This dissertation investigates the inequitable distribution and causal impacts of mathematics teachers' content knowledge for teaching (CKT) on instructional quality and student learning outcomes. Using the rich information in the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project longitudinal database, the study addresses three core research questions:…

This dissertation project in applied research uses value added models to estimate learning effects in classrooms in one district under two conditions, schools piloting a reorganization and schools not yet under reorganization. The project addresses one of the current impasses in deciding how to take advantage of the variance among teachers…