Addressing Teacher Shortages in Disadvantaged Schools: Lessons From Two Institute of Education Sciences Studies

Title:	Addressing Teacher Shortages in Disadvantaged Schools: Lessons From Two Institute of Education Sciences Studies
Description:	Two IES studies evaluated teachers from two highly selective alternative routes--Teach For America and the Teaching Fellows programs--and less selective alternative routes that accept nearly all applicants. An evaluation brief discusses the following lessons learned from these two studies: Teachers who enter teaching through alternative routes to certification can help fill teacher shortages in hard-to-staff schools and subjects without reducing student achievement. Coursework taken while teaching appears to decrease teachers' effectiveness. Predicting teacher effectiveness at the time of hiring appears to be difficult.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (614KB)
Cover Date:	September 2013
Web Release:	September 12, 2013
Publication #:	NCEE 20134018
Center/Program:	NCEE
Authors:	Melissa Clark, Sheena McConnell, Jill Constantine, Hanley Chiang
Type of Product:	Evaluation Brief
Keywords:	Impact Evaluation Teachers • education/preparation • supply and demand
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