ERIC Number: EJ1466560
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1062
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Effects of Race to the Top on Teacher Qualifications, Work Environments, and Job Attitudes
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v47 n1 p237-262 2025
We estimate the effects of Race to the Top (RTTT) on teacher qualifications, work environments, and job attitudes. Drawing on the Schools and Staffing Survey and the National Teacher and Principal Survey, we create a nationally representative data set of public school teachers from 1988 to 2018. We adopt an event study difference-in-differences research design to estimate the dynamic effect of RTTT on several teacher outcomes. We find evidence that, following RTTT, teachers were more worried about job security relative to prereform years. We find smaller and less consistent evidence of a relationship between RTTT and decreased teacher certification levels and increased levels of cooperation with colleagues.
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Teacher Qualifications, Work Environment, Work Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Public School Teachers, Job Security, Collegiality
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Race to the Top
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES); National Teacher and Principal Survey (NCES)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1University of Florida; 2Kansas State University