Teacher Residents Seen Outpacing Peers in Later Years

By Stephen Sawchuk

Math teachers trained through the Boston Teacher Residency program are, on average, initially less effective at raising student scores in that subject than other novice teachers. But within five years, their instruction in that subject improves rapidly enough to surpass the effectiveness of their colleagues, a new study concludes.

For English/language arts, the residency-trained teachers were no more effective at improving student achievement...

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