ERIC Number: ED670916
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May
Pages: 40
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General Equilibrium Effects of Recruiting High-Performing Teachers for School Turnaround: Evidence from Tennessee. EdWorkingPaper No. 19-64
Adam Kho; Gary T. Henry; Ron Zimmer; Lam Pham
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Many districts and states have begun implementing incentives to attract high-performing teachers to low-performing schools. Previous research has found that these incentives are effective. However, effects on the schools and students these teachers leave behind has not been examined. This study focuses on the general equilibrium effects of recruiting effective teachers to Tennessee's Innovation Zone (iZone) schools, one of the most successful turnaround initiatives in the nation (Zimmer, Henry, & Kho, 2017). While there is some variation in the effects of losing these teachers, we find they range between -0.04 and -0.12 standard deviations in student test score gains. However, an estimate including both these negative effects and the positive effects in iZone schools yields overall net positive effects.
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Incentives, Teacher Effectiveness, Institutional Characteristics, Low Achievement, Teacher Recruitment, Educational Innovation, Faculty Mobility, Achievement Tests, Scores, Achievement Gains, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Teacher Evaluation, State Departments of Education, Teacher Transfer, Elementary School Teachers, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Group Students
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; High Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Tennessee; Tennessee (Nashville); Tennessee (Memphis); Tennessee (Chattanooga)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Race to the Top; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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