Percent of special education teachers who had various types of certification when they started teaching, by district poverty
| |
Percent of District's Students Living in Poverty
|
| |
0 to 9% |
10 to 20% |
21 to 38% |
39%+ |
Total |
| |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
| Held appropriate certificate for position |
81.2 |
(1.7) |
78.8 |
(1.8) |
74.5 |
(2.3) |
69.9 |
(4.2) |
75.2 |
(1.5) |
| Needed only a few courses for certificate |
10.4 |
(1.2) |
12.9 |
(1.2) |
15.4 |
(1.4) |
14.9 |
(2.1) |
13.8 |
(0.8) |
| Needed substantial additional coursework for certificate |
8.4 |
(1.4) |
8.3 |
(1.3) |
10.1 |
(1.5) |
15.2 |
(2.9) |
11.0 |
(1.0) |
District poverty quartiles (0-9%, 10-20%, 21-38%, and 39%+) based on Orshansky poverty index.
Standard errors are presented in parentheses.
Source: SE34
Keywords: Certification, Wealth, Poverty
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