Teacher Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence from New York City Public Schools
As global policy makers and school leaders look for ways to improve student performance, financial incentives programs for teachers have become increasingly popular. This article describes a school-based randomized trial in over 200 New York City public schools designed to better understand the impact of teacher incentives. I find no evidence that teacher incentives increase student performance, attendance, or graduation, nor do I find evidence that these incentives change student or teacher behavior. If anything, teacher incentives may decrease student achievement, especially in larger schools. The article concludes with a speculative discussion of theories to explain these stark results.
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2013
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Authors: | Fryer, Roland G. |
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Journal of Labor Economics. - University of Chicago Press. - Vol. 31.2013, 2, p. 373-373
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University of Chicago Press |
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