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Licensure Tests and Teacher Supply

Alexis Orellana [PhD] and Marcus A. Winters [PhD]
Published online before print July 08, 2025, 0324-13465R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0324-13465R2
Alexis Orellana
* Alexis Orellana, Ph.D. is a Lead Economist at the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University.
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† Marcus A. Winters, Ph.D. is a Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and faculty director of the Wheelock Educational Policy Center.
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