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Book/Printed Material Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school a cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects

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Title

  • Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school a cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects

Summary

  • "We use data on statewide end-of-course tests in North Carolina to examine the relationship between teacher credentials and student achievement at the high school level. The availability of test scores in multiple subjects for each student permits us to estimate a model with student fixed effects, which helps minimize any bias associated with the non-random distribution of teachers and students among classrooms within schools. We find compelling evidence that teacher credentials affect student achievement in systematic ways and that the magnitudes are large enough to be policy relevant. As a result, the uneven distribution of teacher credentials by race and socio-economic status of high school students -- a pattern we also document -- contributes to achievement gaps in high school"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Clotfelter, Charles T.
  • Ladd, Helen F.
  • Vigdor,Jacob L.
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2007.

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 12/5/2007.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007616736

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  • Unrestricted online access

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Chicago citation style:

Clotfelter, Charles T, Helen F Ladd, Jacob L Vigdor, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School a Cross-Subject Analysis With Student Fixed Effects. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007616736/.

APA citation style:

Clotfelter, C. T., Ladd, H. F., Vigdor, J. L. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2007) Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School a Cross-Subject Analysis With Student Fixed Effects. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007616736/.

MLA citation style:

Clotfelter, Charles T, et al. Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School a Cross-Subject Analysis With Student Fixed Effects. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2007616736/>.