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Lee, Helen; Sartain, Lauren – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
In 2013, the Chicago Board of Education closed 47 elementary schools, directly affecting 13,000 students and 900 teachers. The closures created employment uncertainty for closed-school teachers, and this article investigates the labor market consequences for teachers. We employ a difference-in-differences approach that compares the exit rates of…
Descriptors: School Closing, Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Employment
Lee, Helen; Sartain, Lauren – Grantee Submission, 2020
In 2013, the Chicago Board of Education closed 47 elementary schools, directly 16 affecting 13,000 students and 900 teachers. The closures created employment uncertainty for 17 closed-school teachers, and this paper investigates the labor market consequences for teachers. We employ a difference-in-differences approach that compares the exit rates…
Descriptors: School Closing, Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Employment