Social Experimentation, Program Evaluation, and Public Policy 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9781444307399.ch11
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Alternative Routes to Teaching: The Impacts of Teach for America on Student Achievement and Other Outcomes

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“…The story is similar for teachers who leave the profession, where 31% of TC teachers, 49% of teachers trained through NYCTF, and 84% of TFA teachers had left teaching by the end of their fifth year. With evidence of greater effectiveness among TFA teachers (Glazerman et al, 2006;Kane et al, 2008;Xu et al, 2011), these studies generally contend Alternatively Certified Teachers' Turnover Rates that attrition is of minimal concern, arguing that the small positive gains for their students compensate for these higher departure rates. Most AC programs, however, are not as selective as TFA, so higher attrition rates are likely to be more detrimental to student achievement.…”
Section: Differences Between Alternatively and Traditionally Certifiementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The story is similar for teachers who leave the profession, where 31% of TC teachers, 49% of teachers trained through NYCTF, and 84% of TFA teachers had left teaching by the end of their fifth year. With evidence of greater effectiveness among TFA teachers (Glazerman et al, 2006;Kane et al, 2008;Xu et al, 2011), these studies generally contend Alternatively Certified Teachers' Turnover Rates that attrition is of minimal concern, arguing that the small positive gains for their students compensate for these higher departure rates. Most AC programs, however, are not as selective as TFA, so higher attrition rates are likely to be more detrimental to student achievement.…”
Section: Differences Between Alternatively and Traditionally Certifiementioning
confidence: 99%
“… 7 While students in grades 2–5 received reading scores that were calculated using responses from tests of both vocabulary and word analysis, first grade reading tests were scored separately as vocabulary and word analysis, and no combined score is available (Glazerman & Grinder, 2004). To facilitate comparison across reading and mathematics achievement, I likewise only examine mathematics achievement among students in grades 2–5.…”
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“…Research on alternatively certified teachers and their influence on their students is limited and with mixed results. In a randomized experimental study on the impact of alternatively certified teachers on student achievement (Glazerman, Mayer, & Decker, 2006), it was determined that teachers who participated in the Teach for America alternative certification program had a positive outcome on their students' math achievement scores, but had no impact on their students' reading achievement scores. Further, they also determined that the Teacher for America candidates had no influence on other student outcomes such as attendance, promotion, or disciplinary incidents, and were more likely to report student behavior problems (Glazerman et al, 2006).…”
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confidence: 99%