Sponsored by the Boston Plan for Excellence, this work examined characteristics of Boston Teacher Residents relative to other Boston novices, relative retention rates, and, most importantly, student outcomes.
Center researchers John Papay, Martin West, Jon Fullerton, and Thomas Kane investigate the effectiveness of the Boston Teacher Residency (BTR) in their working paperDoes Practice-Based Teacher Preparation Increase Student Achievement? Early Evidence from...
The CEPR study on the Boston Teacher Residency is featured in the following EdWeek article. Math teachers trained through the Boston Teacher Residency program are, on average, initially less effective at raising student scores in that subject than other...