NCEE Evaluation Brief: Comprehensive Teacher Induction

Supporting beginning teachers with a comprehensive induction program could compensate for their inadequate preparation and reduce high turnover. But after the first year, comprehensive induction made a difference only in the kind of support beginning teachers received. It had no impact on teacher practices, student test scores, teacher retention, or the characteristics of a district's teaching force. For the full evaluation report visit: http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=NCEE20094034