Research and Rhetoric on Teacher Certification:A Response to “Teacher Certification Reconsidered”

Linda Darling-Hammond writes:

Along with the report’s finding that, over a three year period, between 60% and 100% of TFA candidates had left after their second year of teaching, this finding raises additional questions about Teach for America’s contribution to the education of Houston students, since they do not stay long enough to gain the experience that could support student achievement. Earlier data from the Maryland Department of Education showed that TFA recruits in Baltimore had similar attrition rates, with 62 % gone by the third year of teaching

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