one or more cohorts of students take three or more tests in the subject of interest (e.g., state assessments in three …

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

Priscilla Chan. Using data from 2009 through 2016, we evaluate the change in Newark students' achievement growth relative to … similar students and schools elsewhere in New Jersey. We measure achievement growth using a "value-added" model, controlling …

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 …

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 …

teachers resulted in average improved achievement for students in the poorest decile of schools of .03 standard deviations …

, while less effective transfers stay in lower-performing schools, likely exacerbating the differences across students in the …