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Download full textHansen, Michael; Backes, Benjamin; Brady, Victoria; Xu, Zeyu – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2015
A sizeable body of evidence has documented the effectiveness of Teach For America (TFA) corps members at raising the mathematics test scores of their students, though little is known about the program's impact at the school level. TFA's recent placement strategy in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, in which large numbers of TFA corps members…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Public Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Public School Teachers
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2013
This report examines the placement of Teach for America (TFA) teachers and examines their impact on the learning gains of their students during 2012-13. TFA is an organization that recruits and trains recent college graduates/professionals to teach for two years in selected communities. Sets of eligible TFA teachers were identified in 2012-13…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Placement
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2013
This report examines the placement of Teacher for America (TFA) teachers and examines their impact on the learning gains of their students during 2011-12. TFA is an organization that recruits and trains recent college graduates/professionals to teach for two years in selected communities. Sets of eligible TFA teachers were identified in 2011-12,…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Placement
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Direct linkMac Iver, Martha Abele; Vaughn, E. Sidney, III – ERS Spectrum, 2007
This study compares the retention rates of urban teachers in the Baltimore City Public School System who were recruited through a federal program called Teach for America (TFA) and selected alternative certification programs, with those of certified teachers and teachers who do not possess regular teaching credentials. The authors researched…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Urban Schools
Mason, Bryce – RAND Corporation, 2005
Achievement effects as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test 9 were estimated for students in grades 1-11 that participated in America's Choice, Co-nect, Different Ways of Knowing, Success for All (SFA), and Urban Learning Centers comprehensive school reform (CSR) designs implemented in Los Angeles Unified School District between 1999 and…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Research Methodology, School Restructuring, School Districts
