BPS was burdened by a turnover rate for new teachers
of 50 percent in the first three
years and,
despite an abundance
of university - based teacher
preparation programs in the greater Boston area, lacked teachers
of color, teachers equipped for urban school challenges, and those certified in the hard - to - staff areas
of math, science, and special education.
Relay has recently set up shop in New Haven, where it has reportedly enrolled a cohort
of candidates who will finish its one -
year program this academic
year,
despite the fact that it has not received approval as a
preparation provider.