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Springer, Matthew G.; Swain, Walker A.; Rodriguez, Luis A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016
We report findings from a quasi-experimental evaluation of the recently implemented US$5,000 retention bonus program for effective teachers in Tennessee's Priority Schools. We estimate the impact of the program on teacher retention using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design by exploiting a discontinuity in the probability of treatment…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Teacher Persistence
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Clayton, Constance E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
Implementation of schoolwide projects in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) illustrates some of the conceptual problems associated with the Hawkins Stafford accountability amendments to the Chapter 1 supplementary education program. Unintended negative consequences are discussed, and recommendations are made to overcome these problems, including the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Legislation