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The Changing Face of the Teaching Force

THE CHANGING FACE TEACHING FORCE of the research by professor richard m. ingersoll & lisa merrill A WORKFORCE DOMINATED BY BEGINNERS MOST COMMON TEACHER Over 1987 2008 200,000 new teachers begin each year. Twenty-five years ago, there were only 65,000 new teachers a year. 15 years of experience 1st year beginner WHY ARE SO MANY TEACHERS BEGINNERS? THE TEACHING FORCE IS BALLOONING IN SIZE 48% GROWTH OF TEACHING FORCE 19% GROWTH OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT Between 1987 and 2008 {Grades K-12} Much of the growth in the teaching 2X1 Ab force is a result of SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT SECONDARY MATH & SCIENCE new hiring in a few due to expanded due to higher requirements for graduation due to IDEA content areas: curricula WHO ARE THESE NEW TEACHERS? MORE RACIAL DIVERSITY LESS GENDER DIVERSITY 1987 2008 The number of minority of teachers has almost doubled 65% are 35% are in the past 20 years. older career recent college graduates |66% | 76% switchers ? WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS? How does a teaching force dominated by What are the financial How are students affected if there are implications of a ballooning teaching force? beginners impact learning? fewer male teachers? www.gse.upenn.edu/teaching_force PennGSE Graduate School of Education RESEARCH WITH IMP ACT THE CHANGING FACE TEACHING FORCE of the research by professor richard m. ingersoll & lisa merrill A WORKFORCE DOMINATED BY BEGINNERS MOST COMMON TEACHER Over 1987 2008 200,000 new teachers begin each year. Twenty-five years ago, there were only 65,000 new teachers a year. 15 years of experience 1st year beginner WHY ARE SO MANY TEACHERS BEGINNERS? THE TEACHING FORCE IS BALLOONING IN SIZE 48% GROWTH OF TEACHING FORCE 19% GROWTH OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT Between 1987 and 2008 {Grades K-12} Much of the growth in the teaching 2X1 Ab force is a result of SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT SECONDARY MATH & SCIENCE new hiring in a few due to expanded due to higher requirements for graduation due to IDEA content areas: curricula WHO ARE THESE NEW TEACHERS? MORE RACIAL DIVERSITY LESS GENDER DIVERSITY 1987 2008 The number of minority of teachers has almost doubled 65% are 35% are in the past 20 years. older career recent college graduates |66% | 76% switchers ? WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS? How does a teaching force dominated by What are the financial How are students affected if there are implications of a ballooning teaching force? beginners impact learning? fewer male teachers? www.gse.upenn.edu/teaching_force PennGSE Graduate School of Education RESEARCH WITH IMP ACT

The Changing Face of the Teaching Force

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Based on new research by Penn GSE professor Dr. Richard Ingersoll and PhD student Lisa Merrill, The Changing Face of the Teaching Force explores surprising trends in the teaching workforce and the pot...

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University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

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