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White, Bradford R.; Bowers, Alex J. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2011
This report, the fourth in an IERC series on public school principals in Illinois, summarizes recent research on the characteristics associated with principal effectiveness and examines Illinois data on the relationship between principal characteristics, student proficiency, and teacher qualifications. In order to investigate the relationships…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Academic Achievement, Principals, Educational Policy
Aaronson, Daniel; Barrow, Lisa; Sander, William – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2003
Using unique administrative data on Chicago public high school students and their teachers, we are able to estimate the importance of teachers on student mathematical achievement. We find that teachers are educationally and statistically important. To be sure, sampling variation and other measurement issues can strongly influence estimates of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Achievement
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Lewis, Dan A.; Lee, Bong Joo; Altenbernd, Lisa M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
The authors identify ways to facilitate work among current and recent welfare recipients with mental illness. Their analysis assesses the relationship between a particular mental illness, depression, and labor force involvement in a statewide sample of welfare recipients, identifies the factors that promote work for those with depression, and…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Welfare Recipients, Labor Force, Depression (Psychology)