A new study of L.A.’s ‘Multiple Measures Teacher Selection Process” has uncovered notable impacts on outcomes such as teacher attendance, classroom evaluations, and student performance.
Born to Win, Schooled to Lose
From kindergarten to career, America’s most talented students are sorted not by merit, but by affluence, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
Teacher Demoralization and “Deprofessionalization” in the NCLB Era
From high-stakes testing to heightened federal accountability, the No Child Left Behind Act brought myriad changes to American classrooms. According to two new studies by the University of Dayton’s Meredith Wronowski, it also had significant unintended impacts on teacher perceptions – including increased feelings of stress and demoralization – and workplace turnover.
Understanding and Addressing Teacher Quality Gaps
Dan Goldhaber, director of the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research at the American Institutes for Research, joins CPRE’s Doug Ready to discuss the latest research on teacher quality gaps in U.S. schools.
Mapping New York City’s ‘School Improvement Industry’
New York City’s “school improvement industry” – the myriad external groups and organizations working to help schools meet specific goals – is so large, and often so fragmented, that it can be difficult to even measure.
The Transformation of the Teaching Workforce
Internationally acclaimed researcher Richard Ingersoll discusses his new edition of “Seven Trends: The Transformation of the Teaching Force,” a landmark study examining 30 years of data on the teacher labor market.
Evaluating Teacher Preparation Programs with Teacher Evaluation Ratings
Teacher preparation programs have long been judged on criteria such as licensing exam scores and teacher retention rates. Now, states are moving toward multi-outcome measures, including teacher evaluation ratings, to assess program quality.
Rethinking the Structure of Teacher Retirement Benefits
Amid widespread funding struggles and a changing national workforce, education officials and stakeholders are seeking out reforms and radical new approaches to teacher retirement benefits.
Sensitivity of Teacher Performance Ratings
The University of Pennsylvania’s Matthew Steinberg discusses how the design of a teacher evaluation system can impact the distribution of teacher performance ratings.
Long-Term Improvement Rates for Teachers
Brown University’s John Papay joins Research Minutes to discuss his recent study, “Productivity returns to experience in the teacher labor market: Methodological challenges and new evidence on long-term career improvement,” published in the Journal of Public Economics.