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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
Supovitz, Jonathan A.; Taylor, Brooke Snyder; May, Henry – 2002
This report provides feedback on the implementation of America's Choice school design in a Florida school district. It seeks evidence of the impacts of the design, focusing on the literacy workshops. The evaluation asks three central questions: Is America's Choice being carried out in the manner envisioned? Are instructional practices of teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
