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Garcia, Amaya; Manuel, Alexandra; Buly, Marsha Riddle – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2019
English learners (ELs) make up 10% of the U.S. student population and are increasingly enrolling in school districts that have little experience with educating these students. A majority of states report shortages in teachers prepared to work with ELs, particularly in the area of bilingual education. Grow Your Own (GYO) programs that recruit and…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, English Language Learners, Bilingual Education
Garcia, Amaya – New America, 2020
Over the past four years, New America has been researching Grow Your Own (GYO) programs as a strategy for growing and diversifying the teacher workforce. GYO programs--partnerships between school districts, institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations to recruit and prepare community members to become teachers in local…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Shortage, Bilingual Teachers, English Language Learners