse, high-quality teacher workforce.
The Racial Equity Leadership Network (RELN) is a fellowship program for district leaders who are committed to addressing persistent disparities in their systems and ensuring that race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are not predictors of student success.
Growing research demonstrates the benefits for all students of teachers of color. Evidence also points to promising practices to help teachers of color overcome the unique barriers they face and expand diversity in the teaching workforce.
