The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s ( TMCF ) Teacher Quality and Retention Program ( TQRP ), which is currently in its 16th year as one of TMCF’s signature programs, celebrates 16 years of transforming classrooms and building educational leaders ( Black PR Wire ). Through its intense Summer Institute, TQRP has offered 892 fellowships since its inception in 2009, forming a network of educators who have taught more than 45, 000 students in the last ten years only. Dr. Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of TMCF, stated that” TQRP is making a change in a niche that will affect our kids for years.” The effects of the program is especially significant given where these teachers choose to work because” the work of TQRP is critically important and they have the data to show it’s effecting change.” Working with students who are 23 % more good than the national average to be eligible for discounted meals, 90 percent of TQRP colleagues teach in Title I institutions. Managers growth within TQRP has had a positive impact. More than 75 % of colleagues have taken on leadership roles, from office chairs to associate leaders, by their fourth year in the school. A recent survey revealed that 46 % of former fellows have won awards, including 12 % who won teacher of the year honors. The authorities have noticed. Over the course of five years of examination, TQRP colleagues were rated 62 % more competent than their peers in seven key teaching areas. TQRP fellows are likely to stay in the profession in today’s environment of professor shortages, which is perhaps most important. While teacher retention is still a national issue, 91 % of former TQRP fellows still work in education, with 82 % still working in K-12 and 66 % still teaching in classrooms. With 33 % of participants and 38 % of fellows teaching STEM subjects, Black men made up 33 % of participants, which is critical for the program’s original objectives, which also addresses important gaps in both fields. Nearly 40 % of colleagues are first-generation university graduates, extending TMCF’s goal of providing opportunities for those who are most in need. Additionally, supporters regularly rate the program remarkably, with a 96 net promoter score on average, as opposed to a 57 for a typical nonprofit. The software continues to support TMCF’s goal of developing tomorrow’s academic leaders who are transforming the nation’s highest-need schools.
(BPRW) Teacher Quality and Retention Program celebrates 16 years of transforming classrooms and building educational leaders
