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Teacher induction found to raise student scores
- 06-29-2010
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By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week
Teachers who received two years of comprehensive induction services boosted student scores in reading and math more than teachers in a comparison group who didn’t receive the support, a study released today by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences finds. But the induction services didn’t make teachers more likely to stay in their schools, districts, or the profession—nor were they any more likely to report feeling prepared, it concludes. The findings represent the third and final year of results from a randomized experiment focusing on the impact of intensive mentoring programs. (more...)
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