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The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers : Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood

Chetty, Raj - 2011

students' lifetime income by more than $250,000 for the average class- room in our sample. We conclude that good teachers …Are teachers' impacts on students' test scores ("value-added") a good measure of their quality? This question has …' impacts on student achievement and (2) whether high-VA teachers improve students' long-term outcomes. We address these two …

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Does Mentoring Reduce Turnover and Improve Skills of New Employees? Evidence from Teachers in New York City

Rockoff, Jonah E. - 2008

Mentoring has become an extremely popular policy for improving the retention and performance of new teachers, but we know little about its effects on teacher and student outcomes. I study the impact of mentoring in New York City, which adopted a nationally recognized mentoring program in 2004. I...

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What Does Certification Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? Evidence from New York City

Kane, Thomas J. - 2006

We use six years of data on student test performance to evaluate the effectiveness of certified, uncertified, and alternatively certified teachers in the New York City public schools. On average, the certification status of a teacher has at most small impacts on student test performance....

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Measuring the Impacts of Teachers II : Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood

Chetty, Raj - 2013

improve students' long-term outcomes. Using school district and tax records for more than one million children, we find that … the present value of students' lifetime income by approximately $250,000 per classroom …Are teachers' impacts on students' test scores ("value-added") a good measure of their quality? This question has …

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