Grow Your Own Programs Can Address Educator Shortages and Teacher Diversity

Creative solutions are needed to identify and foster diverse talent for our Colorado classrooms. GYO Programs are an answer.

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As Teach Plus Policy Fellows and Colorado classroom teachers, we recommend that Colorado lead the movement to train and retain high quality educators of color and rural educators through state funding of Colorado-based Grow Your Own programs.

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Teachers

Teacher Voices

Op Eds

New teachers need experienced mentors

Colorado
•Feb. 28, 2022
Op Eds

Teach Plus Teacher Leaders Reflect on Black History Month

Arkansas
•Feb. 16, 2022
Op Eds

Teachers Need a Toolkit After a Natural Disaster

Colorado
•Jan. 27, 2022

Publications

State Policy Brief

Teacher Perspectives on the Colorado Teacher Evaluation System

Colorado
•Feb. 8, 2019
State Policy Brief

Colorado Teachers’ Recommendations For Alternative Practices to Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children

Colorado
•Sep. 27, 2018
State Policy Brief

Teachers’ Recommendations on How to Recruit and Retain Teachers in Colorado

Colorado
•Aug. 16, 2018