ERIC Number: ED671249
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 64
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Teacher-to-Classroom Assignment and Student Achievement. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-254
Bryan S. Graham; Geert Ridder; Petra Thiemann; Gema Zamarro
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
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: Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Distribution, Teacher Student Ratio, Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Staff Utilization, Classroom Environment, Teacher Transfer
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1357499; 1851647
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