ERIC Number: ED517012
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Publication Date: 2011-Mar
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Teacher Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence from New York City Public Schools. NBER Working Paper No. 16850
Fryer, Roland G.
National Bureau of Economic Research
Financial incentives for teachers to increase student performance is an increasingly popular education policy around the world. This paper describes a school-based randomized trial in over two-hundred New York City public schools designed to better understand the impact of teacher incentives on student achievement. I find no evidence that teacher incentives increase student performance, attendance, or graduation, nor do I find any evidence that the incentives change student or teacher behavior. If anything, teacher incentives may decrease student achievement, especially in larger schools. The paper concludes with a speculative discussion of theories that may explain these stark results.
Descriptors: Public Schools, Incentives, Teacher Salaries, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Graduation, Teacher Behavior, Student Behavior
National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398. Tel: 617-588-0343; Web site: http://www.nber.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Identifiers - Location: New York
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/77777
IES Cited: ED544193
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