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Isenberg, Eric; Max, Jeffrey; Gleason, Philip; Potamites, Liz; Santillano, Robert; Hock, Heinrich; Hansen, Michael – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Recent federal policy initiatives are aimed at improving disadvantaged students' access to effective teaching. These efforts, including Race to the Top and the Teacher Incentive Fund, arise from concerns that disadvantaged students are taught by less effective teachers. A growing body of research uses value-added analysis to measure teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Access to Education, School Districts
Hansen, Michael – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
Teachers are generally recognized as the schooling factor accounting for the highest proportion of student learning outcomes (Aaronson et al., 2007; Hanushek, 1986). This implies the quick and dramatic improvement in school performance observed in turnaround (TA) schools was associated with a major change in the performance of its teachers. This…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Human Capital, Standardized Tests, Longitudinal Studies