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ERIC Number: EJ1258083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2332-8584
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The Effect of School Closures on Teacher Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Texas
Richards, Meredith P.; Stroub, Kori J.; Guthery, Sarah
AERA Open, v6 n2 Apr-Jun 2020
Recent scholarship has highlighted the phenomenon of urban public school closures and their effects on student academic outcomes. However, we know little about the broader impact of closures, particularly on teachers who are also displaced by closure. We assess labor market outcomes for over 15,000 teachers in nearly 700 Texas schools displaced by closure between 2003 and 2015. Using a unique administrative data set, we find that closures were associated with an increased likelihood of teachers leaving teaching as well as changing school districts. Notably, teachers in charters that closed were particularly likely to leave. In addition, closures appear to push out senior teachers and worsen the already substantial underrepresentation of Black teachers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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