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