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Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields …

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Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement : An Experimental Evaluation

Kane, Thomas J. - 2008

We used a random-assignment experiment in Los Angeles Unified School District to evaluate various non-experimental methods for estimating teacher effects on student test scores. Having estimated teacher effects during a pre-experimental period, we used these estimates to predict student...

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An Evaluation of Bias in Three Measures of Teacher Quality : Value-Added, Classroom Observations, and Student Surveys

Bacher-Hicks, Andrew - 2017

observations, and student surveys. Although all three types of measures could be biased by unmeasured traits of the students in … predicts performance following random assignment of that teacher to a class of students. Combining our results with those from …

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Validating Teacher Effect Estimates Using Changes in Teacher Assignments in Los Angeles

Bacher-Hicks, Andrew - 2014

In a widely cited study, Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff (2014a; hereafter CFR) evaluate the degree of bias in teacher value-added estimates using a novel "teacher switching" research design with data from New York City. They conclude that there is little to no bias in their estimates. Using the same...

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Knowledge, Tests, and Fadeout in Educational Interventions

Cascio, Elizabeth U. - 2012

the variance in knowledge does indeed rise as children progress through school, but not enough for test score …

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The Effects of Comprehensive Educator Evaluation and Pay Reform on Achievement

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Luo, Jin; Morgan, Andrew J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

A fundamental question for education policy is whether outcomes-based accountability including comprehensive educator evaluations and a closer relationship between effectiveness and compensation improves the quality of instruction and raises achievement. We use synthetic control methods to study...

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Contexts of Convenience : Generalizing from Published Evaluations of School Finance Policies

Handel, Danielle V.; Hanushek, Eric Alan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Recent attention to the causal identification of spending impacts provides improved estimates of spending outcomes in a variety of circumstances, but the estimates are substantially different across studies. Half of the variation in estimated funding impact on test scores and over three-quarters...

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School Choice, School Quality and Postsecondary Attainment

Deming, David J. - 2011

We study the impact of a public school choice lottery in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools on college enrollment and degree completion. We find a significant overall increase in college attainment among lottery winners who attend their first choice school. Using rich administrative data on peers,...

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National Board Certification and Teacher Effectiveness : Evidence from a Random Assignment Experiment

Cantrell, Steven - 2008

submitted by teachers. We compared the performance of classrooms of elementary students in Los Angeles randomly assigned to … teacher impacts on student achievement. We found that students randomly assigned to highly-rated applicants performed better … than students assigned to comparison teachers, while students assigned to poorly-rated applicants performed worse …

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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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