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Goldhaber, Dan; Liddle, Stephanie; Theobald, Roddy; Walch, Joe – Center for Education Data & Research, 2010
Stories about the importance of teacher effectiveness for student achievement are currently ubiquitous in the media (Gladwell 2008; Kristoff 2009; Felch et al 2010). Teacher quality is also the focus of significant national efforts and investments. A growing body of quantitative research supports the focus on teacher and teacher effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Credentials
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Neild, Ruth Curran; Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth Nash; Byrnes, Vaughan – Educational Policy, 2009
Fewer than 20 states require middle grades certification; in most states, credentials overlap so that both elementary and secondary certified teachers may teach in the middle grades. Moreover, in many urban districts, getting teachers for the middle grades is a challenge. Despite this crazy-quilt of certifications and a growing body of work on…
Descriptors: Credentials, Urban Schools, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification
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Stronge, James H.; Ward, Thomas J.; Tucker, Pamela D.; Hindman, Jennifer L.; McColsky, Wendy; Howard, Barbara – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 2007
The study comparing National Board certified teachers (NBCTs) with their non-Board certified colleagues was conducted using four North Carolina school districts. In Phase I, descriptive results from the development of Teacher Achievement Indices using hierarchical linear modeling based on student achievement results are reported for 307 5th grade…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Grade 5, School Districts