Do Grow-Your-Own Programs Work? Evidence from the Teacher Academy of Maryland

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dc.contributor.authorBlazar, David
dc.contributor.authorGao, Wenjing
dc.contributor.authorGershenson, Seth
dc.contributor.authorGoings, Ramon
dc.contributor.authorLagos, Francisco
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T14:38:18Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T14:38:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-05
dc.description.abstractLocal teacher recruitment through “grow-your-own” programs is a prominent strategy toaddress workforce shortages and ensure that incoming teachers resemble, understand,and have strong connections to their communities. We exploit the staggered rollout of theTeacher Academy of Maryland career and technical education certificate program acrosspublic high schools, finding that exposed students were more likely to become teachersby 0.6 percentage points (pp), or 47%. Effects are concentrated among White girls(1.4pp/39%) and Black girls (0.7pp/80%). We also identify positive impacts on wages (5%on average/18% for Black girls), countering a prevailing narrative that teaching leaves oneworse off financially relative to other labor market opportunities.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305A210031 to the University of Maryland, College Park. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education. This research also was supported by the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) Center. We are grateful for the assistance provided by the MLDS Center. All opinions are the authors’ and do not represent the opinion of the MLDS Center or its partner agencies.
dc.description.urihttps://www.iza.org/publications/dp/16983/do-grow-your-own-programs-work-evidence-from-the-teacher-academy-of-maryland
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2omjw-zzq4
dc.identifier.citationBlazar, David, Wenjing Gao, Seth Gershenson, Ramon Goings, and Francisco Lagos. “Do Grow-Your-Own Programs Work? Evidence from the Teacher Academy of Maryland,” IZA (May 2024). https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/16983/do-grow-your-own-programs-work-evidence-from-the-teacher-academy-of-maryland.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/34333
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherIZA – Institute of Labor Economics
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Language, Literacy, and Culture Department
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIZA DP No. 16983
dc.subjectGrow-Your-Own Programs
dc.subjectaddress workforce shortages
dc.subjectpositive impacts on wages
dc.titleDo Grow-Your-Own Programs Work? Evidence from the Teacher Academy of Maryland
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dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4770-7543

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