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Title: Michigan Teacher Licensure, Retention, and Effectiveness during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Technical Report
Language: English
Authors: Matthew Guzman, Tara Kilbride, Salem Rogers, Katharine O. Strunk, National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH)
Source: National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. 2025.
Availability: National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. 1555 Poydras Street Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70112. Tel: 870-540-6576; e-mail: info@reachcentered.org; Web site: https://reachcentered.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 31
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Joyce Foundation
Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305C180025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Certification, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Supply and Demand, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics, Student Teaching, Teacher Shortage, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Employment Level
Geographic Terms: Michigan
Abstract: School closures and testing disruptions during COVID-19 prevented many teacher candidates from completing certification milestones, prompting many states to waive or alter licensure requirements to prevent losses of new teachers for the 2020-21 school year. Michigan allowed in-state candidates to teach under temporary certificates before passing licensure exams and granted flexibility in student teaching requirements. This study examines the impact of these changes on teacher supply, diversity, retention, and effectiveness. We find that Michigan succeeded in maintaining its total supply of new teachers, but that the composition of teachers differed from past cohorts. The 2020-21 entry cohort was more diverse, but this was true for all certification types including those unaffected by policy changes. Teachers with temporary certificates had similar effectiveness ratings and retention rates as those with standard certificates. Truncated or otherwise-modified student teaching experiences may have had a more prominent effect on special education teachers than those with other specializations.
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