Teacher Preparation Programs
This report describes results from the first year of research in a partnership between the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) to study teacher preparation and licensure in Massachusetts.
Specifically, we examine how three outcomes—student achievement on state standardized tests, summative performance ratings from educator evaluation, and teacher attrition—vary among teacher candidates from different licensure pathways, preparation program types, and specific EPPs and programs.
These findings are based on a statewide analysis of Massachusetts teachers who completed educator preparation programs or earned a first teaching license in Massachusetts between 2010 and 2014.
Cowan, J., Goldhaber, D., & Theobald, R. (2017). Massachusetts educator preparation and licensure: Year 1 report. http://www.doe.mass.edu/edprep/resources/improvement/TPS-1stYearReport.pdf.
CLOSE X
OUR PUBLICATIONS
TEACHER RECRUITMENT & SELECTION
A long-standing researcher-practitioner partnership between CEDR and Spokane Public Schools (SPS) has connected data collected during the teacher hiring process in SPS to later teacher outcomes in SPS and other district in Washington
SCHOOL RESOURCES &
EQUITY
CEDR projects have investigated the connections between school resources (e.g., textbook adoption) and students' educational trajectories and outcomes.
POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION
CEDR projects have explored the impact of programs like Washington's College Bound Scholarship program and students' postsecondary outcomes.
TEACHER PREPARATION & LICENSURE
CEDR projects including the Teacher Education Learning Collaborative (TELC; www.telc.us), the Improving Student Teaching Initiative (ISTI), and others have investigated the connections between specific teacher preparation experiences and measures collected during teacher licensure and later outcomes for teacher candidates.
SPECIAL EDUCATION &
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
CEDR has participated in several projects related to the participation of students with disabilities in career and technical education (CTE) and the extent to which this participation predicts later outcomes
TEACHER LABOR
MARKETS
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EDUCATION SYSTEMS & LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
CEDR projects have investigated the connections between school resources (e.g., textbook adoption) and students' educational trajectories and outcomes.
CEDR has studied processes and outcomes in the teacher labor market like teacher collective bargaining agreements, teacher quality gaps, and teacher layoffs and their connections to student achievement
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS & EFFECTIVENESS
CEDR projects have explored the impact of programs like Washington's College Bound Scholarship program and students' postsecondary outcomes.
TEACHER
PENSIONS
CEDR researchers have studied the teacher pension system in Washington and other states and investigated the connections between pensions systems and teachers' career paths and effectiveness.