| Program Name | Target Recruits | 2007-2008 Enrollment | Locations of Operation | Program Description/Model Components | Program Benefits | Program Duration | Year Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Teacher Residency | BTR recruits a variety of highly qualified, motivated candidates, from recent college graduates to mid-career professionals | approximately 120 teachers trained per year | Boston | BTR is a year-long teacher residency program that integrates classroom experience with coursework. It is bookended by two summer institutes. Graduates of the program earn a Massachusetts Initial Teacher Licensure in their primary academic area, partial credit toward dual licensure in special education, and an MA in education from UMass/Boston. | A subsidized MA in Education, with costs fully forgiven after three years of teaching in Boston Public Schools. Residents may be eligible for AmeriCorps awards, and they receive a living stipend during the residency year. | 1 year program; 3 year teaching commitment | 2004 |
| Teach for America | recent college graduates | 2892 incoming corps members in 2007 | national | TFA corps members go through a preservice summer training institute before their first year of teaching and complete teaching certification coursework and additional classes throughout their two years. TFA employs a Teaching as Leadership framework and focuses strongly on accountability metrics of student achievement, aiming for significant gains of 2 years of reading growth and 1.5 years of math growth in one calendar year. | Corps members receive AmeriCorps awards for each of the two years they teach. They also receive subsidized certifications in teaching. | 2 years | 1990 |
| The New Teacher Project | new teachers | in 2008, TNTP trained/hired approx. 3200 teachers; to date, TNTP has trained or hired approximately 33,000 teachers. | national | TNTP partners with school districts and states to recruit, train, place, and certify new teachers, with particular attention to improving the flow of high-quality teachers to low-performing schools. With district and/or university partners, TNTP develops and implements pre-service training, professional development, and certification programs that are specifically designed for teachers pursuing alternate routes to certification. | TNTP facilitates the processs of obtaining alternative teaching certifications and teaching placements for non-education majors. | 2-3 years | 1997 |
| New York City Teaching Fellows | mid-career professionals and recent college graduates | approximately 1600 fellows | New York City | NYC Teaching Fellows participate in a 7-week preservice summer training institute. Each fellow is assigned a mentor at his/her school, and all fellows complete a concurrent MA in education. | Fellows work toward subsidized master’s degrees in education. | 2-3 years | 2000 |
| Math for America | recent college graduates and mid-career professionals with substantial coursework in mathematics | the 2007 cohort consisted of 39 Fellows | New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego | Fellows attend a full-time MA in secondary math education program with coursework, student teaching, and classroom observation components. Fellows are then given placement assistance. | Fellows receive scholarships toward MA degrees in education, stipends, mentoring, and placement support. | 1 year program; 5 year teaching commitment | 2004 |