Danielle Edwards
@drdsedwards.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy, Old Dominion University. I study geographic inequities in access to effective schools & teachers
Future research: We need to know what types of GYO programs are effective at improving the many outcomes associated w/ them. I contributed to a research agenda that outlines possible research questions & data needed to evaluate GYOs
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Research Agenda: Grow Your Own Teachers
This research agenda identifies key questions and data sources that can be used to uncover how GYO programs shape education, influence teacher outcomes, affect school and district performance, improve...
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April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Future research: We need to know what types of GYO programs are effective at improving the many outcomes associated w/ them. I contributed to a research agenda that outlines possible research questions & data needed to evaluate GYOs
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
We propose a classification scheme that suggests that we should refer to GYO programs by their target population &/or programming. E.g. a GYO HS teaching scholarship, a GYO teacher residency, a GYO para cert program.
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We propose a classification scheme that suggests that we should refer to GYO programs by their target population &/or programming. E.g. a GYO HS teaching scholarship, a GYO teacher residency, a GYO para cert program.
We conclude that GYO programs are macro category describing a diverse class of teacher pipeline programs rather than a specific recruitment strategy. We need more precise language to describe them to ensure we are talking about the same thing!
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We conclude that GYO programs are macro category describing a diverse class of teacher pipeline programs rather than a specific recruitment strategy. We need more precise language to describe them to ensure we are talking about the same thing!
While GYO programs have the potential to increase tchr diversity, reduce shortages, & improve tchr quality & retention, few GYO initiatives have program features aligned w/ these goals
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
While GYO programs have the potential to increase tchr diversity, reduce shortages, & improve tchr quality & retention, few GYO initiatives have program features aligned w/ these goals
However, few high school GYO initiatives directly lead to or provide support towards certification. Over 90% of GYOs targets adults require participants to become certified w/ 70% offering financial assistance towards cert
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
However, few high school GYO initiatives directly lead to or provide support towards certification. Over 90% of GYOs targets adults require participants to become certified w/ 70% offering financial assistance towards cert
The most common type of GYO program encourages high school students to become teachers through coursework, extracurricular activities or teaching scholarships
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The most common type of GYO program encourages high school students to become teachers through coursework, extracurricular activities or teaching scholarships
Other than that they don’t have much else in common. They vary widely in their other purposes, who they target for participation, & programming. We found 49 unique combinations of participant types & program features across 65 GYO programs!
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Other than that they don’t have much else in common. They vary widely in their other purposes, who they target for participation, & programming. We found 49 unique combinations of participant types & program features across 65 GYO programs!
We find that most GYO programs aim to expand teacher supply by recruiting individuals from the local community to become teachers. But…
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We find that most GYO programs aim to expand teacher supply by recruiting individuals from the local community to become teachers. But…
To remedy this, we outline important research questions & the specific data we need to evaluate them. We hope GYO programs, district & prep program leaders, & funders use this research agenda to inform their data collection & evaluation efforts!
April 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
To remedy this, we outline important research questions & the specific data we need to evaluate them. We hope GYO programs, district & prep program leaders, & funders use this research agenda to inform their data collection & evaluation efforts!
GYO programs are difficult to study. They’re small size, their effects take years to observe plus we need for connected data across institutions & a good comparison group to study them.
April 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
GYO programs are difficult to study. They’re small size, their effects take years to observe plus we need for connected data across institutions & a good comparison group to study them.
Conclusion: choice is not good or bad. Choice is used by relatively disadv. Ss. There are positive fx of urban charters & interdist. choice on student achievement. Unregulated choice is just not a viable strategy for reducing segregation. 11/12
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Conclusion: choice is not good or bad. Choice is used by relatively disadv. Ss. There are positive fx of urban charters & interdist. choice on student achievement. Unregulated choice is just not a viable strategy for reducing segregation. 11/12
Policy Implication: Public sch choice, by itself, is unlikely to reduce sch segregation. Choice policies found to desegregate limit the influence of adv. families and reduce barriers to access 10/12
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Policy Implication: Public sch choice, by itself, is unlikely to reduce sch segregation. Choice policies found to desegregate limit the influence of adv. families and reduce barriers to access 10/12
2) the reductions in between district seg. may be due to a pattern of trading up. Districts who gain & lose students through interdistrict choice may become more racially similar to disadvantaged districts that primarily lose students. 9/12
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
2) the reductions in between district seg. may be due to a pattern of trading up. Districts who gain & lose students through interdistrict choice may become more racially similar to disadvantaged districts that primarily lose students. 9/12
This implies: 1) the reasons why disadv. families use choice may differ by type. Charter sch families may have choose more accessible schs w/ Ss of similar backgrounds whereas interdistrict choosers may want to attend highly resourced schs 8/12
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This implies: 1) the reasons why disadv. families use choice may differ by type. Charter sch families may have choose more accessible schs w/ Ss of similar backgrounds whereas interdistrict choosers may want to attend highly resourced schs 8/12
Reasons for these patterns: A higher pct of Ss who use choice are Black or econ. Dis. compared to resident Ss in the same dist. Charter sch Ss attend schs w/ more same race Ss while interdistrict users attend schs w/ more advantaged Ss 7/12
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Reasons for these patterns: A higher pct of Ss who use choice are Black or econ. Dis. compared to resident Ss in the same dist. Charter sch Ss attend schs w/ more same race Ss while interdistrict users attend schs w/ more advantaged Ss 7/12
We find negative fx of charter sch enrollment on btn dist seg but they are too small to rule out null fx. Inter-district choice seems to reduce btn dist White-non-White seg, but only in regions with charters 6/12
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We find negative fx of charter sch enrollment on btn dist seg but they are too small to rule out null fx. Inter-district choice seems to reduce btn dist White-non-White seg, but only in regions with charters 6/12
However, in districts w/o charter schs, interdistrict choice does increase economic segregation. These increases may be due to how district’s assign choice students to schs. Choosers apply to the dist & dist picks the sch they attend 5/12
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
However, in districts w/o charter schs, interdistrict choice does increase economic segregation. These increases may be due to how district’s assign choice students to schs. Choosers apply to the dist & dist picks the sch they attend 5/12