EPIC IN THE NEWS
MI loses teachers before they enter workforce
DATE: June 28, 2023
Michigan is losing potential teachers even before they enter the workforce, according to new research from Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC).
The research, according to MSU Today, shows that, while about 15.1% of Michigan high school graduates who started college in 2010-11 took an education course by 2014-15, only 12.7% of students who started college in 2017-18 took an education course by 2021-22.
Of those students who did take an initial teacher education course, 77% continued on to more advanced courses in the field, but only about 25% went on to become student teachers.
The research shows that Michigan is losing its potential teachers at every stage of the “pipeline,” and that the “leaks” are contributing to the lack of diversity in Michigan’s teacher workforce, said Tara Kilbride, author of the report and EPIC’S assistant director for research.
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