Roughly 50% of all urban public school teachers leave within the first three years. The retention rate for Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) grads beyond those crucial first three years is 85%. It’s a difference that’s transforming districts.
And a model that’s producing results.
UTRU and its partner programs are setting the standard for urban teacher preparation nationwide.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn surprised a Murray Language Academy teacher yesterday when he arrived to present her with the Golden Apple Award. Elizabeth Luna is a kindergarten teacher at Murray and a mentor for the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP). Read more in...
TEACH/Here’s 4-8 residency program will now be called Project Inspire. The name change was inspired by residents’ passion for serving underprivileged students. “This is about more than just academia. It’s about people’s commitment to a value system,” said Cheri Dedmon, the program’s...
Finding mentor teachers who are effective teachers and coaches, and who teach in high-need classrooms, is a challenge many residency programs face. Recent research indicates that teacher preparation candidates who train in easier to staff schools are effective and stay when hired in hard to...
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