ERIC Number: EJ1130153
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
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Teachers' Grade-Level Reassignments: Evidence From Michigan
Brummet, Quentin; Gershenson, Seth; Hayes, Michael S.
Educational Policy, v31 n2 p249-271 Mar 2017
Teacher churning likely harms student achievement. However, the phenomenon of within-school grade-level teacher reassignments is understudied. The current study provides descriptive evidence on the frequency and predictors of within-school teacher grade switching using both longitudinal administrative data from Michigan and nationally representative survey data. About 7% of self-contained classroom teachers change grades following any given school year. Inexperienced teachers are relatively more likely to switch grades, and grade-level reassignments are inequitably distributed across both schools and students. For example, urban schools experience significantly higher rates of grade switching. Charter schools experience significantly less grade switching than traditional public schools.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, State Surveys, National Surveys, Data Analysis, Teacher Transfer, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Placement, Incidence, Statistical Distributions, Teacher Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B090011