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Gist, Danielle Sanderson Edwards, Jason Greenberg Motamedi, Jennifer Seelig, and Roey Ahram1  \nAuthor’s Note: Grow Your Own programs are rooted in the needs of local communities. Many of these programs are designed to create opportunities and strengthen education for those that need it most. We have endeavored to create a research agenda that can be used and applied in a variety of contexts that are operating under different policy conditions.  \nIntroduction  \nGrow Your Own (GYO) is a teacher recruitment and preparation strategy focused on developing and retaining teachers from the local community. GYO is often used to address teacher shortages and strengthen the teacher workforce; it relies on local community pathways and reciprocal relationships between institutions of higher education, community organizations, and local school districts.  \nNow more than ever, as federal priorities shift, states and local communities are being tasked with the responsibility of addressing teacher shortages and ensuring a high-quality teacher workforce that can sustain educational opportunities for all. We must understand the impacts of these programs to help strengthen teacher preparation, promote teacher retention and continue targeted investments in community teachers.  \nAs of 2024, all 50 states and the District of Columbia had at least one GYO program.2 The number of states that provide funding for GYO program development and implementation has doubled since 2020, from 18 to 35, plus DC. In 2022, at least 900 school districts were engaged in GYO.3 Historically, the federal government has also played a role in supporting GYO programs through competitive and discretionary grants from the US Department of Education.4  \nDespite increasing interest and investment in GYO programs, little is known about the extent to which these programs achieve their purposes; the features, participants, and conditions that are needed for them to be effective; the cost and return on investment; and unintended consequences. We developed this research agenda to identify key questions and data sources that can be used to uncover how GYO programs shape education, influence teacher outcomes, affect school and district performance, improve student outcomes, and impact the larger community. We recognize that different policymakers, researchers, and program designers will approach these questions from their own vantage points and interests. In developing this agenda, we offer central research questions around which the field can direct its efforts.  \nTo learn more about the Grow Your Own Educators Initiative please visit [newamerica.org/prek-12-education/grow-your-own-educators](newamerica.org/prek-12-education/grow-your-own-educators) 1  \nWhat Are Grow Your Own Programs?  \nGYO programs are partnerships that recruit and support community members to become educators. The programs target many different populations and offer a variety of programming to meet community needs. Certain features of GYO programs contribute to their effectiveness:  \n• Strong partnerships across school districts, educator preparation programs (EPPs), and community organizations;  \n• Structured pathways to help participants earn teaching credentials and certification;  \n• Community-based recruitment to increase the retention of the teacher workforce;  \n• Preparation support to help participants complete their programs and earn teaching credentials;  \n• Financial support to increase access to teacher preparation programs;  \n• Wraparound supports through the recruitment, preparation, and induction years; and  \n• Paid work-based experience under the guidance of an effective mentor teacher  \nThe Purposes of Grow Your Own Programs  \nTeachers are the most important within-school factor for student success.5 However, many students, especially those from rural areas, low-income families, multilingual st","cbCaild0FApl71yZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaild0FApl71yZ","pdf",747770,"English","# Introduction\n# What Are Grow Your Own Programs?\n## Core features and components\n# The Purposes of Grow Your Own Programs\n## 1. 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