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Mitigating Financial Barriers for Teaching Candidates: Federal, State, and Local Approaches to Service Scholarships
Sat, April 11, 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (7:45 to 9:15am PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 2Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Financial challenges are often cited as key barriers to expanding and diversifying the teacher pipeline. Service scholarships offer one pathway to reduce upfront preparation costs and debt for teaching candidates and incentivize more people into teaching. This symposium delves into the implementation, analysis, and potential impact of these scholarships through policy, research, and practice perspectives. Two presentations describe the national policy landscape and implementation of federal programs supporting teacher preparation, including the TEACH grant. The remaining presentations share research on previously unstudied service scholarships, a statewide program in California and a local one in Wisconsin. Two discussants—teacher preparation leaders from each state—offer a critical practitioner lens and discuss program implementation and impact at their campuses.
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Financing Teacher Preparation: A National Landscape of Needs and Policy Solutions - Wesley Wei, Learning Policy Institute
Financial Aid for Future Educators: Assessing a Federal Grant’s Impact on Student’s Postsecondary Decisions - Wesley Morris, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
California’s Golden State Teacher Grant Program - Melanie Leung-Gagné, Learning Policy Institute; Desiree Carver-Thomas, Learning Policy Institute; Maria Maria Castillo, Vanderbilt University; Cicely Bingener, University of California - Los Angeles; Susan Kemper Patrick, Learning Policy Institute; María Virginia Giani, University of Florida
The University of Wisconsin’s Teacher Pledge - Nicholas Hillman, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kathryn Boonstra, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jared D. Colston, University of Wisconsin - Madison