I'm always a little skeptical by research conducted by organizations that is not peer-reviewed. To that end, I question the recent article regarding teacher retention published by the Center for American Progress entitled, "Despite reports to the contrary, new teachers are staying in their jobs longer." They cite the most well-known researcher - Richard Ingersoll - as their comparison and even state that they are using the same methodology as he did to change the overall estimate he made (50% of teachers leave before their fifth year) yet I do not know how they can do that when using data provided by a different source.
My first major critique of this article is that the teacher used in the photo, Gabrielle Wooden, was a Teach for America teacher for two years before becoming an account manager at Insight Global - I would have hoped CAP would have done a better job at their research.
The second major critique (and the more important one) is that they are using only one data source for their information. Their graph cites the following (sorry for the pixilation):
My first major critique of this article is that the teacher used in the photo, Gabrielle Wooden, was a Teach for America teacher for two years before becoming an account manager at Insight Global - I would have hoped CAP would have done a better job at their research.
The second major critique (and the more important one) is that they are using only one data source for their information. Their graph cites the following (sorry for the pixilation):
It seems their estimates are only based on one data set from one study. I would love to see more research put into respected journals using multiple data sets from across the country to determine their validity. Until I see that I am sticking with the professionals.
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