ERIC Number: ED608520
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Publication Date: 2020-Jul
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Teacher-to-Classroom Assignment and Student Achievement. Working Paper 27543
Graham, Bryan S.; Ridder, Geert; Thiemann, Petra M.; Zamarro, Gema
National Bureau of Economic Research
We study the effects of counterfactual teacher-to-classroom assignments on average student achievement in elementary and middle schools in the US. We use the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) experiment to semiparametrically identify the average reallocation effects (AREs) of such assignments. Our findings suggest that changes in within-district teacher assignments could have appreciable effects on student achievement. Unlike policies which require hiring additional teachers (e.g., class-size reduction measures), or those aimed at changing the stock of teachers (e.g., VAM-guided teacher tenure policies), alternative teacher-to-classroom assignments are resource neutral; they raise student achievement through a more efficient deployment of existing teachers.
Descriptors: Teacher Placement, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Teacher Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1357499; 1851647
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