Staying Power: Preparation Route and Teacher Persistence The past five blog posts have presented data related to the teaching profession in Texas. We have examined data ranging from the educator landscape in Texas to teacher production by Educator Preparation Program (EPP) type to multiple measures of EPP quality (exit survey, new teacher survey, and principal survey)….
Persistence and Retention: The Texas Perspective As a follow-up to the last blog post that reviewed persistence and retention data at the national level, this post focuses the analytical lens on public universities in Texas. The following definitions will be used in the discussion below: Retention rate is measured by the percentage of students who return…
Persistence and Retention: The National Perspective While the past few blog posts have specifically addressed enrollment trends in Texas public universities, this blog post will begin a multi-part series of posts that will look at student outcomes data. We will begin by looking at the national trends associated with persistence and retention before moving to…