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College Majors and Skills : Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads
Hemelt, Steven W.; Hershbein, Brad; Martin, Shawn M.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We document the skill content of college majors as perceived by employers and expressed in the near universe of U.S. online job ads. Social and organizational skills are general in that they are sought by employers of almost all college majors, whereas other skills are more specialized. In turn,...
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The Role of Teacher Quality in Retention and Hiring : Using Applications-to-Transfer to Uncover Preferences of Teachers and Schools
Boyd, Donald - 2010
are able to make good decisions about whom to hire, these reforms have the potential to benefit schools and students … (certification exam scores; college competitiveness) are more likely to apply for transfer, while teachers whose students demonstrate …
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The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools
Boyd, Donald - 2008
teachers resulted in average improved achievement for students in the poorest decile of schools of .03 standard deviations …
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Who Leaves? Teacher Attrition and Student Achievement
Boyd, Donald - 2008
, while less effective transfers stay in lower-performing schools, likely exacerbating the differences across students in the …
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Raising the Bar for College Admission : North Carolina’s Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements
Clotfelter, Charles T. - 2016
students from 1999 to 2006, we document and exploit variation by district over time in the math course-taking environment … encountered by students. Within an instrumental variables setup, we examine effects of the policy change on students grouped into … deciles defined by their 8th grade math test scores. First, we find that students took more math courses in high school …
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